Theme: Music

A Song for Cambodia

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian American musician and human rights activist, who as a young boy survived Khmer Rouge work camps by learning to play a musical instrument.

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Garage Band

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

When Giuliano’s father loans him the family garage, he and three of his friends form a band.  Playing their battered secondhand instruments, the four teenagers find something they love to do, and they find in their friendship and music a refuge from difficult and turbulent home lives.  But when their only amp blows a fuse, a [...]

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Gabriella’s Song

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 6, 2007

A young girl finds music all around her as she walks about the city of Venice, Italy, and she shares her song with everyone she meets.

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The New Policeman

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Irish teenager J.J. Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na n’Og, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family history, the music that he loves, and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have committed.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

The Pirate Princess: And Other Fairy Tales

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In a fairy tale collection unlike any other, readers young and old will find themselves entranced by the fascinating adventures, and the deep spiritual meaning folded within each tale.

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Hoang Anh: A Vietnamese-American Boy

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In a photographic study of the immigrant experience in action today, a Vietnamese-American boy explains how he successfully lives astride two cultures, American and Vietnamese.

Descriptors: Asia, Biography, Primary (ages 6-9), Viet Nam » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed

Mexican Native Costumes: Originals And Text

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Since remote times, Mexican wearing apparel has been varied, rich and of spectacular appearance. This booklet describes traditional costumes from various states in Mexico, including Oaxaca, Puebla, Chiapas, Jalisco and Michoacan.

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Sosu’s Call

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Sosu lives in a small village on a narrow strip of land between the sea and the lagoon. He tries his best to fit in, to be just another boy, but many in the village feel a boy with legs that don’t work is bad luck. His father is told to keep Sosu at home. [...]

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Trubloff: The Mouse Who Wanted to Play the Balalaika

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A mouse who runs away with gypsies to learn to play the balalaika returns home just in time to save his family.

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