Theme: Prisoners

I Am A Taxi

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is the San Sebastian Women’s Prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government’s war on drugs. Diego’s adjusted to his new life. His parents are locked up, but he can come and go: [...]

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Rover

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

He was just a fat runt of a puppy. He didn’t look much like his namesake, Mighty Rover, but when the witch gave Riki Snarfari his True Name, it stuck. She was just a poor farm girl. She lived alone with her mother in a quiet seaside village and spent her days running after the [...]

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Beyond Paradise

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This unusual first novel is based on true accounts of the imprisonment of American citizens in Japanese detention camps in the Philippines during World War II. Louise Keller travels with her missionary family to the Philippines on the eve of Pearl Harbor. At first the country seems like paradise, but soon Louise and her family [...]

Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Oceania, Philippines, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Green Jasper

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

Having returned to a politically unstable England after the Crusades, brothers Will and Gavin–with the help of the red horse Hosanna–attempt to rescue their friend Ellie who is being held prisoner by an enemy of King Richard I.

Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Scotland (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed