Theme: relationships

Crazy

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Fifteen-year-old Jason has fallen upon bad timeshis mother has died and his father has succumbed to mental illness. As he tries to hold his crazy father and their crumbling home together, Jason relies on a host of imaginary friends for guidance as he stumbles along trying not to draw attention to his father’s deteriorating condition.Both [...]

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Dark Water

By Book Importer | Published: May 25, 2011

Fifteen-year-old Pearl DeWitt and her mother live in Fallbrook, California, where it’s sunny 340 days of the year, and where her uncle owns a grove of 900 avocado trees. Uncle Hoyt hires migrant workers regularly, but Pearl doesn’t pay much attention to them . . . until Amiel. From the moment she sees him, Pearl [...]

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The Returning

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

An engrossing epic tale with a cast of characters that will hijack your heart. Cam Attling, having lost an arm, is the only one from his town of Kayforl to return after twelve years of war. All his fellow soldiers were slain, and suspicion surrounds him. When his betrothal to Graceful Fenister is called off [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Hooray For Anna Hibiscus!

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She loves singing to her two baby brothers, Double and Trouble. But when she is chosen to sing for her school in front of the president, her throat runs dry and her bones turn to stone. Can Double and Trouble save her?

Descriptors: Africa, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Emily’s Eighteen Aunts

By Book Importer | Published: April 30, 2011

All of Emily_s friends have someone special to take them to the ice cream parlor, or the ballet, or the park. Now that her mother is busy with the new baby, Emily doesn_t have anyone to entertain her — no uncles or big sisters or aunts. Emily sets out to solve her little difficulty and [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Blink & Caution

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Two teenagers who are living on the streets and barely getting by become involved in a complicated criminal plot, and make an unexpected connection with each other.

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Bertie: Just Like Daddy

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Bertie, a young hippopotamus, wants to drink coffee, read the newspaper, use a credit card, and more, just like Daddy, who appeases the eager hippo with age-appropriate options such as making a newspaper hat. At story’s end, the tables turn when Daddy wants to play like Bertie.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9), Switzerland » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Eye of the Wolf

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

Reminiscent of THE LITTLE PRINCE, Daniel Pennac’s fable of a boy and a wolf who dare to meet each other’s gaze unfolds with humor, poignancy, and philosophical resonance.They were born worlds apart, the wolf from the Far North and the boy from Yellow Africa. Now all that separates them is a cage at the zoo. [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Winds of Heaven

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Clementine thinks her cousin Fan is everything that she could never be: beautiful, imaginative, wild. The girls promise to be best friends and sisters after the summer is over, but Clementine’s life in the city is different from Fan’s life in dusty Lake Conapaira. And Fan is looking for something, though neither she nor Clementine [...]

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

The Red Hen

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

In this sparkling version of a classic tale, Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations. But it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it’s ready to eat. Will they decide [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment