Theme: Sadness

Departure Time

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

Departure Time is the amazing journey of a girl in two stories. The girl in the hotel with the fox and the rat, and the girl whose father travels a lot, who suggests they write a story together, a story about talking animals. She doe sn’t wan to. She is angry with him, because [...]

Descriptors: Age, Awards, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » 2 Comments

A Season For Mangoes

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Sareen is attending her first sit-up, a Jamaican tradition that celebrates the life of a loved one who has died. The whole village has come to share memories of Sareen’s Nana. Sareen wants to tell her stories of Nana’s last mango season and their search for the perfect mango, but she’s afraid the words won’t [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Jamaica, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Clay

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

The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy’s supernatural powers.

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