Theme: School

In The Small, Small Night

By Book Importer | Published: May 18, 2012

Kofi can’t sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Ghana, Picture Book, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Beswitched

By Book Importer | Published: May 2, 2012

Twelve-year-old Flora Fox would do anything not to go to Penrice Hall, the boarding school her parents are shipper her off to because of a family emergency.  Penrice has horses and an Olympic-size swimming pool, but flashy facilities won’t change how Flora feels about being sent away and having to make new friends. On the [...]

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

The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year. See the review at WOW Review, Volume [...]

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

Duck for a Day

By Book Importer | Published: April 10, 2012

When Abby’s class gets a pet duck named Max, she is eager to take it home overnight, especially since her parents will not let her have a pet.

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Get Out of Bed!

By Book Importer | Published: March 3, 2012

Amy’s mother, father, brother, and the school principal use very unusual measures to try to get the sleepy girl out of bed.

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

Tom Goes to Kindergarten

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.

Descriptors: Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Beatrice’s Dream: A Story of Kibera Slum

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Beatrice is a thirteen-year-old orphan in Kibera, Nairobi – a Kenyan shantytown built on refuse and rubbish and one of the biggest slums in Africa. In this book she describes her life: her walk to school, the dust that blows between her teeth and the mud she wades through, her teacher’s down-to-earth encouragement, her fear [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Kenya, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

In the Shade of the Nispero Tree

By Book Importer | Published: February 10, 2012

When her mother wants her to be part of the high society world in their native Puerto Rico, Teresa attends a private school but loses her best friend. All Teresa and her best friend and classmate Ana think about is winning the contest for the Junior Queen and Princess of their town in Ponce, Puerto [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto Rico » Other Themes: , , , , , » 1 Comment

Kung Fooey

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Fourth-grader Cal learns a lot about teasing and standing up for others when a weird new student joins his class, while Stella, the tenth-grader who lives with Cal’s family to help his mother, practices for her driving test.

Descriptors: Hawaii, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Shaolin Tiger

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

The unlikely heroes of the Cockroach Ryu face their greatest danger yet — a warrior seeking revenge against his former teacher, Sensei Ki-Yaga.The White Tiger Temple is under threat. To help the Shaolin monks, Sensei KiYaga and the whole gang of samurai kids— from Niya Moto, the boy with one leg to Taji, the boy [...]

Descriptors: Asia, China, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment