Theme: social class

Horton Halfpott

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

Tom Angleberger’s latest, loopiest middle-grade novel begins when M’Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it’s never been loosened before!), thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. When, as a result of “the Loosening,” the precious family heirloom, the Luggertuck Lump (quite literally a lump), goes [...]

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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

You against Me

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

If someone hurts your sister and you’re any kind of man, you seek revenge.If your brother’s accused of a terrible crime but says he didn’t do it, you defend him.When Mikey’s sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart. When Ellie’s brother is charged with the offense, her world begins to [...]

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Haunting Violet

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Violet Willoughby doesn’t believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother’s elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can [...]

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Wrapped

By Book Importer | Published: September 19, 2011

Seventeen-year-old Agnes Wilkins is about to make her debut into 1815 London society at a lavish party, where she meets Lord Showalter, a wealthy and eligible man who collects Egyptian antiquities and who is hiding a dangerous secret.  

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The Red Necklace

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Clever and head-turningly attractive, fourteen-yearold Yann is an orphan who has been raised in Paris by Têtu, a dwarf with secrets he has yet to reveal to the gypsy boy. It’s the winter of 1789, and the duo have been working for a vain magician named Topolain. On the night when Topolain’s vanity brings his [...]

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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister — the children of Zimbabwe’s chief of security — have escaped from their father’s estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm was a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable [...]

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

Paul and Sebastian

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Paul, who lives in a trailer, and Sebastian, who lives in an apartment, are discouraged from playing with each other, until they get lost together during a class outing.

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

Journey for Peace: The Story of Rigoberta Menchu (Rainbow Biography)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, Rigoberta Menchuis a poor, uneducated Mayan woman who has helped her native people fight oppression in Guatemala and who has told the world about their suffering. Part of the Rainbow Biography series, the account is quiet, but it tells of violence and poverty and amazing courage. Beginning [...]

Descriptors: Guatemala, Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Lacemaker and the Princess

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD ISABELLE IS A LACEMAKER IN THE TOWN OF VERSAILLES. One day as she delivers lace to the palace, she is almost trampled by a crowd of courtiers — only to be rescued by Marie Antoinette. Before Isabelle can believe it, she has a new job — companion to the queen’s daughter. Isabelle is given [...]

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