Theme: Soldiers

Daughter of Xanadu

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin’s determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the [...]

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The Good Liar

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 1940 and France has fallen to the German army. In the village of Mont-Saint-Martin, brothers Pierre, René, and Fat Marcel enjoy an idyllic childhood-stealing berry tarts, playing soldiers, and holding contests to determine who of the three is the biggest and best liar. As the small community, especially its Jewish members, begins [...]

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Silent in an Evil Time: The Brave War of Edith Cavell

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Dutiful nurse, hospital matron, courageous resistance fighter, Edith Cavell was all of these. A British citizen, the forty-eight-year-old Cavell was matron of an institute for nurses in the suburbs of Brussels at the outbreak of World War I. Dedicated to the methods of Florence Nightingale, her intelligence and ferocious sense of duty had transformed the [...]

Descriptors: Belgium, England (UK), Germany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Someone Named Eva

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

On the night Nazi soldiers come to her home in Czechoslovakia, Milada’s grandmother says, “Remember, Milada. Remember who you are. Always.” Milada promises, but she doesn’t understand her grandmother’s words. After all, she is Milada, who lives with her mama and papa, her brother and sister, and her beloved Babichka. Milada, eleven years old, the [...]

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Hunted

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Brind, who was raised with Sir Edmund’s pack of hunting dogs, is the huntsman of Dowe Manor. Together with his best friend, the mastiff Glaive, and the rest of the pack, he protects Sir Edmund, Lady Beatrice, and their foster daughter, Aurélie. But suddenly a tragedy strikes, one that Brind cannot prevent. In [...]

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Tonight, by Sea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Seek life. Chache Lavi. That’s what Paulie’s uncle says they must do. But to seek life, Paulie and her family have to leave Haiti-the only home that Paulie has ever known. Since forever, Paulie has run in and out of the little houses nestled under the palms, smelling cocoa-bread and playing on the beach with [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Caribbean, Haiti, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

War Horse

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, [...]

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The Mzungu Boy

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For Kariuki, life in a small village in Kenya is one great adventure. The best part of his day is the walk home from school, when he is free from both his bullying headmaster and his mother’s long list of chores. The landscape around his village is beautifully wild, and Kariuki knows it well. One [...]

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The Silver Donkey

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

In France during World War I, four French children learn about honesty, loyalty, and courage from an English army deserter who tells them a series of stories related to his small, silver donkey charm.
First published in Australia.

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