Theme: survivor

Cleopatra’s Moon

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

“The Luxe” meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of Cleopatra’s daughter. Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & Mark Antony–the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself. When war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of [...]

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

The Boy from over There

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Avramik, a young Holocaust survivor, has difficulties adjusting to life on a kibbutz in the days before the first Arab-Israeli War.

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

Escaping into the Night

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Thirteen-year-old Halina Rudowski narrowly escapes the Polish ghetto and flees to the forest, where she is taken in by an encampment of Jews trying to survive World War II.Based on historical events, this gripping tale sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the underground forest encampments that saved several thousand Jews from the [...]

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

Two Suns in the Sky

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

In 1944, an Upstate New York teenager named Christine meets and falls in love with Adam, a Yugoslavian Jew living in a refugee camp, despite their parents’ conviction that they do not belong together.

Descriptors: Historical Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18), Yugoslavia » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

When the Soldiers Were Gone

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with whom he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding.

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

One More Elephant: The Fight to Save Wildlife in Uganda

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Two brothers, Peter and William Moeller save the rapidly diminishing herds of elephants and other wildlife living in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.

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

One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Based on a true events, this inspiring picture book tells the story of an American family who establishes contact with a German family after World War II and sends them a package of much-needed supplies, including shoes.

Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Lady with the Hat

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Yulek, a seventeen-year-old Holocaust survivor, finds himself tragically alone at war’s end. Hoping to begin again, he makes his way to Palestine, where he meets a sad and beautiful Jewish girl named Theresa. Saved from the Nazis by Catholic nuns, Theresa, like Yulek, is uncertain about her place in the postwar world. Together they struggle [...]

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

Holocaust

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Explaining the complex political and social backdrop that allowed the Holocaust to occur, as well as its progression and aftermath, this comprehensive volume contains first-hand testimony from survivors and enables readers to appreciate the impact of the Holocaust on real people and the lives they and their families have rebuilt today.

Descriptors: All Ages, Czech Republic, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Nonfiction, Romania, Russia » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Kinderdike

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

When a baby and a kitten are found safe and dry after a disastrous flood in 1421, the people of a village in southern Holland decide to rebuild.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Comments closed