Theme: War and conflict

I, Juan De Pareja

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

Although Juan is a slave, a friendship develops between him and his benevolent master, the great Spanish artist Velazques, who secretly teaches him to paint.

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The Illustrated Mum

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

Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin’s life takes a turn for the better.

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Ak

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

When a military coup occurs in the constantly war-torn fictional African country of Nagala, teenage Paul is forced to flee into the open countryside to avoid enemy soldiers who seek his life.

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

The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito

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

The fate of a 200-year-old bonsai tree is decided by a young girl and an old Japanese Canadian gardener who resists being imprisoned in an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Sequel to ‘All the Children Were Sent Away.’

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Run, Boy, Run

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

Based on a true story, Srulik, an eight-year-old boy, escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.

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

Saladin: Noble Prince Of Islam

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

Offers the story of Saladin who, devastated by tales of past conquest, worked to unite his divided people in order to gain strength and put an end to the invasions from the people from western lands.

Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Gypsy Girl

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

After she is orphaned, seven-year-old Kizzy, who has lived as a Romany, or Gypsy, all her life, must face a small English town’s intolerance and find herself a new home and family. Originally published as The Diddakoi.

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The Conch Bearer

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

In India, a healer invites twelve-year-old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home many hundreds of miles away, high in the Himalayan mountains.

Descriptors: Asia, Historical Fiction, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed

Pack Of Wolves

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

In the forests of Belorussia in 1942 a group of disabled Russian partisans makes its way to a medical unit while being pursued by traitorous partisans, German soldiers, and vicious dogs.

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

The Rim Of The Morning: Six Stories

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

This collection of six stories by the renowned Australian author Colin Thiele is about life on the wild South Australian coast.

Descriptors: Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania » Other Themes: , » Comments closed