Theme: War

My Freedom Trip: A Child’s Escape from North Korea

By Book Importer | Published: February 23, 2011

The story of a young girl’s escape from North Korea, based on the life of the authors’ mother.

Descriptors: Biography, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

When they meet a Ugandan refugee girl who’s an amazing designer, three trendy London teens combine their talents to create some kind of wonderful. A hip, cute, multiculti fashion fairy tale!Nonie’s a freak for fashion. Bleeding-heart Edie wants to green the planet. And starter-starlet Jenny has just landed a small part in a big Hollywood [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Faeman Quest

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

Stubborn and feisty Mella, the half-faeire half-human daughter of Lord Henry and Queen Holly Blue, has the power to determine the fate of both the faerie and “analogue world” when she travels to the country of Haleklind and discovers rebel forces preparing for war.

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

How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

When Sarah Glidden took a “Birthright Israel” tour, she thought she knew what she was getting herself into. But when she got to Israel, she found that things weren’t quite so simple. HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL is Sarah’s memoir not only of her Israeli governmentsponsored trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Masada and [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Graphic Novel, Israel, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Owl Ninja

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Sensei Ki-yaga leads Niya and the other students of the Cockroach Ryu on a journey to beg the feudal Emperor to stop war from breaking out between the mountain ryus, putting to the test the firm friendship and unusual skills of these physically-disabled samurai-in-training.

Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Give Me Shelter

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

The phrase “asylum seeker” is one heard in the media all the time. It stimulates fierce and controversial debate, in arguments about migration, race, and religion. The movement of people from poor or struggling countries to those where there may be opportunities for a better life is a constant in human history, but it is [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Short Stories, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk

By Book Importer | Published: February 2, 2011

In the little village of Duk Padiet in southern Sudan, a boy named Jacob Deng thrives on the love of his mother, the companionship of his sisters, the excitement of learning how to look after his uncle’s herds of cattle. The year is 1987, and suddenly in the night soldiers from the north invade the [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Sudan » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Monsters of Men

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world.As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their [...]

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

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

Skip, an eleven-year-old runaway, becomes friends with Billy, a homeless man, and together they flee a war-torn Australian city with six-year-old Max and camp out at a seaside amusement park, where they are joined by Tia, a fifteen-year-old ballerina, and her baby.

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

Thunder Over Kandahar

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan.Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burns down the school and threatens the teacher and students [...]

Descriptors: Afghanistan, Awards, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » 1 Comment