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The Plague

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

In book two of The Crow Chronicles, a mysterious plague hits the Kinaar family. Sick and alone, Kyp knows only that he must find Kym, who has been captured by humans and taken far to the east.

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

Four Steps To Death

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

A million people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, one of the worst battles in history, and the intertwined stories of three people, each told in third person, offer a human-scale account of the cataclysm.

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

Bobo And The Flying Crab

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

This is a story about Bobo, the boy who was taught to fly by his friends, Mot the moth and Moz the mosquito.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Nigeria, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed