Theme: Women

Mama Miti

By Book Importer | Published: March 30, 2010

One woman. One seed.One hope for the future. “Thayu nyumba” — Peace, my people. Wangari grew up in the shadow of Mount Kenya listening to the stories about the people and land around her. Though the trees towered over her, she had loved them for as long as she could remember. So strong, so beautiful, [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » 4 Comments

Inside the Walls of Troy

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Helen is renowned as the most beautiful woman in the world. Her divine beauty will lead her to a lifetime of adventure–from her kidnapping at age 12, through an arranged marriage, to a passionate affair that will ultimately bring about the Trojan War. Cassandra, the sister of Helen’s true love, has the gift, or curse, [...]

Descriptors: Greece, Myth, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Burning Time

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

After her father’s sudden death, fourteen-year-old Rose Rives finds that sixteenth-century France is a dangerous place for women, when some greedy, vindictive men charge her mother and others with being witches.

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

Go and Come Back

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In this multi-award-winning novel, two female American anthropologists come to stay in a jungle village near the Amazon. The villagers are initially skeptical, especially teenaged Alicia. But as the months go on, Alicia finds herself drawn in, even becoming friends with one of the women.

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

Child of Dandelions

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The river of jubilant people alarmed Sabine as they bobbed along Allidina Visram Street in Kampala….The dark faces drew closer. Women in bright gomesi and headscarves danced, and bare-chested men punched their fists into the air, chanting, “Muhindi, nenda nyumbani! Indian go home.”Sabine felt she was drowning in their cries.In August 1972, President Idi Amin [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Uganda, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Climbing the Stairs

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A remarkable debut novel set in India that shows one girl’s struggle for independence. During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfather’s large traditional [...]

Descriptors: Historical Fiction, India, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 3 Comments

Fiesta Feminina: Celebrating Women in Mexican Folktale

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Deep in the lush Mexican forests, amidst the tall mountains and the rushing rivers, dwells a great goddess. Her broad torso bends to form the sky and her legs rise to become the valleys and deserts. She is the earth, the land of Mexico, and if you listen closely, you will hear her calling “tengo [...]

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

The Twelve Clever Brothers And Other Fools: Folktales From Russia

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

Fourteen traditional folktales from the different peoples of Russia featuring both clever and silly fools.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia » Tagged » Comments closed