Shikari Shambu is a bumbling animal hunter who relies on sheer luck and coincidence to catch dangerous creatures, yet manages to convince the rest of the world of his great skill and valor.
Intermediate (ages 9-14)
Material appropriate for intermediate age groups
Naming Maya
When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather’s house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents’ divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.
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Eric In The Land Of The Insects
Nine-year-old Eric enters a landscape painting on his bedroom wall and discovers a world of meadow insects startlingly similar to his own.
Drita, My Homegirl
When Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well but eventually forms a friendship with Maxie, who is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita.
Drowned Wednesday
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur’s. Third in the Keys to the Kingdom series.
The Normans
Describes the history, government, family life, religion, and other customs of the Normans.
Daniel’s Story
Daniel and his family and friends suffer through deportation by the Nazis from their homes in Frankfurt, their life in a ghetto, and their experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
The Other Side of Truth
Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother’s murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of what may have happened to their journalist father back home.
The Duendes Hunter
A little girl spends a lot of time listening to the stories her grandmother tells, and one day, she decides to look for the duendes, magical creatures who like to play tricks on people.
Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee
Children from around the world share their personal experiences with war and other forms of conflict that have shattered their homes and families, in a powerful volume that shows readers what it’s like to be a refugee.