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Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Material appropriate for intermediate age groups

Battle Scars

This sequel to The Flags of War continues the adventures of two cousins, Walt and Nate McGregor, and of Sunday, the former slave on Nate’s father’s plantation. They have survived the carnage at Shiloh.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Fathers and daughters, Robbers and outlaws
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Historical FictionAmericas, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

Children Of Vietnam

Introduces the history, geography, and culture of Vietnam through the daily lives of children who live there.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Foolish figures
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Vietnam

Rabindranath Tagore (Vol. 548)

This comic book shows the early life and achievements of Rabindranath Tagore (1861 to 1941), a Bengali poet, novelist, songwriter, playwright and educator who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, including his influence on Mahatma Gandhi.

Published: 1977,
Tags: Humor
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, IndiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Friends Of The Heart: Amici Del Cuore

During a summer at her grandparents’ Italian seaside home, thirteen-year-old Lucrezia faces a changing relationship with her best friend Oliver and great personal tragedy.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Runaways
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy

Space Dogs

Commanders Belka and Strelka, of the planet Gersbach, board their dog-shaped vehicle and head for earth, where they attempt to capture two power-seeking renegades and hope to save their own planet from destruction.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Uncles
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), OceaniaAustralia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Science Fiction

Breath Of The Dragon

A five-year-old Thai girl, Malili waits in vain for her mother–who has gone to America to make a new life–to send for her and finds solace in her passion for drawing and love for her grandmother.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Ghosts and spirits, Immigrants, World War I
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Thailand

Dragon Rider

Searching for the mythical Rim of Heaven, a place where dragons can be safe forever, Firedrake and Sorrel get assistance from the most unexpected source–an orphan boy named Ben–while battling against an evil dragon hunter bent on their destruction.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Alphabet
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, GermanyEurope, Fantasy, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips

When Boowie reads his grandmother’s diary, he learns of her childhood in World War II England when American and British soldiers practiced for D-Day’s invasion in the area of her home, and about her beloved cat, Adolphus Tip.

Published: 2005,
Tags: cat, families, World War II
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

A Girl Named Disaster

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Published: 1996,
Tags: Gardens and gardeners, Rabbits, Toys
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mozambique

I’ll Sing You One-O

Reunited with her long-lost twin brother, twelve-year-old Gemma constantly tests the boundaries of acceptable behavior while relying on angels to help her connect with her new family.

Published: ,
Tags: Angels, Choices and decisions, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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