In post-apartheid South Africa, a Zulu boy keeps secrets from his family as he cares for an injured dog and befriends the daughter of a white farmer.
Fiction
Fiction genre
The Bamboo Flute
In 1932, during Australia’s deep economic depression, young Paul meets Eric the Red–a wandering swagman–who teaches Paul how to play the bamboo flute and brings music back into Paul’s life.
The Wishing Of Biddy Malone
In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village, where a beautiful boy asks her to name her three wishes–but does not promise to grant them for her.
The Three Questions
Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: “When is the best time to do things?” “Who is the most important?” and “What is the right thing to do?”
The Three Questions has been discussed in My Take/Your Take for January 2021.
Where’s My Sock?
Pippin the mouse and Tog the cat leave no drawer unturned as they search for Pippin’s missing ‘yellow sock with clocks.’
Dolphin Day
Georgie meets his cousins from Guam–all 31 of them–and despite a rocky start, he and his cousin Frankie eventually understand each other and their fears.
I Live in Tokyo
Seven-year-old Mimiko introduces her family and describes their activities on special days throughout the year.
Silly Chicken
In Pakistan, Rani believes that her mother loves their pet chicken Bibi more than she cares for her, until the day that a fluffy chick appears and steals Rani’s own affections.
Rice Without Rain
After social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern Thailand to resist the land rent, his seventeen-year-old daughter Jinda finds herself caught up in the student uprising in Bangkok.
Heart Of A Jaguar
Balam, a Mayan boy struggling to achieve manhood, participates in fasts, prayers, and rituals to appease the gods and bring rain to his village.