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The Train To Glasgow

A rhyme in the style of ‘The House That Jack Built’, describing the antics that occur when some chickens get loose on a train bound for Glasgow.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Intergenerational relations, Old age
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Scotland (UK)

There’s a Dolphin in the Grand Canal!

Luca, a young Italian boy, is bored until he meets a playful dolphin who takes him on a ride through the Venice waterways

Published: 2005,
Tags: Fun
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, ItalyEurope, Fiction, Italy, Picture BookEurope, Fiction, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Rains Are Coming

As Aimee, the daughter of a missionary in Zaire, gathers her friends for a party, the sky grows more and more threatening.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Frustration, Swimming
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, FictionAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Angel On The Square

In 1913 Russia, twelve-year-old Katya eagerly anticipates leaving her St. Petersburg home to join her mother, a lady in waiting in the household of Tsar Nicholas II, but the ensuing years bring world war, revolution, and many changes to her life.

Published: 2001,
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia

The Minister’s Daughter

In 1645 in England, the daughters of the town minister successfully accuse a local healer and her granddaughter of witchcraft to conceal an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, but years later during the 1692 Salem trials their lie has unexpected repercussions.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Family, healing, Lie, Pregnancy, Trials
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Published: 2000,
Tags: Nature, Storytellers
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Samurai Shortstop

While obtaining a Western education at a prestigious Japanese boarding school in 1890, sixteen-year-old Toyo also receives traditional samurai training which has profound effects on both his baseball game and his relationship with his father.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Adventures, Robbers and outlaws
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, JapanAsia, Fiction, Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Fish for the Grand Lady

In Trinidad, two brothers try fishing in a new place, hoping to bring home a big catch for their grandmother.

Published: ,
Tags: Culture, families, Grandmothers, Hope, Love, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CaribbeanAmericas, Caribbean, FictionAmericas, Caribbean, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Americas, Caribbean, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Trinidad and Tobago

The Mermaid Summer

With the help of her brother, Jon, nine-year-old Anna daringly seeks to discover the secret means to undo a mermaid’s curse upon their grandfather.

Published: 1988,
Tags: Voyages and travels
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK)

Naughts And Crosses

In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, two teenagers test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society’s racism.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Orphans, Quests
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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