Incessantly tormented by the Grollican, a creature of the Otherworld, Colin Grant and his family flee to America from their native Highlands of Scotland.
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Grandpa’s Town
A young Japanese boy, worried that his grandfather is lonely, accompanies him to the public bath.
Singing The Dark
As dusk falls, mother and child perform a bedtime ritual by singing a welcoming song to the night.
The Hummingbirds’ Gift
When Consuelo saves the hummingbirds’ lives they, in return, show her how to save her family from the drought. With straw weavings by Juliana Reyes de Silva and Juan Hilario Silva.
An Episode Of Sparrows: A Novel
In post-World War II London, two street-tough children attempt to build a hidden garden, an act that awakens hidden courage in the children and profoundly disrupts the neighborhood.
The Key to My Heart
After Jonathan’s dad loses his keys, they retrace all of their steps throughout the day, from the post office to the playground, and all of the places in between.
Happy Birthday Coco
Coco is a charming female wirehair fox terrier. This story is told from her owner’s perspective and illustrates her first year of life.
The Biggest Soap
When Kessy, who lives in the Truk Islands, is sent by his mother to buy laundry soap, he hurries back to listen to her storytelling, discovering that his own experience makes a good story too.
Smiling For Strangers
During the war, fourteen-year-old Nina flees from her village in Yugoslavia, armed only with some letters and a photograph, to search for an old friend of her mother’s in England.
The Foreshadowing
Having always been able to know when someone is going to die, Alexandra poses as a nurse to go to France during World War I to locate her brother and to try to save him from the fate she has foreseen for him.