Secretly in love with her best friend and business partner Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz must spend the summer away from him when her family goes to India during that country’s rainy season to help set up a clinic.
Monsoon Summer
Asia
Materials from Asia
Yasmin’s Hammer
A young Bangladeshi girl who helps support her family by working in a brickyard finds a way to make her dream of going to school and learning to read a reality.
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Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
The Sun Girl And The Moon Boy
A hungry tiger tries to trick a brother and sister into opening their door by pretending to be their absent mother.
El Salon De Minji/ Minji’s Salon (Spanish Edition)
While her mother is getting her own hair done, Minji tries out every step of the process on the dog, using the articles at hand–including ice cream for hair dye.
Quien Es De Aqui: Una Historia De America/ Who Belongs Here?: An American Story (Spanish)
Describes the new life of Nary, a Cambodian refugee, in America, as well as his encounters with prejudice. Includes some general history of U.S. immigration.
A Million Shades of Gray
A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war. Includes a special note from the author.
Tibet
This engaging series examines places around the globe where life is anything but serene.
Mao Zedong (Twentieth-Century History Makers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mao and Me: The Little Red Guard
Chen’s book tells his story of growing up during the Cultural Revolution (between 1966 and 1976) in China.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 2