Twins James and Amanda are baffled as to why a girl with a broken wing shows up outside their attic window one night, demanding to be let in and then not leaving except to cause trouble, until one day her purpose becomes clear.
Europe
Materials from Europe
Crepes by Suzette
Suzette sells a variety of her crepes, or French pancakes, from the street cart she takes all over Paris. Includes a recipe, a short glossary of French words used, brief notes on Paris sites, and more.
Daniel’s Story
Daniel and his family and friends suffer through deportation by the Nazis from their homes in Frankfurt, their life in a ghetto, and their experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
It Happened At School: Two Tales
In the first of two school stories set in France, a homework assignment involving autographs excites Claudette’s class; in the second, the teacher’s boyfriend becomes a nuisance using the class’s new telephone/fax machine to express his love.
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust
The author, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz as a teenager, describes her terrible experiences as one of the camp’s few adolescent inmates and the miraculous twists of fates that enabled her to survive.
The Water Mirror
In a place similar to Venice, Italy, two teenaged orphans, apprenticed to a maker of magic mirrors, begin to realize that their fates are tied to the magical protector of the city known as the Flowing Queen and to the ruler of Hell, respectively.
Dagestan
An exploration of the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the former Soviet republic of Dagestan. Also written by Oksana Buranbaeva.
Rhymes for Annie Rose
A collection of more than twenty poems about young Annie Rose and the daily activities of a child.
Old John
Things are never quite the same after Jacob and Laura’s lovable but idiosyncratic grandfather moves in.
The Grandchildren of the Vikings
This book shows the daily lives of children in five areas settled by the Vikings.