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The Fire Ascending

Published: 2012, Scholastic
Tags: Adventure, Dragon, Magic, quest, Travel, voyage
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust

Published: 2012, Candlewick Press
Tags: Courage, German Occupation, Holocaust, Jew, Nazis, Rescues, Resistance and the underground, World War II
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, FranceBelgium, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Belgium, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionBelgium, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, PolandBelgium, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Poland, SwitzerlandBelgium, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Poland, Switzerland, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Kamakwie: Finding Peace, Love, and Injustice in Sierra Leone

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Tags: child soldier, civil war, injustice, Peace, Personal narrative, social condition
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Sierra Leone

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Lower the Trap

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Tags: Fishing, Seaside
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Dia’s Story Cloth

Published: 1998, Lee & Low Books
Tags: autobiographical, Folk art, Immigrant family, refugee
Categories: Lao People's Democratic RepublicLao People's Democratic Republic, Picture BookLao People's Democratic Republic, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories from a Native American Childhood

Published: 2004, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Childhood, Indian boarding school, Indigenous, Native American Reservations, Navajo
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North AmericaAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, United States

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The Hunger Games

Published: 2008, Scholastic Press
Tags: dystopian adventure, Self reliance, Self-esteem, Strong female protagonist, Survival stories
Categories: Science FictionScience Fiction, United StatesScience Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Monsoon Summer

Published: 2006, Laurel Leaf
Tags: Coming of age, Friendship, Love
Categories: IndiaIndia, Realistic FictionIndia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

Published: 2009, Beach Lane Books
Tags: School, Survival
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6)Afghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle EastAfghanistan, Early Years (ages 2-6), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle East, Realistic Fiction

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Little Lost Bat

Published: 2006, Charlesbridge Publishing
Tags: Adoption, baby animals, bats, Mammals
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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