Nineteen poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the United States.
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
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Hachiko: The True Story Of A Loyal Dog
Relates the true story of a dog who accompanied his master to and from a Tokyo train station for a year and, after his master died, continued to wait for him there every day for many years.
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.
Monkey For Sale
When Luzolo goes to market with her parents, she learns that it takes a great deal of bartering to finally get what she wants.
Playing Beatie Bow
Disturbed that her mother could welcome back her unfaithful father, Abigail Kirk undergoes a mysterious voyage to nineteenth-century Australia, where her experiences help her to understand the power of love and to accept her father.
The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips
When Boowie reads his grandmother’s diary, he learns of her childhood in World War II England when American and British soldiers practiced for D-Day’s invasion in the area of her home, and about her beloved cat, Adolphus Tip.
Checkers
Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure that preceded the breaking scandal of her father’s unethical business dealings.
You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around The World
From a festival in India to a bus in Germany, from a park in China to a campfire in Australia, loving moms, dads, and kids share their lives.