As he works through his often difficult relationships with his single mother, distant twin sister, his first boyfriend and an odd assortment of friends, a teenage boy learns about the wounds and healing brought by love.
Family
When Heaven Fell
When her grandmother reveals that the daughter that she had given up for adoption is coming from America to visit her Vietnamese family, nine-year-old Binh is convinced that her newly discovered aunt is wealthy and will take care of all the family’s needs.
Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well In Africa that Brought Them Together
In Agweo, Uganda, villagers were used to walking a long way every day in search of water. It costs a lot of money to build a well in Africa. The 6-year-old, Ryan Hreljac, kept doing chores around his parents’ house, even after he learned it could take him years to earn enough money to build one. Then a friend of the family wrote an article in the local newspaper about Ryan’s wish to build a well in Africa to supply people with clean water. After Ryan’s well was built, a young orphan named Akana longed for a chance to thank Ryan in person for this gift of life-clean water.
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Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee
Children from around the world share their personal experiences with war and other forms of conflict that have shattered their homes and families, in a powerful volume that shows readers what it’s like to be a refugee.
Taniwha
A little boy has made friends with the taniwha in his river, but no one believes him. The taniwha takes the boy on a journey through time and myth where he meets some amazing characters, gathering the earth’s treasures as he goes.
The Robber And Me
Because he knows that the man accused of robbery is innocent, an eleven-year-old orphan struggles to find the courage to reveal the truth to his uncle in their small German village in 1867.
Welcome Back Sun
During ‘murketiden,’ the dark months between September and March, a Norwegian girl and her family try to hasten the arrival of spring.
Jamela’s Dress
Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.
Down The Back Of The Chair
A poor family is searching down the back of a chair for Dad’s lost car keys and, miraculously in the mess of things back there, their financial problems are solved.
Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins
Alfie’s father is too busy to play, so Alfie borrows his toolbox and soon finds himself in a tight spot.