When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.
Family
The Changeling
A farmer’s wife becomes the foster mother of a troll’s child and her humanistic treatment of the changeling eventually secures the return of her own son.
Haveli
The Broken Bridge
Over the course of a summer in Wales, 16-year-old Ginny, the artist daughter of an English father and a Haitian mother, learns that she has a half-brother from her father’s earlier marriage, and that her own mother may still be alive.
Jafta: The Homecoming
A young black South African boy describes his feelings about his father’s return from working in the city.
Dream Time: New Stories By Sixteen Award-Winning Authors
A collection of sixteen short stories, produced by asking authors recognized or awarded by the Australian Book Council to write on the theme of ‘Dream Time.’
The Green Frogs
A folktale about two green frogs who always disobey their mother, explaining why green frogs cry out whenever it rains.
Girl From The Snow Country
Playing in the snow, Mi-chan forms small rabbits using leaves for ears and red berries from the market for eyes.
The Day Chubby Became Charles
Afraid that her grandmother might be dying, Julia discovers a new friend with whom she can talk about her fears.
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon, as the incorrigible Rabbit once again gets the best of Coyote.
This book is the WOW Recommends: Book of the month for August 2020.