Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home.

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Ziba Came on a Boat

Ziba came on a boat. Sitting in the crowded hull, with her mother’s arms around her, Ziba remembers all that she has left behind. They hope to find peace and safety in a new land, but where will their journey end.

Sam Is Never Scared

Sam feels fearless compared to Max who is afraid of climbing trees and watching scary movies, until Sam learns that everyone is afraid of something.

Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon

When Marie brings the moon into her bedroom, it scares away the monsters who have tormented her but also causes problems which only the village cats can help solve.

Songs Of Papa’s Island

A mother tells her daughter a series of stories about life on Guam before the daughter was born and when she was a baby.

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.

Copper

Pursued by enemies of the family she never knew she had, ten-year-old Copper Beach flees to Spindle House and decides to uncover the truth about a feud between the Stone and Wood clans that sent her into exile six years earlier.

Anne Frank: Young Diarist

Documents the life of Anne Frank, including her childhood, time in hiding, and the time she spent in a Nazi concentration camp, before her death and the release of her diary which became world famous.

Golden & Grey: An Unremarkable Boy And A Rather Remarkable Ghost

When a downhearted ghost becomes the ‘invisible friend’ of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds.

A Fortunate Life

Describes the author’s experiences growing up on the West Australian frontier, working as an itinerant rural laborer, and fighting in World War I. Condensed edition.

Worlds of Words

International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature

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