When the enemy bombs the library, everything burns, and only one book survives. As war rages around them, Peter and his father, alongside so many refugees, flee their home, taking with them a treasure box that holds something rarer than rubies and more precious than gold.
In 1992, a young boy whose father is away at war discovers, from their flower stall, the power of beauty and kindness in the wake of the bombing of Sarajevo.
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Featured in WOW Review Volume IX, Issue 4.
Peter Gruber is a ten year old German boy who, in May of 1939, is dealing with the drowning death of his closest friend, living with his mother in Hamburg.
The Pact is a WOW Recommends: Book of the Month for September 2016.
It’s the early 1900s and Edward Setten is growing up in the prairies fascinated by his uncle, who is one of the very first people in Canada to pilot a plane. Despite his mother’s protests, Edward learns to fly and, when war breaks out, joins the Royal Flying Corps. In this fast-paced and gripping novel, Edward’s coming of age takes place in the most extraordinary of circumstances.
“An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Scandinavian Vikings”–Provided by publisher.
“An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Spartan hoplites”–Provided by publisher
“An introduction to the history and lifestyle of medieval knights”–Provided by publisher
“An introduction to the history and lifestyle of the Pharaohs’ armies”–Provided by publisher
A story about the end of communist rule in Romania and the beginning of the revolution for freedom is seen through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Flora Popescu.