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Anahita’s Woven Riddle

In Iran, more than 100 years ago, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.

Published: 2008, Amulet Books
Tags: arranged marriage, Muslims, nomads, riddle, Sex roles, weaving
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, IranHistorical Fiction, Iran, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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How I Became An American

In 1902, ten-year-old Johann and his family, Germans who had been living in Austria-Hungary, board a ship to immigrate to Youngstown, Ohio, where they make a new life as Americans.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Sex roles, Survival
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, GermanyEurope, Fiction, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Crystal Drop

In the summer of 2011, the death of their mother sends Megan and her younger brother Ian on a dangerous journey across a Canada ravaged by drought and the collapse of civilization.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Crusades, Sex roles
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Science FictionAmericas, Canada, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Owl Service

During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.

Published: 1967,
Tags: Child abuse, Sex roles
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Wales (UK)Europe, Fiction, Wales (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Peque

Despite her feeling that she is only a burro, Peque

Published: 1994,
Tags: Sex roles
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, MexicoAmericas, Fiction, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)

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