Author : Debby Dahl Edwardson
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761459804
Alaskans Luke, Chickie, Sonny, Donna, and Amiq relate their experiences in the early 1960s when they are forced to attend a Catholic boarding school where, despite different tribal affiliations, they come to find a sort of family and home.
Author : Annika Dunklee
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 33,82 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1554535603
Kids will relate to Elizabeth's fervent wish to be called by her proper name.
Author : Chana Stiefel
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1328732096
Angry that everyone bungles her name, Neanderthal Wakawakaloch speaks with her parents and Elder Mooch, who remind her that she was named for a brave, heroic ancestor.
Author : Kate Milner
Publisher : Barrington Stoke Picture Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,83 MB
Release : 2017-05
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781911370062
A touching, timely and tender exploration of refugees and migration for the youngest readers.
Author : Asma Mobin-Uddin
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1635924944
Featured in a New York Times article titled "Teach Your Kids to Resist Hatred Toward Asians" A young boy wrestles with his Muslim identify until a compassionate teacher helps him to understand more about his heritage. After a family move, Bilal and his sister Ayesha attend a new school where they find out that they may be the only Muslim students there. Bilal sees his sister bullied on their first day, so he worries about being teased himself, thinking it might be best if his classmates didn't know that he is Muslim. Maybe if he tells kids his name is Bill, rather than Bilal, then they will eave him alone. But when Bilal's teacher Mr. Ali, who is also Muslim, sees how Bilal is struggling. He gives Bilal a book about the first person to give the call to prayer during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. That person was another Bilal: Bilal Ibn Rabah. What Bilal learns from the book forms the compelling story of a young boy grappling with his identity.
Author : Jennifer Fosberry
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1402254334
Through his imaginative journey, Alexander discovers how great men become heroes: the roughest rider can be surprisingly gentle, a strong leader is also the most peaceful, and sometimes, being brave about what makes you different will not only help you break records, but inspire others.
Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547349777
In this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch "owners" in time to witness the mass suicide of her fellow slaves, who prefer death to recapture.
Author : Debby Dahl Edwardson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,86 MB
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429946784
Nutaaq and her older sister, Aaluk, are on a great journey, sailing from a small island off the coast of Alaska to the annual trade fair. There, a handsome young Siberian wearing a string of cobalt blue beads watches Aaluk "the way a wolf watches a caribou, never resting." Soon his actions—and other events more horrible than Nutaaq could ever imagine—threaten to shatter her I~nupiaq world. Seventy years later, Nutaaq's greatgranddaughter, Blessing, is on her own journey, running from the wreckage of her life in Anchorage to live in a remote Arctic village with a grandmother she barely remembers. In her new home, unfriendly girls whisper in a language she can't understand, and Blessing feels like an outsider among her own people. Until she finds a cobalt blue bead—Nutaaq's bead—in her grandmother's sewing tin. The events this discovery triggers reveal the power of family and heritage to heal, despite seemingly insurmountable odds. Two distinct teenage voices pull readers into the native world of northern Alaska in this beautifully crafted and compelling debut novel.
Author : Kit de Waal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 28,4 MB
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0241973392
A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston. It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one home, but have they found another? Maureen feeds and looks after them. She has wild red hair and mutters swearwords under her breath when she thinks they can't hear. She claims everything will be okay. But will they ever see their mother again? Who are the couple who secretly visit Jake? Between the street violence and the street parties, Leon must find a way to reunite his family . . . 'Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good' Observer 'Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book' Emma Healey, bestselling author of Elizabeth is Missing 'Authentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel makes room in your heart' Chris Cleave, bestselling author of The Other Hand SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD & THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE
Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1444910647
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line? And so Mina writes and writes in her notebook, and here is her journal, Mina's life in Mina's own words: her stories and dreams, experiences and thoughts, her scribblings and nonsense, poems and songs. Her vivid account of her vivid life. In this stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.
