Seeking Refuge
By: Irene N. Watts
Illustrated By: Kathryn E. Shoemaker
A girl escapes to the UK from Nazi-occupied Austria.
When Morning Comes
By: Arushi Raina
This gripping love story for teen readers is set in South Africa in 1976. Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and its black township, this book explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising and the edifice of Apartheid in a South Africa about to explode.
Anna Carries Water
By: Olive Senior
Illustrated By: Laura James
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters.
Rainbow Shoes
By: Tiffany Stone
Illustrated By: Stefan Czernecki
A color-full book of wearable rhymes.
Night Sky Wheel Ride
By: Sheree Fitch
Illustrated By: Yayo
A brother and sister take a wild ride on a Ferris wheel of the imagination.
The Bone Collector's Son
By: Paul Yee
Bing's father is haunted by a ghost, and Bing must find out why or his father will die.
If I Had a Million Onions
By: Sheree Fitch
Illustrated By: Yayo