My Heart is at Ease
What keeps 15-year-old Gerta Solan going in the Auschwitz children’s barracks is dreaming of the normal life that had been torn from her.
Fly Fly
With a dream-like quality, this book allows children to explore wild animals and birds common to the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies.
Billy Buckhorn Abnormal
After surviving a lightning strike, Cherokee teen Billy Buckhorn discovers he has supernatural powers.
La petite truie, le vélo et la lune
L’histoire attachante et remplie d’humour d’une petite truie apprendra comment maîtriser l’art de se déplacer sur deux roues.
Severn and the Day She Silenced the World
Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. She and her friends raised money to travel to Rio, never imagining the effect they would have there. Severn's story is about the power of children, and how their voices can stand out above the politics and cynicism of adults.
Danny Blackgoat, Rugged Road to Freedom
This second installment in the dramatic adventures of Danny Blackgoat, a Navajo teenager taken prisoner by the army in 1864, follows Danny's escape from prison and his harrowing journey toward home.
W Hour
"Two close calls in one day were enough for me. I realized that the uprising was not like the games I played with Jóózek before the war. This was a very real battle, in which people were being killed and wounded."
We Sang in Hushed Voices
When the Nazis invade Hungary on March 19, 1944, elementary school teacher Helena Jockel can only think about how to save "her" children.
Suddenly the Shadow Fell
When 17-year-old Leslie Meisels insisted that his mother and two brothers join a transport going who knows where, all he knew was that they had to get out of the terrible holding facility in Debrecen, Hungary.
Camp Outlook
When her baby brother is born with Down syndrome, Shannon's beliefs are shaken and she is sent to Camp Outlook, where she is confronted by the difference of several campers and comes to appreciate the specialness of her new brother.
Anna Carries Water
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters.
Victoria
A young girl runs away from home and learns to live on the dangerous streets of a provincial city in Argentina.
The Bug House Family Restaurant
Amusing poetry for young children about a restaurant that only serves insect dishes.
