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One more border: the true story of one family's escape from war-torn Europe
Par Shelley Tanaka, William Kaplan. 1998
During World War II, as Nazi troops took over Europe, thousands of Jews tried to flee Hitler's advance. This is…
the true story of one family's harrowing escape to Canada, by train and ship, travelling three-quarters of the way around the world. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 1998.A child called "it": an abused child's journey from victim to victor
Par David J Pelzer. 1995
A man recounts the years of torture and starvation that he experienced as a child at the hands of his…
alcoholic mother. Chronicles the incidents of maltreatment, his ultimate rescue from the abusive home, and his recovery. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. Followed by "Lost boy" (DC37135). 1995.A child called "it": One Child's Courage To Survive
Par David J Pelzer. 2000
A man recounts the years of torture and starvation that he experienced as a child at the hands of his…
alcoholic mother. Chronicles the incidents of maltreatment, his ultimate rescue from the abusive home, and his recovery. Followed by "Lost boy" (EB69381). For junior and senior high readers. 2000.West Coast Chinese boy
Par Sing Lim. 1979
Three little words: [a memoir]
Par Ashley Rhodes-Courter. 2008
Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from…
school to school, and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds. For junior and senior high readers. 2008.The pigman & me
Par Paul Zindel. 1991
Paul Zindel writes of the angst, humour, and mishaps that fill the year he spends with his mother and sister…
on Staten Island. Lacking funds but able to talk a mile a minute, his mother arranges to buy a house with Connie, a single mother with money and a set of zesty twins. Connie's father becomes Zindel's own pigman. For junior and senior high readers. 1992, c1991.The journey back
Par Johanna Reiss. 1976
The world of the grizzlies
Par Beth Day Romulo. 1969
In the early 1900s, Jim and Laurett Stanton left Seattle and moved to the wilderness of British Columbia. They survived…
by trapping and logging and came to appreciate the creatures of the forest. For junior and senior high readers. 1969.Red land, Yellow River: a story from the Cultural Revolution
Par Ange Zhang. 2004
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son…
of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest made him question its goals. In 1968 was sent to a small village to learn how to farm, where he discovered his true calling - art. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2004.Little Britches: Father and I were ranchers
Par Ralph Moody. 1950
In the early 1900s, when his family moves to Colorado for his father's health, 8-year-old Ralph takes over most of…
the workload. He describes ranch life and his relationship with his father. Prequel to "Man of the family". Grades 3-6 and older readers. 1962, c1950.A girl from Yamhill: a memoir (Yearling Book)
Par Beverly Cleary. 1988
This biography of the author's early years recounts how her family lost their farm during the Depression and were forced…
to move to the city. Her father, who loved the outdoors, spent years as a bank guard while her possessive and domineering mother devoted herself to Beverly. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.