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The fold
Par Na An. 2008
Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when her…
aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the chance, thinking it will change her life for the better. Grades 5-8. 2008.The friendship
Par Mildred D Taylor. 1987
Cassie and her brothers usually avoid the country store because the owner, John Wallace, is unkind to blacks. One day,…
they witness a tense confrontation between Old Mr. Tom Bee and Wallace. Grades 3-6. 1987.The first part last
Par Angela Johnson. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father. After tragedy strikes, he must care for his…
adored baby daughter, Feather, by himself. Despite mistakes, Bobby's courage and love enable him to carry on with the aid of supportive adults and friends. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003.The end of the line
Par Sharon E McKay. 2014
Five-year-old Beatrix looks on in horror as a soldier forces her mother off the tram. It is 1942 in Amsterdam,…
and everyone knows what happens to Jews who are taken away by the Nazis. The soldier turns his attention to Beatrix, when suddenly, the ticket-taker, Lars Gorter, blurts out that she is his niece. With his brother Hans, the tram conductor, they manage to rescue the child from the same fate as her mother. The two elderly brothers realize that they are now in charge of the little girl. They are at a loss -- after all, neither one has ever married, let alone has children. They know that harbouring a Jew could cost them their lives, but in desperation, they turn to a neighbour, Mrs. Vos, for help. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2015-16 Hackmatack Award for fiction. Winner of the 2016 Silver Birch Express Award. 2014.The escape (Henderson's boys ; #1)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2009
Summer, 1940. Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents.…
British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help of a twelve-year-old French orphan. The British secret service is about to discover that kids working undercover will help to win the war. Grades 4-7. 2009.The eternal spring of Mr. Ito
Par Sheila Garrigue. 1985
During her evacuation to Canada, teenager Sara befriends Mr. Ito and his family. When the Ito family is sent to…
an internment camp following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Sara realizes the cruelties of war. For junior and senior high readers. c1985.The darkest corner of the world
Par Urve Tamberg. 2012
Who can you turn to when the only choice is between two evils? In 1941, fifteen-year-old Madli hopes that the…
Soviet occupation is temporary, but when the neighbours are deported, she knows that lives are in danger. Days later, the Nazis invade her country. Friends and family find themselves divided as they try to choose which dictator they'd rather live under: Hitler or Stalin. Madli is horrified by either choice, but how long can she remain neutral? Every day brings new dangers and unimaginable decisions. In order to survive, Madli knows she can't fight the enemy, so she is determined to outwit them. For senior high readers. 2012.The education of Margot Sanchez
Par Lilliam Rivera. 2017
Margot Sanchez is paying off her debts by working in her family's South Bronx grocery store, but she must make…
the right choices about her friends, her family, and Moises, the good looking but outspoken boy from the neighbourhood. For senior high readers. 2017.The heaven shop
Par Deborah Ellis. 2004
Binti and her siblings are orphaned when their father dies of AIDS. Split up and sent to relatives all over…
Malawi, they suffer increasing hardship. But Binti is not about to give up; she will look outside herself and find a new way to be special. For junior and senior high readers. 2004.The hate u give
Par Angie Thomas. 2017
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school…
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer - and Khalil was unarmed. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.The hollow tree
Par Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 1997
In 1777, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown into the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War when her cousin Gideon is…
hanged as a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by British soldiers, she must deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1997.The girls they left behind
Par Bernice Thurman Hunter. 2005
Seventeen-year-old Beryl, living in Toronto in 1943, is sick of being left behind, sad and lonely, while the boys go…
off to exciting adventures in wartime Europe. Her friends have lost boyfriends overseas, some to war, some to British girlfriends. Then her favourite cousin goes missing during a bombing mission in Germany. Based on the author's own memories of teen life during World War II. For junior and senior high readers. 2005.The dragonfly pool
Par Eva Ibbotson. 2008
Tally, a twelve-year-old English girl, and her classmates at Delderton, a progressive boarding school, help Karil, the young prince of…
Bergania, escape into England after the Nazis invade Bergania and kill the king. Grades 5-8. 2008.The donkey's crusade
Par Jean Morris. 1983
Thomas is a fifteen year old traveller, a professional guide to the old trade routes across Asia. He is asked…
to go further east than any traveller has been, in search of the legendary kingdom of Prester John. Thomas agrees on one condition - that he may have a donkey to go with him. But Ears is no ordinary donkey. Grades 5-8. 1983.The days when the animals talked: Black American folktales and how they came to be
Par William J Faulkner. 1977
The dead of the night (Tomorrow series. #2.)
Par John Marsden. 1994
Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their…
country. For junior high and older reader. Sequel to "Tomorrow, when the war began" (DC28219). Followed by "The third day, the frost" (DC28218). 1995, c1994. (Tomorrow series ; 2)The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
Par Jan Andrews. 1981
The curses of third uncle (An adventure in Canadian history book.)
Par Paul Yee. 1986
The bone collector's son
Par Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The breadwinner (Breadwinner Ser. #1)
Par Deborah Ellis. 2000
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.