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Eye of the Eagleby Ron Bunney
Fremantle Arts Centre Press 2001; US$ 4.25Something happens early one morning that changes Gulap and Yudang's lives forever. Their family life is shattered when white settlers arrive, and the two young Aboriginal cousins are left alone trying to understand why everything they know has been turned upside down. more...
The Adventures of the Teen Furiesby MaryJanice Davidson
Hard Shell Word Factory 2001; US$ 6.00Andrea Grouper has plenty to keep her busy - rollicking good times, the anger of the oppressed, painful insecurity. In other words, adolescence. When she isn't battling her chauvinist father for freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, she's fending off the poetic attentions of her boyfriend. Through it all, she learns, true friends are invaluable. more...
Kit's Wildernessby David Almond
Random House Children's Books 2001; US$ 6.99The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look. The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. As Kit’s grandfather tells him stories of the mine’s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors. Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit’s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness.... more...
The Jacketby Andrew Clements
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 5.99Phil is on a mission. His absentminded little brother forgot his lunch money. All kinds of thoughts are running through Phil's mind as he searches for Jimmy in the throngs of fourth and fifth graders crowding the school hallway: ...if I'm late for math today, then I might not be allowed to take the test -- and then I could flunk math! I might even flunk sixth grade and get left back! Then Phil spots Jimmy's one-of-a-kind jacket and rushes to the corner of the hallway. Except the person wearing it isn't his brother; it's some black kid Phil's never seen before -- wearing Jimmy's jacket! Phil makes an accusation, tempers flare, and both kids wind up in the principal's office. How will Phil react when he finds out how Daniel came to be the... more...
The Princess Diariesby Meg Cabot
HarperCollins 2008; US$ 7.99A princess on her own . . . Mia has been invited to speak at a gala for Domina Rei, an elite society of powerful businesswomen. But what could she possibly have to say? Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a therapist . School, where Lilly still refuses to speak to her and Lana suddenly wants to be bff, is a total nightmare. Even J.P.'s efforts to cheer Mia up (he's being really sweet!) aren't helping. What's a more...
Typeeby MobileReference
MobileReference.com 2008; US$ 3.99Typee (1846; in full: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life) is American writer Herman Melville''s first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a "beachcomber" on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands and the title comes from a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. It was Melville''s most popular work during his lifetime; for 19th century readers his career seemed to go downhill afterwards, but during the early 20th century it was seen as just the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick (1851). Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Intuitive navigation. . Text annotation and mark-up. . more...
The Clique: Charmed and Dangerousby Lisi Harrison
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2009; US$ 9.99Happy New Clique! Once upon a time, in Westchester and Orlando, there were four betas just waiting for their alpha. It took a miracle to bring the Pretty Committee together--or rather, a New Year's Yves party. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it just cliques. Massie Block: Is destined to lead, but trapped as a beta in the Ahnabees, the top clique at PMS (Presbyterian Middle School). She has ah-mazing ideas--Friday night sleepovers, Gossip Points, and atching charm bracelets. When will it be her time to rule? Alicia Rivera: Is dying to lead the Body Alive Dance Studio Squad. With the captain on vacation, BADSS's live performance on Merri Lee Marvil's New Year's Yves show is her chance to shine. Will she prove... more...
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