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by Zeyn Joukhadar
Published Mar 2019
Read ReviewsThis rich, moving, and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living eight hundred years apart - a modern-day Syrian refugee seeking safety and a medieval adventurer apprenticed to a legendary mapmaker - places today's headlines in the sweep of history, where the pain of exile and the triumph...
by Wendy Mills
Published Aug 2017
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2016 BookBrowse Award for Best Young Adult Novel
Interweaving stories from past and present, All We Have Left brings one of the most important days in our recent history to life, showing that love and hope will always triumph.
by Tommy Wallach
Published Jun 2017
Read ReviewsTommy Wallach, the New York Times bestselling author of the "stunning debut" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) We All Looked Up, delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl.
by Jon Walter
Published May 2017
Read Reviews"Samuel's endearing, immersive narration makes the novel a fascinating and unforgettable account of a brutal and shameful chapter in America's history." - Kirkus
by Tim Wynne-Jones
Published Mar 2017
Read ReviewsThe ghosts of war reverberate across the generations in a riveting, time-shifting story within a story from acclaimed thriller writer Tim Wynne-Jones.
by Eliot Schrefer
Published Aug 2015
Read ReviewsThe story of a boy fleeing his present, a man fleeing his past, and a trio of chimpanzees who are struggling not to flee at all.
by Rodman Philbrick
Published Jul 2015
Read ReviewsNewbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.
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by A. S. King
Published Jun 2015
Read ReviewsIn this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last--a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.
by Marcus J. Guillory
Published Mar 2015
Read ReviewsIn this impressive debut Marcus J. Guillory brilliantly weaves together the many obstacles of a young man growing into adulthood, the realities of urban life, the history of Louisiana Creole culture, the glory of the black cowboy, and the role of religion in shaping lives.
by Brendan Kiely
Published Feb 2015
Read ReviewsA fearless debut novel about the restorative power of truth and love after the trauma of abuse.
by Kaye Starbird
Published Jun 2013
Read ReviewsSpanning the tumultuous war years, The Lion in the Lei Shop deftly recaptures a dramatic chapter of American history, giving a rarely-heard voice to the women and children of Pearl Harbor.
by Elizabeth Wein
Published May 2013
Read ReviewsOct. 11th, 1943 - A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.
by Naomi Benaron
Published Oct 2012
Read ReviewsRunning the Rift follows Jean Patrick Nkuba, a gifted Rwandan boy, from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life, a ten-year span in which his country is undone by the Hutu-Tutsi tensions.
by Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango
Published Mar 2012
Read ReviewsIn this poignant novel based on a true story, Virginia's story will speak to anyone who has ever struggled to find his or her place in the world. It will make you laugh and cry, and ultimately, it will fill you with hope.
by Uwem Akpan
Published Jul 2009
Read ReviewsUwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately.
by Edwidge Danticat
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsFrom the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that centers around the men closest to Danticat's heart - her father, Mira, and his older brother, Joseph.
At times, our own light goes out, and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
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