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Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her gripping books portraying the plight of children in war-torn countries.

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award In this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious

A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has just been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.

"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is

The second book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is ParvanaA war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust

Based on interviews with a young woman forced to flee Iran because of her sexual orientation, Moon at Nine is a tense and riveting novel that shines a light on an issue of social injustice that con

A person doesn't have to do anything important to get recognition anymore; it's enough to know someone who does. Parasitic fame.

This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Duncan is very angry.

A Russian atomic missile submarine captain defects with his boat to the West. Both Navies chase it - one to capture it, the other to destroy it.

If Russia lost her oil supplies would she be able to secure the Middle East? And how would this affect NATO?

With the Chinese invasion of the oil-rich Spratly Islands, World War III begins, and Capt. Bart Mackey is dispatched with his nuclear submarine to protect a carrier group.

The sudden death of Russia's president has plunged the former Soviet Union into chaos. Against this turmoil, American businessman Roger Giordian finds his company in jeopardy.

Kurdish terrorists are plotting to force all-out war in the Middle East, and when they become aware that a new mobile Op-Center is on-line in Turkey, they decide the high-tech crisis management fac

Colombian drug lords, tired of being harassed by US law enforcement agents, have assassinated the American Ambassador and the visiting head of the FBI. Their message is clear: leave us alone.

In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world.