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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 special three-book bundle collects all the books in the Lost Gargoyle series! In The Gargoyle in My Yard, Katherine meets an ancient wandering gargoyle named Gargoth.

Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present?

The sequel to The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, shortlisted for the OLA Red Maple Award. I wander around like any normal, paranoid, self-absorbed teenager.

They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

The Night Flyers glide effortlessly over the rooftops of their small town in a strange, magical escape from the pressures of high school.

Beware The Other … Alex is the loneliest boy at school. Not only are his parents away (again), but his beloved cat is missing.

Commended for the 2009 Resource Links Best Books and for the 2010 Best Books for Kids and Teens, short-listed for the 2012 Diamond Willow Award  Chosen for the Toronto Public Library's 2015 Gr

Short-listed for the 2012 Silver Birch Express Award What if your best friend was a naughty 400-year-old gargoyle? And what if he just happened to be in terrible danger?