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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.

At the height of the Cold War an agent is sent to Germany and meets Anna Hartmann. She is a dancer in a strip-club, a suitable lover but also a killer.

The new action-packed Sean Dillon novel where he is racing against time to prevent an assassination that would shock the world.

The narrator and his wife Denise are rescued by the Cold Harbour lifeboat. Curiously, Zec Acland, the old lifeboat man, recognises their antique flying mascot.

For Stacey Wyatt the job seemed simple enough: free the beautiful daughter of a local millionaire from the clutches of the most evil bandit in Sicily.

It's a trip that agent Paul Chavasse will never forget.

After an Allied General, with secret knowledge of the D-Day invasion plans, is captured and imprisoned by the Germans on the island of Jersey, a small group of commandos is sent to rescue, or silen

In the past, no prison has successfully held Sean Rogan and when remission was refused him this time a group of characters, each with his own motive, was prepared to aid his escape.