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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.

The leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the saviour who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him - is on the run from his destiny.

For centuries travelling gleeman have told tales of the lost Horn of Valere; the legendary Horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages.

The Stone of Tear, fortress of legend, has been taken and Callandor, The Sword that is not a sword, is held.

As the Wheel turns, the winds of fate roil across the land, and Rand al'Thor struggles to unite the nations for the Last Battle, when the Dark One will break free into the world, and to spring the

Elayne, Aviendha and Mat come ever closer to the bowl 'ter angreal' that may reverse the worlds' endless heatwave and restore natural weather.

Book nine of the "Wheel of Time" series. Rand is on the run with Min, but his destination is a mystery to Cadsuane.

The Chosen are free and already planning for the Great Day of Return, when the Dark One will walk the Earth again.