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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.

David Morgan, the gifted heir to a family fortune, rebels and becomes a fighter pilot.

A powerful man and a beautiful woman fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption as they attempt to save the native people and wildlife of Africa from extinction.

A sweeping drama that moves from the glitter of London society to the grandeur of Europe and the heat of Africa.

A brutal tale of greed and lust set in the goldfields of South Africa.

Craig Mellows undertakes a secret mission and the chance to return home to Zimbabwe.

After the prospectors and hunters had opened the way to the African interior, the miners and adventurers followed.

Set in the dawn of the 18th century in England, East Africa and Arabia, Monsoon takes over where Birds of Prey left off and follows the lives of the three sons of Hal Courteney.