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Based on the true story of two sisters sheltered from the Nazis by a group of Catholic nuns during World War II.

Thirteen-year-old Rabia, along with her mother and younger brother, flee Afghanistan and the brutal Taliban for Pakistan.

Tory has been bumped from foster home to foster home for most of her nine years.

Poppy isn't very pleased. Her father is a pain. And the worst of it is that she is stuck with him for a whole weekend while her mother and brother are away.

My name is Lee Mets (honest), and this is my book I’m part of the writing club, which is fantastic, since what I want to be most is a writer.

Ezzie has friends and a loving family who never maker her feel that she is "fat." But sometimes schoolmates tease her.

Rose decides to have a sleepover party for her birthday.

Nobby, short for Zenobia, meets an older girl, Zilla, when her family goes on holiday. Zilla is developmentally disabled, but much more fun than the average teenager.

Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on her reserve who is like a grandmother to her.

Based on real events and real characters!

It's a dangerous time for thirteen-year-old Clara and her family.

When Poppy's supply teacher disdainfully calls her a "bird brain," Poppy turns into an imaginary bird. But the neighborhood cat soon threatens!

After years of being passed around to various relatives, Cassandra Jovanovich has found a home where she feels she belongs.

For ages 8+. The heroine, Gabi, recounts how as a young Jewish girl she lived on a family farm in Eastern Europe during the Second World War.

Meryl's mother was a great bard—a storyteller and musician who sang of life and the world around her. Meet Meryl, already an orphan, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps.