Tenuous Threads/One of the Lucky Ones
"I had always liked to play make-believe, but somehow they made me understand that this game was real. I never gave away my secret."
Little Girl Lost
"The more we felt the Germans' heavy boots in our lives, the more I knew I had to leave . . . but I was scared. Where was I going to go? What would I live on?"
The Way It Is
Fifteen-year-old Ellen Manery discovers that a small town in the 1960s is not the easiest place for a girl who wants to be a doctor. When she falls in love with an Indian boy life gets even more complicated.
A Chanukah Noel
Charlotte is a Jewish girl fascinated by the traditions of Christmas in this charming picture book that captures the sharing spirit of both Christmas and Chanukah.
Our Earth
Beautiful portraits and exciting profiles of ten children from around the world doing amazing things to secure the future of their planet.
From Generation to Generation
"The mountains were almost 3,000 metres high . . . We had to climb to the peaks, where it was frozen and slippery. One single misstep could mean certain death."
Fleeing from the Hunter
"I asked myself, Am I a criminal doomed for execution? I was determined to run away . . . that thought never left my mind."
Restitution
The true story of a Jewish family who faced down Nazis, Communists, and corruption to recover four stolen paintings.
Fearless Female Journalists
Biographies of ten international female journalists who changed the world by reporting on it. Part of the Women's Hall of Fame Series.
The Second Trial
What do you do when your father becomes the enemy of your family? Thirteen-year-old Danny must decide after his father abuses his mother.
Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint
A young girl learns that her footprint is more than the mark she leaves in the sand in this eco-conscious picture book for budding young environmentalists.
Lacey and the African Grandmothers
A young First Nations girl from the Prairie touches lives in Africa after she decides to reach out and help grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.
Violet
A wonderfully original story about acceptance and the beauty of being different, with illustrations that beautifully capture Violet’s off-kilter and colorful world.
Rough Magic
A magical island fights back against the humans who exploit it in this fantasy novel inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. "Enthralling" - Booklist.
A Part of Me
A Holocaust memoir about the lengths a mother will go to in order to keep herself and her child alive.
A Drastic Turn of Destiny
"n Germany I was 'Jewboy'; in Brussels I was 'boche'; in France I was 'undesirable'; in Portugal I was a 'refugee'; and in Jamaica I was simply a non-entity . . . I was a pariah in an exploding world."
Album Of My Life
"I am the daughter of nobody. I have no sisters. I am nobody's granddaughter or daughter-in-law, aunt or cousin. Who am I? My past is all gone. It disappeared . . . "
Under the Yellow & Red Stars
"I feel my brother's hand, trembling but strong, grab onto mine. I hear his words, urging me to run, take hold of my body and move my legs. We run, his hand holding mine . . . to me it feels like freedom."
