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JEF - Historical Fiction - Young Adult
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
NPM - YA Historical Fiction
Stories and Where They Live
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
NPM - YA Historical Fiction
Stories and Where They Live
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Includes readers' guide.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 2
Language
English
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Description
An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
3) Max's words
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
Author
Series
Gooney Bird volume 1
Language
English
Description
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
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Language
English
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"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils...
13) Chester's back!
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The battle of the picture-book makers, Chester and Mélanie Watt, continues. Is one book big enough for these two creative heavyweights?
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the Korean legend The tale of Shim Cheong, sixteen-year-old Mina is swept away to the Spirit Realm, where, assisted by a motley crew of demons, gods, and lesser spirits, she sets out to awaken the sleeping Sea God and save her homeland and family from deadly storms.
16) Wake up, Crabby!
Author
Series
Crabby book volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It is late and Crabby just wants to sleep, but Plankton keeps Crabby awake with questions and chatter--until a request for a bedtime story takes an unexpected turn.
18) The word pirates
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When word-eating Captain Rottingbones and his crew steal from the Word Wizard while she is telling a story, her pen proves mightier than the pirates' swords.
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