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Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante la época del gobierno de los talibanes.

In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-year-old Nora says she loves the color pink and chewing gum and explains that the wheels of her wheelchair are like her legs.

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.

A disturbed, vindictive woman escapes prison and launches a murderous spree of revenge upon her family.

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.

Beautiful journalist Nikki Gillette would give anything to get out of Savannah. Her chance might have come as shse begins to cover a major story about a killer nicknamed The Grave Robber.

Actress Jenna Hughes leaves fame and Hollywood behind to enjoy peaceful anonymity with her two teenage daughters in the rural Pacific Northwest.

When she was only 16, Cassidy Buchanan fell for the 19-year-old bad boy in town, Brig McKenzie--who'd had his share of run-ins with both the law and the local women.

Dr. Samantha Leeds hosts her own late-night radio talk show on WSLJ. One day she receives a menacing phone call at her home, while miles away, a prostitute is strangled to death.