Explore the World
epub |eng | | Author:Michelle Roehm McCann

More than fifty years have passed since the Dalai Lama’s escape, and Tibet is still not free. Chinese immigrants now outnumber Tibetans, and the country’s ancient religion and traditions are ...
( Category: Explore the World June 1,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Phillip Hoose

Letter from Kaj Munk to Edvard Pedersen * * * Kaj Munk Kaj Harald Leininger Munk, commonly called Kaj Munk (1898–1944), was a Danish playwright, poet, Lutheran priest, and activist. ...
( Category: Europe May 27,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-05-26 | Author:Carolyn Marsden [Marsden, Carolyn]

“I’m in the fifty-meter sprint,” Mina told Mom as Mom fixed celery and peanut butter for Paige. “My goodness, what big news,” Mom said. “Such a surprise, Mina.” Mina ran ...
( Category: Chapter Books May 27,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-04-17 | Author:Deborah Ellis

TWELVE They spent the night in the little house. Leila shared her mattress with Parvana, and Asif slept next to Hassan. Parvana slept deeply and did not dream. The flies ...
( Category: Middle East May 27,2015 )
azw3 |eng | 2014-09-29 | Author:Tarshis, Lauren [Tarshis, Lauren]

( Category: Explore the World May 27,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Peter Dickinson

Now: Tuesday Afternoon By lunchtime there was a large awning erected at the bottom of the hill, and a little one a few yards along from where Dad was working, ...
( Category: Africa May 27,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-02-19 | Author:Tracey Baptiste

23 The Call Pierre remained trapped inside himself, unmoving and unthinking. Severine rushed around preparing another pot of stew for him. Until the magic took full hold, she had to ...
( Category: Central & South America May 27,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-03-09 | Author:Lesley M. M. Blume [Blume, Lesley M. M.]

Second of all: Madame looked nothing like the phony voodoo queens who’d rooked Aunt Constance out of all that money. Instead, she wore a housedress with little flowers on it ...
( Category: City Life May 27,2015 )
epub, azw3 |eng | 2015-05-11 | Author:Kelly Jones

June 23, 2014 Mariposa García González Land of the Dead Querida Abuelita, I guess I never really was afraid of a chicken before. I mean, I didn’t want to get ...
( Category: Farm Life May 25,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-05-28 | Author:Geoff Rodkey

PIGS My first impression of being dead was that it was awfully loud. There were screams and shrieks and great blasts of noise and chaos, and when I opened my ...
( Category: Central & South America April 5,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-03-05 | Author:Ivy Adams

The morning would have gone a lot smoother if Tanner had kept his hands to himself. Last spring, Jake Robinsky had taken Izzy to the Valentine social. The guy had ...
( Category: Friendship April 5,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-06-10 | Author:Jane Vejjajiva

Sandflies At journey’s end. Kati liked to sit at the edge of the water, making sandcastles with Uncle Kunn. What she didn’t like were the horrible sandflies that bit you ...
( Category: Asia April 5,2015 )
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Florence Sakade

Along the way a terrible thing happened. As Yosaku sat down to rest, the same snake that he'd driven away from the spider came and slipped inside the bundle of ...
( Category: Asia April 5,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-05-16 | Author:Ibtisam Barakat

On the first day of June, Father stood at Dar El-Tifl’s gate holding hands with my brothers. He had picked them up earlier. We all rode back home together, Father ...
( Category: Middle East April 5,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-04-11 | Author:Richards, Jasmine [Richards, Jasmine]

Their sacks bulging with fruit, Zardi and Rhidan headed toward camp. “This fruit weighs a ton,” Rhidan complained. Zardi blew a lock of hair out of her eye. “I know, ...
( Category: Middle East April 5,2015 )