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Zahrah the Windseeker »
Title: Zahrah the Windseeker Author: Nnedi Oknonafor-Mbachu Publishing: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (September 26, 2005) ISBN: 978-0618340903 Grade Level: 5-8 Awards: n/a Summary: Zahrah was born dada, meaning that live vines live and grown in her dreadlocks. Not very many people are born dada and some say that those [...]
Flight »
Title: Flight Author: Sherman Alexie Publishing: Grove Press, Black Cat (April 17, 2007) ISBN: 978-0802170378 Grade Level: 8-12 Awards: 2008 ALA Best Books for Young Adults Summary: An angry Native American teenage boy sets off an a life-changing time traveling journey after he decides to shoot up a bank. Comments: [...]
The Trap »
Title: The Trap Author: John Smelcer Publishing: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (September 19, 2006) ISBN: 978-0805079395 Grade Level: 6-10 Awards: 2007 ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults Summary: At the height of winter's bitterness Albert Least-Weasel goes out for a hunt and doesn't return, his grandson, Johnny, struggles [...]
Anahita’s Woven Riddle »
Title: Anahita's Woven Riddle Author: Meghan Nuttal Sayres Publication: Amulet Books (2008), Edition: 1, Paperback, 384 pages ISBN: 0810995484 / 9780810995482 Grade Level: 6-9 Awards:ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults 2007,Winter 2006-2007 Children's Picks List by Book Sense Summary: Anahita lives in ancient Iran and [...]
Does My Head Look Big in This? »
Title: Does My Head Look Big in This? Author: Randa Abdel-Fattah Publication:Orchard Books (May 1, 2007), Paperback, 368 pages ISBN: 0439919479 Grade Level: 7-11 Awards: Summary: Amal is about to commit social suicide, but then again, maybe not. In the post 9/11 era she's decided to begin wearing her hijab full-time, not just [...]
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian »
Title: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Author: Sherman Alexie (Narrator: Sherman Alexie) Publication: 2007 Sherman Alexie; (P)2008 Recorded Books. Length: 4 hours and 51 min. ISBN:978-1-4281-8297-4 (Unabridged CD) Grade Level: 8-11 Awards: 2007 National Book Award, School Library Journal Best Books of 2007, YALSA Top 10 [...]
