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Devil on the Cross
By Chinua Achebe, Ngugi Thiong O, Namwali Serpell. 2017
The great Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize nominee Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s powerful fictional critique of capitalismOne of the cornerstones of…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s fame, Devil on the Cross was written in secret, on toilet paper, while Ngũgĩ was in prison. It tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later by a corrupt businessman. As she struggles to survive, Wariinga begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, Devil on the Cross has had a profound influence on Africa and on post-colonial African literature.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.What the Body Remembers
By Shauna Singh Baldwin. 1999
Introducing an eloquent sensual new Canadian voice that rings out in a first novel that is exquisitely rich and…
stunningly original Roop is a sixteen-year-old village girl in the Punjab region of undivided India in 1937 whose family is respectable but poor -- her father is deep in debt and her mother is dead Innocent and lovely yet afraid she may not marry well she is elated when she learns she is to become the second wife of a wealthy Sikh landowner Sardarji whose first wife Satya has failed to bear him any children Roop trusts that the strong-willed Satya will treat her as a sister but their relationship becomes far more ominous and complicated than expected Roop s tale draws the reader immediately into her world making the exotic familiar and the family s story startlingly universal but What the Body Remembers is also very much Satya s story She is mortified and angry when Sardarji takes Roop for a wife a woman whose low status Satya takes as an affront to her position and she adopts desperate measures to maintain her place in society and in her husband s heart Yet it is also Sardarji s story as the India he knows and understands -- the temples cities villages and countryside all so vividly evoked -- begins to change The escalating tensions in his personal life reflect those between Hindu and Muslim that lead to the cleaving of India and trap the Sikhs in a horrifying middle ground Deeply imbued with the languages customs and layered history of colonial India What the Body Remembers is an absolute triumph of storytelling Never before has a novel of love and partition been told from the point of view of the Sikh minority never before through Sikh women s eyes This is a novel to read treasure and admire that like its two compelling heroines resists all efforts to be put asideGood Morning, Gorillas
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2002
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering…
system! Gentle giants or giant monsters? That's the question Jack and Annie have about gorillas when the Magic Tree House sweeps them to the mountains of Africa. There they meet a group of amazing and sometimes frightening mountain gorillas. Annie knows how to play with the creatures right away. But Jack is left out. Will the gorillas be able to teach him some special magic? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!The Crimson Skew
By S. E. Grove. 2016
The stunning conclusion to S. E. Grove's New York Times-bestselling Mapmakers trilogy--a historical, fantastical adventure perfect for fans of Philip…
Pullman!It is late August 1892, and Sophia Tims is coming home from a foreign Age, having risked her life in search of her missing parents. Now she is aboard ship, with a hard-earned, cryptic map that may help her find them at long last.But her homecoming is anything but peaceful. Threatening clouds hang over New Orleans harbor. Sinkholes have been opening in Boston, swallowing parts of the city whole. Rogue weirwinds tear up the Baldlands. Worst of all, New Occident is at war, led by a prime minister who will do anything to expand the country westward. He has blackmailed Sophia's beloved uncle Shadrack into drawing the battle maps that will lead countless men and boys--including Sophia's best friend, Theo--to their deaths.As Sophia puzzles out her next move, Shadrack is peeling back layers of government intrigue, and Theo is bracing himself to fight. A red fog of war is rising, and New Occident's future hangs in the balance. . . .The Crimson Skew is the thrilling final act of S. E. Grove's acclaimed Mapmakers Trilogy--three unforgettable books set in a world like no other.From the Hardcover edition.A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich
By Alice Childress. 1973
Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to…
give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn't much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a thirteen-year-old junkie. Told from the perspectives of the people in his life-including his mother, stepfather, teachers, drug dealer, and best friend-this powerful story will draw you into Benjie's troubled world and force you to confront the uncertainty of his future. Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor BookThe Calder Game
By Blue Balliett. 2008
Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England and is inexplicably drawn to a sculpture of…
Alexander Calder. Both the boy and the sculpture seem out of place.After the War
By Carol Matas. 1996
Monkey Island
By Paula Fox. 1991
Eleven-year-old Clay Garrity is on his own. His father lost his job and left the family. Now Clay's mother is…
gone from their welfare hotel. Clay is homeless and out on the streets of New York. In the park he meets two homeless men. Buddy and Calvin become Clay's new family during those harsh winter weeks. But the streets are filled with danger and despair. If Clay leaves the streets he may never find his parents again. But if he stays on the streets he may not survive at all.London Calling (Elizabeth #2)
By Francine Pascal, Laurie John. 2001
New identity. New job. New life. She's 6,000 miles from home. With no money, no friends, and nowhere to go.…
What should Elizabeth do? She can't take the only job she's offered -- a maid in an earl's mansion. That's so... 19th century. But she's desperate. So now Liz is a servant. And treated like one...Never Mind!
By Avi, Rachel Vail. 2004
Edward and Meg are like night and day, oil and water. Meg zigs while Edward zags. How could two such…
different people be twins? Well, they are, but they don't have to like it--or each other. Seventh grade means different schools for the pair: Brainy Meg's at ultracompetitive Fischer, while Charlton Street Alternative School is the place for freewheeling Edward. Oddly enough, it's just when Edward and Meg are finally out of each other's shadows that the trouble begins. Within just a week, Meg's aspirations for popularity, and a boyfriend,combine with Edward's devious planning, lack of singing ability, and top-secret soft spot to set off a showdown the likes of which twindom has never before seen. How is it, then, that this final showdown is so much fun? Could it be that Meg and Edward are more alike than they thought? Never mind. Read the book!After the Storm (Heartland #2)
By Lauren Brooke. 2000
Although Amy is helping out with the horses at Heartland again, she still feels guilty about her mother's death. To…
make matters worse, she is trying to care for Spartan, the horse she and her mother rescued before the accident. For Amy, Spartan is an everyday reminder of the wreck. And Amy is a reminder for Spartan as well. Finally, Amy realizes that Spartan will never forgive her until she forgives herself.Playing for Keeps (Chestnut Hill #4)
By Lauren Brooke. 2006
Spunky, vivacious Lani Hernandez is excited to be back at school with her friends and horses after winter break. Then…
Lani receives a letter from home: Her parents are concerned about her grades and want her to transfer to another school where the extracurriculars won't be as distracting. Upset but determined, Lani sets out to change her parents' minds. When she sprains her wrist riding, she's able to devote more time to studying -- until she gets involved in planning a charity event. If the event is a success, will Lani be able to convince her parents that Chestnut Hill is the place for her?Captain Grey
By Avi. 1977
Following the Revolution, an eleven-year-old boy becomes the captive of a ruthless man who has set up his own "nation,"…
supported by piracy, on a remote part of the New Jersey coast.Scum (Orca Soundings)
By James C. Dekker. 2008
Fifteen-year-old Megan's brother is dead, apparently a random victim of violence. As Megan digs deeper, she finds that Danny was…
"known to police" and that nobody wants to solve the crime.How I Became an American
By Karin Gundisch, James Skofield. 2001
In 1902 in a small German town a traveler turns up singing songs about America. The land sounds like paradise,…
and young Johann Bonfert is excited when his own family plans a life overseas. They set out from a small town in Central Europe in search of a better life in America. But for ten-year-old Johann, the journey across the Atlantic to Youngstown, Ohio, is much more than a change of home and homeland. Johann's whole family is changing, with new jobs, a new language, and new struggles. Everything is different in America. Rich people want to stay thin, the milk cows have American names, and the very air, which at home smelled of hay and rain, here smells only of soot. But finally, as he writes about his new life and begins to realize just how far he has come, "Johnny" also begins to feel that at last he is an American. Through the plain-spoken, affecting voice of Johann, prize-winning author Karin Gundisch and celebrated translator James Skofield capture the stark truths faced by German-speaking immigrants and the heartening family bonds that saw them through--experiences as true today as they were a hundred years ago." This book is full of a young boy's thoughts and dreams and very interesting details about the way people lived in the United States and Germany over a hundred years ago. It contains lyrics of songs used to encourage and discourage immigration, short versions of German children's stories and a few footnotes.Latino Visions: Contemporary Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American Artists
By James D. Cockcroft. 2000
The vibrancy and passion of contemporary Latino artists in the United States are celebrated in this book from award-winning writer…
James D. Cockcroft. Discover the context--political and social--in which their work has been created. Describes the evolution of Latino art in America through discussion of various artistic movements and important Latino artists.The Book Chase
By Jacqueline Woodson. 1994
The Ghostwriters look for clues as to what is hidden in an old book that is more valuable than gold…
to the Jenkins family, and who stole the book at the family reunion.The Third Life of Grange Copeland
By Alice Walker. 1970
Bunk Mates
By Johanna Hurwitz. 1986
Happy to spend his summer vacation at home in the city, eight-year-old Jay is horrified by his parent's plan to…
spend two weeks in the Vermont woods sharing a house with another family.Harlem Summer
By Walter Dean Myers. 2007