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Lilli and Shadow in Trouble
By Laura Dudgeon, Sabrina Dudgeon. 2013
This is the second book to follow the adventures of Lilli—a young girl who has moved from the Australian bush…
to the city—and her magical animal friend, Shadow. While on holiday visiting family in the bush, Lilli discovers that Shadow is fading. Someone, or something, has taken over Shadow’s home in the old mango tree and Shadow is scared. With Lilli’s help, and with some assistance from Nan, they find the best solution for everyone, including the mango tree creature. Inspired by the art of Aboriginal storytelling, this charming read is sure to entertain junior readers.Lilli and Her Shadow
By Pat Dudgeon, Laura Dudgeon. 2010
Lilli’s family is moving from the outback to the city, and Lilli is sure she'll be horribly lonely. She'll miss…
the mangoes, she'll miss her cousins, and most of all, she'll miss her Grandma. But when Grandma sends a special friend south with her granddaughter—a secret Shadow to look after her—Lilli discovers life in the city isn't so bad after all.Yippee! Summer Holidays
By Tjalaminu Mia, Jessica Lister. 2012
Debbie and Billy just love the summer holidays, especially when their grandfather comes to stay. They have lots of fun…
racing tires, telling stories, and discovering the secret places Dada Kean knows about. A beautifully illustrated Aboriginal book, this entertaining modern-day fable underscores the importance of family and caring for the environment.Beach Sports Car
By Darlene Oxenham. 2010
When Annie’s dad promises her a beach sports car, she imagines a bright red hotrod with racing stripes. All her…
school friends will be so jealous! But when her gift turns out to be Dad’s battered old bomb car instead, Anne realizes it will take a lot of effort to turn it into the automobile of her dreams. Highlighting the power of imagination in making things new again, this entertaining story also shows how hard work can sometimes make the final reward that much sweeter.Lucky Thamu
By Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Jaylon Tucker. 2014
This series explores the richness and depth of Indigenous storytelling During the school holiday, for the first time, Eli is…
going by himself to visit his grandfather, Thamu to go camping and prospecting. Eli loves being with Thamu, listening to his stories and learning about the country. Thamu knows lots about everything—but does Thamu know where to find gold, and will Eli will strike it lucky?The Moonlight Man
By Paula Fox. 1986
Tight
By Torrey Maldonado. 2018
Tight: Lately, Bryan's been feeling it in all kinds of ways . . .Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics,…
drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble. But Bryan never really feels right acting so wrong, and drama really isn't him. So which way will he go, especially when his dad tells him it's better to be hard and feared than liked? But if there's one thing Bryan's gotten from his comic heroes, it's that he has power--to stand up for what he feels . . .Torrey Maldonado delivers a fast-paced, insightful, dynamic story capturing urban community life. Readers will connect with Bryan's journey as he navigates a tough world with a heartfelt desire for a different life.Tonight, by Sea
By Frances Temple. 1995
Absolutely Alfie and The Princess Wars (Absolutely Alfie #4)
By Sally Warner, Shearry Malone. 2018
Alfie tries to save Halloween from too many princesses in this fourth book in the Absolutely Alfie series!It's almost Halloween…
at Alfie's school and everyone is excited to dress up in constumes for the class Halloween party. Shy Bella asks Alfie if she wants to be bunny rabbits together, but then all of Alfie's other friends are going to be princesses! Alfie is so torn. Can she be both . . . and not hurt anyone's feelings? Probably not!My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck (Dear America)
By Mary Pope Osborne. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Madeline Beck's diaries, recorded through 1941 and 1942, reveal her experiences living on Long Island during World War II…
while her father is away in the Navy. B&W photos and illustrations.Under a Tin-Grey Sari: A Novel
By Wayne Ashton. 2002
A sensual love story set in 1967 in the bustling city of Chittagong, East Pakistan. It is a time of…
boom and ferment. A time when a household cook may dream of fame and fortune, a bearer brazenly spit in the drinks of oblivious sahibs, an ayah sublimely seduce a minisahib, and a letterwriter link the dead with the living.The Other Side of Truth
By Beverley Naidoo. 2000
Will the truth harm them -- or save them? When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and…
her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives. But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again. The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.Indiscretions
By Donna Hill. 2016
Attorney Khendra Phillips isn't used to dealing with men on anything more than a business level. After having her heart…
broken years ago, she has spent her time focusing on her budding legal career, and it has paid off--or has it? Khendra learns the case that will make her career is being given to hotshot New York City lawyer Sean Michaels, and she can't deny her attraction to the devastatingly handsome attorney. Can she let go of the past in order to be found guilty of love?The Road to Yesterday
By L. M. Montgomery. 1974
Life in the small village is never dull because of all the comical tales they hear: the mischievous twins whose…
wish comes true when they meet with a jaded millionaire; Penelope, who regards herself an expert on children -- until she adopts a boy; or Timothy, a man eager to keep his brother out of a dangerous woman -- only to fall victim to her charms himself.Flash Fire
By Caroline B. Cooney. 1995
On a Wednesday afternoon, 15-year-old Danna Press's life turns into a nightmare as a huge orange fireball emerges from the…
top of the canyon. So begins her long, terrifying, and life-altering road to safety.Homecoming
By Beverly Jenkins. 2002
A historical holiday story of homecoming and second-chance romance by NAACP Image Award Nominee, Beverly Jenkins. In 1883, Lydia Cooper…
is happily traveling back home to celebrate the simple joys of the holidays when an unexpected complication appears in the all-too-distracting form of Gray Dane, the man she loved as a girl; the man she left behind. Gray, a soldier, is finally returning home too. Seeing Lydia after fifteen years reignites all the temptations from years ago...and also the pain and regret. But as Lydia and Gray make their way home together, they get a chance to mend the past, and rediscover the joy, trust --and passion -- of before; to realize that love isn't just sweeter the second time around, it's downright decadent. This novella was previously published in Gettin' Merry, A Holiday Anthology33 Snowfish
By Adam Rapp. 2003
On the run in a stolen car with a kidnapped baby in tow, Custis, Curl, and Boobie are three young…
people with deeply troubled pasts and bleak futures. As they struggle to find a new life for themselves, it becomes painfully clear that none of them will ever be able to leave the past behind. Yet for one, redemption is waiting in the unlikeliest of places. With the raw language of the street and lyrical, stream-of-consciousness prose, Adam Rapp hurtles the reader into a world of lost children, a world that is not for the faint of heart. Gripping, disturbing, and starkly illuminating, his hypnotic narration captures the voices of two damaged souls - a third speaks only through drawings - to tell a story of alienation, deprivation, and ultimately, the saving power of compassion.Prisnms
By Garth St Omer. 2015
The news of an old friend's murder throws Eugene Coard, a St Lucian psychiatrist in the USA, into reflections on…
his own successful migrant's journey. Trouble is, Coard is a devious liar and self-inventor who has turned American paranoia about race to his own advantage. A witty and satirical novel that challenges the reader to ask: just what can they believe?Closure: Contemporary Black British Short Stories
By Jacob Ross. 2015
From well-known and award-winning authors—including Bernardine Evaristo, Fred D'Aguiar, and Leone Ross—to previous unpublished writers, this ambitious and intriguing anthology…
of short stories showcases each author's most challenging work. These works from writers who are happy to describe themselves as Black British, have a rich variety of styles, forms, and themes, from raw realism, the erotic, and elegant economy, to the fanciful, humorous, and the tender. The contributors to Closure display a keen awareness of the short story form in all its contemporary possibilities as a way of telling and finding a form for the writer's vision. These are stories about the ways in which we do and do not love, unrequited yearnings, the quiet and often hidden violence in our lives, moments of epiphany, and the precious occasions of jubilation and uplift.Somewhere Among
By Sonia Chaghatzbanian, Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu. 2016
A beautiful and haunting debut novel in verse about an American-Japanese girl struggling with the loneliness of being caught between…
two worlds when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes an ocean away. Eleven-year-old Ema has always been of two worlds--her father's Japanese heritage and her mother's life in America. She's spent summers in California for as long as she can remember, but this year she and her mother are staying with her grandparents in Japan as they await the arrival of Ema's baby sibling. Her mother's pregnancy has been tricky, putting everyone on edge, but Ema's heart is singing--finally, there will be someone else who will understand what it's like to belong and not belong at the same time. But Ema's good spirits are muffled by her grandmother who is cold, tightfisted, and quick to reprimand her for the slightest infraction. Then, when their stay is extended and Ema must go to a new school, her worries of not belonging grow. And when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes, Ema, her parents, and the world watch as the twin towers fall... As Ema watches her mother grieve for her country across the ocean--threatening the safety of her pregnancy--and her beloved grandfather falls ill, she feels more helpless and hopeless than ever. And yet, surrounded by tragedy, Ema sees for the first time the tender side of her grandmother, and the reason for the penny-pinching and sternness make sense--her grandmother has been preparing so they could all survive the worst. Dipping and soaring, Somewhere Among is the story of one girl's search for identity, inner peace, and how she discovers that hope can indeed rise from the ashes of disaster.