Y Maudet
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.
3) Like a thorn
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Throughout her childhood, Melie believes her mother is two people--Rosy Mother and Dark Mother--and she performs more and more rituals to keep Dark Mother away as she reaches adolescence, when she begins to realize that her mother is mentally ill and that Melie may be, as well.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Following his dreams of finding a safe haven in a new place, Vasco leads a motley group of rats out of the city, through a dangerous sea voyage, and finally to a forest where the rats, now a true tribe, can make a fresh start.