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1) The Line
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rachel thinks that she and her mother are safe working for Ms. Moore at her estate close to The Line, an invisible border of the Unified States, but then Rachel finds a mysterious recorded message that can only have come from the other side. The voice is asking for help. Who sent the message? Why is her mother so protective? And to what lengths is Rachel willing to go in order to do what she thinks is right?
2) Away
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After helping heal Malgam, Rachel learns that her father is still living in the devastated territory of Away, captured by members of another clan who are planning to use him to make a deal with the government on the other side of the Line, and she joins the rescue party that must risk much to save him.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who...
4) Flood City
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Flood City, the last inhabitable place left above the waters that cover Earth. It's also the last battleground between the Chemical Barons, who once ruled the planet and now circle overhead in spaceships, desperate to return, and the Star Guard, who have controlled the city for decades. Born and raised in Flood City, Max doesn't care about being part of either group. All he wants is to play his music with the city band, keep his sister...
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventures volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
355 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
7) Ahimsa
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When her mother is jailed for being one of Gandhi's freedom fighters, ten-year-old Anjali overcomes her own prejudices and continues her mother's social reform work, befriending Untouchable children and working to integrate her school.
9) Alabama moon
Author
Language
English
Description
After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
67 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In all respects Gandhi was an uncommon person. Outraged by human suffering, revolted by injustice, and guided by faith, Gandhi spent his life standing up for what he believed to be right. He did this with unfailing strength and equanimity, ready to give his life for the poorest and most despised in the belief that every human being should be able to live with dignity and freedom.
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