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A gripping tale of conflict and survival that has inspired millions of young readers and adults alike
It’s 1985, and southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Eleven-year-old Salva is forced to flee on foot when his village is attacked. Braving every imaginable hardship – including killer lions and hungry crocodiles – Salva becomes one of the 'lost boys' of Sudan, travelling the African continent on foot in search of his family and a safe place to stay.
Years later, a girl named Nya walks for hours each day to fetch water for her family. The walk is gruelling and leaves no time for school. But there is unexpected hope, as Salva’s story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.
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A Little Bit Super
Gary D. Schmidt, Leah Henderson, Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, …
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'Delightful... I read the novel with enormous pleasure and
admiration.' PHILIP PULLMAN A SPECIAL 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF
THIS AWARD-WINNING TALE ABOUT THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE BY THE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A LONG WALK TO WATER 13-year-old Tree-ear
lives in a Korean village famous for its ceramics. He doesn't have
much but he loves to watch master potter Min at work and dreams of
learning the craft one day. Reluctantly Min agrees to let Tree-ear
help him. Determined to do whatever it takes to prove himself,
Tree-ear embarks on a dangerous journey to present his master's
work to the king, unaware it will change his life forever.
Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times
bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope.
Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two
Sudanese children who overcome mortal dangers to improve their
lives and the lives of others. A Long Walk to Water begins as two
stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds
in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is
fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home:
she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes
one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African
continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe
place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by
armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is
a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an
astonishing and moving way. Includes an afterword by author Linda
Sue Park and the real-life Salva Dut, on whom the novel is based,
and who went on to found Water for South Sudan.
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Seesaw Girl (Paperback)
Linda Sue Park; Illustrated by Jean Tseng, Mou-Sien Tseng
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Jade never ventures beyond the walls of her family's Inner Court;
in seventeenth-century Korea, a girl of good family does not leave
home until she marries. She is enthralled by her older brother's
stories about trips to the market and to the ancestral grave sites
in the mountains, about reading and painting, about his
conversations with their father about business and politics and
adventures only boys can have. Jade accepts her destiny, and yet
she is endlessly curious about what lies beyond the walls. A lively
story with a vividly realized historical setting, "Seesaw Girl"
recounts Jade Blossom's daring attempts to enlarge her world.
The" New York Times "bestseller" A Long Walk to Water" begins as
two stories, told in alternating sections, about two
eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The
girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk
from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy,
Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover
the African continent on foot as they search for their families and
for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness
to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and
crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect
with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way.
The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of
becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient
Korea. Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean village
renowned for its ceramics. When he accidentally breaks a delicate
piece of pottery, he volunteers to work to pay for the damage.
Putting aside his own dreams, Tree-ear resolves to serve the master
potter by embarking on a difficult and dangerous journey, little
knowing that it will change his life forever. "Despite the odds
against him, Tree-ear becomes courageous, brave and selfless, a
hero as enduring as the porcelain Park so lovingly describes." (New
York Times) "Intrigues, danger, and a strong focus on doing what is
right turn a simple story into a compelling read. A timeless
jewel." (Kirkus starred review) *A broken piece of pottery sets
events in motion as an orphan struggles to pay off his debt to a
master potter. This finely crafted novel brings 12th-century Korea
and these indelible characters to life." (School Library Journal
starred review) "Tree-ear's determination and bravery in pursuing
his dream of becoming a potter takes readers on a literary journey
that demonstrates how courage, honor and perseverance can overcome
great odds and bring great happiness. Park effectively conveys 12th
century Korea in this masterful piece of historical fiction."
(Kathleen Odean, chair of the Newbery Award Selection Committee)
It's like the kite is part of him--the part that wants to fly. In a
riveting novel set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers
discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite
unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother,
Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself.
Their combined skills attract the notice of Korea's young king, who
chooses Young-sup to fly the royal kite in the New Year kite-flying
competition--an honor that is also an awesome responsibility.
Although tradition decrees, and the boys' father insists, that the
older brother represent the family, both brothers know that this
time the family's honor is best left in Young-sup's hands. This
touching and suspenseful story, filled with the authentic detail
and flavor of traditional Korean kite fighting, brings a remarkable
setting vividly to life. This moving historical novel is from
Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park, whose beloved middle grade books
include A Single Shard and A Long Walk to Water.
The bestselling series returns with an even deadlier challenge, as
a new enemy is revealed to be searching for The 39 Clues too...Amy
and Dan's race to save the hostages continues. Where will it lead
them next? More titles available: CAHILLS VS VESPERS 1: THE MEDUSA
PLOT (9780545298391), CAHILLS VS VESPERS 2: A KING'S RANSOM
(9780545298407) and CAHILLS VS VESPERS 3: THE DEAD OF NIGHT
(9780545298414).
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Bee-bim Bop! (Hardcover)
Linda Sue Park; Illustrated by Ho Baek Lee
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Bee-bim bop (the name translates as "mix-mix rice") is a
traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and then mixed, with meat
and vegetables. In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about
helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing
ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her
family to enjoy a favorite meal. The energy and enthusiasm of the
young narrator are conveyed in the whimsical illustrations, which
bring details from the artist's childhood in Korea to his depiction
of a modern Korean American family. Even young readers who aren't
familiar with the dish will recognize the pride that comes from
helping Mama, the fun of mixing ingredients together in a bowl, and
the pleasure of sharing delicious food. Includes author's own
recipe.
In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the
king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a
fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire,
that meant trouble, and he would send out his army. Linda Sue
Park's first picture book for Clarion is about Sang-hee, son of the
village firekeeper. When his father is unable to light the fire one
night, young Sang-hee must take his place. Sang-hee knows how
important it is for the fire to be lit-but he wishes that he could
see soldiers . . . just once. Mountains, firelight and shadow, and
Sunhee's struggle with a hard choice are rendered in radiant
paintings, which tell their own story of a turning point in a
child's life.
In this picture book companion to the beloved bestseller A Long
Walk to Water, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that
requires determination, persistence, and compassion. Young Nya
takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water
for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces
the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are
too heavy to carry. As she struggles, she discovers that if she
manages to take one step, then another, she can reach home and
Mama's care. Bold, impressionistic paintings by Caldecott and
Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brian Pinkney evoke the dry, barren
landscape and the tenderness between the two sisters. An afterword
discusses the process of providing clean water in South Sudan to
reduce waterborne illness.
Sun-hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, live in Korea with their
parents. Because Korea is under Japanese occupation, the children
study Japanese and speak it at school. Their own language, their
flag, the folktales Uncle tells them--even their names--are all
part of the Korean culture that is now forbidden. When World War II
comes to Korea, Sun-hee is surprised that the Japanese expect their
Korean subjects to fight on their side. But the greatest shock of
all comes when Tae-yul enlists in the Japanese army in an attempt
to protect Uncle, who is suspected of aiding the Korean resistance.
Sun-hee stays behind, entrusted with the life-and-death secrets of
a family at war.
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Yum! Yuck! (Board book)
Linda Sue Park, Julia Durango
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From Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park, this is a
captivating fantasy-adventure about a boy, a bat, and an amazing
transformation. The first book in an enchanting trilogy, Forest of
Wonders richly explores the links between magic and botany, family
and duty, environment and home. Raffa Santana has always loved the
mysterious Forest of Wonders. For a gifted young apothecary like
him, every leaf could unleash a kind of magic. When an injured bat
crashes into his life, Raffa invents a cure from a rare crimson
vine that he finds deep in the Forest. His remedy saves the animal
but also transforms it into something much more than an ordinary
bat, with far-reaching consequences. Raffa's experiments lead him
away from home to the forbidding city of Gilden, where troubling
discoveries make him question whether exciting botanical
inventions-including his own-might actually threaten the very
creatures of the Forest he wants to protect.
Xander Panda wants to throw a party, but a panda party would have only one guest--himself. So, he decides to invite all the bears. But Koala protests. She's not a bear--she's a marsupial! Does that mean she can't come? Xander rethinks his decision to invite only bears, and "Calling all bears" evolves into "Calling all creatures." The Newbery Medal author Linda Sue Park introduces animal taxonomy in a wonderfully engaging way, and the celebrated artist Matt Phelan's charming ink and watercolor paintings are the icing on the cake.
The end is near Book 9 of the #1 NY Times Bestselling series.
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Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan have encountered
some of the darkest aspects of history . . . and had to deal with
the role their family played. But are they ready for the truth? In
this thrilling ninth installment, Amy and Dan hit the high seas as
they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a
long lost treasure. However, the real prize isn't hidden in a
chest. It's the discovery of the Madrigals' most dangerous secret
and, even more shockingly, the true identity of the mysterious man
in black.
In this third and final installment in the enchanting Wing & Claw trilogy, Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park sends her young apothecary to the front lines of a fearsome battle, where he must rely on his talents and his friends to defend what he knows is right.
Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of Obsidia—directly threatening Raffa’s friends and family.
Now Raffa and his ragtag group of allies are preparing to confront the Chancellor’s armies in battle. Great beasts, small animals, and humans alike will be joining the fight, and Raffa’s heart yearns to prevent injuries—and worse—on both sides of the battle. After all, the Chancellor’s creatures will be fighting against their will. Can Raffa’s instincts for apothecary arts bring a tolerable resolution to an impossibly unfair fight?
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