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KERR, JUDITH
WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT
“The repercussions of Nazism seen
through a child’s personalizing perspective
and recalled with autobiographical
verity.” —Kirkus. “This book is an
exploration of family solidarity in a time
of personal crisis. An engrossing and
sensitive narrative.” —The Horn Book
Rec: AN, BL, H, K, LC, SLJH, W
5 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 1997
978-0-698-11589-7 $5.99
KESSLER, CHRISTINA
OUR SECRET, SIRI AANG
“Told from the viewpoint of a Masai girl
in Kenya today, this novel brings close
the painful conflict between the traditional
and modern in a changing world.
In the exciting opening scene Namelok,
12, witnesses the birth of a baby rhinoceros
in the bush and vows to keep it secret
to protect the animals from dangerous
poachers. Her other secret is getting
her period, which she keeps to herself
to delay the painful traditional initiation
ceremony and arranged marriage…Kessler
has spent many years in Kenya, and
she writes with authority about both the
wildlife and the cultural struggle.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, C, K, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 240 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240840-7 $7.99
KINDL, PATRICE
GOOSE CHASE
“While the story bares only slight resemblance
to the classic “Goose Girl,” other
tales are added to the mix: the girl’s
magical hair grows very long and she
wears glass slippers. Kindl’s writing is full
of imagery and alliteration, and is peppered
with old-fashioned and nonsense
words that add to the fun. With its touch
of romance, this coming-of-age story will
appeal to teens who enjoy fantasy based
on fairy tales.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, PWH, SLJ
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 224 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230208-8 $5.99
Sally Keehn
ANNA SUNDAY
“In 1863, as the Civil War rages, Anna
Sunday, a motherless 12-year-old
disguised as a boy, bravely sets out with
her younger brother from her Pennsylvania
home into Rebel territory to find
their father, a Union soldier who has
been shot…Frequent twists and turns
in the plot, along with the camouflaged
heroine’s coming of age, will likely hold
readers’ interest.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 3/4 272 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240026-5 $6.99
THE FIRST HORSE I SEE
“A typical girl-and-her-horse story is
transformed by Keehn into a novel
about pain, loss, love, forgiveness, and
redemption.” —Kirkus “Fast-moving
and complex. Willo is a resilient and
believable heroine with whom readers
will empathize.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJH, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2000
978-0-698-11867-6 $6.99
I AM REGINA
The cabin door crashes open-and in
a few minutes Regina’s life changes
forever. Allegheny Indians murder her
father and brother, burn their Pennsylvania
home to the ground, and take
Regina captive. Only her mother, who
is away from home, is safe. Torn from
her family, Regina longs for the past,
but she must begin a new life. She
becomes Tskinnak, who learns to catch
fish, dance the Indian dance, and speak
the Indian tongue. As the years go by,
her new people become her family…but
she never stops wondering about her
mother. Will they ever meet again? “A
first-person narrative based on the true
story of a young woman held by Indians
from 1755-1763, related with all the
impact of a hard-hitting documentary…
Wonderful reading.” —School Library
Journal
Rec: K, PW, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 3/4 240 pp. 2001
978-0-698-11920-8 $6.99
MOON OF TWO DARK HORSES
“Like the simplistic Disney film Pocahontas,
this story of friendship between
a Native American boy and a white
settler boy is launched from a sliver of
a historical incident. But unlike Disney,
Keehn has produced an acutely insightful,
complex, and deeply moving tale.
Coshmoo, a Delaware, and Daniel are
longtime friends, but when the British
and the Senecas try to lure the neutral
Delawares into war with the settlers, the
boys’ alliance becomes dangerous…An
intricately layered and culturally and
historically enlightening book.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, PWH, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11949-9 $5.99
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