Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
ISBN 0312535619 EAN: 9780312535612 Square Fish Paperback  
WB Price: $11.95
(9 to 14) Rifka dreams of a life in America, but she may never get there.Rifka and her family have fled Russia's brutal treatment of the Jews for a new life in America. But the path to freedom is full of terrible obstacles - the humiliating scrutiny of doctors and soldiers, and deadly typhus that strikes the entire family. Finally, when it seems that they have triumphed over every possible hardship, the doctors refuse to let Rifka board the ship to America - and her family must leave without her...19.46 cms L x 13.87 cms W (0.14 kgs) 148 pages

Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger
ISBN 0802774687 EAN 9780802774682 Walker Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (10 and up) 
Because of his fear of the sea, Li Lun, a young Chinese boy is banished to a distant mountain to learn to grow rice. He proves his courage as he fights the elements and his own loneliness to make his rice seedlings flourish where no one else has for generations. Newbery Honor Book.18 cms L x 13 cms W (0.09 kgs) 96 pages

The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden
ISBN 0312380038 EAN: 9780312380038 Square Fish Paperback 
WB Price: $11.95 (10 to 14) 
After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellini's newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand, a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker and his pal, Harry the Cat. The comic, sometimes tragic side of life in the city is brought into relief as the friends struggle to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand. Winner of the Newbery Honor Medal, 19.15 cms L x 13.34 cms W (0.12 kgs) 132 pages

Poppy by Avi
ISBN 0380727692 EAN 9780380727698 Harper Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (10 to 14) 
As ruler of Dimwood Forest, Ocax the hoot owl has promised to protect the mice occupying an abandoned farmhouse as long as they ask permission before "moving about." Poppy, a timid dormouse, is a loyal, obedient subject--until she sees Ocax devour her fiance. To prove that the intimidating ruler is a phony, Poppy embarks on a dangerous and eye-opening quest, which ends with her one-on-one battle with Ocax. Winner of the "Horn Book" Award.19 cms L x 13 cms W (0.13 kgs) 160 pages

Poppy's Return by Avi
ISBN 0060000147 EAN 9780060000141 Harper Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (9 to 12) 
There's trouble at Gray House, the girlhood home that Poppy left long ago. Poppy's family has called her back to save them all-mother, father, sisters and brothers, and dozens and dozens of deer mouse cousins. Poppy invites her rebellious son, Junior, to join her on the long trip across Dimwood Forest, hoping the journey will bring them closer together.  But with Junior's skunk pal, Mephitis, and Ereth, the cantankerous porcupine, in tow-sugared slug soup!-Poppy and Junior may be in for unexpected adventure.19.cms L x 13 cms W (0.23 kgs) 223 pages

The Secret School by Avi
ISBN 0152046992 EAN 9780152046996 Harcourt Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (10 to 14) 
More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a "secret school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she?In the spirit of "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Newbery Medal winner Avi creates an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny.19.35 cms L x 12.75 cms W (0.15 kgs) 157 pages

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
ISBN 0312369816 EAN: 9780312369811 Square Fish Paperback 
WB Price: $11.95 (9 to 14) 
Ten-year-old Winifred Foster's accidental encounter with the uncommon Tuck family, their hidden spring, and their extraordinary secret transforms her life and leads her to make a noteworthy decision. This anniversary edition features an in-depth interview in which the author takes a look at the story 25 years later. 19.41 cms L x 13.36 cms W (0.14 kgs) 148 pages

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
ISBN 0064408191 EAN 9780064408196 Harper Paperback  (10+)
WB Price: $10.95
Forced to leave her family at thirteen and marry someone she has never met ... Koly's parents have arranged a marriage for their only daughter and now, like many girls her age in India, she will leave home forever. She yearns to flee, but tradition dictates that it's too late to turn back. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed. Caught up in a current of tradition that threatens to sweep her toward a terrifying fate, Koly finds herself cast out, lost in a strange and cruel world. But sometimes, courage and hope can be more powerful than tradition, and fate can be taken into one's own hands. Books for the Teen Age 2001 and 2000 National Book Award Winner .19.9 cms L x 12.5 cms W (0.13 kgs) 192 pages

Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen-Mah
ISBN 0440228654 EAN: 9780440228653 Laurel Paperback (13 to 18)
WB Price: $11.95
Adeline Yen Mah tells the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.ALA Best Book for Young Adults and "Publisher's Weekly" Best Book of 1999. 17.48 cms L x 10.69 cms W (0.11 kgs) 224 pages

Chinese Cinderella And The Secret Dragon Society 
by Adeline Yen-Mah
EAN 9780060567361 Harper Paperback (10 to 16)WB Price: $11.95
During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings. The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. In Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Adeline tells the story of Chinese Cinderella, a young girl who, after being thrown out of her home, has no choice but to go out and seek her own destiny. Soon she meets up with a group of children, all orphaned but each from a different background, who live with an old lady called Grandma Wu. Under the guidance of Grandma Wu, CC is introduced to the exciting world of espionage as a part of the Chinese Resistance movement. And when CC and her new comrades take on a daring mission to rescue a crew of WWII American airmen, they prove that true bravery knows no age barrier.Based on a true-life incident during World War II. CC and the others bravely rescue a group of American pilots whose plane crashed after a bombing raid on Japan. 19.2 cms L x 13 cms W (0.16 kgs) 256 pages