With spare, sure strokes evoking the customs and language of Thailand, the acclaimed author of THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS tells the graceful tale of a young artist’s coming of age."Your trembling is good
"A quiet, lyrical story that sensitively explores issues of friendship and being true to oneself." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALWhen Mina, a self-professed "girlie-girl," discovers that she excels at trac
"A compelling sequel to THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS. . . . Handles a perennial topic with poignancy and grace." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALOy lives in America now, but she loves learning traditional Thai dan
In 1960s Czechoslovakia, Patrik participates in and rebels against the communist regime, knowing that anyone could become an enemy in the blink of an eye.Fourteen-year-old Patrik rebels against the co
An ancient calendar comes to an end in 2012-- and many predict the world will end with it. Can one Mayan girl make a difference?Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. Like her m
"A fine novel for early independent readers that conveys lots of information - about Thailand and making friends." - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWIn Thailand she was named Oy, but here
Set in the volatile Rhodesia of the 1960s, this dramatic story, narrated from alternating viewpoints, tells of an interracial friendship tested.Like his best friend, Blessing — a Shona boy whose fathe
A Chinese-American girl longs for friendship with a classmate adopted from China in this subtle, insightful middle-grade novel.Ginny is sure the new girl in her second-grade class will be her best fri
Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. Like her mother and grandmother, she weaves stories of her people onto blouses, ensuring that the age-old traditions continue. But new inf
The ancient Axumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was possibly the first nation in the world to convert to Christianity. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica
