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1	Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian more books like this by Sherman Alexie (Read by) $4.70 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Paddle-To-The-Sea more books like this by Holling Clancy Holling $4.69 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist A young Indian boy in Canada carves a little canoe with a figure inside and sets him on the snow just north of Lake Superior. When the snow melts the canoe, named Paddle-to-the-Sea, is off on a long trip through each of the Great Lakes, down the St. Lawrence River and into the Atlantic Ocean. This book chronicles its remarkable journey in words ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Forged by Fire more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper $2.48 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist When his mother leaves him at home while she goes to buy drugs, 3-year-old Gerald Nickelby accidentally starts a fire and is badly burned. Afterward, his mother is charged with child neglect and sentenced to jail, and Gerald is sent to live with his firm but loving Aunt Queen. Six years later, after his mother is released from jail and Aunt Queen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Mara, Daughter of the Nile more books like this by Eloise McGraw $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a spy in the royal palace of Thebes, in the days when Queen Hatshepsut ruled. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
5	High Tide in Hawaii more books like this by M Osborne $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to Hawaii, it's for more than a vacation--they're in search of a fourth kind of magic for Morgan. On the way they help an island community survive a tidal wave and, of course, take some time out to surf. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Colors of Us more books like this by Karen Katz $5.97 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin, and learns that brown comes in many different shades. Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| SVS
7	Cry the Beloved Country more books like this by Alan Paton $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Often called the most important South African novel, this is the story of love and courage in the face of injustice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Roll of thunder, hear my cry more books like this by Mildred D Taylor $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist 'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.' The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Thanksgiving on Thursday more books like this by M Osborne $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Jack and Annie are whisked back to 1620s Massachusetts where the Pilgrims and Native Americans are scheduled to feast together the next day. This story offers an age-appropriate, in-depth picture of what life was like for the early American settlers. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist In Potok's first novel, Danny Saunders must reconcile his rigidly repressive Hasidic heritage with his thirst for secular knowledge, and with his friendship with Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew. As always, Potok's primary concern is the way Jewish traditions often conflict with the values of contemporary society, and how a sensitive, thinking person ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Elijah of Buxton more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	City of the Beasts more books like this by Isabel Allende $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Accompanied by his grandmother, a writer for "International Geographic Magazine," 15-year-old Alexander Cold travels to the Amazon on a mission to uncover the legendary Yeti. Their exploration team also includes an anthropologist and a doctor and is lead by a local guide and his daughter, Nadia. Before long, Alexander finds himself bonding with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis $1.99 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Nine-year-old Kenny narrates this story about his middle-class, African-American family and their 1963 trip from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama. The trip's purpose is two-fold--to visit their grandmother, and to get Kenny's older brother away from the rough crowd he has been running with. Sadly, racism rears its ugly head as the family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Breaking Through more books like this by Francisco Jimenez $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Fourteen-year-old Francisco Jimenez and his family leave Mexico and arrive at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sisters not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Grandfather's Journey more books like this by Allen Say (Illustrator) $1.99 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Inspired by memories of his grandfather, author/illustrator Allen Say presents the true story of his family's ties to two very different countries. Beginning with his grandfather's first journey from Japan to the United States, Say describes how his grandfather adapted to life in America while still remembering and missing his native country. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Touching Spirit Bear more books like this by Ben Mikaelsen $2.40 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Cole Mattews has been violent and destructive for most of his 15 years, but when his beating of Peter Driscal results in brain damage, Cole is forced to face the consequences. Sent to an island in the harsh climes of Alaska, he must fend for himself for a year. Initially thinking that he can escape the island, the troubled teen is set upon by a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Lost horizon more books like this by James Hilton $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist A fantastic tale of adventure by the English novelist. Four Europeans travelling in the Far East find themselves stranded in a lost world when their plane goes off course near Nepal and is forced to land in a mysterious kingdom called Shangri-La. One of the four, a young Englishman named Conway, narrates the tale of their experiences, which become ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Very Last First Time more books like this by Jan Andrews, Ian Wallace (Illustrator) $2.89 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Eva, an Inuit girl, goes searching for shellfish under the ice, but she lingers too long and barely avoids disaster. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Devil's Arithmetic more books like this by Jane Yolen $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Bored during a Passover ceremony and tired of her grandfather's constant reflection on the Holocaust, 12-year-old Hannah finds her self transported through time from America in 1988 to Poland in 1942. There Hannah finds that she is no longer Hannah, but a girl named Chaya who is being sent to a concentration camp. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child more books like this by Francisco Jimenez $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist A collection of 12 short stories presented from the perspective of a young boy, in which the author narrates his childhood experiences growing up in a family of Mexican migrant farm workers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Whale Rider more books like this by Witi Ihimaera $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Though she is a girl, and young, Kahu is designated the Whale Rider in her Maori tribe. But the position also brings with it the honor of chiefdom. Kahu must prove that she is worthy. This novel by a Maori is the basis for a critically acclaimed film. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Grab Hands and Run more books like this by Frances Temple $28.00 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist Twelve-year-old Felipe, his eight-year-old sister, and their mother must flee El Salvador after his father, Jacinto, disappears. Following Jacinto's instructions to "grab hands and run" if anything ever happens to him, the three flee north to freedom in Canada. On their harrowing and frightening journey, they encounter people who use war to their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip more books like this by George Saunders, Lane Smith (Illustrator) $5.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist In the very small town of Frip--it contains only three houses--tiny creatures called gappers feed on the inhabitants' goats. A crisis erupts when the gappers all lay siege to the goats of one particular house. This illustrated novel by the author of PASTORALIA and CIVILWARLAND IN DEEP DECLINE is part fable for adults, part sophisticated children's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Darkness Before Dawn more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper $3.15 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist IN see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Year of the Dog more books like this by Grace Lin $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist The Year of the Dog is a humorous and poignant middle grade novel based on the author's true childhood adventures, interwoven with funny and often profound stories from her mother's life. Whimsical black and white illustrations by the author accompany the text. Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's life passions make this novel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| first editions \| SVS

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