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| Young Marta's life in Budapest has been shattered by the Second World War. Thanks to the courage of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg her family may have a chance of survival |
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| Young readers will be comforted when Crow Girl survives the loss of the only person who loves her and goes on to create her own family from those whom she befriends and grows to love.
by Danish author Bodil Bredsdorff |
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| Growing up in a concentration camp David escapes to find refuge in Denmark. An inspiring story of a brave boy's search for freedom. |
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| A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944.
A sensitive portrait of a remarkable young girl and her family. by Aranka Siegal (her story) |
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| When Benny Grunfeld was 16 years old, he and his family were forced from their home and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. This is his story. by Benny Grunfeld hardcover |
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| The Screech Owls are off to Stockholm. Read about their adventures as they learn the differences between European and American hockey.
Kidnapped in Sweden is the fifth book in the Screech Owl series. |
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| The story centers on the theft of Mjollnir, the god Thor's magical war hammer, by the giant Thrym. Without the hammer, the gods are vulnerable to an attack from the giants, which means that Thor will do anything to get it back, including cross-dressing as Freya, the goddess of love, and presenting himself to Thrym, disguised as the giant's potential bride. Thor's story is told by Thialfi, Thor's goat boy, who manages to save the day. |
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| Everything in twelve-year-old Marit’s normal life changes when Norway her native country becomes occupied by Nazi Germany, putting them at war for the first time in more than one hundred years. The story begins with a literal bang as Marit is awakened from her peaceful dreaming to the sound of the Nazi invasion outside her window. by Mary Casanova hardcover |
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| The story of an 11 year old boy during WWII in Poland who is forced to take refuge in an abandoned building at 78 Bird Street. A story of courage and bravery and the will to overcome cruelty and injustice. by Uri Orlev hardcover |
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n the quiet hour before dawn, anything can happen. Doucette can dream of being a creature of flight and magic, of wearing a swan skin like her older sisters. But she must run the castle household while her sisters learn to weave spells. Her dream of flying is exactly that . . . until the day she discovers her own hidden birthright. Sudden, soaring freedom—it is a wish come true. Yet, not even magic can protect against every danger, especially when the heart is involved. As she struggles to find her own way in the world, Doucette risks losing the one person she loves most of all. by Heather Tomlinson hardcover |
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| When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable. But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: he will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. |
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