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Category: Middle-Grade

Review: Emilio by Sophie Masson (Through My Eyes series)

Through My Eyes: Emilio, written by Sophie Masson (series editor Lyn White, Allen & Unwin, 2014)Emilio
written by Sophie Masson
Through My Eyes series – editor Lyn White
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A Mixed Bag of Great Books for Refugee Week

Refugee Week (UK) - logoToday sees the beginning of Refugee Week here in the UK. More than ever we need to be nurturing compassion and empathy in our children so that they grow up able to recognise the toxicity of xenophobia …

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IBBY Review: Paperboy by Vince Vawter

Paperboy by Vince Vawter (Delacorte Press, 2014)

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

Every two years, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) chooses outstanding books for and about young people …

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Interview: Sita Brahmachari

MWD interview with author Sita BrahmachariAuthor Sita Brahmachari‘s latest book is Car Wash Wish, her second novella for Barrington Stoke, a UK publisher who specialise in making books accessible to struggling readers, with a special emphasis on dyslexia. It’s an inter-generational …

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Revisited: Where the Steps Were by Andrea Cheng

Where the Steps Were, by Andrea Cheng (Wordsong, 2008)Where the Steps Were
by Andrea Cheng
(Wordsong, 2008)

 

Where the Steps Were is a story told in verse by five third-grade students in an inner-city school, who all come under the …

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Escaping Conflict, Seeking Peace: Picture books that relate refugee stories, and their importance

This article was a presentation given at the 2012 IBBY Congress in London, first posted here and developed from a PaperTigers.org Personal View, “Caught up in Conflict: Refugee stories about and for young people“.
A bibliography with links to relevant websites is listed by title can be …

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Revisited: The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix (Holiday House, 2009)

 

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust
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Revisited: A Refugee Diary series – Hamzat’s Journey

Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary, written by Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan (Frances Lincoln, 2009)

Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary
written by Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan
(Frances Lincoln, 2009)

 

Hamzat’s Journey is the third book in …

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Revisited: A Refugee Diary series – Mohammed’s Journey and Gervalie’s Journey

Two books from the Refugee Diary series: 'Mohammed’s Journey' and 'Gervelie’s Journey' written by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young, illustrated by June Allan (Frances Lincoln, 2009 and 2008)

Mohammed’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

Gervelie’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

written by Anthony Robinson and …

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Review: Where I Belong by Tara White

Where I Belong by Tara White (Tradewind Books, 2014 (Canada)/2015 (UK and US))
Where I Belong

by Tara White
(Tradewind Books, 2014 (Canada)/2015 (US & UK))

 

Sixteen-year-old Carrie tells her story of what happened in the summer of 1990, when …

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