Bibliography:
Farmer, Nancy. 2002. The House of the Scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689852223.
Plot Summary:
Matteo Alacran is definitely not like other kids. He spends the first part of his childhood hidden away and cared for by a housekeeper named Celia. Once he is discovered by children from the “Big House”, he spends [...]
Bibliography:
Yang, Gene Luen. 2006. American Born Chinese. Ill. by Lark Pien. New York: First Second. ISBN: 9781596431522.
Plot Summary:
Jin Wang is trying to fit in with his peers at his new middle school and makes a new friend with Wei-Chen, another new student from Taiwan. The Monkey King desperately wants to fit in with the other [...]
Bibliography:
Patron, Susan. 2006. The Higher Power of Lucky. Ill. by Matt Phelan. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9781416901945.
Plot Summary:
Lucky is a ten year old girl who has lost her mother, gained a guardian, holds several jobs in her small desert town, and is searching for her Higher Power. Lucky frequently overhears the [...]
Bibliography:
Cushman, Karen. 1995. The Midwife’s Apprentice. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books; Made available electronically by NetLibrary, p1996.
Plot Summary:
The story opens with a young girl who is orphaned, homeless, and has no name. She is eventually called Brat, then Beetle, and finally through her trials and tribulations deems herself worthy of a real given name, Alyce. [...]
Bibliography:
Cushman, Karen. 1995. The Midwife’s Apprentice. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books; Made available electronically by NetLibrary, p1996.
Plot Summary:
The story opens with a young girl who is orphaned, homeless, and has no name. She is eventually called Brat, then Beetle, and finally through her trials and tribulations deems herself worthy of a real given name, Alyce. [...]