Patricia McCormick

"It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had put his papers in order--and left a few notes specifically for Hitlers men to see. Two SS agents climbed the stairs and told the boyish-looking Bonhoeffer to come with them. He calmly said good-bye to his parents, put his Bible under his arm, and left. Upstairs there was proof, in his own handwriting, that this quiet...

U pyatnadtsatiletney Kelli net druzey, ee brat bolen, svyaz s materyu ochen neprochna, a ottsa ona uzhe ne videla mnogo nedel - i u nih est obschiy sekret. A esche u Kelli est vsepogloschayuschaya, svyazyvayuschaya po rukam i nogam bol. Zaglushit kotoruyu sposoben tolko porez. Nedostatochno glubokiy, chtoby umeret, no dostatochno glubokiy, chtoby perestat voobsche chto-libo chuvstvovat. Seychas Kelli v «More i pihty» - reabilitatsionnom tsentre,...

While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.

"For generations, Mevan and her family lived in their beloved Kurdistan. But when they are forced to flee by the Iraqi government, Mevan must leave everything behind. Her family travels from country to country in search of safety; and with each stop, Mevan feels more and more alone. Until . . . a stranger's gift changes everything. Based on Mevan Babakar's own childhood, this is a moving reminder of how powerful just one act of kindness can be."--...

"Malala retells her story of speaking out for girls' education rights for chapter book readers"-- Provided by publisher.