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  • Homeless Bird

    A National Book Award Winner

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Parade of Shadows

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    At the dawn of the Young Turk Revolution, an English girl goes on the adventure of a lifetimeFor years Julia has stared at her globe, dreaming of countries on the other side of the earth. In 1907, when her father is assigned to go on a diplomatic mission to the exotic Ottoman Empire, Julia begs him not to leave her alone in the house that has been empty since her mother died. Although Julia is ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Goodbye, Vietnam

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    "When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Chu Ju's House

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    One girl too many . . .When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go.Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    After her father's death, a girl adjusts to life away from the river she lovesThe river is where Lily's father taught her to fish; it is where she played all summer; it is what sang her to sleep at night in their cabin. But when her father dies while fishing, it is the river that Lily blames. Unable to make ends meet, she and her mother sell their cabin and move into town to live above the family ... Leer más

    $6.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Clearing in the Forest

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    An elderly woman and a young boy team up to save the countrysideOld Frances Crawford is looking for wild mushrooms when she hears the gunshot. A few minutes later, the teenage hunter blunders into her clearing, two dead rabbits over his shoulder. As an apology for hunting on her land, Wilson offers her one of the rabbits, and Frances is happy to take it. She hasn't been able to afford meat for ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Turning

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    As the Soviet Union crumbles, one ballerina dreams of ParisIt is 1991, and revolution is coming to the Soviet Union, but in Leningrad, life goes on as it always has. Food is scarce and luxuries are few, but for a young dancer named Tanya, life is a beautiful dream. She dances all day and all night, performing on the stage of the greatest theater in Russia. Her family has sacrificed everything for ... Leer más

    $6.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • That Wild Berries Should Grow

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    In the depths of the Depression, a young girl goes to live in the countryAlthough the Depression has destroyed Detroit's economy, Elsa cannot imagine living anywhere else. She loves her friends, her family, and the hustle and bustle of the great industrial city. But when a mysterious illness forces her to miss half of fifth grade, her parents take drastic action and send her to stay with her ... Leer más

    $6.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Wanigan

    A Life on the River

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    To save his family, a logger goes down the river—and brings along his wife and daughterWhen Annabel's father sells their house in Detroit, she is thrilled by the idea of life on a farm. But when they reach their little plot of land, she sees that her daddy has been swindled. The rocky ground is hard and unforgiving, and nothing will grow there. Ruined, her father has no choice but to take the only ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Indian School

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    Ilustraciones de Gabriela Dellosso ...
    A critically acclaimed historical novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird.When shy ten-year-old Lucy comes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school, she's surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on the children. Why, she wonders, should the Indians have to do all the changing? And why is her aunt so strict with them?Then a ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Impossible Journey

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    Series Libro 2 - Russian Saga
    One Russian night in 1934, Marya and Georgi's parents disappear. Despite high risks, Katya and Misha had spoken against the government. The children, alone and desperate, fear the worst. Will they ever see their parents again?But all it takes is one crumpled letter to give Marya and Georgi hope and send them on a dangerous mission to reunite their family. They must steal away in the dark of night, ... Leer más

    $14.49 USD

  • Angel on the Square

    de Gloria Whelan ...
    Series Libro 1 - Russian Saga
    From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes “an absorbing saga”* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution.Gripping, accessible historical fiction that's perfect for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein.In the fall of 1914, safe behind palace walls, Katya Ivanova sees ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro