Dia Calhoun
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and the way of life she loves is threatened.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After his parents' death, his own near-drowning, and months in foster care, twelve-year-old Eckhart Lyon moves to his Uncle Al's orchard on trial but yearns for a real home, and with new friend Eva's help he sets out on a quest to atone and prove himself worthy like his hero, Sir Gawain.
4) Aïda
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of Verdi's opera in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved.
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
We all love the fairy tales we grew up on, creating a world in which good always wins over evil, where those whose hearts are true and who do the right thing come out on top. But, grown-up competition for success is rough, even cutthroat, and we've often heard that nice guys finish last.
Not according to Howard Behar, whose career as one of the three leaders who built the Starbucks organization most definitely proves that nice guys finish first. In...