Lowry, Lois

"Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden."--.

"From two-time Newbery medalist . . . Lois Lowry comes [poetry on] the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of four novels that looks at a dystopian, futuristic world.

Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.

Anastasia, feeling she is misunderstood by everyone, buys a bust of Freud and starts having "sessions" with it.

Seemingly a girl who has everything, Natalie, at seventeen, goes in pursuit of her real mother.

"This complete guide to Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books presents the most distinguished contributions to American children's literature over the past ninety-plus years"--.

Told in two voices, two outcasts in an Iron Age village befriend each other, as disabled, orphaned Varick helps Estrild achieve her dream of becoming the first female warrior. Inspired by the Windeby bog body.

In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.