culture conflict

Fourteen-year-old Thandi Sobukwe must say goodbye to all her friends and family in South Africa when her father accepts a position in Buena Vista, California; but adjusting to a new life in a different culture proves to be difficult for the young girl.

Describes the cultures of certain indigenous peoples, such as the Bushmen of the Kalahari and the forest people of Borneo, and examines how such cultures are threatened and changed by the encroachment of modern civilization.

Lyddie, the wife of successful whaler Edward Berry, finds her life turned upside down after her husband is lost at sea, forcing her to rebuild her identity and adapt to life as a widow, while struggling to keep her property out of the hands of her closest male relative.

Presents a look at name calling and bullying in schools, as a wide range of students discuss racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and more.

Maria Isabel must find a way to fit in with her new classmates in the U.S. yet still remain proud of her heritage.

Provides a collection of essays that examines how White American culture consistently and repeatedly takes aspects of African American culture for definition of their own.

Describes the people and politics of Africa focusing on four countries of special interest to the U.S.

After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. One day he commits the crime of falling in love with Julia. They try to escape Big Brother's listening and viewing devices, but, of course, nobody can really escape.

Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.