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6) Crusade
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. He burns with determination to strike down the infidel enemy.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
17th century Scotland. When her grandmother is accused of witchcraft, 14-year-old Maggie has to run for her life. Maggie runs straight into danger, falling into the hands of the English. Defying the king can be deadly, but falling into line is unthinkable.
8) Lost riders
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Taken to work in a strange country, Rashid and his little brother Shari cling to each other. They are separated and forced to become jockeys in the lucrative camel-racing business. Rashid soon begins to forget what life was like when he had a proper home. He almost begins to forget about Shari.
11) Kiss the dust
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The secret police are closing in. Tara and her family must flee to the mountains with only a few things they can carry. But their journey is only just beginning. Will anywhere feel like home again?
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
'Beautiful Bananas' is a picture book in the African folktale tradition. In it a girl sets off through the jungle to take a bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she meets a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, then apologize and replace them with various treats.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The British Army is circling the stronghold of the King of Abyssinia. Under orders from Queen Victoria, its mission is to rescue the British Envoy, held prisoner. Watching with terror and awe is the king's young son, Alamayu. He knows that his father is as brave as a lion, but how on earth can he stand against the foreigners?
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Having lived in Iraq, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of folk stories spiced with humour and the rose-scented enchantment. This is a collection of nine stories of boastful tailors, magical quests and lively animal tales, revealing the true, traditional heart of Iraq.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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12-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes. Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice...