Emil and the Great Escape

Emil and the Great Escape
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Boys
ISBN: 9780192776228

Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes. In this collection of stories Emil is up to his hilarious best and no-one is safe!

Emil's Clever Pig

Emil's Clever Pig
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2020
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780192776242

Whether he's teaching his pet pig to dance, being chased by a mad cow or wrestling a robber, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes.A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.

Emil and the Sneaky Rat

Emil and the Sneaky Rat
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Children's stories, Swedish
ISBN: 9780192776235

There's a rat running amok in Emil's house, and he's determined to capture it. But hiding the rat trap just under his father's bed probably isn't ideal . . . That's just the start of Emil's adventures, which, once begun, never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path.But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes.A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.

Emil and Karl

Emil and Karl
Author: Yankev Glatshteyn
Publisher: Square Fish
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250111951

Written in the form of a suspense novel, Emil and Karl draws readers into the dilemma faced by two young boys in Vienna--one Jewish, the other not--when they suddenly find themselves without homes or families on the eve of World War II. This unique work, written in 1938, was one of the first books for young readers describing the early days of what came to be known as the Holocaust. Published before the war and the full revelations of the Third Reich's persecution of Jews and other civilians, the book offers a fascinating look at life during this period and the moral challenges people faced under Nazism. It is also a taut, gripping, page-turner of the first order. Originally written in Yiddish, Emil and Karl is one of the most accomplished works of children's literature in this language, and the only book for young readers by Yankev Glatshteyn, a major American Yiddish poet, novelist, and essayist.

The Great Escape

The Great Escape
Author: Paul Brickhill
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1950
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780393325799

Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.

Away We Go

Away We Go
Author: Emil Ostrovski
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062238574

“A lyrical, raucous narrative interspersed with flyers, posters, and letters...the oscillation between [Noah’s] heartfelt interior thoughts and sometimes careless actions and words is both moving and infuriating-in other words, vividly human. An intelligent, thought-provoking exploration of living in spite of futility.” — Booklist (starred review) “Intellectual boys’ boarding school story meets near-future dystopia in this end-times tale. ...Noah and his friends form loving, believably complex relationships...witty.” — Kirkus Reviews “Noah is a nihilistic existentialist to the world, but inside he’s searching for something to reassure him that he is truly alive. His search for meaning is universal and will resonate with readers beginning to question their future.” — School Library Journal “The complex organization of this novel requires careful attention...Even so, brainy readers who want to see just how grim Holden Caulfield would get if he knew he was dying soon will find this to be a pretty accurate approximation.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Emil's Pranks

Emil's Pranks
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1989
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780670826599

Mischievous Emil tests out a pair of stilts, rides a horse, and goes on a sleigh ride, all with predictably disastrous results.

Indigo Blue

Indigo Blue
Author: Cathy Cassidy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2006-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101006994

Indigo's mum has had it with her boyfriend, and has moved her girls out of their cozy home and into "the flat from hell." Indie is not about to show anyone how it really feels, especially not her best friend, Jo. But the truth is, the neighborhood is bad, the heat's useless, and there's little to eat. It's hard for Indie to ignore such a drastic change—but with a little sister who's too small to understand and a mum who's feeling desperate, Indie is the one who's got to take charge.

The Last Green Valley

The Last Green Valley
Author: Mark Sullivan
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781503958746

"Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the author of the #1 bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a new historical novel inspired by one family's incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph. In late March 1944, as Stalin's forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear's intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves--murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect "pure-blood" Germans? The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century. But after already living under Stalin's horrifying regime, Emil and Adeline decide they must run in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the Soviets and go in search of freedom. Caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to pursue their hope of immigrating to the West, the Martels' story is a brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family's incredible will to survive and see their dreams realized.