Setsuko’s Secret is an intense, personal chronicle of the unconscionable internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Soon after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized Executive Order 9066,... Read More

In the short stories of Scholastique Mukasonga’s "Igifu", exiled Tutsis struggle to survive and thrive in the aftermath of the Rwandan revolution. Tutsis, Rwanda’s long-oppressed ethnic group, have often suffered harassment,... Read More

In François Dominique’s esoteric novel "Aseroë", a man ponders life, death, and the in between. Mushrooms are an ancient, inexplicable life form. Their boundary-defying nature inspires François to undertake a study of the limit and... Read More

A struggling woman realizes that even small lives have meaning in Vigdis Hjorth’s novel "Long Live the Post Horn!" The discovery of her old diary and a coworker’s suicide make Ellinor realize how stagnant her life is. She feels like... Read More

As a record of post-war tribulation, Api’s Berlin Diaries is a poignant social history; as a search for an elusive, multifaceted grandfather, it’s a fascinating labyrinth. In her eloquent memoir, Api’s Berlin Diaries, Gabrielle... Read More

Learn the logic behind strange creature names through this collection of humorous, clever, and often downright absurd monikers from the animal kingdom. Interactive notes, glossaries, and activities make this a fun choice for... Read More

Based on a true story, Matthew John Echan’s novel "God*s Will" probes religious fanaticism, and the suffering inflicted in its name. Fourteen-year-old Sam is told by his adoptive mother than he’s going to spend some time with his... Read More

Hayley Chewins’s fantasy novel "The Sisters of Straygarden Place" is filled with magic and danger—and love that overcomes all. The Ballastian sisters seem to have everything they need, including a magic house that feeds them. But... Read More