New Titles

LA-2997 *H+ The red pencil [Bookset] /

Pinkney, Andrea Davis,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
Date Published:2014

LA-2996 *H+ The sandcastle girls : a novel [Bookset] /

Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-


"Includes a note from the author commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide"--Back cover. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. This tale travels between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915 and Bronxville, New York, in 2012, a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke College, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The First World War is spreading across Europe, and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British Army in Egypt, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought, but when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss, and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.
Date Published:2015

"Includes a note from the author commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide"--Back cover. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. This tale travels between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915 and Bronxville, New York, in 2012, a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke College, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The First World War is spreading across Europe, and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British Army in Egypt, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought, but when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss, and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.

Date Published:2015

LA-2995 *H+ The hundred-year walk : an Armenian odyssey [Bookset] /

MacKeen, Dawn Anahid,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Presents the inspiring story of a young Armenian's harrowing escape from genocide and of his granddaughter's quest to retrace his steps.
Date Published:2017

LA-2994 A sea of lemon trees : the corrido of Roberto Alvarez [Bookset] /

Águila, María Dolores,


"When injustice grows, resistance blooms."--Cover. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "Twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez is the youngest of his siblings, born on United States soil. He's el futuro, their dream for a life away from the fire of the Mexican Revolution. Moved by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican propaganda, the Lemon Grove school board and chamber of commerce create a separate 'Americanization' school for the Mexican children attending the Lemon Grove Grammar School. But the new Olive Street School is an old barn retrofitted for the children forced to attend a segregated school. Amid threats of deportation, the Comité de Vecinos risk everything to stand their ground and, with the support of the Mexican Consulate, choose Roberto as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the school board in this vivid and uplifting novel in verse based on true events."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

"When injustice grows, resistance blooms."--Cover. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "Twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez is the youngest of his siblings, born on United States soil. He's el futuro, their dream for a life away from the fire of the Mexican Revolution. Moved by anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican propaganda, the Lemon Grove school board and chamber of commerce create a separate 'Americanization' school for the Mexican children attending the Lemon Grove Grammar School. But the new Olive Street School is an old barn retrofitted for the children forced to attend a segregated school. Amid threats of deportation, the Comité de Vecinos risk everything to stand their ground and, with the support of the Mexican Consulate, choose Roberto as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the school board in this vivid and uplifting novel in verse based on true events."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

LA-2993 *H+ Under the naga tail : a true story of survival, bravery, and escape from the Cambodian genocide [Bookset] /

Taing, Mae Bunseng,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors--supposed freedom fighters who turned against their own people. Mae risks torture and death to escape into the dark tropical jungles, trekking across a relentless wilderness crawling with soldiers. When Mae is able to overcome unthinkable odds in the hopes of reuniting with his family, fate takes a cruel turn as he flees war-torn Cambodia. He becomes trapped as a refugee with thousands of others on the ancient temple mountain, Preah Vihear, a place surrounded by countless deadly landmines. Caught up in the terror once more, it is only his willpower to survive and dreams of a better country that give Mae the strength to face the dangers ahead. This gripping and inspiring memoir, written with Mae's son, James, is not merely an incredible story of survival, but a testament to the human spirit's capacity in us all to endure and prevail in spite of great adversity. Under the Naga Tail will find its place among the most epic true stories of personal triumph." -- Book Jacket.
Date Published:2023

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors--supposed freedom fighters who turned against their own people. Mae risks torture and death to escape into the dark tropical jungles, trekking across a relentless wilderness crawling with soldiers. When Mae is able to overcome unthinkable odds in the hopes of reuniting with his family, fate takes a cruel turn as he flees war-torn Cambodia. He becomes trapped as a refugee with thousands of others on the ancient temple mountain, Preah Vihear, a place surrounded by countless deadly landmines. Caught up in the terror once more, it is only his willpower to survive and dreams of a better country that give Mae the strength to face the dangers ahead. This gripping and inspiring memoir, written with Mae's son, James, is not merely an incredible story of survival, but a testament to the human spirit's capacity in us all to endure and prevail in spite of great adversity. Under the Naga Tail will find its place among the most epic true stories of personal triumph." -- Book Jacket.

Date Published:2023

LA-2992 *H+ Shake hands with the devil : the failure of humanity in Rwanda /

Dallaire, Roméo.


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. My father told me three things -- "Rwanda, that's in Africa isn't it?" -- "Check out Rwanda and you're in charge" -- Enemies holding hands -- The clock is ticking -- The first milestones -- The shadow force -- Assassination and ambush -- Easter without a resurrection of hope -- An explosion at Kigali Airport -- To go or to stay? -- Lack of resolution -- Accountants of the slaughter -- The turquoise invasion -- Too much, too late. A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed to rescue thousands of people despite the orgy of bloodletting that was erupting all around them.
Date Published:2005

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. My father told me three things -- "Rwanda, that's in Africa isn't it?" -- "Check out Rwanda and you're in charge" -- Enemies holding hands -- The clock is ticking -- The first milestones -- The shadow force -- Assassination and ambush -- Easter without a resurrection of hope -- An explosion at Kigali Airport -- To go or to stay? -- Lack of resolution -- Accountants of the slaughter -- The turquoise invasion -- Too much, too late. A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed to rescue thousands of people despite the orgy of bloodletting that was erupting all around them.

Date Published:2005

LA-2991 The Anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet [Bookset] /

Green, John, 1977-,


Previously published in May 2021; this edition contains additional content. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "You'll never walk alone" -- Humanity's temporal range -- Halley's comet -- Our capacity for wonder -- Lascaux cave paintings -- Scratch 'n' sniff stickers -- Diet Dr Pepper -- Velociraptors -- Canada geese -- Teddy bears -- The hall of presidents -- Air-conditioning -- Staphylococcus aureus -- The internet -- Academic decathlon -- Sunsets -- Jerzy Dudek's performance on May 25, 2005 -- Penguins of Madagascar -- Piggly wiggly -- The Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest -- CNN -- Harvey -- The yips -- Auld lang syne -- Googling strangers -- Indianapolis -- Kentucky bluegrass -- The Indianapolis 500 -- Monopoly -- Super Mario kart -- Bonneville salt flats -- Hiroyuki Doi's circle drawings -- Whispering -- Viral meningitis -- Plague -- Wintry mix -- The hot dogs of BÃîjarins Beztu Pylsur -- The notes app -- The mountain goats -- The QWERTY keyboard -- The world's largest ball of paint -- Sycamore trees -- "New partner" -- Three farmers on their way to a dance -- Postscript -- Post-postscript -- The orbital sunrise -- The ginkgo tree. "The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world"--Back cover.
Date Published:2023

Previously published in May 2021; this edition contains additional content. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "You'll never walk alone" -- Humanity's temporal range -- Halley's comet -- Our capacity for wonder -- Lascaux cave paintings -- Scratch 'n' sniff stickers -- Diet Dr Pepper -- Velociraptors -- Canada geese -- Teddy bears -- The hall of presidents -- Air-conditioning -- Staphylococcus aureus -- The internet -- Academic decathlon -- Sunsets -- Jerzy Dudek's performance on May 25, 2005 -- Penguins of Madagascar -- Piggly wiggly -- The Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest -- CNN -- Harvey -- The yips -- Auld lang syne -- Googling strangers -- Indianapolis -- Kentucky bluegrass -- The Indianapolis 500 -- Monopoly -- Super Mario kart -- Bonneville salt flats -- Hiroyuki Doi's circle drawings -- Whispering -- Viral meningitis -- Plague -- Wintry mix -- The hot dogs of BÃîjarins Beztu Pylsur -- The notes app -- The mountain goats -- The QWERTY keyboard -- The world's largest ball of paint -- Sycamore trees -- "New partner" -- Three farmers on their way to a dance -- Postscript -- Post-postscript -- The orbital sunrise -- The ginkgo tree. "The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world"--Back cover.

Date Published:2023

LA-2990 *H+ The cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival [Bookset] /

Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Map of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Region -- 1992 -- 1993: Summer -- 1993-1994: Winter -- 1994: Summer -- 1994: Autumn -- 1995: Spring -- 1995: Summer -- 1998. In Bihać , Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.
Date Published:2020

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Map of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Region -- 1992 -- 1993: Summer -- 1993-1994: Winter -- 1994: Summer -- 1994: Autumn -- 1995: Spring -- 1995: Summer -- 1998. In Bihać , Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.

Date Published:2020

LA-2989 *H+ Silenced voices : reclaiming memories from the Guatemalan genocide [Bookset] /

Leon, Pablo,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Langley Park, Maryland, 2013. Brothers José and Charlie know very little about their mother's life in Guatemala, until José grows curious about the ongoing genocide trial of Efrain Rios Montt. At first his mother, Clara, shuts his questions down. But as the trial progresses, she begins to open up to her sons about a time in her life that she's left buried for years. Petén, Guatemala, 1982. Sisters Clara and Elena hear about the armed conflict every day, but the violence somehow seems far away from their small village. But the day the fight comes to their doorstep, the sisters are separated and are forced to flee through the mountains, leaving them to wonder...Have their paths diverged forever?
Date Published:2025

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Langley Park, Maryland, 2013. Brothers José and Charlie know very little about their mother's life in Guatemala, until José grows curious about the ongoing genocide trial of Efrain Rios Montt. At first his mother, Clara, shuts his questions down. But as the trial progresses, she begins to open up to her sons about a time in her life that she's left buried for years. Petén, Guatemala, 1982. Sisters Clara and Elena hear about the armed conflict every day, but the violence somehow seems far away from their small village. But the day the fight comes to their doorstep, the sisters are separated and are forced to flee through the mountains, leaving them to wonder...Have their paths diverged forever?

Date Published:2025

LA-2988 *H+ First they killed my father : a daughter of Cambodia remembers [Bookset] /

Ung, Loung.


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Phnom Penh -- The Ung family -- Takeover -- Evacuation -- Seven-day walk -- Krang Truop -- Waiting station -- Anglungthmor -- Ro Leap -- Labor camps -- New Year's -- Keav -- Pa -- Ma's little monkey -- Leaving home -- Child soldiers -- Gold for chicken -- The last gathering -- The walls crumble -- The Youn invasion -- The first foster family -- Flying bullets -- Khmer Rouge attack -- The execution -- Back to Bat Deng -- From Cambodia to Vietnam -- Lam Sing Refugee Camp. From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.
Date Published:2000

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Phnom Penh -- The Ung family -- Takeover -- Evacuation -- Seven-day walk -- Krang Truop -- Waiting station -- Anglungthmor -- Ro Leap -- Labor camps -- New Year's -- Keav -- Pa -- Ma's little monkey -- Leaving home -- Child soldiers -- Gold for chicken -- The last gathering -- The walls crumble -- The Youn invasion -- The first foster family -- Flying bullets -- Khmer Rouge attack -- The execution -- Back to Bat Deng -- From Cambodia to Vietnam -- Lam Sing Refugee Camp. From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.

Date Published:2000

LA-2987 A world without summer : a volcano erupts, a creature awakens, and the sun goes out [Bookset] /

Day, Nicholas, 1991-,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "A narrative nonfiction account that explores how Mount Tambora's eruption in 1815 affected the global climate and inspired Mary Shelley's work"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

LA-2986 *H+ Never fall down : a novel [Bookset] /

McCormick, Patricia, 1956-,


"This is a work of fiction based on a true story"--Copyright page. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. "Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge"--
Date Published:2014

LA-2985 *H+ Girl at war : a novel [Bookset] /

Nović, Sara, 1987-,


"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 2015"--Title page verso. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. In 1991, Ana Juri is a ten-year-old, living with her family in Croatia's capital. But that year, civil war breaks out across Yugoslavia, splintering her idyllic childhood. When the war arrives at her doorstep, Ana must find her way in a dangerous world. Ten years later, Ana is a college student living in Manhattan. Though she has tried to move on from her past, she can't escape her memories of war secrets she keeps even from those closest to her. Haunted by the events that forever changed her family, Ana returns to Croatia after a decade away, hoping to make peace with the place she once called home. As she faces her ghosts, she must come to terms with her country's difficult history and the events that had interrupted her childhood years.
Date Published:2016

"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 2015"--Title page verso. Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. In 1991, Ana Juri is a ten-year-old, living with her family in Croatia's capital. But that year, civil war breaks out across Yugoslavia, splintering her idyllic childhood. When the war arrives at her doorstep, Ana must find her way in a dangerous world. Ten years later, Ana is a college student living in Manhattan. Though she has tried to move on from her past, she can't escape her memories of war secrets she keeps even from those closest to her. Haunted by the events that forever changed her family, Ana returns to Croatia after a decade away, hoping to make peace with the place she once called home. As she faces her ghosts, she must come to terms with her country's difficult history and the events that had interrupted her childhood years.

Date Published:2016

LA-2984 *H+ Forgotten fire [Bookset] /

Bagdasarian, Adam.


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2001. School Library Journal, December 2000. Horn Book Starred, November 2000. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2002. Publisher's Weekly, October 2000. Booklist, March 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2001. Book Report, March 2001. The story of how Vahan Kenderian survived the Turkish massacre of the Armenians in 1915. This is a fictionalized account of the author's great-uncle's story of his experience of the Armenian genocide when he was a boy of twelve.
Date Published:2000

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2001. School Library Journal, December 2000. Horn Book Starred, November 2000. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2002. Publisher's Weekly, October 2000. Booklist, March 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2001. Book Report, March 2001. The story of how Vahan Kenderian survived the Turkish massacre of the Armenians in 1915. This is a fictionalized account of the author's great-uncle's story of his experience of the Armenian genocide when he was a boy of twelve.

Date Published:2000