Popular North American Messages.CHILDREN'S_LITERATURE_GENRE Books
Find messages.children's_literature_genre books written by authors from North America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (93)
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A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The 1997 Newbery Honor Book. Orphan must deal with cruelty, run away, Africa.
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A Parte Que Falta by Shel Silverstein, Alípio Correia De Franca Neto PT
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Le faltaba una parte y no era feliz.Por eso decidio buscar a la parte que le faltaba.Y mientras rodaba y rodaba cantaba esta cancion: "Estoy buscando la parte que me falta tra-la-ra tra-la-ra busco la parte que me falta..".... La siguiente fabula nos cuenta de una forma sencilla y emotiva todo lo que hallo, mostrandonos al mismo tiempo la propia naturaleza de la busqueda y la esencia de lasrelaciones humanas.
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A Stranger at Home : A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
The powerful memoir of an Inuvialuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school.
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesse... continue
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Adventure at Brimstone Hill by Carol Ottley-Mitchell EN
Country: North America / 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Description:
Mark, Kyle and Ingrid embark on their very first adventure as they follow a mischievous monkey through a secret passage at the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in St. Kitts. They find themselves transported to the 18th century, captured as spies and thrown into a fierce battle between the British and the French for this famous fort. About Brimstone HillBrimstone Hill is a UNESCO world heritage site located in St. Kitts. It was built by the English in the early 18th century to defend the island. It stands today as one of the best preserved historical fortifications in the Americas. www.bri... continue
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Alias Anna : A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood, Greg Dawson EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's son). She wouldn't be Zhanna. She'd use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Jewish girl, must leave behind her friends, her freedom, and her promising musical future at the world's top conservatory. With no time to say goodbye, Zhanna, her sister Frina, and their... continue
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Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Beezus keeps busy following her younger sister around and trying to prevent trouble.
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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Adored by generations of readers, this gorgeously illustrated classic tells a tale of youth, curiosity, and delight as a little girl and her mother make unexpected friends while picking blueberries in the Maine countryside. “All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.”—School Library Journal (starred review) Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother are picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanw... continue
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Charlotte's Web by Elwyn Brooks White EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely help of Templeton the rat, and a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grown up to be quite a pig. A time-honoured classic favourite.
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Coll and His White Pig by Lloyd Alexander EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A good-natured gardener of the Land of Prydain, aided by friends of the forest, rescues his white pig from his country's greatest enemy.