Books in Award Young Readers series

I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school. Raised in a changing Pakistan by an enlightened father from a poor background and a beautiful, illiterate mother from a political family, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. I Am Malala tells her story of bravery and determination in the face of extremism, detailing the daily challenges of growing up in a world transformed by terror. Written for her peers with critically acclaimed author Patricia McCormick, this important book is about the value of speaking out against intolerance and hate. Its a message of hope from one girl who dreams of education for every girl in every country.

At-level fiction for ages 8 to 11 Content is historical, contemporary, Judaica, humorous Free teachers' guides available at www.orcabook.com Praise for Going Places "Tremendously written...Young readers will learn about team work, cooperation, competition, success and failure"--Resource Links, February 2009 This collection includes the following titles. To read book details, see the Orca Young Readers category to the left. Addison Addley and the Things That Aren't There Addison Addley and the Trick of the Eye Addy's Race After Peaches The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw Chance and the Butterfly Colette and the Silver Samovar Cursed A Different Game Going Places Hoop Crazy I Owe You One Jake Reynolds: Chicken or Eagle? The Last Loon Long Shot Meeting Miss 405 Molly's Promise On the Trail of the Bushman The Paper House Poachers in the Pingos Road Block Somebody's Girl Trouble in the Trees Whiteout

Based on the true story of her mother, Mona Golabek describes the inspirational story of Lisa Jura Golabek's escape from Nazi-controlled Austria to England on the famed Kindertransport. Jewish musical prodigy Lisa Jura has a wonderful life in Vienna. But when the Nazis start closing in on the city, life changes irreversibly. Although he has three daughters, Lisa's father is only able to secure one berth on the Kindertransport. The family decides to send Lisa to London so that she may pursue her dreams of a career as a concert pianist. Separated from her beloved family, Lisa bravely endures the trip and a disastrous posting outside London before finding her way to the Willesden Lane Orphanage. It is in this orphanage that Lisa's story truly comes to life. Her music inspires the other orphanage children, and they, in turn, cheer her on in her efforts to make good on her promise to her family to realize her musical potential. Through hard work and sheer pluck, Lisa wins a scholarship to study piano at the Royal Academy. As she supports herself and studies, she makes a new life for herself and dreams of reconnecting with the family she was forced to leave behind. The resulting tale delivers a message of the power of music to uplift the human spirit and to grant the individual soul endurance, patience, and peace.