Popular Paperbacks: This Small World -
A Glimpse of Many Cultures
Abelove, Joan. Go and Come Back.
A young tribal woman conducts her own study of anthropologists
in the Amazon jungle. (YA Fic)
Atkin, S. Beth. Voices from the Fields.
Latino youths share their hopes and hardships. (j305 23)
Bagdasarian, Adam. The Forgotten Fire.
After witnessing the slaughter of his family, an Armenian teen
struggles to survive the Turkish genocide of 1915. (YA Fic)
Chambers, Veronica. Marisol and Magdalena.
Marisol returns to her homeland to find her father.
Chang, Pang-Mei "Natasha."
Bound Feet and
Western Dress.
A young woman searches for the story of her renegade aunt.
Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner.
Under Taliban rule, Parvana disguises herself as a boy to ensure
the survival of her family. (Juv Fic)
Hautzig, Esther. The Endless Steppe.
Exiled during WWII, Esther finds hope and beauty. (j921 H298)
Ho, Minfong. The Clay Marble.
Growing up and making friends in a refugee camp. (Juv Fic)
Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl.
Young girl chronicles her involvement in China's Cultural Revolution.
(j921 J56AAr)
Joseph, Lynn. The Color of My Words.
The writings of a twelve-year-old fuel political change in the
Dominican Republic. ( Juv Fic)
Mazer, Anne. Walk in My World:
International Short Stories about Youth.
Sixteen stories, sixteen cultures. (YA Fic)
Namioka, Lensey. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break.
A Chinese girl's big feet trample tradition. (YA Fic)
Namioka, Lensey. April and the Dragon Lady.
Bridging the gap to Grandma. (YA Fic)
Quintana, Anton. The Baboon King.
A tribe of one. (YA Fic)
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising.
A riches-to-rags story of a pampered Mexican teen forced to become
a migrant worker. (YA Fic)
Soto, Gary. Pacific Crossing.
Latino teens attend martial arts camp in Japan. (Juv Fic)
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Haveli.
Teenaged third wife protects her daughter from family feuds. (YA
Fic)
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Shiva's Fire.
Can't stop dancing. (YA Fic)
Ung, Loung. First They Killed My Father.
A survivor of Pol Pot's brutal regime speaks out. (959.604
Un3AAf)
Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta. Motherland.
An American teen returns to India. (YA Fic)
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Name Me Nobody.
Softball, sweethearts and slang in Hawaii. (YA Fic)
Yumoto, Kazumi. The Friends.
Three Japanese boys curious about death begin stalking an old
man …waiting for him to die. (Juv Fic)
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