Britt's Staff Picks

 

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1. Under the broken sky

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Author:
Nagai, Mariko
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5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA NAGAI
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA NAGAI
North Regional - Young Adult
YA NAGAI
Description:
When Soviet troops invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the last days of World War II, twelve-year-old Natsu Kimura must care for her younger sister as they struggle to survive and return to Japan.

2. Sea prayer

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Author:
Hosseini, Khaled
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4 stars
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East Regional - Adult Fiction has 3
HOSSEINI
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction has 3
HOSSEINI
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction
HOSSEINI
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"Composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey ... the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone"-- Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son,...