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The Boys from St. Petri
It is 1942, and Germany has occupied Denmark. A group of teenage boys dare to do what their elders have not—show resistance to their Nazi invaders. At first just childish pranks, the boys' tactics become deadly earnest and increasingly dangerous.- Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1995 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780525451211
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Buster's World
With robust humor, a would-be musician copes with taunting classmates and an alcoholic father.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1990 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780525444756
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Konrad
In this inventive fantasy, a woman adopts a boy who has been created perfectly in a factory.- Fiction, Fantasy
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1979 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780531013410
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Nicholas and the Gang
Originally published in French as “Le petit Nicolas et les copains,” this companion volume to “Nicholas,” a 2006 Batchelder Honor Book, presents the further hilarious escapades of a schoolboy and his classmates in an all-boys school. Sempé's jaunty pen-and-ink artwork extends the energy of the text. Brief, fresh, and funny, the Nicholas stories have been favorites among French schoolchildren for nearly 50 years.- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2008 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780714862262
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Tiger Moon
A betrayed woman facing death, a most unlikely hero, and a sarcastic talking white tiger in colonial-era India come together in a magical story within a story. Antonia Michaelis' masterfully crafted tale moves seamlessly from reality to fantasy as it reveals the profound power of story.- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2009 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780810944992