Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: Mildred L. Batchelder Award
• Award year: 2007

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  The Killer's Tears

  By Anne-Laure Bondoux, Y. Maudet (Translator)

  After his parents are murdered by itinerant criminal Angel, young Paolo and the killer haltingly discover their capacity for love and forgiveness. The two tempt an unavoidable fate when they accept a stranger into their lives and then venture beyond their bleak homestead on the southern tip of Chile.

  • Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2007 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780385903141
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  The Last Dragon

  By Silvana De Mari, Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

  A young elf and an irascible dragon, with the help of twobewildered but kindly humans and later a feisty orphan, attempt to fulfill aprophecy that tests their courage and resilience. The tale offers the readeradventure, romance and a wonderfully realized magical world.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2007 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780786836369
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  The Pull of the Ocean

  By Jean-Claude Mourlevat, Y. Maudet (Translator)

  This contemporary version of the Tom Thumb story follows charismatic Yann, youngest and smallest of seven brothers, as he silently leads his siblings across the rain-soaked French countryside.  Their harrowing flight from abusive parents is described through the recollections of the boys themselves and through the distinctive voices of those who witness or abet their journey.

  • Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2007 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780385733489