"A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life. It is hard work to fill one's life with meaning." Chaim Potok 1929-2002. Rabbi and American Jewish novelist
A Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard (9/11)
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (8/11)
Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (7/11)
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman (2011)
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (2011)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLahlan (2011)
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith (2011)
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (2011)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (2011)
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (2011)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (2010)
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright (2010)
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (2010)
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (2010)
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark (2010)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (2010)
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (2010)
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2010)
Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (2010)
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth (2010)
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (2010)
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (2010)
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (2010)
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong (2010)
The Westing Game (2010)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (2010)
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (2010)
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (2010)
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (2009)
Dobry by Monica Shannon (2009)
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois (2009)
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (2009)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009)
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (2009)
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (2009)
Onion John by Joseph Krumgold (2009)
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt (2009)
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (2009)
Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer (2009)
Smoky, the Cow Horse by Will James (2009)
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (2009)
The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (2009)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C.O'Brien (2009)
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer (2009)
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry (2009)
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (2009)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (2009)
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant (2009)
Holes by Louis Sacher (2009)
Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs (2009)
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (2009)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska (2009)
A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos (2009)
Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt (2009)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (2007)
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (2008)
Kira, Kira by Cynthia Hadohata (2008)
2012 Olympic Challenge
UAE United Arab Emirates= United Arab Emirates by Julia Johnson (2/12)
TUV Tuvalu= The Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Therouz (2/12); “Tuvalu,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (2/12)
ANT Antigua and Barbuda= Mr. Potter by Jamaica Kincaid (2/12)
VEN Venezuela= Venezuela in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture by James Ferguson (2/12)
LBR Liberia= Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia retold by Won Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert (2/12); Why Leopard Has Spots retold by Won Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert (2/12); The Vingananee and the Tree Toad: A Liberian Tale retold by Verna Aardema (2/12); Koi and the Kola Nuts retold by Verna Aardema (2/12)
TLS Timor-Leste= East Timor's Struggle: Inside the Timorese Resistance by Constancio Pinto and Matthew Jardine (1/12)
ITA Italy= The Prince by Niccolo Macchiavelli (1/12)
SVK Slovakia= My Bridge of Hope: Searching for Life and Love After Auschwitz by Livia Bitton-Jackson (1/12)
CYP Cyprus= Small Wars by Sadie Jones (1/12)
BAH Bahamas= Green Boy by Susan Cooper (1/12)
ARM Armenia= Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-long Struggle for Justice by Michael Bobelian (12/11)
SIN Singapore= Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh (12/11)
MDV Maldives= Cultures of the World: Maldives by Roseline NgCheong-Lum (11/11)
GUA Guatemala= Men of Maize by Miguel Angel Asturias (11/11)
PUR Puerto Rico= When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (11/11)
SUR Suriname= "Suriname," U.S. Department of State: Diplomacy in Action (11/11); "Suriname," Wikipedia (11/11)
ISL Iceland=Paradise Reclaimed by Halldor Kiljan Laxness (11/11)
BLR Belarus= Summer in Baden Baden by Leonid Tsypkin (11/11)
JOR Jordan= Honor Lost by Norma Khouri (11/11)
HKG Hong Kong=Song of the Silk Road by Mingmei Yip (11/11)
MOZ Moazambique= Secrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell (10/11); If You Want to Know Me” by Noemia de Sousa (4/09); “Mamparra M’gaiza” by Jose’ Craveirinha (4/09); “The Poem of Joao” by Noemia de Sousa (4/09); “Those Strange Times” by Armando Guebuza (4/09); “Here We Were Born” by Marcelino dos Santos (4/09)
ETH ETHIOPIA= Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (10/11); “Home-Coming Son” by Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (4/09); “Fear Shall Fail” by Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (4/09)
SWE Sweden= The Sibyl by Par Lagerkvist (10/11)
BRU Brunei Darussalem=Brunei (Enchantment of the World) by David K. Wright (10/11)
BOL Bolivia= I Am a Taxi by Deborah Ellis (10/11)
UZB Uzbekistan= Dirty Diplomacy by Craig Murray (9/11)
LUX Luxembourg= Enchantment of the World: Luxembourg by Emilie U. Lepthien (9/11)
TKM Turkmenistan= Turkmenistan: Then and Now prepared by Geography Department of Lerner Publications Company (9/11)
MAS Malaysia= The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka (9/11)
SOL Solomon Islands= “Solomon Islands,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (9/11)
GAM Gambia= Reading the Ceiling by Dayo Forster (8/11); “On a Wet September Morning” by Lenrie Peters (4/09); “Autumn Burns Me” by Lenrie Peters (4/09); “He Walks Alone” by Lenrie Peters (4/09)
AZE Azerbaijan= Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon (8/11)
GEO Georgia= Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin (8/11)
MEX Mexico= The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (8/11)
MAW Malawi= The Mean Hyena: A Folktale from Malawi retold by Judy Sierra (8/11); "Stanley Meets Mutesa" by James D. Rubudiri (4/09)
TAN United Republic of Tanzania= Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah (7/11); "The Desert" by Amin Kassam (4/09); "Fashion" by Amin Kassam (4/09)
MRI Mauritius=Georges by Alexander Dumas (7/11)
GUM Guam= Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt (7/11)
LAT Latvia= The Brave Soldier and a Dozen Devils by Marguerita Rudolph (7/11)
LAT Latvia= The Hedgehog Boy: A Latvian Folktale retold by Jane Langton (7/11)
BUR Burkina Faso="Burkina Faso," Wkipedia (7/11)
PER Peru= The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende (6/11)
MLI Mali= Mansa Musa by Khephra Burns (6/11)
QAT Qatar= Qatar by Lisa McCoy (6/11)
MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia= Politics by Aristotle (6/11)
ARG Argentina= Santa Evita by Tomas Eloy Martinez (6/11)
ECU Ecuador= Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot (6/11)
MLI Mali= The Magic Gourd by Baba Wague' Diakite' (5/11); "Tomatoes" by Yambo Ouloguem (4/09)
BAN Bangladesh= Brick Lane by Monica Ali (5/11)
AHO Netherlands Antilles (no longer a country as of 10/10)="Netherlands Antilles," Wikipedia (5/11)
CUB Cuba= The Messenger by Mayra Montero (5/11)
GAB Gabon= Albert Schweitzer: Friend of All Life by Carol Greene (5/11)
GRN Grenada= Grenada: An Eyewitness Account of the U.S. Invasion and the Caribbean History the Provoked It by Hugh O'Shaughnessy (4/11)
CRC Costa Rica= The Witches' Ride and Other Tales from Costa Rica by Lupe de Osma (4/11)
NAM Namibia= The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo by Peter Orner (4/11)
ARU Aruba= "Aruba," Wikipedia (4/11)
GUI Guinea= The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye (4/11); "Death" by Ahmed Tidjani Cisse (4/09); "Bang" by Williams Sassine (4/09)
MDA Moldova= "What is Love?" by Mihai Eminescu (3/11); Cultures of the World: Moldava by Patricia Sheehan (3/11)
IRQ Iraq= Saddam, King of Terror by Con Coughlin (3/11)
GUY Guyana= Guyana by Marion Morrison (3/11)
ALB Albania= Albania by Neil Olsen (3/11)
PNG Papua New Guinea= The White Mary by Kira Salak (2/11)
SMR San Marino= "San Marino," Wikipedia (2/11)
CZE Czech Republic= The Trial by Franz Kafka (2/11)
EGY Egypt= The Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz (2/11)
DJI Djibouti= Djibouti by James Morrow (2/11)
DJI Djibouti= "Nomadic Poem" by Abdouraman A. Wabiri (4/09)
CRO Croatia= April Fool's Day by Josip Novakovich (2/11)
SAM Samoa= Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (1/11)
ERI Eritrea= My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Pool (1/11)
TUN Tunisia= Love in the Ruins by Barbara Cartland (1/11)
CIV Cote d'Ivoire= “I Thank You God” by Bernard Binlin Dadie’ (4/09); “As Soon As Night Falls” by Zadi Zaourou (4/09); “Friendship” by Veronique Tadjo (4/09); “Dry You Tears, Africa” by Bernard Dadie’ (4/09); “The Song of Life” by Veronique Tadjo (4/09); “Who Knows the Country Where I Come From?” by N.X. Ebony (4/09); Ivory Coast in Pictures by Janice Hamilton (1/11)
TOG Togo= “Togo” U.S. Department of State: Diplomacy in Action; “Togo,” CIA: The World Fact Book; “Togo,” Wikipedia (1/11)
ALG Algeria= The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo (1/11)
ISV Virgin Islands= Escape from Fear by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (12/10); “The U.S. Virgin Islands.” U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States. Dunnahoo, Terry (1988). New York: Franklin Watts (12/10)
GHA Ghana= Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey (12/10); “Songs of Sorrow” by Kofi Awoonor (4/09); “Mawu of the Waters” by Abena P.A. Busia (4/09); “Akosua ‘Nowa” by Joe de Graft (4/09); “The Parable of the Eagle” by James Aggrey (4/09); “The Lonely Soul” by Raphael E.G. Armattoe (4/09); “Ghana” by Kwame Nkrumah (4/09); “Shadow of Darkness” by Gladys Casely-Hayford (4/09)
LCA Saint Lucia= Omeros by Derek Walcott (12/10)
STP Sao Tome and Principe= “Sao Tome and Principe” from The Former Portuguese Colonies by Herb Boyd (4/10)
ANG Angola= “Black Mother” by Viriato da Cruz (4/09); “Night” by Agostinho Neto (4/09); “Kinaxixi” by Agostinho Neto (4/09); “African Poetry” by Agostinho Neto (4/09); “Western Civilization” by Agostinho Neto (4/09); “Love Poem” by Antonio Jacinto (4/09); “The Angola” by Oscar Ribas (4/09); Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba by Patricia McKissack (12/10)
BHU Bhutan= Cultures of the World: Bhutan by Robert Cooper (11/10)
KUW Kuwait= Small Kingdoms by Anastasia Hobbet (11/10)
YEM Yemen= I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (11/10)
BIZ Belize= In the Heat by Ian Vasquez (11/10)
MTN Mauritania= Mauritania by James Morrow (11/10)
ESP Spain=Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes (11/10)
MAD Madagascar= “The Black Glassmaker” by Rabearivelo (4/09); “Pomegranate” by Rabearivelo (4/09); “The Flute-Players” by Rabearivelo (4/09); “The Lyre with Seven Strings” by Rabemananjara (4/09); “The Water-Seeker” by Ranaivo (4/09)
JPN Japan= Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe (10/10)
LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic= The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (10/10)
MAD Madagascar=Festivals of the World: Madagascar by Royston Ellis and John R. Jones (10/10)
SEN Senegal= “Prayer to Masks” by Leopld Sedar Senghor (4/09); “Africa” by David Diop (4/09); “Defiance” by David Diop (4/09); “The One Who Lost Everything” by David Diop (4/09); “Vanity” by Birago Diop (4/09); “Breath” by Birago Diop (4/09); “The Elegy of the Circumcised” by L.S. Senghor (4/09); “Who Knows?” by Fatou Ndiaye Sow (4/09); “The Key” by Fatou Ndiaye Sow (4/09); “My House” by Annette Mbaye d’Erneville (4/09); “The Drum” by Fatou Ndiaye Sow (4/09); Shoes of My Childhood” by Hamidou Dia (4/09); “Truth and Falsehood” by Birago Diop (4/09); “Congo” by Leopold Senghor (4/09)
NCA Nicaragua = Nicaragua: A Decade of Revolution by Eduardo Galeano, Lou Dematteis, & Chris Vail (10/10)
CGO Congo (Brazaville) =Little Boys Come From the Stars by Emmanuel Dongala (10/10)
CAF Central African Republic= "Central African Republic," U.S. Dept. of State: Diplomacy in Action; "Central African Republic," CIA: The World Fact Book; "Central African Republic," Wikipedia (9/10)
NZL New Zealand= The Colour by Rose Tremain (9/10)
CPV Cape Verde= “The Long Day’s March” by Onesimo Silveira (4/09)
CPV Cape Verde= “A Different Poem” by Onesimo Silveira (4/09)
CPV Cape Verde= “Judgement of the Black Men” by Kaoberdiano Dambara (4/09)
CPV Cape Verde= The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo by Germano Almeida (9/10)
BEL Belgium= What About Anna? by Jan Simoen (9/10)
NRU Nauru= Nauru,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (9/10)
TRI Trinidad and Tobago= A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul (8/10)
CAY Cayman Islands= Cayman Islands by Joann Biondi (8/10)
KAZ Kazakhstan= Countries of the World: Kasakhstan by Lily Loy (8/10)
LBA Libyan Arab Jamahiriya= In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar (8/10)
MLT Malta= The Brass Dolphin by Joanna Trollope (8/10)
KEN Kenya= The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspet Huxley (7/10)
TPE Chinese Taipei= Beyond the Narrow Gate by Leslie Chang (7/10)
HAI Haiti= Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat (7/10)
AND Andorra= "Andorra," US Department of State, Diplomacy in Action (7/10); "Andorra," Wikipedia (7/10)
LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic=“Laos,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (7/10)
LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic=Piecing Earth and Sky Together: A Creation Story from the Mien Tribe of Laos adapted by Nancy Raines Day (7/10)
ZIM Zimbabwe=The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (6/10)
IRI Islamic Republic of Iran=Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (6/10)
ESP Spain=The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (6/10)
ALG Algeria=The Plague by Albert Camus (6/10)
RUS Russian Federation=Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (6/10)
PLW Palau= ”Palau,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (5/10)
FRA France=Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (5/10)
NIG Niger= Cultures of the World: Niger by Rabah Seffal (5/10)
MGL Mongolia= Suho’s White Horse: A Mongolian Legend retold by Yuzo Otsuka (5/10); The Khan’s Daughter; A Mongolian Folktale by Laurence Yep (5/10); “Mongolia,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc.(5/10)
GBS Guinea-Bissau =“Attention” by Mindelense (5/09); “Guinea-Bissau” from The Former Portuguese Colonies by Herb Boyd (5/10)
COD Democratic Republic of the Congo= “A Song” by Tchicaya U Tam’si (5/09); “As Best He Can Each Dies Alone” by Tchicaya U Tam’si (5/09); “Presence” by Tchicaya U Tam’si (5/09); Democratic Republic of the Congo by Nina Kushner (5/10)
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck (4/10)
PRK Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)= North Korea: Another Country by Bruce Cumings (4/10)
BDI Burundi- Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness by Tracy Kidder (4/10)
HON Honduras= Hurricane: A Novel by Terry Trueman (4/10)
TUR Turkey= The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk (4/10)
BAR Barbados= Jack's New Power by Jack Gantos (3/10)
SRI Sri Lanka= The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (3/10)
AUT Austria= Bambi by Felix Salten (3/10)
ZAM Zambia=This for That: A Tonga Tale retold by Verna Aardema (3/10)
ZAM Zambia=Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan (3/10)
EST Estonia= The Czar's Madman by Jaan Kross (3/10)
SLO Slovenia= "A Farewell to Youth" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= "The Unmarried Mother" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= "A Toast" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= "The Baptism at the Savica" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= "Gazelle" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= "O Vrba, Happy Village, My Home" by France Preseren (2/10)
SLO Slovenia= “The Master Theme” by France Preseren (2/10)
LIE Liechtenstein= = “Liechtenstein” materials on the Official Website of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2/10)
PAN Panama= The World in Half by Cristina Henriquez (2/10)
TGA Tonga= The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg (2/10)
INA Indonesia=The Girl from the Coast by Pramoesdya Ananta Toer (2/10)
COK Cook Islands= Cook Islands,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (1/10)
CAM Cambodia= To Destroy You is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family by JoAn D. Criddle (1/10)
UGA Uganda= Idi Amin; Death Light of Africa by David Gwyn [pseud,] (1/10)
NEP Nepal= Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart (1/10)
KIR Kiribati=The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost (1/10)
VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines= "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" on Wikipedia (12/09)
ROM Romania=Night by Elie Wiesel (12/09)
BOT Botswana= When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head (12/09)
RSA Republic of South Africa=Youth by John M. Coetzee (12/09)
AUS Australia=The Solid Mandala by Patrick White (12/09)
KSA Saudi Arabia=Growing Up bin Laden by Najwa bin Laden (12/09)
TJK Tadjikistan=Monumental Propaganda by Vladimir Voinovich (12/09)
IND India=The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling (11/09)
GER Germany= The Sorrows of Young Werther bu Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (11/09)
SWZ Swaziland=Learning to Swim in Swaziland: A Child’s-Eye View of a Southern African Country by Nila K. Leigh (11/09)
JAM Jamaica=The True History of Paradise by Margaret Cezair-Thompson (11/09)
MAR=Morocco Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir (11/09)
URU Uruguay= Let the Wind Speak by Juan Carlos Onetti (11/09)
FIJ Fiji= “Fiji,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (10/09)
FIJ Fiji=The Sand Crabs by M. E. Morris (10/09)
SRB Serbia= Heavenly Serbia: From Myth to Genocide by Branimir Anzulovic (10/09)
SEY Seychelles= Grk: Operation Tortoise by Joshua Doder (9/09)
CHL Chile=Mariana and the Merchild: A Folktale from Chile by Caroline Pitcher (9/09)
CHL Chile= “Alturas de Macchu Picchu (The Heights of Macchu Picchu) by Pablo Neruda (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) (9/09)
IRL Ireland=Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9/09)
BRN Bahrain= Bahrain by Mary Virginia Fox (9/09)
KGZ Krygyzstan= Over the Edge by Greg Child (9/09)
ASA American Samoa=“American Samoa,” East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. (1998) Baltimore: United Book Press, Inc. (9/09)
IVB British Virgin Islands= "British Virgin Islands" (8/09)
THA Thailand= Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess by Susan Morgan (8/09)
GRE Greece=The Republic by Plato (8/09)
FRA France=Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (8/09)
CHA Chad= "Chad" in Countries of the Sahara by Henry Gilfond (7/09)
DOM Dominican Rhythm Republic=The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (7/09)
COM Comoros= "Comoros" in Indian Ocean: Five Island Countries edited by Frederica M. Bunge (7/09)
ISR Israel= In the Heart of the Seas by Shmuel Yosef Agnon (7/09)
CMR Cameroon= Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon retold by Katrin Tchana (7/09) Cameroon by Sean Sheehan (7/09) “Upheaval” by Mbella Sonne Dipoko (4/09) “Rulers” by Mbella Sonne Dipoko (4/09) “The Free Bird” by Claude-Joseph M’bafou-Zetebeg (4/09) “My Life is a Song” by Francis Bebey (4/09) “Who Are You?” by Francis Bebey(4/09) “I Write for a New Dawn” by Paul Dakeyo (4/09) “I Have Come to Look for a Job” by Francis Bebey (4/09)
SKN St. Kitts and Nevis ="St. Kitts and Nevis" (7/09)
DMA Dominica=Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (7/09)
BER Bermuda=Resort to Murder by Carolyn Hart (7/09)
MHL Marshall Islands= Uncharted by Angela Hunt (7/09)
SLE Sierra Leone= A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah (7/09)
NOR Norway="A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen (6/09)
VAN Vanuatu= "Vanuatu" in East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific 1998 by Steven Keibo (6/09)
MHL Marshall Islands= "Marshall Islands" in East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific 1998 by Steven Keibo (6/09)
LES Lesotho="The Death of Noliwa" by Thomas Mofolo (5/09)
LES Lesotho= "The Prince of the Combined" by Musupha Bereng (5/09)
SUD Sudan=Courageous Journey: Walking the Lost Boys' Path from the Sudan to America by Ayuel Leek Deng, Beny Ngor Chol, and Barbara Youree (5/09)
LTU Lithuania=One More Border by William Kaplan (5/09)
UKR Ukraine=The Cat and the Rooster: A Ukrainian Folktale retold by Ivan Malkovych (5/09)
UKR Ukraine=The Mitten adapted by Jan Brett (5/09)
UKR Ukraine=Sirko and the Wolf: A Ukrainian Tale adapted by Eric A. Kimmel (5/09)
UKR Ukraine= One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes: a Hutzul Tale retold by Eric A. Kimmel (5/09)
HUN Hungary=Kaddish for a Child Not Born by Imre Kertesz (5/09)
SOM Somalia=Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (5/09)
BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina= The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric (4/09)
BEN Benin= Only One Cowry: A Dahomean Tale retold by Phillip Gershator (4/09)
FSM Federated States of Micronesia =The Children of Micronesia by Jules Hermes (4/09)
KOR Korea (South Korea)= In the Shadow of the Moons by Nansook Hong (4/09)
NGR Nigeria= Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (4/09)
POR Portugal= Blindness by Jose' Saramago (3/09)
PLE Palestine=Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat (3/09)
SYR Syrian Arab Republic= Fatima and the Dream Thief by Rafik Schami (3/09)
LIB Lebanon= The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (3/09)
AFG Afghanistan= A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (3/09)
POL Poland= The New Polish Poetry Compiled and Edited by Milne Holton and Paul Vangelisti (3/09)
FIN Finland= The Maid Silja by F. E. Sillanpaa (2/09)
BUL Bulgaria=The Voices of Marrakesh by Elias Canetti (2/09)
DEN Denmark=Fear and Trembling by Sorn Kierkegaard (2/09)
PHI Philippines =Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories by Liana Elena Romulo (1/09)
POL Poland= The Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojcechowska (01/09)
PAK Pakistan = Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto (12/08)
USA United States of America = Grace by Richard Paul Evans (12/08)
CAN Canada = The Shack by William P. Young (12/08)
COL Colombia = Love in a Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2008)
NED Netherlands= The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom (2008)
RWA Rwanda = Left To Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza (2008)
GBR Great Britain = A Town Like Alice by Nevil Chute (2008)
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