Deborah Ellis
1) I am a taxi
Author
Series
Cocalero novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Living with his family in a prison in Bolivia due to his parents' convictions for drug trafficking, twelve-year-old Diego does his best to live a normal life, but when his mother receives additional fines, Diego risks everything to earn quick money.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Abdul, having lost everyone he loves, journeys from Baghdad to a migrant community in Calais where he sneaks aboard a boat bound for England, not knowing it carries a cargo of heroin, and when the vessel is involved in a skirmish and the pilot killed, it is up to Abdul and three other young stowaways to complete the journey.
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Series
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Español
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In Parvana's Journey, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war, an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and...
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Series
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Español
Description
El primer libro de la fascinante serie Breadwinner de Deborah Ellis es una novela premiada sobre lealtad, supervivencia, familias y amistad en circunstancias extraordinarias durante el gobierno de los talibanes en Afganistán. Parvana, de once años, vive con su familia en una habitación de un edificio de apartamentos bombardeado en Kabul, la capital de Afganistán. El padre de Parvana - un profesor de historia hasta que su escuela fue bombardeada...