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The Thin Executioner (Hardcover)
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316078658Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 08/01/2010
Jebel Rum, the youngest son the royal
executioner, is a runt. His small stature and lack of physic
foreshadows a perilous journey to seek acceptance, fame, and honor. A
journey that is realized when his father publicly dishonors him. With
determination to keep his good family name he sets out as a "quester".
A quester must travel on foot to a mountain of the God, Sabbah Eid.
There he must sacrifice a slave and in return be awarded superhuman
strength.
This story isn't about getting to the end for the prize. It is about the lessons to be learned. What Jebel learns is that his culture is of one of the many in the world and that his views are not always accepted. Perhaps the most important lesson Jebel Rum will learn is that class does not determine the quality of a person. All people are unique and deserve respect despite their misfortune.
This book is said to be loosely compared to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huck Finn. The journey is unique and the story better. I enjoyed this book for its originality, twists, and characters.
Ninth Ward (Hardcover)
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780316043076Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 08/01/2010
Lanesha lives with her deceased mother's midwife, Mama Ya Ya, after being exiled by her blood relatives for her ability to see ghosts. Lanesha and Momma Ya Ya live in Ninth Ward, New Orleans. While her story unravels the devastating hurricane, Katrina, brings out her glory. Lanesha learns is that even though she is only twelve years old she must look within herself to find strength.
This story is engaging for the unique characters, the hurricane, Katrina, and the flood that follows afterward. You'll find yourself looking right through this young girl's eyes with her youthful but very insightful journey of strength, survival, and growth into a bigger world in which we all must take part.
A perfect book for young readers. The vocabulary throughout teaches, while the book's foundation encourages, the young reader to ask deeper, more meaningful questions.
