Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Violence

A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.

Olly's brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.

Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.

Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose...

This is an entirely unique and perhaps the definitive children s book on the subject of war. It is written by a concerned author with forty years expertise in child development and children s literature. This is not the kind of book that is designed for light bedtime or story time reading. Rather, it is something that should be in every therapist s office, on every library shelf, in every teacher s cabinet, and in every parent s closet for when the need or curiosity arises. In this time of perpetual war, this book fills a critical void for children and, just as possibly, for adults. It is...

This is an entirely unique and perhaps the definitive children s book on the subject of war. It is written by a concerned author with forty years expertise in child development and children s literature. This is not the kind of book that is designed for light bedtime or story time reading. Rather, it is something that should be in every therapist s office, on every library shelf, in every teacher s cabinet, and in every parent s closet for when the need or curiosity arises. In this time of perpetual war, this book fills a critical void for children and, just as possibly, for adults. It is...

Colton, recently graduated star quarterback and now honorably discharged US Marine, just wanted to surprise his old girlfriend. He shows up at the high school only to find that Kelsey is with Daron, her new biracial boyfriend. Colton confronts Daron and, when the argument escalates, pulls out a handgun. But when Colton pulls the trigger-the bullets don't hit his intended victim.

The first book in The Low Field 20 Trilogy, A Road of Stones is a contemporary novel about a small school district in rural Ohio. The school shooting propels the community of Low Field into an...

That night, Nicholas was making gun shapes with his hands:
"Bang Bang I shot the moon," he said pointing at the moon.
No one believed it when suddenly the moon fell into the family's garden.
The moon was not injured but fell down because of the fright.

Luis Amavisca is visual artist and writer from Spain. He has worked and written about equality, solidarity, environment and non-violence. He has published several books including Princess Li and The Galinos.

Esther G. Madrid studied Fine Arts and teaches visual education and Fine Arts. She...