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They Die Strangers

They Die Strangers
  • Author(s): Mohammad Abdul-Wali
  • Location(s): Yemen
  • Genre(s): Short Stories, Novella
  • Era(s): late 20th century

They Die Strangers, a novella and thirteen short stories, is the first full-length work of the distinguished Yemeni writer Mohammad Abdul-Wali to appear in English. Abdul-Wali died tragically in an aviation accident, and his stories were collected after his...

They Divided the Sky

They Divided the Sky
  • Author(s): Christa Wolf
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1961

First published in 1963, in East Germany, They Divided the Sky tells the story of a young couple, living in the new, socialist, East Germany, whose relationship is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions...

They Know Not What They Do

They Know Not What They Do
  • Author(s): Jussi Valtonen
  • Location(s): Helsinki, Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Family dysfunction, digital technologies and animal rights activism in Helsinki and Baltimore. Winner of the Finlandia Prize in 2014.

They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
  • Author(s): Benson Deng
  • Location(s): South Sudan, The Sudan
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Benjamin, Alepho, and Benson were raised among the Dinka tribe of Sudan. Their world was an insulated, close-knit community of grass-roofed cottages, cattle herders, and tribal councils. The lions and pythons that prowled beyond the village fences were the...

They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know?

They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know?
  • Author(s): Natalie Vellacott
  • Location(s): The Philippines
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 2011

A true story detailing how a Christian Police Sergeant from England boarded the Logos Hope Missionary Ship in 2011 and was forever changed when, in the Philippines, she unexpectedly encountered and fell in love with a group of street...

The House with Chicken Legs

The House with Chicken Legs
  • Author(s): Sophie Anderson
  • Location(s): Russia
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019. Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019. Shortlisted for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2019. Marinka dreams...

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water
  • Author(s): Maggie Shayne
  • Location(s): Syracuse NY
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): Modern

It was called a haven for runaway teens. In truth, it was a nightmare, one that ended in fiery violence sixteen years ago. Or so its survivors believed… Syracuse news anchor Julie Jones is afraid. Her long-dead past was...

Thin Air

Thin Air
  • Author(s): Michelle Paver
  • Location(s): Kangchenjunga
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1930s

The Himalayas, 1935. Kangchenjunga. Third-highest peak on earth. Greatest killer of them all. Five Englishmen set off from Darjeeling, determined to conquer the sacred summit. But courage can only take them so far – and the mountain is not...

Thin Air

Thin Air
  • Author(s): Lisa Gray
  • Location(s): Los Angeles
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporay

She investigates missing persons—now she is one. Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognize the little...

Things a Bright Girl Can Do

Things a Bright Girl Can Do
  • Author(s): Sally Nicholls
  • Location(s): East London
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Suffragette Movement

Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. Evelyn is seventeen, and though she is rich and...

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