Blogs in January 2020

The Leopard’s Tail 26th January 2020

The sixth title in Nicola Davies’ Heroes of the Wild series is a mountain adventure based on a real conservation project to protect Caucasian leopards. Malik loves exploring the mountains near his village in Armenia, and he’s never forgotten...

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Three Apples Fell from Heaven 26th January 2020

An elegant memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide–from the award-winning author of The Brick House. A New York Times Notable Book that imagines the lives of several sufferers of the twentieth century’s first genocide. Anaguil, an Armenian...

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Daughter of War 26th January 2020

ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2009 nominee On the 2009 USBBY list of Outstanding International Books White Pine nominee, 2009 On Resource Link’s Best of 2008 List On the Cooperative Children’s Book Center Best-of-the-Year list for 2009 Canadian...

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Like Water on Stone 26th January 2020

It is 1914, and the Ottoman Empire is crumbling into violence. Beyond Anatolia, in the Armenian Highlands, Shahen Donabedian dreams of going to New York. Sosi, his twin sister, never wants to leave her home, especially now that she...

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The Sandcastle Girls 26th January 2020

Over the course of his career, New York Times bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian has taken readers on a spectacular array of journeys. Midwives brought us to an isolated Vermont farmhouse on an icy winter’s night and a home birth...

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