Silk Umbrellas

Sahwira: An African Friendship

When Heaven Fell

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

My Guardian Angel

B Negative (Orca Soundings)

The Vanishing Point

The Beautiful Country

In 1960s Czechoslovakia, Patrik participates in and rebels against the communist regime, knowing that anyone could become an enemy in the blink of an eye.Fourteen-year-old Patrik rebels against the communist regime in small ways whenever he gets the chance: spray-painting slogans, listening to contraband Beatles records, even urinating on a statue of Lenin under cover of night. But anti-Party sentiment is risky, and when party interference cuts a little too close to home, Patrik and his family find themselves faced with a decision - and a grave secret - that will change everything. As the moments tick toward too late, Patrik takes his family's fate in hand, risking everything for a chance at freedom. Examining the psychological toll of living under an authoritarian regime, Carolyn Marsden allows readers to experience both Patrik's persistent worry and his hope for better things.

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Silk Umbrellas

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Sahwira: An African Friendship

Carolyn Marsden, Phillip Matzigkeit, 2009

When Heaven Fell

Carolyn Marsden, 2007

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

Carolyn Marsden, 2003

My Guardian Angel

Sylvie Weil, Gillian Rosner, 2001

B Negative (Orca Soundings)

Vicki Grant, 2011

The Vanishing Point

Louise Hawes, 2004

The Beautiful Country

Jane Kuo, 2022