Monday 22 October 2012

On two feet and wings by Abbas Kazerooni

They are escaping from Iran. At the airport, his parents are prevented from flying. Abbas must go to Istanbul alone.

Close to his tenth birthday, Abbas has to leave his parents and friends, and flee Tehran. The Iran-Iraq war is at its bloodiest. The Ayatollahs, the rulers in Iran, have reduced the age of recruitment into the army. And if Abbas doesn’t leave soon, he will have to go to war.

In the strange and often frightening city of Istanbul, Abbas has to grow up faster than ever.

He can't speak Turkish.

Who can he trust?
He works three jobs to make ends meet.

Most of all, he has to guard against being manipulated, and watch his back at all times.

Like all stories, this one is often happy and sometimes sad.

But unlike most others, this one is true.
It's hard to imagine that he is able to survive.


 

 

Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo


Dreamhouse... or BAD DREAM?


When the Kings move to a small town in northern California, they have no idea of the adventures—and terrors—waiting for them.Fifteen-year old Xander and his twelve-year-old brother David make a game of exploring the old Victorian home they move into.One night, they discover an intruder and follow him to a hidden hallway of doors.Each door transports them to far off places in long-ago times.