Welcome to the most isolated country on earth. Mia Andrews doesn't know much about North Korea. She's heard only that a dictator controls everything, lots of people don't have enough to eat, and many more are forced to work in harsh labor camps. Not the best place for a family vacation. Yet that's exactly where Mia finds herself, on a tour of North Korea with her aid-worker father and surly older brother, Simon. Then, out of nowhere, Dad is arrested...

3) Someone new

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

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When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.

4) Abracadabra, it's spring!

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Pub. Date

2016.

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"Winter turns to spring in this lyrical book that celebrates the magic of nature and the changing seasons. Eleven gatefolds open to recreate the excitement and surprise of spring's arrival"--

5) After Gandhi: one hundred years of nonviolent resistance

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4

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Over the last century brave people across the world have taken a stand against violence and oppression. Against all odds their actions have toppled governments, challenged unjust laws, and rebuilt societies. This is the power of nonviolent resistance, the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. From individuals like Muhammad Ali, whose refusal to be drafted helped galvanize American resistance to the Vietnam War, to movements such as Argentina's Mothers of the...