"Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything "I refuse to be nothing..." In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness......

Memories of the Irish Potato Famine from 1845-1850 were so devastating for the survivors that few ever talked about it, even among their own family members. The author has uncovered enough first-person anecdotes to personalize a balanced account of the history and politics behind the Great Famine. She also provides information gleaned from newspapers and public records. Her narrative, accompanied by period sketches, chronicles the effects of years...

"In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization--in effect a second Russian revolution--which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history. At least five million people died between 1931 and 1933 in the USSR. But instead of sending relief the Soviet state made use of the catastrophe to rid itself of a political problem. In Red Famine,...

"After a brutal revolution Callipolis is ravaged by famine and the Pythians are ready for revenge, so it's up to Annie, Lee, and newcomer Griff to decide what to fight for, and who to love"-- After fleeing the revolution and settling into the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the Dragonlords are eager to punish their usurpers and reclaim their city. Their first order of business: destroying the Callipolan food supply. Annie is Callipolis's new Firstrider....

"For fans of Ariadne, a spellbinding debut fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance. Under the right circumstances, would even a god fall? Tirne is one of four humans rigorously selected to usher the turn of the seasons into the mortal world. Every year, she escorts the taciturn god Autumn between the godly and human realms. Autumn's seasonal stay among mortals...

When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.

After watching a news bulletin about war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina, Magnus MacFarland-Barrow and his brother agreed to take a week's hiatus from work to help. Neither of them expected it to be a life-changing experience, but what began as a one-time road trip in a beaten-up Land Rover grew to become Magnus' life's work - he left his job, sold his house and directed all of his efforts to feeding thousands of the world's poorest children. Magnus retells...

"Discover how the great Irish potato famine affected the country's citizens through gripping personal accounts and striking visuals. Explore the way people's choices and actions affected the disaster through the lens of cause and effect."--