Dickinson, Peter. AK.
Living in a time of peace is difficult for people who have known only war. (Africa)

Yep, Laurence, (editor). AMERICAN DRAGONS: TWENTY-FIVE ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES.
Short stories, poems, and excerpts from plays and novels.

Castaneda, Omar S. AMONG THE VOLCANOES.
Does Isabel have the strength to challenge Mayan traditions in pursuit of her dreams? (Guatemala)

Moeri, Louise. THE FORTY-THIRD WAR.
Despite the constant presence of war, Uno is unprepared to be a soldier. (Central America)

Schami, Rafik. A HAND FULL OF STARS.
Diary entries made by a budding journalist tell of war-torn Damascus. (Syria)

Becerra de Jenkins, Lyll. THE HONORABLE PRISON.
Marta and her family endure house arrest due to her father's political activity. (South America)

Levitin, Sonia. THE RETURN.
Hunted down for their faith, Jews escape to Israel. (Ethiopia)

Ho, Minfong. RICE WITHOUT RAIN.
Jinda leaves her unchanging village to join a student uprising. (Thailand)

Rama, Indi. THE ROLLER BIRDS OF RAMPUR.
Sheila is too Indian for the British and too British for the Indians. (England/India)

Staples, Suzanne F. SHABANU: DAUGHTER OF THE WIND.
Must Shabanu give up her beloved desert to become the fourth wife of a man 40 years her senior? (Pakistan)

Rochman, Hazel, (editor). SOMEHOW TENDERNESS SURVIVES: STORIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.

Garland, Sherry. SONG OF THE BUFFALO BOY.
Is Loi's love for Kai enough to keep her in a coutry where she is despised for her mixed heritage? (Vietnam)

Temple, Frances. TASTE OF SALT: A STORY OF MODERN HAITI.
In exchange for his story of life on the streets, Jeremie tells Djo about her convent schooling.

Gordon, Sheila. WAITING FOR THE RAIN: A NOVEL OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Apartheid separates Tengo and Frikkie as they grow up.

Spinka, Penina Keen. WHITE HARE'S HORSES.
By freeing the Aztec enemy's horses, White Hare guarantees her tribe's survival. (Chumash)

Choi, Sook Nyul. YEAR OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES.
Japanese and Russian invaders force Sookan and her family to flee to North Korea. (Korea)