Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Explore award-winning global literature with the Mildred L. Batchelder Award list, featuring gripping tales like *The Thief Lord* and *The Killer's Tears*—translated masterpieces for young readers.
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The Killer's Tears
by Anne-Laure Bondoux
A young boy, Paolo, and the man who murdered his parents, Angel, gradually become like father and son as they live and work together on the remote Chilean farm where Paolo was born.
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An Innocent Soldier
by Josef Holub
A sixteen-year-old farmhand is tricked into fighting in the Napoleonic Wars by the farmer for whom he works, who secretly substitutes him for the farmer's own son.
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When I Was a Soldier
by Valerie Zenatti
The story of one girl's experience in the Israeli national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and lack of sleep are the norm, but service has its rewards as well.
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The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of Venice. They are soon befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord. The greatest threat to their freedom is a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
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Samir and Yonatan
by Daniella Carmi
Samir, is sent to an Israeli hospital where he makes friends with an Israeli boy, who travels with him to Mars, and finds peace about his brother's death.
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The Baboon King
by Anton Quintana
Morengaru, a strong young hunter, has been cast out by both his mother’s people, the Kikuyu, and his father’s people, the Masai. Every day he misses human companionship, and soon he feels as though he’s becoming more like the animals around him. When Morengaru has the chance to belong again, he seizes the opportunity. Then he faces the greatest challenge of his life: living among the baboons, still clinging to his humanity, hoping someday to return to his people.
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Asphalt Angels
by Ineke Holtwijk
Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old Alex joins a group of children like him and finds himself adapting to his new life.
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Secret Letters from 0 to 10
by Susie Hoch Morgenstern
Ten-year-old Ernest lives a boring life in Paris with his grandmother until a lively girl named Victoria joins his class at school.
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The Lady with the Hat
by Uri Orlev
Yulek, a Holocaust survivor, finds himself tragically alone at war's end. Hoping to begin again, he makes his way to Palestine, where he meets a Jewish girl named Theresa. Together they struggle to rediscover the joy of living.
