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388 pp.
| Viking
| February, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-670-01280-0$16.99
(2)
YA
Seventeen-year-old Hannah comes to Los Angeles from Moldova to be a nanny but soon finds she isn't being paid for the long hours she's putting in and isn't allowed out of the house. The final hundred pages pack a wallop as mysteries are revealed and Hannah almost suffers the fate she most fears. An eye-opening debut novel about modern-day slavery in America.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2012
128 pp.
| Cavendish
| March, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 0-7614-0997-1$$35.64
(3)
4-6
Cultures of the World series.
With the help of color photographs, these books cogently introduce three European countries, looking at Latvia's and Moldova's transitions from Soviet rule and at Malta's road to independence. Each volume also discusses climate, economy, educational system, religious and artistic traditions, and leisure activities. Maps, a page of basic facts, and a traditional recipe are included in each book. Bib., glos., ind.