Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War

7 best books like Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War (Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch): The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, Just Ella, How to Survive Middle School, King Matt the First, The Same Stuff as Stars, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

Author

Stephanie Burgis

Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she's ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. But when the human she finds tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, Aventurine is transformed into...

Just Ella

Author	Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN	1416936491

Being a princess isn't all that...

You've heard the fairy tale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after...

Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and—worst of all—a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and...

How to Survive Middle School

Author	Donna Gephart
ISBN	0385737939

Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a TV superstar like his idol, Jon Stewart. But in real life, David is just another kid terrified of starting his first year at Harman Middle School. With a wacky sense of humor and hilarious Top 6½ Lists, David spends his free time making Talk Time videos,...

King Matt the First

Author	Janusz Korczak
ISBN	1565124421

Janusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty books--his fiction was in his time as well known as Peter Pan, and his nonfiction works bore passionate messages of child advocacy. During World War II, the Jewish orphanage he directed was relocated to the Warsaw ghetto. Although...

The Same Stuff as Stars

Author	Katherine Paterson
ISBN	0060557125

Angel Morgan's family is falling apart.

Her daddy is in jail, and her mother has abandoned Angel and her little brother, Bernie, at their great-grandmother's crumbling Vermont farmhouse. Grandma spends most of her time wrapped in a blanket by the wood stove.

There is one bright spot...

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

Author	Peg Kehret
ISBN	0807574597

What a beautiful story! My grandmother was born in 1901 and had polio as a young teen (we think that's the right age). Her father was a doctor and had heard about some unorthodox treatments that were being done for polio victims and tried them on her. They involved heat and massage, so I am now assuming these...

The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee

Author

Barry Jonsberg

Everyone has problems. Candice has solutions.

Candice Phee isn't your typical twelve- year-old. She has more than her fair share of quirks. But she has the very best of intentions and unwavering determination to make sure everyone around her is happy. Which is no easy feat when you're dealing...