disguise

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disguise

Trupp

a fuzzhead tale
1998
Disguised to protect his identity, Trupp the fuzzhead encounters the world of humans.

The breadwinner

an Afghan child in a war torn land
2002
Parvana lives in Afghanistan where women are not allowed to do anything because of the Taliban who run the country so she transforms herself into a boy to become the breadwinner.

Why a disguise?

1999
Relates how a disguise can be used to evade the school bully, Mom's lima beans, and other unpleasant things.

The death-defying Pepper Roux

2010
Pepper Roux decides to test fate and embarks on a journey the day before he turns fourteen, which is also the day he is expected to die, meeting outrageous friends and dangerous enemies along the way.

Where's walrus?

2011
An adventurous walrus escapes from the zoo and dons a number of different disguises in order to avoid being caught by the zookeeper.

Masks

1999
Describes different kinds of masks and shows how face paint can be a part of a disguise.

The breadwinner

2001
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.

Sisters of the sword

2008
Two aristocratic sisters in ancient Japan disguise themselves as samurai warriors to take revenge on the uncle who betrayed their family.

Far traveler

2005
After the death of her mother, Aethelflaed of Mercia, seventeen-year-old Aelfwyn flees imprisonment by her uncle King Edward and, in the guise of a youthful bard, plays her part in the resolution of the tangled political enmities of tenth century Britain.

Midnight predator

2002
Vampire hunter Turquoise Draka goes undercover as a human slave in order to enter the fabled vampire realm of Midnight and assassinate Jeshikah, one of the cruelest vampires in history, but her guise brings up old memories of her past enslavement and she finds herself comforted by her benign master Jaguar.

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