Goldstyn, Jacques

Achieving his dream of working for NASA, Yakov cannot forget A?cha, a girl who shared his love of space and became his inseparable companion until their fathers forbade them to spend time together -- and wonders if he'll ever see her again.

"Jules and Jim are best friends. They play together. They go to school together. They grow up together. Through it all, Jim is always a little ahead of Jules--a little faster, a little stronger. So, when Canada goes to war against Germany in 1914, Jim is the first to volunteer, but Jules is right behind him. They fight together. They battle the cold and the mud of the trenches together. But in the end, only one of them will see the Armistice begin at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A poignant tale of friendship, 'The Eleventh Hour' is also a story about life, death, and the horrors and futility of war"--Provided by publisher.

"Told without words, a man is jailed for expressing his opinions. Over time, he begins to receive letters of hope and encouragement, until one day so many letters arrive, he manages to break free and rejoins his family"--OCLC.

"[A] story about an imaginative boy whose best friend is an oak tree named Bertolt. The boy admits to being an outlier among his peers, but insists that while he is alone, he is never lonely. Being independent suits him, and he considers his difference to be his advantage"--OCLC.