Bøger af Carol Matas

A Suspenseful Sci-Fi Thriller for Teens and Middle Grades. Fourteen-year-old Miranda has it all: beauty, brains, talent, perfect health. Until the day her vision goes blurry - the first symptom of a fatal disease. As she and her parents fight to save her, she makes the shocking discovery that everything she thought she knew about her life is a lie. Suddenly Miranda is facing some troubling questions: What makes us human? Is it our DNA, our upbringing or the choices we make? The answers will force Miranda to deal with the biggest challenges of her life.

A short, fast-paced thriller with a paranormal twist. "Shema Israel, Adonai Elohanu, Adonai Ehad. I sat up in bed, the words of the dream still echoing in my mind. I hadn't understood them then, but I remembered them completely now. It was a prayer-the prayer Jews are most likely to say when dying." After the shocking murder of her husband, Ros and her baby relocate to her childhood home to live with her parents. Palm Springs, California-full of sunlight, small and safe-should be the perfect place to bring up a child. But things are not always as they appear. Soon, an unexpected tragedy sets a dangerous series of events into motion. Someone, it seems, is out to get Ros. As she struggles to uncover the identity of her mysterious enemy, Ros finds herself looking for answers in the most unusual places. Could the attacks have something to do with her increasingly disturbing dreams? And how many people close to her need to get hurt before she figures it out?

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set.

Aaron and Zev have been protected from serving in the czar's army for very different reasons -- Aaron's father pays to keep his scholarly son free and Zev works as a khapper, kidnapping other poor, young Jewish boys to fulfill the czar's arm quotas. Zev's jealousy of Aaron turns to hate when he discovers that Miriam, the girl he loves, will be Aaron's future wife. Zev decides to rid himself of Aaron forever by turning him over to the czar's army, where few survive the forced labor. In this powerful novel set in the reign of Nicholas I in Russia, Carol Matas explores the complex issues of betrayal, faith and forgiveness. Winner of The Sydney Taylor Award, New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, Canadian Library Association Notable book, Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of Social Studies by NCSS, U.S.

In this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book, a young girl and her baby sister explore the land around them while various animals and insects look on. The art reflects the world as viewed by the animals, along with the text explaining some science behind each animal's unique type of vision.

With the success of Papa's latest baseball film, Rosie and her family move to beautiful Los Angeles to shoot more films starring Rosie. And there's no wasting time; within days of unpacking, Papa brings home an entire Wild West show so he can make authentic Westerns! Rosie's so excited about riding a horse for the first time that she forgets to watch her step -- and before she knows it, she's caused a terrible accident for the show's best trick rider. Oy vey! Where will Papa's Western movies be without a real trick rider...and with a star who doesn't even know how to get on a horse?Enter Zach, the son of the injured rider. Rosie finds him simply irritating! And just when Rosie thought it couldn't get any worse, she and Zach get hopelessly lost in the hills. All they have to get past the mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and other enemies in the wild are their wits, their skills, and each other. Can Rosie and Zach set aside their differences and brave the challenges ahead so that this story has a happy ending?

Carol Matas shares a "powerful account" of two young teenagers who are willing to stop at nothing to prevent the danger the German invasion of 1940 brought to Denmark (Publishers Weekly).The Nazis have invaded Denmark, putting Lisa and her family's safety in danger. But they refuse to parish without a fight, leading Lisa and a group of teenage Jews to an underground resistance movement. As the Nazi's plan to send anyone of Jewish faith to concentration camps, Lisa realizes that the war her people are fighting is a lonely and deadly one. Desperately wanting to prevent the harm and danger to come, Lisa and her brother, Stefan, fight desperately to prove that even just one person can make a difference.

Determined to make a difference in the war, Jesper refuses to stop fighting the Nazis in Carol Mata's "stirring account" of a young boy facing the dangers of World War II (Publishers Weekly).In the sequel to Lisa's War, Jesper continues his work for the Danish resistance and recounts the dangers that led to his confinement in a German prison. Determined to make a difference any way he can, Jesper begins to work for an underground press to help tell the truths about what is happening during the war. Simultaneously, frustrated with the state of their country, Stefan and Jesper join forces to fight the Nazis. "Mata's extensive research, combined with powerful characterization and compelling narration, creates an intense, provocative novel." ? Publishers Weekly

"Hov, I der!" råber gendarmen efter os. Jeg kigger flygtigt tilbage. Det er lykkedes 10-årige Guy at stille sig lige foran gendarmen så han ikke kan forfølge os. Heldigvis kan jeg ikke se nogen Gestapoer. Hvis det var dem, havde de allerede skudt os. Et skud suser lige forbi mit øre. Klara skriger og falder. Jeg falder på knæ. "Blev du ramt?" "Nej, men de skyder efter os!" "Op med dig!" råber jeg til hende. "Vores eneste chance er at løbe. Op med dig!“ Anna og Klara er på flugt fra nazisterne. De har fået logi hos en fransk familie som tager sig af dem og beskytter dem. Men nu er de igen i fare, for en af de franske gendarmer der hjælper nazisterne, har opdaget deres skjulested. Romanen bygger på virkelige hændelser fra det nazi-besatte Frankrig. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon var et særligt sted midt i ondskaben, hvor almindelige franskmænd satte deres egne liv på spil for at redde flere tusinder forfulgte jødiske børn, unge og voksne fra at ende i Hitlers koncentrationslejre. body { background: #FFF; }