Jennifer Roy

Julia DeVillers

In Trading Faces, identical twin sisters Emma (the smart one) and Payton (the popular one) start seventh grade at a brand-new school and discover they’ve been assigned entirely different schedules—so when they get sick of their respective cliques, they secretly switch places. What ensues is a hilarious yet poignant romp from middle school to the mall as the twins learn what it means to be true to yourself, even when the rest of the world isn’t making it easy.

Trading Faces

Video game villains and real-life dictators dominate daily life for eleven-year-old Ali Ali Fadhil has very simple likes and dislikes. It is 1991 in Iraq and all Ali wants to do is read his comics and play football and video games. But President Saddam Hussein has other plans. After he invades neighbouring Kuwait, the U.S. and their allies launch Operation Desert Storm to force him out. Over the next forty-three days, Ali and his family would survive bombings, food shortages and constant fear. Cinematic and timely, this is the story of how war changed one boy’s destiny forever and would one day bring him face to face with Saddam himself at the UN trial.

Based on a True Story

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

Amid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover them and reunite children with their parents. This gripping true story of a woman who took it upon herself to help save 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust is not only inspirational; it's unforgettable.

How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust

Jars of Hope

"Twins Payton and Emma are off to Hollywood to star in a TV commercial but nothing goes as planned and it may take a twin switch or two to help things work out"--

Double Feature

When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid is trying to keep the wedding from happening and it is up to Claire to stop her from spoiling the big day.

Cordially Uninvited

When Payton and Emma take on a trio of triplets at the Twin Festival, it’s double—make that triple—the twin-switch fun! Emma and Payton are home from Hollywood, but the drama continues: Not only is the Homecoming Dance coming up fast, but there’s someone new in school! Three someones, actually: triplets. Oliver, Dexter, and Asher look exactly the same, dress exactly the same, and—worse—have exactly the same superior attitude. When the triplets mention they’re participating in a regional Twins & SuperTwins Festival that has a Tweens Division and twin-related contests, Payton and Emma are instantly interested. Emma’s been suffering from competition withdrawal ever since Jazmine James managed to get her disqualified from the upcoming science fair, so she’s got her game face on. And once Payton convinces Mrs. Burkle that the festival is perfect for a VOGScast field trip, the whole gang takes a road trip and the games really get going. But attempts to take down the triplets threaten to land everyone in hot water. Can Emma and Payton switch their way out of trouble, or are they stuck in a multiples mess?

Triple Trouble

1939. Invasion de la Pologne par l’Allemagne. À Lodz, la famille de Syvia, qui tente de fuir la ville, est emprisonnée dans le ghetto. Les conditions de vie se détériorent très vite. La petite Syvia reste toute la journée dans le minuscule appartement où sa famille a trouvé refuge. Sa sœur de douze ans travaille, comme ses parents, dans une usine pour soutenir l’effort de guerre allemand. Les déportations commencent. Les uns après les autres, les amis et les cousins prennent le "train" pour une destination inconnue. Syvia n’a plus d’amis. Ils sont tous partis. Les Allemands entreprennent de vider le ghetto de tous les enfants, "pour que les parents n’aient plus à s’occuper d’eux pendant qu’ils travaillent". L’étau se resserre. Syvia doit maintenant vivre cachée dans une cave. Personne ne doit savoir qu’elle est là. Syvia décide de raconter son histoire, qui va durer cinq ans. Ce n’est qu’en 1945 que les soldats russes libèrent le ghetto et les 800 survivants, dont Syvia et seulement 11 autres enfants.

J'ai le vertige

"Tells Irena Sendler's story of saving 2,500 children during the Holocaust"--

While continuing to switch places in middle school, identical twins Payton and Emma compete with triplets Dexter, Oliver, and Asher at the Multipalooza festival.

Payton and Emma left a trail of chaos in their wake when they “traded faces” just for fun. This time they’ll switch places to help each other and their friends out of a ginormous mess! Payton is helping out on the middle school musical while Emma puts her brains to use by tutoring—more like “twotoring”—identical twin boys. But when the boys turn out to be double trouble, Payton and Emma’s worlds collide and lead to more middle-school mix-ups and mayhem. In the end, Payton and Emma realize that no matter what, they have each other’s backs (as well as faces).

Take Two

Identical twin sisters Payton and Emma Mills have “traded faces” and created “twin-dentical chaos” at school and at home. But you haven’t seen anything yet. Payton and Emma are off to “twin-vade” New York City! Payton’s drama club plans a field trip to see an off-Broadway show, and Emma’s mathletes team will compete in an elite competition. Sounds twin-tastic! But Payton never imagined the star of the show would be Ashlynn, her old nemesis from summer camp whose chores Payton traded for designer clothes. Are Payton’s “Summer Slave” days coming back to haunt her? Or will she be saved by a flip-flop twin swap? Emma has her own nemesis to face—she and Jazmine James are on the same team. But teamwork? Not so much. Since Jazmine is in it to win it…will Emma have to “twin” it? Payton and Emma must do a ‘twins-formation’ to rescue each other again. And again! (Not again!) Toss in cute boys, crazy triplet poofy Pomeranian stage puppies, and New York City and things get a little twin-sane. Is the big city ready for Payton and Emma! (or is it Emma and Payton?) and their mixed-up mayhem? Which is which in the biggest twin switch yet!

Times Squared

Tra Il bambino con il pigiama a righe e L’ultimo sopravvissuto. Una storia vera. La vera storia di Syvia Perlmutter: un racconto di coraggio, disperazione e sopravvivenza Nel 1945 la guerra finisce. I tedeschi si arrendono e il ghetto viene liberato. Su 250.000 persone se ne salvano circa 800. Tra queste ci sono 12 bambini. Io sono una di loro. Per oltre cinquant’anni dalla fine della guerra, Syvia, come tanti altri sopravvissuti all’Olocausto, si rifiuta di parlare del tempo trascorso nel ghetto di Łódz, in Polonia. Seppellisce il passato e guarda avanti. A un certo punto, però, si rende conto che è importante condividere la sua esperienza e così inizia a raccontare la sua storia alla nipote: dalla vita tranquilla nel ghetto, ai primi rastrellamenti degli ebrei, al tentativo del padre di nasconderla in una buca scavata nel cimitero e sottrarla così alla ferocia nazista. Fino a quando l’intera famiglia sarà in pericolo e Syvia rischierà la vita. Una storia vera, di disperazione e di salvezza insieme. Nel 1945 la guerra finisce e il ghetto viene liberato. Su 250.000 persone se ne salvano circa 800. Tra queste ci sono 12 bambini. Io sono una di loro. «Avevano spento anche le stelle è una storia avvincente, splendidamente raccontata, e non sarà facile dimenticarla per un bel po’ dopo averla letta. Ti inchioda dalla prima all’ultima pagina. È veramente un libro per tutte le età.» «Le atrocità subite da Syvia e dalla sua famiglia sono inimmaginabili, ma il loro coraggio, la resistenza e la speranza sorprendenti. Avevano spento anche le stelle è un tesoro per gli insegnanti di storia, un libro indimenticabile.» Jennifer Royha già pubblicato più di 30 libri, tra i quali Israel: Discovering Cultures. È laureata in Psicologia e per diversi anni è stata un’insegnante. Attualmente vive a New York.

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