Naked Mole Rat Letters - WAW List

Although the title and front cover are not so appealing, this book has several good lessons, especially how we should treat those who are different. The story is told through a series of emails between a young girl and a woman her single father has recently met and would like to date. Between the emails, diary entries fill in the details of daily life for the girl and the personal struggles she faces with friends and families. The woman works at a zoo and is a naked mole rat expert, so there is much to learn about these strange but fascinating creatures.

The Sacrifice - WAW List

A nice companion to the classic, The Witch on Blackbird Pond, this book is set during the same time as the Salem witch trials. A young girl and her sister are pinpointed as witches, even though they have done nothing out of the ordinary. In order to free themselves, they must identify their mother as a witch, then they work to free her by standing up to the town and insisting there is no such thing as a witch.