"First published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press in 2015."--Title page verso.

In the spring of 1942 Czech Resistance fighters assassinate the head of Nazi-Occupied Czechoslovakia. On the flimsiest of evidence, the Nazi high command sends

Lela knows two things: her history teacher must die and she must start a new life beyond the pear field. On the outskirts of Tbilisi, in a newly independent Geo

Esperanza tricks Señor Death but realizes the death is a necessary part of life and alleviates much suffering in the world.

When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.