Author: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823450600
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the life they've always known. When twelve-year-old Maddie's older brother vanishes from his college campus, her carefully ordered world falls apart. Nothing will fill the void of her beloved oldest sibling. Meanwhile Maddie's older sister reacts by staying out late, and her parents are always distracted by the search for Strum. Drowning in grief and confusion, the family's musical household falls silent. Though Maddie is the youngest, she knows Strum better than anyone. He used to confide in her, sharing his fears about the climate crisis and their planet's future. So, Maddie starts looking for clues: Was Strum unhappy? Were the arguments with their dad getting worse? Or could his disappearance have something to do with those endangered butterflies he loved . . . Scared and on her own, Maddie picks up the pieces of her family's fractured lives. Maybe her parents aren't who she thought they were. Maybe her nervous thoughts and compulsive counting mean she needs help. And maybe finding Strum won't solve everything--but she knows he's out there, and she has to try. This powerful debut novel in verse addresses the climate crisis, intergenerational discourse, and mental illness in an accessible, hopeful way. With a gorgeous narrative voice, Everywhere Blue is perfect for fans of Eventown and OCDaniel. An NCTE Notable Verse Novel A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Cybils Award Poetry Winner!
Everywhere Blue
Author: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823450600
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the life they've always known. When twelve-year-old Maddie's older brother vanishes from his college campus, her carefully ordered world falls apart. Nothing will fill the void of her beloved oldest sibling. Meanwhile Maddie's older sister reacts by staying out late, and her parents are always distracted by the search for Strum. Drowning in grief and confusion, the family's musical household falls silent. Though Maddie is the youngest, she knows Strum better than anyone. He used to confide in her, sharing his fears about the climate crisis and their planet's future. So, Maddie starts looking for clues: Was Strum unhappy? Were the arguments with their dad getting worse? Or could his disappearance have something to do with those endangered butterflies he loved . . . Scared and on her own, Maddie picks up the pieces of her family's fractured lives. Maybe her parents aren't who she thought they were. Maybe her nervous thoughts and compulsive counting mean she needs help. And maybe finding Strum won't solve everything--but she knows he's out there, and she has to try. This powerful debut novel in verse addresses the climate crisis, intergenerational discourse, and mental illness in an accessible, hopeful way. With a gorgeous narrative voice, Everywhere Blue is perfect for fans of Eventown and OCDaniel. An NCTE Notable Verse Novel A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Cybils Award Poetry Winner!
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823450600
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the life they've always known. When twelve-year-old Maddie's older brother vanishes from his college campus, her carefully ordered world falls apart. Nothing will fill the void of her beloved oldest sibling. Meanwhile Maddie's older sister reacts by staying out late, and her parents are always distracted by the search for Strum. Drowning in grief and confusion, the family's musical household falls silent. Though Maddie is the youngest, she knows Strum better than anyone. He used to confide in her, sharing his fears about the climate crisis and their planet's future. So, Maddie starts looking for clues: Was Strum unhappy? Were the arguments with their dad getting worse? Or could his disappearance have something to do with those endangered butterflies he loved . . . Scared and on her own, Maddie picks up the pieces of her family's fractured lives. Maybe her parents aren't who she thought they were. Maybe her nervous thoughts and compulsive counting mean she needs help. And maybe finding Strum won't solve everything--but she knows he's out there, and she has to try. This powerful debut novel in verse addresses the climate crisis, intergenerational discourse, and mental illness in an accessible, hopeful way. With a gorgeous narrative voice, Everywhere Blue is perfect for fans of Eventown and OCDaniel. An NCTE Notable Verse Novel A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Cybils Award Poetry Winner!
Blue
Author: Michel Pastoureau
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691251355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today. Any history of color is, above all, a social history. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the color became a powerful element in church decoration and symbolism. Blue gained new favor as a royal color in the twelfth century and became a formidable political and military force during the French Revolution. As blue triumphed in the modern era, new shades were created and blue became the color of romance and the blues. Finally, Pastoureau follows blue into contemporary times, when military clothing gave way to the everyday uniform of blue jeans and blue became the universal and unifying color of the Earth as seen from space. Beautifully illustrated, Blue tells the intriguing story of our favorite color and the cultures that have hated it, loved it, and made it essential to some of our greatest works of art.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691251355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today. Any history of color is, above all, a social history. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the color became a powerful element in church decoration and symbolism. Blue gained new favor as a royal color in the twelfth century and became a formidable political and military force during the French Revolution. As blue triumphed in the modern era, new shades were created and blue became the color of romance and the blues. Finally, Pastoureau follows blue into contemporary times, when military clothing gave way to the everyday uniform of blue jeans and blue became the universal and unifying color of the Earth as seen from space. Beautifully illustrated, Blue tells the intriguing story of our favorite color and the cultures that have hated it, loved it, and made it essential to some of our greatest works of art.
The Country of the Blue
Author: Charles Edward Eaton
Publisher: Associated University Presses
ISBN: 9780845348505
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This twelfth volume of poems by Charles Edward Eaton is unique among his works in that it is concentrated on a single theme: water - reminding us, as Melville said, "Meditation and water are forever wedded." Superb vitality and action are also present in these vivid poems about the sea, inland waters, swimmers, ships, and voyages.
Publisher: Associated University Presses
ISBN: 9780845348505
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This twelfth volume of poems by Charles Edward Eaton is unique among his works in that it is concentrated on a single theme: water - reminding us, as Melville said, "Meditation and water are forever wedded." Superb vitality and action are also present in these vivid poems about the sea, inland waters, swimmers, ships, and voyages.
The Sky Is Everywhere (Movie Tie-In)
Author: Jandy Nelson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593616014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Jandy Nelson's beloved, critically adored debut is now an Apple TV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel, Cherry Jones, Grace Kaufman, and Jacques Colimon. “Both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance." —NPR Adrift after her sister Bailey’s sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive Toby—Bailey’s boyfriend who shares Lennie's grief—and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers Lennie something she desperately needs. One boy helps her remember. The other lets her forget. And she knows if the two of them collide, her whole world will explode. As much a laugh-out-loud celebration of love as a nuanced and poignant portrait of loss, Lennie's struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her makes for an always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable read.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593616014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Jandy Nelson's beloved, critically adored debut is now an Apple TV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel, Cherry Jones, Grace Kaufman, and Jacques Colimon. “Both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance." —NPR Adrift after her sister Bailey’s sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive Toby—Bailey’s boyfriend who shares Lennie's grief—and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers Lennie something she desperately needs. One boy helps her remember. The other lets her forget. And she knows if the two of them collide, her whole world will explode. As much a laugh-out-loud celebration of love as a nuanced and poignant portrait of loss, Lennie's struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her makes for an always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable read.
Blue
Author: Melanie D. Budiarto
Publisher: Melanie Budiarto
ISBN: 1425735738
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Have you ever wondered what might happen if several countries sent all their nuclear bombs at one time? This story takes you past that and shows that man's instincts to survive can prevail. Blue discovers an orb that gives the holder the power to teleport from place to place, that they use to explore pieces of our shattered Earth. Volcano eruptions, a tsunami, bitter cold and evil men can't stop them. Then they meet Misha, a dragon who once inhabited deep Earth, and fled to the Golden Planet before the great destruction. Come share the adventure's passion and excitement. Nominated for the "2008 Pluto Award" from Yellow 30 scifi.
Publisher: Melanie Budiarto
ISBN: 1425735738
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Have you ever wondered what might happen if several countries sent all their nuclear bombs at one time? This story takes you past that and shows that man's instincts to survive can prevail. Blue discovers an orb that gives the holder the power to teleport from place to place, that they use to explore pieces of our shattered Earth. Volcano eruptions, a tsunami, bitter cold and evil men can't stop them. Then they meet Misha, a dragon who once inhabited deep Earth, and fled to the Golden Planet before the great destruction. Come share the adventure's passion and excitement. Nominated for the "2008 Pluto Award" from Yellow 30 scifi.
Colors Everywhere
Author: Sam McBratney
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763635459
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Little Nutbrown hare loves playing in summer, when there are colors everywhere. But which color does he like best?
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763635459
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Little Nutbrown hare loves playing in summer, when there are colors everywhere. But which color does he like best?
LIFE
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
The Adventures of Blue Avenger
Author: Norma Howe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805060621
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
On his sixteenth birthday, still trying to cope with the unexpected death of his father, David Schumacher decides--or does he--to change his name to Blue Avenger, hoping to find a way to make a difference in his Oakland neighborhood and in the world.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805060621
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
On his sixteenth birthday, still trying to cope with the unexpected death of his father, David Schumacher decides--or does he--to change his name to Blue Avenger, hoping to find a way to make a difference in his Oakland neighborhood and in the world.
Flow
Author: Nannie Bell Wright
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480856568
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
There are things we encounter so often that we dont really give them much thought. But then someoneor somethingcomes along, and we are made to look at these things with a new appreciation and understanding. Poet Nannie Bell Wright will make you take a new look at the ordinary. Her book, Flow: A Medley of Poems (the something), is an interesting collection of poems that reflect things most of us feel and do every day. Many women (and men) lament over not having a relationship. Weve all had to say goodbye to someone we love. And there is the frustration of trying to find a tomato that actually tastes like a tomato. These are some of the diverse topics she covers in her poetry. The poems in Flow: A Medley of Poems contain words that speak, teach, preach, and heal. Wrights use of contrasts, such as hot and cold, encourages readers to think deeper about relationships of all kinds.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480856568
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
There are things we encounter so often that we dont really give them much thought. But then someoneor somethingcomes along, and we are made to look at these things with a new appreciation and understanding. Poet Nannie Bell Wright will make you take a new look at the ordinary. Her book, Flow: A Medley of Poems (the something), is an interesting collection of poems that reflect things most of us feel and do every day. Many women (and men) lament over not having a relationship. Weve all had to say goodbye to someone we love. And there is the frustration of trying to find a tomato that actually tastes like a tomato. These are some of the diverse topics she covers in her poetry. The poems in Flow: A Medley of Poems contain words that speak, teach, preach, and heal. Wrights use of contrasts, such as hot and cold, encourages readers to think deeper about relationships of all kinds.
On Being Blue
Author: William H. Gass
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590177185
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
On Being Blue is a book about everything blue—sex and sleaze and sadness, among other things—and about everything else. It brings us the world in a word as only William H. Gass, among contemporary American writers, can do. Gass writes: Of the colors, blue and green have the greatest emotional range. Sad reds and melancholy yellows are difficult to turn up. Among the ancient elements, blue occurs everywhere: in ice and water, in the flame as purely as in the flower, overhead and inside caves, covering fruit and oozing out of clay. Although green enlivens the earth and mixes in the ocean, and we find it, copperish, in fire; green air, green skies, are rare. Gray and brown are widely distributed, but there are no joyful swatches of either, or any of exuberant black, sullen pink, or acquiescent orange. Blue is therefore most suitable as the color of interior life. Whether slick light sharp high bright thin quick sour new and cool or low deep sweet dark soft slow smooth heavy old and warm: blue moves easily among them all, and all profoundly qualify our states of feeling.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590177185
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
On Being Blue is a book about everything blue—sex and sleaze and sadness, among other things—and about everything else. It brings us the world in a word as only William H. Gass, among contemporary American writers, can do. Gass writes: Of the colors, blue and green have the greatest emotional range. Sad reds and melancholy yellows are difficult to turn up. Among the ancient elements, blue occurs everywhere: in ice and water, in the flame as purely as in the flower, overhead and inside caves, covering fruit and oozing out of clay. Although green enlivens the earth and mixes in the ocean, and we find it, copperish, in fire; green air, green skies, are rare. Gray and brown are widely distributed, but there are no joyful swatches of either, or any of exuberant black, sullen pink, or acquiescent orange. Blue is therefore most suitable as the color of interior life. Whether slick light sharp high bright thin quick sour new and cool or low deep sweet dark soft slow smooth heavy old and warm: blue moves easily among them all, and all profoundly qualify our states of feeling.