Author: Elizabeth Chandler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442406283
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Psychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent. Alone in an unfamiliar town, Anna struggles to pick up the pieces and establish any sense of normalcy. She desperately wants to trust Zack, the cute boy next door, but even he might know more about the incident than he is letting on. But when Anna starts feeling an inexplicable pull to the site of her uncle’s murder, she begins to believe that her family’s supernatural gifts are real after all. Torn between loyalty and suspicion, Anna is certain of only one thing: she must discover who killed her uncle or she could be next….
The Back Door of Midnight
Author: Elizabeth Chandler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442406283
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Psychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent. Alone in an unfamiliar town, Anna struggles to pick up the pieces and establish any sense of normalcy. She desperately wants to trust Zack, the cute boy next door, but even he might know more about the incident than he is letting on. But when Anna starts feeling an inexplicable pull to the site of her uncle’s murder, she begins to believe that her family’s supernatural gifts are real after all. Torn between loyalty and suspicion, Anna is certain of only one thing: she must discover who killed her uncle or she could be next….
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442406283
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Psychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent. Alone in an unfamiliar town, Anna struggles to pick up the pieces and establish any sense of normalcy. She desperately wants to trust Zack, the cute boy next door, but even he might know more about the incident than he is letting on. But when Anna starts feeling an inexplicable pull to the site of her uncle’s murder, she begins to believe that her family’s supernatural gifts are real after all. Torn between loyalty and suspicion, Anna is certain of only one thing: she must discover who killed her uncle or she could be next….
An Island Like You
Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545281547
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Judith Ortiz Cofer's Pura Belpre award-winning collection of short stories about life in the barrio! Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her with a boy. Luis sits atop a six-foot mountain of hubcaps in his father's junkyard, working off a sentence for breaking and entering. Sandra tries to reconcile her looks to the conventional Latino notion of beauty. And Arturo, different from his macho classmates, fantasizes about escaping his community. They are the teenagers of the barrio -- and this is their world.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545281547
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Judith Ortiz Cofer's Pura Belpre award-winning collection of short stories about life in the barrio! Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her with a boy. Luis sits atop a six-foot mountain of hubcaps in his father's junkyard, working off a sentence for breaking and entering. Sandra tries to reconcile her looks to the conventional Latino notion of beauty. And Arturo, different from his macho classmates, fantasizes about escaping his community. They are the teenagers of the barrio -- and this is their world.
16 on the Block
Author: Babygirl Daniels
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781601621849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A young woman learns the truth about her seemingly perfect sister in this emotionally powerful tale.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781601621849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A young woman learns the truth about her seemingly perfect sister in this emotionally powerful tale.
Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express
Author: Kristiana Gregory
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590465786
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Having returned from living with his friends the Shoshoni, seventeen-year-old Jimmy Spoon grows restless again and seeks adventure by taking a job with the Pony Express.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590465786
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Having returned from living with his friends the Shoshoni, seventeen-year-old Jimmy Spoon grows restless again and seeks adventure by taking a job with the Pony Express.
The 10pm Question
Author: Kate De Goldi
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848774729
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons has a head full of questions. Only Ma takes him seriously, but unfortunately she is the cause of the most worrying question of all, the one Frankie can never bring himself to ask. Then a new girl arrives at school with questions of her own, questions that make Frankie's carefully controlled world begin to unravel . . .
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848774729
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons has a head full of questions. Only Ma takes him seriously, but unfortunately she is the cause of the most worrying question of all, the one Frankie can never bring himself to ask. Then a new girl arrives at school with questions of her own, questions that make Frankie's carefully controlled world begin to unravel . . .
Arrow Over the Door
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0141305711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British Army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian scouting for King George, Americans are dangerous enemies who threaten his family and home. When Stands Straight's party enters the Quaker Meetinghouse where Samuel worships, the two boys share an encounter that neither will ever forget. Told in alternating viewpoints, The Arrow over the Door is based on a true story. Illustrated by James Watling. "Thoughtful and eminently readable." (School Library Journal)
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0141305711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British Army is approaching, and the Indians in the area seem ready to attack. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian scouting for King George, Americans are dangerous enemies who threaten his family and home. When Stands Straight's party enters the Quaker Meetinghouse where Samuel worships, the two boys share an encounter that neither will ever forget. Told in alternating viewpoints, The Arrow over the Door is based on a true story. Illustrated by James Watling. "Thoughtful and eminently readable." (School Library Journal)
Fish Facts
Author: Geoff Swinney
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1589809084
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Provides information on a variety of marine life.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1589809084
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Provides information on a variety of marine life.
Play Country Guitar
Author: Music Sales Corporation
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Introduces the techniques of country guitar music.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Introduces the techniques of country guitar music.
Black Eagles
Author: James Haskins
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613033398
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shares the heroic history of notable African Americans who have made names for themselves in the field of aviation, from the first days of flight to the space program, and describes their struggles with racism
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613033398
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shares the heroic history of notable African Americans who have made names for themselves in the field of aviation, from the first days of flight to the space program, and describes their struggles with racism
Six-three Two One
Author: Michael Laser
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Sixth grade in a public school in 1963 Queens brings many changes into the life of Marc Chaikin, as he falls in love, deals with class bullies, overcomes his fear of school, and faces his parents' divorce.
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Sixth grade in a public school in 1963 Queens brings many changes into the life of Marc Chaikin, as he falls in love, deals with class bullies, overcomes his fear of school, and faces his parents' divorce.