Author: Guy Rice Doud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781561797127
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The 1986 Teacher of the Year shares a moving message on the power of encouragement and love. Mass Paper
Molder of Dreams
Author: Guy Rice Doud
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781561791590
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 1986 Teacher of the Year shares a moving message on the power of encouragement and love. 94 minutes
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781561791590
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 1986 Teacher of the Year shares a moving message on the power of encouragement and love. 94 minutes
Dream Street
Author: Tricia Elam Walker
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN: 052558112X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS Visit a truly special street bursting with joy, hope, and dreams. Inspired by the neighborhood where they grew up as cousins, this gorgeous picture book from an award-winning illustrator and critically acclaimed author is the perfect gift or keepsake for every generation. Welcome to Dream Street--the best street in the world! Jump rope with Azaria--can you Double Dutch one leg at a time? Dream big with Ede and Tari, who wish to create a picture book together one day. Say hello with Mr. Sidney, a retired mail carrier who greets everyone with the words, "Don't wait to have a great day. Create one!" On Dream Street, love between generations rules, everyone is special, and the warmth of the neighborhood shines. A magical story from the critically acclaimed author of Nana Akua Goes to School and a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning illustrator. Illuminating this vivid cast of characters are vibrant, joyful illustrations that make this neighborhood--based on the Roxbury neighborhood in Boston where the author and illustrator grew up together as cousins--truly sing. This book is a perfect way for parents to share with their children the importance of community.
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN: 052558112X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS Visit a truly special street bursting with joy, hope, and dreams. Inspired by the neighborhood where they grew up as cousins, this gorgeous picture book from an award-winning illustrator and critically acclaimed author is the perfect gift or keepsake for every generation. Welcome to Dream Street--the best street in the world! Jump rope with Azaria--can you Double Dutch one leg at a time? Dream big with Ede and Tari, who wish to create a picture book together one day. Say hello with Mr. Sidney, a retired mail carrier who greets everyone with the words, "Don't wait to have a great day. Create one!" On Dream Street, love between generations rules, everyone is special, and the warmth of the neighborhood shines. A magical story from the critically acclaimed author of Nana Akua Goes to School and a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning illustrator. Illuminating this vivid cast of characters are vibrant, joyful illustrations that make this neighborhood--based on the Roxbury neighborhood in Boston where the author and illustrator grew up together as cousins--truly sing. This book is a perfect way for parents to share with their children the importance of community.
Khalida and the Most Beautiful Song
Author: Amanda Calatzis
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781624145797
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When a song whispers in Khalida's ear late one night, she is determined to catch it. But the next day, no matter how hard she tries, bad timing and a busy schedule get in the way of her creative pursuit. Khalida longs for time to sit at the piano and make her own music and refuses to give up on her quest. When she finally succeeds, we discover the power of a captivating melody. Readers will relate to Khalida's overscheduling frustrations as well as her joy as inspiration becomes art. Lush watercolor art showcases how one girl's determined pursuit of an idea rewards us all with the enduring magic of a beautiful song.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781624145797
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When a song whispers in Khalida's ear late one night, she is determined to catch it. But the next day, no matter how hard she tries, bad timing and a busy schedule get in the way of her creative pursuit. Khalida longs for time to sit at the piano and make her own music and refuses to give up on her quest. When she finally succeeds, we discover the power of a captivating melody. Readers will relate to Khalida's overscheduling frustrations as well as her joy as inspiration becomes art. Lush watercolor art showcases how one girl's determined pursuit of an idea rewards us all with the enduring magic of a beautiful song.
Jo & Laurie
Author: Margaret Stohl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984812017
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence. 1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book of scribbles has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her dear friend Laurie for a week of inspiration--museums, operas, and even a once-in-a-lifetime reading by Charles Dickens himself! But Laurie has romance on his mind, and despite her growing feelings, Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal and sends the poor boy off to college heartbroken. When Laurie returns to Concord with a sophisticated new girlfriend, will Jo finally communicate her true heart's desire or lose the love of her life forever?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984812017
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence. 1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book of scribbles has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her dear friend Laurie for a week of inspiration--museums, operas, and even a once-in-a-lifetime reading by Charles Dickens himself! But Laurie has romance on his mind, and despite her growing feelings, Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal and sends the poor boy off to college heartbroken. When Laurie returns to Concord with a sophisticated new girlfriend, will Jo finally communicate her true heart's desire or lose the love of her life forever?
The Math Campers
Author: Dan Chiasson
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0593317742
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
A father and husband's meditation on love, adolescence, and the mysterious mechanisms of poetic creation, from the acclaimed poet. The poet's art is revealed in stages in this "making-of" book, where we watch as poems take shape--first as dreams or memories, then as drafts, and finally as completed works set loose on the world. In the long poem "Must We Mean What We Say," a woman reader narrates in prose the circumstances behind poems and snippets of poems she receives in letters from a stranger. Who made up whom? Chiasson, an acclaimed poetry critic, has invented a remarkable structure where the reader and a poet speak to one another, across the void of silence and mystery. He is also the father of teenaged sons, and this volume continues the autobiographical arc of his prior, celebrated volumes. One long section is about the age of thirteen and the dawning of desire, while the title poem looks at the crucial age of fifteen and the existential threat of climate change and gun violence, which alters the calculus of adolescence. Though the outlook is bleak, these poems register the glories of our moment: that there are places where boys can kiss each other and not be afraid; that small communities are rousing and taking care of each other; that teenagers have mobilized for a better world. All of these works emerge from the secretive imagination of a father as he measures his own adolescence against that of his sons and explores the complex bedrock of marriage. Chiasson sees a perilous world both navigated and enriched by the passionate young and by the parents--and poets--who care for them.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0593317742
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
A father and husband's meditation on love, adolescence, and the mysterious mechanisms of poetic creation, from the acclaimed poet. The poet's art is revealed in stages in this "making-of" book, where we watch as poems take shape--first as dreams or memories, then as drafts, and finally as completed works set loose on the world. In the long poem "Must We Mean What We Say," a woman reader narrates in prose the circumstances behind poems and snippets of poems she receives in letters from a stranger. Who made up whom? Chiasson, an acclaimed poetry critic, has invented a remarkable structure where the reader and a poet speak to one another, across the void of silence and mystery. He is also the father of teenaged sons, and this volume continues the autobiographical arc of his prior, celebrated volumes. One long section is about the age of thirteen and the dawning of desire, while the title poem looks at the crucial age of fifteen and the existential threat of climate change and gun violence, which alters the calculus of adolescence. Though the outlook is bleak, these poems register the glories of our moment: that there are places where boys can kiss each other and not be afraid; that small communities are rousing and taking care of each other; that teenagers have mobilized for a better world. All of these works emerge from the secretive imagination of a father as he measures his own adolescence against that of his sons and explores the complex bedrock of marriage. Chiasson sees a perilous world both navigated and enriched by the passionate young and by the parents--and poets--who care for them.
Dream Spinner
Author: Bonnie Dobkin
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0738724610
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Disfigured by a car accident that also killed her dad, Jori has been transformed from a popular high school student into a bitter loner. Fatherless, isolated, and betrayed by her best friend, Jori is angry at the world. And now her sister Lisa has disappeared, unable to cope with the changes in her family. Walking home from school one day, Jori stumbles upon a strange house and meets Professor DePris, who shows her a living tapestry woven from dreams. Distrustful of the eccentric old man and the telepathic spider who weaves for him, she resists entering the dream tapestry until she realizes her sister is trapped inside. It’s up to Jori to enter the tapestry and rescue Lisa from the monstrous old man who is feasting on her fantasies. But how can Jori convince Lisa to leave this fantastic, yet dangerous, world where anything—even reuniting with their father—is possible?
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0738724610
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Disfigured by a car accident that also killed her dad, Jori has been transformed from a popular high school student into a bitter loner. Fatherless, isolated, and betrayed by her best friend, Jori is angry at the world. And now her sister Lisa has disappeared, unable to cope with the changes in her family. Walking home from school one day, Jori stumbles upon a strange house and meets Professor DePris, who shows her a living tapestry woven from dreams. Distrustful of the eccentric old man and the telepathic spider who weaves for him, she resists entering the dream tapestry until she realizes her sister is trapped inside. It’s up to Jori to enter the tapestry and rescue Lisa from the monstrous old man who is feasting on her fantasies. But how can Jori convince Lisa to leave this fantastic, yet dangerous, world where anything—even reuniting with their father—is possible?
The Twenty-Seventh City
Author: Jonathan Franzen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374279721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
St. Louis is embroiled in a political conspiracy after Jammu, a young woman from India, is installed as its new police chief. To succeed she realizes that respected businessman Martin Probst must be seduced or destroyed.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374279721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
St. Louis is embroiled in a political conspiracy after Jammu, a young woman from India, is installed as its new police chief. To succeed she realizes that respected businessman Martin Probst must be seduced or destroyed.
Branded
Author: Keary Taylor
Publisher: Keary Taylor Book, INC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Jessica's had the nightmares for as long as she can remember. Nightmares of being judged for people who have died, of being branded by the angels. Her friends and family think she's a crazy because of it all. Yet she carries the mark of the condemned, seared into the back of her neck, and hides it and herself away from the world. But when two men she can't ignore enter her life everything changes, including the nightmares. The two of them couldn't be more different. She will do anything to be with one of them. Even tell him the truth about angels, why she never sleeps, and the scar on the back of her neck. But one of the two has set events into motion what will pull her toward her own judgment and turn her into the object of her greatest fear.
Publisher: Keary Taylor Book, INC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Jessica's had the nightmares for as long as she can remember. Nightmares of being judged for people who have died, of being branded by the angels. Her friends and family think she's a crazy because of it all. Yet she carries the mark of the condemned, seared into the back of her neck, and hides it and herself away from the world. But when two men she can't ignore enter her life everything changes, including the nightmares. The two of them couldn't be more different. She will do anything to be with one of them. Even tell him the truth about angels, why she never sleeps, and the scar on the back of her neck. But one of the two has set events into motion what will pull her toward her own judgment and turn her into the object of her greatest fear.
Lair of Dreams: The Diviners 2
Author: Libba Bray
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743431686
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The second book in the New York Times bestselling series showcases a new evil descending on 1920s New York City, as teen psychic Evie and her similarly gifted friends go on the hunt for a demon bride. THE NEW YORK TIMES #1 BESTSELLER 1920s New York. America's Sweetheart Seer. Diviners dream-walk. Follow them down. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people's secrets, she's become a media darling, and everyone's in love with the city's newest It Girl. Everyone, that is, except the other Diviners, such as piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan, both struggling to keep their powers a secret - for they can walk in dreams. While Evie lives the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness start turning up across New York City. As Henry searches for lost love, and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. And at the edges of it all lurks a man in a stovepipe hat, who has plans that extend farther than anyone can guess. As the sickness spreads, can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld to save the city? In this heart-stopping sequel to The Diviners, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award winning author Libba Bray takes readers deeper into the mystical underbelly of New York City. 'The ambitiously broad focus of this novel strikes just the right balance.Weaving together a chilling mystery with a truly elusive solution, several poignant love stories, agonising injustice, terrifyingly monstrous dreams, and even a cameo by legendary psychiatrist Carl Jung, this instalment wraps enough up to satisfy but clearly sets the stage for more.' Kirkus, starred review
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743431686
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The second book in the New York Times bestselling series showcases a new evil descending on 1920s New York City, as teen psychic Evie and her similarly gifted friends go on the hunt for a demon bride. THE NEW YORK TIMES #1 BESTSELLER 1920s New York. America's Sweetheart Seer. Diviners dream-walk. Follow them down. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people's secrets, she's become a media darling, and everyone's in love with the city's newest It Girl. Everyone, that is, except the other Diviners, such as piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan, both struggling to keep their powers a secret - for they can walk in dreams. While Evie lives the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness start turning up across New York City. As Henry searches for lost love, and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. And at the edges of it all lurks a man in a stovepipe hat, who has plans that extend farther than anyone can guess. As the sickness spreads, can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld to save the city? In this heart-stopping sequel to The Diviners, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award winning author Libba Bray takes readers deeper into the mystical underbelly of New York City. 'The ambitiously broad focus of this novel strikes just the right balance.Weaving together a chilling mystery with a truly elusive solution, several poignant love stories, agonising injustice, terrifyingly monstrous dreams, and even a cameo by legendary psychiatrist Carl Jung, this instalment wraps enough up to satisfy but clearly sets the stage for more.' Kirkus, starred review
The Creature Under Your Head
Author: Morey Kammerman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
"The Creature Under Your Head" (20 Stories of Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime and Fantasy) is your escape from our mundane world. In this collection, you'll experience fear and fantasy, scares and suspense, science fiction and terror taking you away to new realms of possibility. Here is your open invitation to other worlds. An entrance to past and future realities. "The Creature Under Your Head" will scare you, mystify you, entertain you, and make you laugh. Caution: the stories contained within are highly addictive and may be hard to put down. A whole new reason to sleep with the light on. 20 tales of darkness and travels to alternate dimensions written by Morey Kammerman. "The Creature Under Your Head" is not for children. Contains graphic content. 54,348 words THE MAN WHO GREW SUCCESS - A rejected science fiction author questions life, and his own sanity, when he discovers a mysterious green growth on his head. FOUR DAUGHTERS - A bar patron meets a man known only as 'Mr. Destiny.' LUXURY APARTMENT FOR RENT - A young couple on vacation in Poland find an evil portal unlocking the horrors of history. CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS - Twelve-year-old Jimmy and his Uncle Nathan play a virtual reality game and discover the secret meaning of life. LITTLE VICTOR - A woman with fertility issues takes a babysitting job for a young boy who might be the Antichrist. STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS - After his untimely passing on a whitewater rafting trip, a jilted journalist uncovers the truth of the afterlife. MEAT SPECIAL: AISLE NINE - An angry customer puts a hex on a supermarket, bringing all food back to life. PAIN OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD - A teenage girl develops a mysterious condition which causes her to spontaneously bruise and bleed. A MERMAID TALE - A wealthy lawyer is seduced by a mermaid who takes him to the depths of the ocean. THE RUNNING SHOES - After finding a used pair of shoes, a computer repairman is taken away to another dimension. THE GREAT DIVIDES - In the year 2050, a belly-dancer/ elementary school teacher trains her students to defend themselves against a parasitic invasion. THE MERGER - A successful pharmaceutical executive is harassed by a psychic homeless man. LAST DAY ON ZARFA ISLAND - Chaos ensues when a plumber on a cruise visits a cursed island. GOLDEN BEAR'S VISION QUEST - Taking the form of a hawk, a Native American warrior embarks on a quest where he sees the future. DATING IN THE FUTURE - Norton McGarr is a lonely scientist who must rediscover the fine art of flirting in the year 2040. THE IMPOSTORS - A hitman who's being stalked by a killer must complete the biggest mark of his life. SUN VERSUS MOON - Follows the cataclysmic events as they unfold on the last day of human civilization. SEXY SASHA - A high-ranking space embassy chairman is stalked by a holographic mistress. ANY TIME BUT NOW - A misfit high-school student takes a journey backwards from the turn of the century to the beginning of time. THE LEGEND OF SARAH SILVER - A 1980s heavy metal princess returns from the dead with high hopes of rekindling lost love and landing a record contract.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
"The Creature Under Your Head" (20 Stories of Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime and Fantasy) is your escape from our mundane world. In this collection, you'll experience fear and fantasy, scares and suspense, science fiction and terror taking you away to new realms of possibility. Here is your open invitation to other worlds. An entrance to past and future realities. "The Creature Under Your Head" will scare you, mystify you, entertain you, and make you laugh. Caution: the stories contained within are highly addictive and may be hard to put down. A whole new reason to sleep with the light on. 20 tales of darkness and travels to alternate dimensions written by Morey Kammerman. "The Creature Under Your Head" is not for children. Contains graphic content. 54,348 words THE MAN WHO GREW SUCCESS - A rejected science fiction author questions life, and his own sanity, when he discovers a mysterious green growth on his head. FOUR DAUGHTERS - A bar patron meets a man known only as 'Mr. Destiny.' LUXURY APARTMENT FOR RENT - A young couple on vacation in Poland find an evil portal unlocking the horrors of history. CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS - Twelve-year-old Jimmy and his Uncle Nathan play a virtual reality game and discover the secret meaning of life. LITTLE VICTOR - A woman with fertility issues takes a babysitting job for a young boy who might be the Antichrist. STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS - After his untimely passing on a whitewater rafting trip, a jilted journalist uncovers the truth of the afterlife. MEAT SPECIAL: AISLE NINE - An angry customer puts a hex on a supermarket, bringing all food back to life. PAIN OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD - A teenage girl develops a mysterious condition which causes her to spontaneously bruise and bleed. A MERMAID TALE - A wealthy lawyer is seduced by a mermaid who takes him to the depths of the ocean. THE RUNNING SHOES - After finding a used pair of shoes, a computer repairman is taken away to another dimension. THE GREAT DIVIDES - In the year 2050, a belly-dancer/ elementary school teacher trains her students to defend themselves against a parasitic invasion. THE MERGER - A successful pharmaceutical executive is harassed by a psychic homeless man. LAST DAY ON ZARFA ISLAND - Chaos ensues when a plumber on a cruise visits a cursed island. GOLDEN BEAR'S VISION QUEST - Taking the form of a hawk, a Native American warrior embarks on a quest where he sees the future. DATING IN THE FUTURE - Norton McGarr is a lonely scientist who must rediscover the fine art of flirting in the year 2040. THE IMPOSTORS - A hitman who's being stalked by a killer must complete the biggest mark of his life. SUN VERSUS MOON - Follows the cataclysmic events as they unfold on the last day of human civilization. SEXY SASHA - A high-ranking space embassy chairman is stalked by a holographic mistress. ANY TIME BUT NOW - A misfit high-school student takes a journey backwards from the turn of the century to the beginning of time. THE LEGEND OF SARAH SILVER - A 1980s heavy metal princess returns from the dead with high hopes of rekindling lost love and landing a record contract.