Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Sam Webber, forced to relocate with his mother after his father disappears, is fearful of the new neighborhood, his classmates, and the spector of his father's depression, but over the course of a year he makes friends and begins to heal.
The Reappearance of Sam Webber
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Sam Webber, forced to relocate with his mother after his father disappears, is fearful of the new neighborhood, his classmates, and the spector of his father's depression, but over the course of a year he makes friends and begins to heal.
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Sam Webber, forced to relocate with his mother after his father disappears, is fearful of the new neighborhood, his classmates, and the spector of his father's depression, but over the course of a year he makes friends and begins to heal.
Anchor Challenges for the DI Classroom
Author:
Publisher: Pieces of Learning
ISBN: 1934358169
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: Pieces of Learning
ISBN: 1934358169
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, Centennial Edition
Author: Margaret A. Edwards
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838935330
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Edwards's philosophies and practices, as illustrated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, have influenced and inspired generations of librarians since its original publication in 1969, and continue to be a foundation for today's new young adult librarians.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838935330
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Edwards's philosophies and practices, as illustrated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, have influenced and inspired generations of librarians since its original publication in 1969, and continue to be a foundation for today's new young adult librarians.
Darby
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763674265
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
"Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST "From my back porch, I can see where my best friend lives. Evette’s tenant house sits on my daddy’s property . . . but on account of her being black and me being white, she hardly ever comes in my house, and I don’t go in hers. My daddy says that’s just the way it is." Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763674265
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
"Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST "From my back porch, I can see where my best friend lives. Evette’s tenant house sits on my daddy’s property . . . but on account of her being black and me being white, she hardly ever comes in my house, and I don’t go in hers. My daddy says that’s just the way it is." Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?
Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction, 1997-2001
Author: Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313061505
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313061505
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
In the Wake of the Boatman
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862789
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Puttnam Douglas Steward isn't having an identity crisishe is one. To his father Carl, he's a disappointment, and has been since the day he came home from the hospital. To his mother, he's Mama's Boy, and will forever be nothing less and nothing more. The Army thinks he's a hero, having single-handedly saved his troops from an ambush when they stumble upon a major, unknown supply line in Vietnam, then exposing a major Soviet espionage ring in the U.S. Only Milton, Putt's college friend and environmental activist, and Putt's sister Mary see that something is deeply confused about Puttnam Steward. Yet neither of them knows that the only time Putt ever truly feels happy is when he wears a woman's clothes and becomes, for a brief, fleeting moment, someone else. And they don't know how much that disgusts him. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity. Another important novel from one of America's most praised and accomplished novelists, it's a masterpiece that won't soon be forgotten.
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862789
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Puttnam Douglas Steward isn't having an identity crisishe is one. To his father Carl, he's a disappointment, and has been since the day he came home from the hospital. To his mother, he's Mama's Boy, and will forever be nothing less and nothing more. The Army thinks he's a hero, having single-handedly saved his troops from an ambush when they stumble upon a major, unknown supply line in Vietnam, then exposing a major Soviet espionage ring in the U.S. Only Milton, Putt's college friend and environmental activist, and Putt's sister Mary see that something is deeply confused about Puttnam Steward. Yet neither of them knows that the only time Putt ever truly feels happy is when he wears a woman's clothes and becomes, for a brief, fleeting moment, someone else. And they don't know how much that disgusts him. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity. Another important novel from one of America's most praised and accomplished novelists, it's a masterpiece that won't soon be forgotten.
King of the Pygmies
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763634124
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
After hearing what he believes are other peoples' thoughts and learning that he may have schizophrenia, high school sophomore Penn has to decide whether to accept the diagnosis.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763634124
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
After hearing what he believes are other peoples' thoughts and learning that he may have schizophrenia, high school sophomore Penn has to decide whether to accept the diagnosis.
Family Disintegration
Author: Anton Purcell
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590330364
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The contemporary family is being distracted, disturbed and distraught by societal pressures from every direction. The nuclear family concept, believed crucial to child rearing, is becoming passé according to census data. Or has the wave of disruption to families crested? It is hoped that this bibliography will serve as a useful tool to researchers seeking further information on families and the pressures being exerted upon them in the 21st century.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590330364
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The contemporary family is being distracted, disturbed and distraught by societal pressures from every direction. The nuclear family concept, believed crucial to child rearing, is becoming passé according to census data. Or has the wave of disruption to families crested? It is hoped that this bibliography will serve as a useful tool to researchers seeking further information on families and the pressures being exerted upon them in the 21st century.
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading
Author: Esmé Raji Codell
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123083
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Offers advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, introducing three thousand teacher-recommended book titles, craft ideas, projects, recipes, and reading club tips.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123083
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Offers advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, introducing three thousand teacher-recommended book titles, craft ideas, projects, recipes, and reading club tips.
Finn
Author: Matthew Olshan
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Rescued from a murderous life with her mother, Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in the cocoon of a quiet, middle-class neighborhood. For the first time in her life, things are steady, safe ... and stifling."--Jacket
Publisher: Bancroft Press
ISBN: 1890862827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Rescued from a murderous life with her mother, Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in the cocoon of a quiet, middle-class neighborhood. For the first time in her life, things are steady, safe ... and stifling."--Jacket