Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 155469437X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
After eight-year-old Kevin Mason's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming Knuckles McGraw, a tough cowboy roaming the plains on his legendary horse, Burlington Northern. But instead of riding the range, Kevin is stuck in a foster home with a pierced and tattooed teenager named Ice and a mute girl named Breezy. While he waits to be claimed by the father he barely remembers or the mother who left him a good-bye note in his lunchbox, Kevin (aka Knuckles McGraw) tries to communicate with Breezy, learns to get along with his bunkhouse-mate Ice, and discovers that memories can be as deceptive as family secrets.
The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 155469437X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
After eight-year-old Kevin Mason's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming Knuckles McGraw, a tough cowboy roaming the plains on his legendary horse, Burlington Northern. But instead of riding the range, Kevin is stuck in a foster home with a pierced and tattooed teenager named Ice and a mute girl named Breezy. While he waits to be claimed by the father he barely remembers or the mother who left him a good-bye note in his lunchbox, Kevin (aka Knuckles McGraw) tries to communicate with Breezy, learns to get along with his bunkhouse-mate Ice, and discovers that memories can be as deceptive as family secrets.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 155469437X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
After eight-year-old Kevin Mason's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming Knuckles McGraw, a tough cowboy roaming the plains on his legendary horse, Burlington Northern. But instead of riding the range, Kevin is stuck in a foster home with a pierced and tattooed teenager named Ice and a mute girl named Breezy. While he waits to be claimed by the father he barely remembers or the mother who left him a good-bye note in his lunchbox, Kevin (aka Knuckles McGraw) tries to communicate with Breezy, learns to get along with his bunkhouse-mate Ice, and discovers that memories can be as deceptive as family secrets.
The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554692032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
After Kevin's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, but his reality is a foster home and grandparents he doesn't know.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554692032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
After Kevin's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, but his reality is a foster home and grandparents he doesn't know.
Beyond Repair
Author: Lois J. Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554698162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Still grieving over the death of his father, Cam is worried that he is being stalked.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554698162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Still grieving over the death of his father, Cam is worried that he is being stalked.
The Paper House
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459800516
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
A mural on a tin shack brings hope and happiness to a girl in the slums of Nairobi.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459800516
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
A mural on a tin shack brings hope and happiness to a girl in the slums of Nairobi.
Silver Rain
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554692806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
When her uncle and mother disappear on mysterious errands, Elsie and her friend Scoop discover them competing in a dance marathon to solve the family's money problems.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554692806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
When her uncle and mother disappear on mysterious errands, Elsie and her friend Scoop discover them competing in a dance marathon to solve the family's money problems.
School Library Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Quill & Quire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book industries and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book industries and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Newton Free Library Bulletin
Author: Newton Free Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Silver Rain
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554695341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Abandoned by her father during the Depression, eleven-year-old Elsie lives in the garage behind her old house with her mother, grandmother Nan and out-of-work uncle. Elsie's friend Scoop accompanies her as she searches for her father in the city, encountering unfriendly hobos, food lines and shantytowns. After both her uncle and her mother disappear on mysterious errands, Elsie and Scoop eventually discover them competing in a dance marathon. Persuading them to abandon the contest, Elsie and Scoop lead the exhausted dancers home, where Nan has news of Elsie's father and his impending return to the family.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554695341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Abandoned by her father during the Depression, eleven-year-old Elsie lives in the garage behind her old house with her mother, grandmother Nan and out-of-work uncle. Elsie's friend Scoop accompanies her as she searches for her father in the city, encountering unfriendly hobos, food lines and shantytowns. After both her uncle and her mother disappear on mysterious errands, Elsie and Scoop eventually discover them competing in a dance marathon. Persuading them to abandon the contest, Elsie and Scoop lead the exhausted dancers home, where Nan has news of Elsie's father and his impending return to the family.
The Paper House
Author: Lois Peterson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459800532
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Life is hard for ten-year-old Safiyah in the Kibera slum outside Nairobi. Too poor to go to school, she makes a meager living for herself and her grandmother Cucu by selling things she finds at the garbage dump. After using scavenged paper to fix up the inside of the hut, Safiyah starts a mural on the outside. As word of the paper house spreads, Safiyah begins to take pride in her creation. When Cucu collapses after a fire, Safiyah stays at the hospital to help care for her grandmother. While Safiyah is away, her friend Pendo works on the mural, which upsets Safiyah. But when Pendo attracts media attention to the paper house, Safiyah and her grandmother are given a chance of a better life.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459800532
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Life is hard for ten-year-old Safiyah in the Kibera slum outside Nairobi. Too poor to go to school, she makes a meager living for herself and her grandmother Cucu by selling things she finds at the garbage dump. After using scavenged paper to fix up the inside of the hut, Safiyah starts a mural on the outside. As word of the paper house spreads, Safiyah begins to take pride in her creation. When Cucu collapses after a fire, Safiyah stays at the hospital to help care for her grandmother. While Safiyah is away, her friend Pendo works on the mural, which upsets Safiyah. But when Pendo attracts media attention to the paper house, Safiyah and her grandmother are given a chance of a better life.