Author: Shannon Reed
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982136197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Shannon Reed didn't want to be a teacher, but now there's nothing she would rather be. In essays full of wit and insight, she relates the highs and lows of a job located at the intersection of youth and wisdom, rolling her eyes at ineffectual administrators, weeping with her students as they experience personal tragedies, explaining the unwritten rules of the faculty lounge, and presenting the parent-teacher conference from the other side of the tiny table. Why Did I Get a B? is full of as much humor and heart as the job itself." --Back cover.
Why Did I Get a B?
Author: Shannon Reed
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982136197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Shannon Reed didn't want to be a teacher, but now there's nothing she would rather be. In essays full of wit and insight, she relates the highs and lows of a job located at the intersection of youth and wisdom, rolling her eyes at ineffectual administrators, weeping with her students as they experience personal tragedies, explaining the unwritten rules of the faculty lounge, and presenting the parent-teacher conference from the other side of the tiny table. Why Did I Get a B? is full of as much humor and heart as the job itself." --Back cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982136197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Shannon Reed didn't want to be a teacher, but now there's nothing she would rather be. In essays full of wit and insight, she relates the highs and lows of a job located at the intersection of youth and wisdom, rolling her eyes at ineffectual administrators, weeping with her students as they experience personal tragedies, explaining the unwritten rules of the faculty lounge, and presenting the parent-teacher conference from the other side of the tiny table. Why Did I Get a B? is full of as much humor and heart as the job itself." --Back cover.
Backseat A-B-See
Author: Maria van Lieshout
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452114005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
“Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another idea for an alphabet book—buckle up for this one! . . . Clever [and] fun.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Vroom! Vroom! Whether on a cross-country road trip or a quick jaunt across town, there’s no end to what a child can see from the backseat of a car. Using familiar road signs, this striking book introduces little ones not just to the alphabet but also to the world around them. Equally perfect for transportation-obsessed children and those just learning to read, this fresh and dynamic picture book will entertain and educate at home, in the classroom, and on the go. “Backseat drivers will enjoy learning the language of the road along with their ABCs.” —Publishers Weekly “The alphabet. In road signs. Genius.” —Wired
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452114005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
“Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another idea for an alphabet book—buckle up for this one! . . . Clever [and] fun.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Vroom! Vroom! Whether on a cross-country road trip or a quick jaunt across town, there’s no end to what a child can see from the backseat of a car. Using familiar road signs, this striking book introduces little ones not just to the alphabet but also to the world around them. Equally perfect for transportation-obsessed children and those just learning to read, this fresh and dynamic picture book will entertain and educate at home, in the classroom, and on the go. “Backseat drivers will enjoy learning the language of the road along with their ABCs.” —Publishers Weekly “The alphabet. In road signs. Genius.” —Wired
Years for Decision
Author: Roderick, Roger D.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Miles Away from You
Author: A. B. Rutledge
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 1328852334
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
From a debut voice comes a quirky and completely fresh story of young love and loss that explores gender nonconformity and the spectrum of sexual preference in an authentic way.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 1328852334
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
From a debut voice comes a quirky and completely fresh story of young love and loss that explores gender nonconformity and the spectrum of sexual preference in an authentic way.
Years for Decision
Author: Roger Duane Roderick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Lily's Mountain
Author: Hannah Moderow
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544978005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Unable to believe their father died while climbing Mount Denali, twelve-year-old Lily and her older sister, Sophie, climb the mountain in order to rescue him.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544978005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Unable to believe their father died while climbing Mount Denali, twelve-year-old Lily and her older sister, Sophie, climb the mountain in order to rescue him.
Brotherhood
Author: Anne Westrick
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101602511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The year is 1867, the South has been defeated, and the American Civil War is over. But the conflict goes on. Yankees now patrol the streets of Richmond, Virginia, and its citizens, both black and white, are struggling to redefine their roles and relationships. By day, fourteen-year-old Shadrach apprentices with a tailor and sneaks off for reading lessons with Rachel, a freed slave, at her school for African-American children. By night he follows his older brother Jeremiah to the meetings of a group whose stated mission is to protect Confederate widows like their mother. But as the true murderous intentions of the group, now known as the Ku Klux Klan, are revealed, Shad finds himself trapped between old loyalties and what he knows is right. In this powerful and unflinching story of a family caught in the period of Reconstruction, A.B. Westrick provides a glimpse into the enormous social and political upheaval of the time.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101602511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The year is 1867, the South has been defeated, and the American Civil War is over. But the conflict goes on. Yankees now patrol the streets of Richmond, Virginia, and its citizens, both black and white, are struggling to redefine their roles and relationships. By day, fourteen-year-old Shadrach apprentices with a tailor and sneaks off for reading lessons with Rachel, a freed slave, at her school for African-American children. By night he follows his older brother Jeremiah to the meetings of a group whose stated mission is to protect Confederate widows like their mother. But as the true murderous intentions of the group, now known as the Ku Klux Klan, are revealed, Shad finds himself trapped between old loyalties and what he knows is right. In this powerful and unflinching story of a family caught in the period of Reconstruction, A.B. Westrick provides a glimpse into the enormous social and political upheaval of the time.
Malcolm and Me
Author: Robin Farmer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684630843
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and Catholic—although she’s uncertain about the Catholic part after she calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem to see truth as gray when Roberta believes it’s black or white. An upcoming essay contest, writing poetry, and reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X all help Roberta cope with the various difficulties she’s experiencing in her life, including her parent’s troubled marriage. But when she’s told she’s ineligible to compete in the school’s essay contest, her explosive reaction to the news leads to a confrontation with her mother, who shares some family truths Roberta isn’t ready for. Set against the backdrop of Watergate and the post-civil rights movement era, Malcolm and Me is a gritty yet graceful examination of the anguish teens experience when their growing awareness of themselves and the world around them unravels their sense of security—a coming-of-age tale of truth-telling, faith, family, forgiveness, and social activism.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684630843
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and Catholic—although she’s uncertain about the Catholic part after she calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem to see truth as gray when Roberta believes it’s black or white. An upcoming essay contest, writing poetry, and reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X all help Roberta cope with the various difficulties she’s experiencing in her life, including her parent’s troubled marriage. But when she’s told she’s ineligible to compete in the school’s essay contest, her explosive reaction to the news leads to a confrontation with her mother, who shares some family truths Roberta isn’t ready for. Set against the backdrop of Watergate and the post-civil rights movement era, Malcolm and Me is a gritty yet graceful examination of the anguish teens experience when their growing awareness of themselves and the world around them unravels their sense of security—a coming-of-age tale of truth-telling, faith, family, forgiveness, and social activism.
Every Shiny Thing
Author: Cordelia Jensen
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683352491
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
In this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mom. When Lauren’s parents send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves to a foster home in Lauren’s wealthy neighborhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other. But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don’t have her family’s resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong. Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn’t all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realize that sometimes, the person you need to take care of is yourself.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683352491
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
In this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mom. When Lauren’s parents send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves to a foster home in Lauren’s wealthy neighborhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other. But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don’t have her family’s resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong. Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn’t all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realize that sometimes, the person you need to take care of is yourself.
Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened
Author: Emily Blejwas
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984848488
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In small-town Wicapi, Minnesota, in 1991, twelve-year-old Justin struggles to pick up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father.
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984848488
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In small-town Wicapi, Minnesota, in 1991, twelve-year-old Justin struggles to pick up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father.