Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1410307921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers. As part of their summer life, Megan's father works odd jobs, from fieldwork to roofing houses. Despite the rough living, Megan loves her life and the freedom that comes from traveling the open road. But at summer's end, when there's no more work to be had, the family moves to the city of Dublin. The camper is parked and they move into a cramped house. Megan and her siblings attend the local school as their parents struggle to make ends meet. And as the seasons pass, Megan counts down the days until she can return to her summer life. Gloria Whelan's other books in the Tales of the World series are Waiting for the Owl's Call, Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner), and Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Beth Peck earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated many books for children, including A Christmas Memory, Just Like Josh Gibson, and Music for the End of Time. Ms. Peck lives in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Megan's Year
Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1410307921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers. As part of their summer life, Megan's father works odd jobs, from fieldwork to roofing houses. Despite the rough living, Megan loves her life and the freedom that comes from traveling the open road. But at summer's end, when there's no more work to be had, the family moves to the city of Dublin. The camper is parked and they move into a cramped house. Megan and her siblings attend the local school as their parents struggle to make ends meet. And as the seasons pass, Megan counts down the days until she can return to her summer life. Gloria Whelan's other books in the Tales of the World series are Waiting for the Owl's Call, Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner), and Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Beth Peck earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated many books for children, including A Christmas Memory, Just Like Josh Gibson, and Music for the End of Time. Ms. Peck lives in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1410307921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers. As part of their summer life, Megan's father works odd jobs, from fieldwork to roofing houses. Despite the rough living, Megan loves her life and the freedom that comes from traveling the open road. But at summer's end, when there's no more work to be had, the family moves to the city of Dublin. The camper is parked and they move into a cramped house. Megan and her siblings attend the local school as their parents struggle to make ends meet. And as the seasons pass, Megan counts down the days until she can return to her summer life. Gloria Whelan's other books in the Tales of the World series are Waiting for the Owl's Call, Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner), and Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Beth Peck earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated many books for children, including A Christmas Memory, Just Like Josh Gibson, and Music for the End of Time. Ms. Peck lives in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Call Me Home
Author: Megan Kruse
Publisher: Hawthorne Books
ISBN: 0990437035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Call Me Home has an epic scope in the tradition of Louise Erdrich’s The Plague of Doves or Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping and braids the stories of a family in three distinct voices: Amy, who leaves her Texas home at 19 to start a new life with a man she barely knows, and her two children, Jackson and Lydia, who are rocked by their parents’ abusive relationship. When Amy is forced to bargain for the safety of one child over the other, she must retrace the steps in the life she has chosen. Jackson, 18 and made visible by his sexuality, leaves home and eventually finds work on a construction crew in the Idaho mountains, where he begins a potentially ruinous affair with Don, the married foreman of his crew. Lydia, his 12-year-old sister, returns with her mother to Texas, struggling to understand what she perceives to be her mother’s selfishness. At its heart, this is a novel about family, our choices and how we come to live with them, what it means to be queer in the rural West, and the changing idea of home.
Publisher: Hawthorne Books
ISBN: 0990437035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Call Me Home has an epic scope in the tradition of Louise Erdrich’s The Plague of Doves or Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping and braids the stories of a family in three distinct voices: Amy, who leaves her Texas home at 19 to start a new life with a man she barely knows, and her two children, Jackson and Lydia, who are rocked by their parents’ abusive relationship. When Amy is forced to bargain for the safety of one child over the other, she must retrace the steps in the life she has chosen. Jackson, 18 and made visible by his sexuality, leaves home and eventually finds work on a construction crew in the Idaho mountains, where he begins a potentially ruinous affair with Don, the married foreman of his crew. Lydia, his 12-year-old sister, returns with her mother to Texas, struggling to understand what she perceives to be her mother’s selfishness. At its heart, this is a novel about family, our choices and how we come to live with them, what it means to be queer in the rural West, and the changing idea of home.
Diary Of Megan: Year One
Author: Leonard Marcel
Publisher: Amazan Studios
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Megan Ausia Waverly is a beautiful social media influencer and stay-at-home wife who resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her millionaire husband, James Waverly. James is in the cryptocurrency business and spoils Megan financially, providing them with luxurious vacation homes in Miami and Los Angeles. Despite this, Megan has a tendency to shop recklessly and flirt with other men behind James's back, even when they are out together. She keeps a diary of her sexual escapades and feels guilty afterward but continues to cheat on her husband. Megan's best friend, Lila Hamilton, and her social media manager, Alicia Sanders, are her closest confidantes. However, unbeknownst to Megan, a private detective named Thomas Bennett has been following her every move and documenting her infidelity. As if that wasn't enough, real estate mogul Maxwell Cunningham is also trying to seduce Megan out of jealousy towards James. But Megan is suspicious of Maxwell and never takes him seriously, thinking that someone is trying to catch her in the act by sending him. Despite James's desire to have children, Megan always finds a reason to delay starting a family. She doesn't want the responsibility that comes with being a parent, but she knows that revealing this to James could lead to divorce. Meanwhile, she seeks solace in therapy sessions with Dr. Evelyn Brooks. As time goes on, the tension between Megan and James rises as she continues to cheat on him without remorse. The strain on their marriage becomes unbearable, with James becoming increasingly suspicious of Megan's behavior. Eventually, everything comes to a head when James discovers Megan's diary and confronts her about her infidelity. In the end, Megan must face the consequences of her actions as James decides whether or not to forgive her, or never let what she has been doing reach the light of day. The novel is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the consequences of one's actions.
Publisher: Amazan Studios
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Megan Ausia Waverly is a beautiful social media influencer and stay-at-home wife who resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her millionaire husband, James Waverly. James is in the cryptocurrency business and spoils Megan financially, providing them with luxurious vacation homes in Miami and Los Angeles. Despite this, Megan has a tendency to shop recklessly and flirt with other men behind James's back, even when they are out together. She keeps a diary of her sexual escapades and feels guilty afterward but continues to cheat on her husband. Megan's best friend, Lila Hamilton, and her social media manager, Alicia Sanders, are her closest confidantes. However, unbeknownst to Megan, a private detective named Thomas Bennett has been following her every move and documenting her infidelity. As if that wasn't enough, real estate mogul Maxwell Cunningham is also trying to seduce Megan out of jealousy towards James. But Megan is suspicious of Maxwell and never takes him seriously, thinking that someone is trying to catch her in the act by sending him. Despite James's desire to have children, Megan always finds a reason to delay starting a family. She doesn't want the responsibility that comes with being a parent, but she knows that revealing this to James could lead to divorce. Meanwhile, she seeks solace in therapy sessions with Dr. Evelyn Brooks. As time goes on, the tension between Megan and James rises as she continues to cheat on him without remorse. The strain on their marriage becomes unbearable, with James becoming increasingly suspicious of Megan's behavior. Eventually, everything comes to a head when James discovers Megan's diary and confronts her about her infidelity. In the end, Megan must face the consequences of her actions as James decides whether or not to forgive her, or never let what she has been doing reach the light of day. The novel is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the consequences of one's actions.
The Meaning of Maggie (Sneak Preview)
Author: Megan Jean Sovern
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452141398
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A free sneak preview of The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on May 6, 2014. As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is. Author Megan Jean Sovern, herself the daughter of a dad with multiple sclerosis, writes with the funny grace and assured prose of a new literary star. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452141398
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A free sneak preview of The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on May 6, 2014. As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is. Author Megan Jean Sovern, herself the daughter of a dad with multiple sclerosis, writes with the funny grace and assured prose of a new literary star. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Simple Gift
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689868677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689868677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind.
Once I Was Cool
Author: Megan Stielstra
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810143933
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Once I Was Cool contrasts past aspirations with the mess and magic of the present. In her younger days, essayist Megan Stielstra saw Jane’s Addiction at the Aragon Ballroom and fantasized about living on the same block, right in the thick of music and revelry. As an adult, she lives in a turreted condo across the street, with her husband, a child, and an onerous mortgage. It’s just the home her young, cool self imagined. And it isn’t what she expected, either. With conversational flourishes and on-the-mark descriptions, Stielstra’s essays evoke the richness of her everyday life and the memories that are never far away. She remembers learning how to shoot a gun, a cancer scare, and—in a piece that was anthologized in The Best American Essays 2013—the time she eavesdropped on another new mother using her son’s baby monitor. “I shouldn’t have listened,” she writes. “But it was the first time since my son was born that I didn’t feel alone.” Combining footnotes, electric sentences, and uproariously funny anecdotes (have you ever run into an ex while rolling on ecstasy?), Stielstra shows us that maturity is demanding, but its rewards are a gift.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810143933
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Once I Was Cool contrasts past aspirations with the mess and magic of the present. In her younger days, essayist Megan Stielstra saw Jane’s Addiction at the Aragon Ballroom and fantasized about living on the same block, right in the thick of music and revelry. As an adult, she lives in a turreted condo across the street, with her husband, a child, and an onerous mortgage. It’s just the home her young, cool self imagined. And it isn’t what she expected, either. With conversational flourishes and on-the-mark descriptions, Stielstra’s essays evoke the richness of her everyday life and the memories that are never far away. She remembers learning how to shoot a gun, a cancer scare, and—in a piece that was anthologized in The Best American Essays 2013—the time she eavesdropped on another new mother using her son’s baby monitor. “I shouldn’t have listened,” she writes. “But it was the first time since my son was born that I didn’t feel alone.” Combining footnotes, electric sentences, and uproariously funny anecdotes (have you ever run into an ex while rolling on ecstasy?), Stielstra shows us that maturity is demanding, but its rewards are a gift.
Alone
Author: Megan E. Freeman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534467572
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Aladdin.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534467572
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Aladdin.
Reading Picture Books with Children
Author: Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580896626
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580896626
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.
Come Find Me
Author: Megan Miranda
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0525578323
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating thriller about two teens connected by family tragedies and a mysterious otherworldly radio frequency signal. Six months ago, Kennedy Jones suffered a horrible family tragedy, and since then she's lived with her uncle, sneaking out only occasionally to visit her childhood home. Nearby, Nolan Chandler is determined to find out what really happened to his brother, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier. Then Kennedy and Nolan find themselves drawn together by strange signs--for Kennedy, it's a disturbing pattern on her brother's radio telescope; for Nolan, it's a mysterious frequency coming from his brother's bedroom. When they realize their brothers also share dark pasts, they begin to wonder whether something is coming for them. Or are the signals a warning that something's already here? "[Miranda's] latest book for young adults ages the kids from Stranger Things and puts them in Gillian Flynn's Dark Places for a smart, dark, and ultimately hopeful story of the power of belief."--Booklist, starred review
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0525578323
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating thriller about two teens connected by family tragedies and a mysterious otherworldly radio frequency signal. Six months ago, Kennedy Jones suffered a horrible family tragedy, and since then she's lived with her uncle, sneaking out only occasionally to visit her childhood home. Nearby, Nolan Chandler is determined to find out what really happened to his brother, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier. Then Kennedy and Nolan find themselves drawn together by strange signs--for Kennedy, it's a disturbing pattern on her brother's radio telescope; for Nolan, it's a mysterious frequency coming from his brother's bedroom. When they realize their brothers also share dark pasts, they begin to wonder whether something is coming for them. Or are the signals a warning that something's already here? "[Miranda's] latest book for young adults ages the kids from Stranger Things and puts them in Gillian Flynn's Dark Places for a smart, dark, and ultimately hopeful story of the power of belief."--Booklist, starred review
Best School Year Yet
Author: Megan Hoffman
Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing
ISBN: 9781954095984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Self-regulation is one's ability to control emotions and reactions to a given situation. Many have struggled with a variety of emotions over the past two years as we have navigated unprecedented times and a global pandemic. Parents and children alike might experience anxiety surrounding returning to school. What will it look like? Will it be safe? Will my child be able to learn? Will they be able to play with friends? Best School Year helps to reduce fear or anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes that will impact a familiar environment: school. It encourages parents to use co-regulation to help children focus on what they can control, what will stay the same, and how to use positive self-talk. It also focuses on the resilience of a child, showcasing how children can find joy and excitement in difficult situations. With patience, love and precautions your child can and will have an amazing school year, maybe even the best school year yet!
Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing
ISBN: 9781954095984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Self-regulation is one's ability to control emotions and reactions to a given situation. Many have struggled with a variety of emotions over the past two years as we have navigated unprecedented times and a global pandemic. Parents and children alike might experience anxiety surrounding returning to school. What will it look like? Will it be safe? Will my child be able to learn? Will they be able to play with friends? Best School Year helps to reduce fear or anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes that will impact a familiar environment: school. It encourages parents to use co-regulation to help children focus on what they can control, what will stay the same, and how to use positive self-talk. It also focuses on the resilience of a child, showcasing how children can find joy and excitement in difficult situations. With patience, love and precautions your child can and will have an amazing school year, maybe even the best school year yet!