Author: Marilyn Foote
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Miriam Foote, fondly known as Puddinhead, and her siblings were taught by their parents to love learning and imagination. When a local school announces it will be closing, their father knows this is the perfect opportunity to feed his children's imagination, and he surprises them with a full-size chalkboard! Puddinhead and the Chalkboard throws you into the imaginary world of Denney Williams Puddinhead creates using the chalkboard in the back room of her house. The creative and humorous adventures Puddinhead and her sisters invent will leave you laughing until your sides hurt. Join author Marilyn Foote in Puddinhead and the Chalkboard-a story of imagination and play and the second installment in the Puddinhead series.
Puddinhead & the Chalkboard
Author: Marilyn Foote
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Miriam Foote, fondly known as Puddinhead, and her siblings were taught by their parents to love learning and imagination. When a local school announces it will be closing, their father knows this is the perfect opportunity to feed his children's imagination, and he surprises them with a full-size chalkboard! Puddinhead and the Chalkboard throws you into the imaginary world of Denney Williams Puddinhead creates using the chalkboard in the back room of her house. The creative and humorous adventures Puddinhead and her sisters invent will leave you laughing until your sides hurt. Join author Marilyn Foote in Puddinhead and the Chalkboard-a story of imagination and play and the second installment in the Puddinhead series.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Miriam Foote, fondly known as Puddinhead, and her siblings were taught by their parents to love learning and imagination. When a local school announces it will be closing, their father knows this is the perfect opportunity to feed his children's imagination, and he surprises them with a full-size chalkboard! Puddinhead and the Chalkboard throws you into the imaginary world of Denney Williams Puddinhead creates using the chalkboard in the back room of her house. The creative and humorous adventures Puddinhead and her sisters invent will leave you laughing until your sides hurt. Join author Marilyn Foote in Puddinhead and the Chalkboard-a story of imagination and play and the second installment in the Puddinhead series.
Puddinhead's Daddy
Author: Marilyn Foote
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 161346097X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Follow Puddinhead and her siblings as they bicycle around the neighborhood, play in the backyard with Daddy, and venture into the luscious farmer's market! Tonight is Mommy and Daddy's wedding anniversary, and Puddinhead can't wait to see them all dressed up ready for their date. But will Puddinhead's disastrous attempt to ride an older boy's bicycle leave Daddy too upset for his big night? Children and parents alike will adore this installment ofPuddinhead's Daddyas they learn about why Daddy is so important to the family!
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 161346097X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Follow Puddinhead and her siblings as they bicycle around the neighborhood, play in the backyard with Daddy, and venture into the luscious farmer's market! Tonight is Mommy and Daddy's wedding anniversary, and Puddinhead can't wait to see them all dressed up ready for their date. But will Puddinhead's disastrous attempt to ride an older boy's bicycle leave Daddy too upset for his big night? Children and parents alike will adore this installment ofPuddinhead's Daddyas they learn about why Daddy is so important to the family!
Gemma
Author: Meg Tilly
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429957700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
After Hazen Wood kidnaps twelve-year-old Gemma Sullivan, the two embark upon a cross-country journey that tests the limits of Gemma's endurance. In scenes of physical and sexual violence, Hazen tries to destroy the young girl's will. When she does manage to escape he drags her back and threatens to have her arrested for the violent acts he performs. It is only Gemma's resilience and fertile imagination that protects her from the worst of the trauma she suffers. And, in the end, it is the healing power of unconditional love that gives Gemma the courage to speak out against her abuser at last and claim the life she deserves. Alternating between the voices of Gemma and Hazen Wood, Meg Tilly has brilliantly brought to life powerful and unforgettable characters that will leave you thinking about them long after you turn the last page.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429957700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
After Hazen Wood kidnaps twelve-year-old Gemma Sullivan, the two embark upon a cross-country journey that tests the limits of Gemma's endurance. In scenes of physical and sexual violence, Hazen tries to destroy the young girl's will. When she does manage to escape he drags her back and threatens to have her arrested for the violent acts he performs. It is only Gemma's resilience and fertile imagination that protects her from the worst of the trauma she suffers. And, in the end, it is the healing power of unconditional love that gives Gemma the courage to speak out against her abuser at last and claim the life she deserves. Alternating between the voices of Gemma and Hazen Wood, Meg Tilly has brilliantly brought to life powerful and unforgettable characters that will leave you thinking about them long after you turn the last page.
Those Extraordinary Twins Annotated
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys--one, born into slavery, the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role. Originally part of the Pudd'nhead Wilson book, Twain realized during the writing process that the twins were taking a backseat to characters such as Pudd'nhead Wilson, Roxy, and Tom Driscoll. As a result, he took them out and gave them their own short story. He explains all this in the Introduction to this book.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys--one, born into slavery, the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role. Originally part of the Pudd'nhead Wilson book, Twain realized during the writing process that the twins were taking a backseat to characters such as Pudd'nhead Wilson, Roxy, and Tom Driscoll. As a result, he took them out and gave them their own short story. He explains all this in the Introduction to this book.
Examining Witnesses
Author: Michael E. Tigar
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590312568
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book covers virtually every type of witness and witness situation that a lawyer is likely to encounter.
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590312568
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book covers virtually every type of witness and witness situation that a lawyer is likely to encounter.
Daniel: The Age of Anxiety
Author: Peter Pactor
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525500848
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Daniel: The Age of Anxiety is the sequel to Daniel: The Age of Discovery. All Daniel's friends and enemies have returned. Daniel continues to struggle to overcome the prejudices against him because of his age, his wealth, and his intelligence. It is hard to be different. Daniel's fear of and certainty about the coming stock market crash followed by a long depression finally drive him to act. All the experts say the economy is good, but Daniel believes they are wrong. He decides to hold public forums to discuss the coming collapse with the hope that he will be able to convince even a few people to get out of the market and to prepare for the crash and depression. Adults not only don't believe him, but they also mock him because of his youth and inexperience. In his quest to warn people that the crash is coming, he sets himself up as a target and acquires more enemies. People believe what they want to believe, and in 1929, people believed that the economy was good and that the bull market would go on forever. It is dangerous to kick other people's sacred cows.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525500848
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Daniel: The Age of Anxiety is the sequel to Daniel: The Age of Discovery. All Daniel's friends and enemies have returned. Daniel continues to struggle to overcome the prejudices against him because of his age, his wealth, and his intelligence. It is hard to be different. Daniel's fear of and certainty about the coming stock market crash followed by a long depression finally drive him to act. All the experts say the economy is good, but Daniel believes they are wrong. He decides to hold public forums to discuss the coming collapse with the hope that he will be able to convince even a few people to get out of the market and to prepare for the crash and depression. Adults not only don't believe him, but they also mock him because of his youth and inexperience. In his quest to warn people that the crash is coming, he sets himself up as a target and acquires more enemies. People believe what they want to believe, and in 1929, people believed that the economy was good and that the bull market would go on forever. It is dangerous to kick other people's sacred cows.
Inside Job
Author: Bob Boone
Publisher: The Puddin'head Press
ISBN: 9780972433914
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Robert Boone has led a unique life as a teacher. His teaching experiences began as an elementary school teacher on Staten Island, New York and currently continue in Chicago where he runs a program called Young Chicago authors, a program for talented young writers. Over 200 high school students have been through YCA's scholarship program, receiving nearly a million dollars in scholarships. He has spent most of his life in classrooms, teaching every type of student from affluent suburban kids to disadvantaged public housing students. He also runs a test preparatory center in one of Chicago's northern suburbs. Mr. Boone has studied teaching at The University of Wisconsin, Columbia Teacher's College and Northwestern University. He has written extensively about education and test preparation and has several textbooks to his credit. He has also written about sports and athletics including Hack, a biography of legendary baseball player, Hack Wilson. He was recently named "Chicagoan of the Year" by Chicago Magazine. Inside Job is a highly enlightening and entertaining story of his education as a teacher. It began essentially when he walked in front of his first class of fifth grade students at Staten Island Academy, and continued on through Frankfort, Germany and inner city Chicago. It eventually led him to the life a "free-lance teacher" and the founder of a social service agency dedicated to self-expression and literacy among Chicago's youth. It reveals the experience of becoming a teacher.
Publisher: The Puddin'head Press
ISBN: 9780972433914
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Robert Boone has led a unique life as a teacher. His teaching experiences began as an elementary school teacher on Staten Island, New York and currently continue in Chicago where he runs a program called Young Chicago authors, a program for talented young writers. Over 200 high school students have been through YCA's scholarship program, receiving nearly a million dollars in scholarships. He has spent most of his life in classrooms, teaching every type of student from affluent suburban kids to disadvantaged public housing students. He also runs a test preparatory center in one of Chicago's northern suburbs. Mr. Boone has studied teaching at The University of Wisconsin, Columbia Teacher's College and Northwestern University. He has written extensively about education and test preparation and has several textbooks to his credit. He has also written about sports and athletics including Hack, a biography of legendary baseball player, Hack Wilson. He was recently named "Chicagoan of the Year" by Chicago Magazine. Inside Job is a highly enlightening and entertaining story of his education as a teacher. It began essentially when he walked in front of his first class of fifth grade students at Staten Island Academy, and continued on through Frankfort, Germany and inner city Chicago. It eventually led him to the life a "free-lance teacher" and the founder of a social service agency dedicated to self-expression and literacy among Chicago's youth. It reveals the experience of becoming a teacher.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Author: Dorothy Allison
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101007176
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South and “an essential novel” (The New Yorker) “As close to flawless as any reader could ask for . . . The living language [Allison] has created is as exact and innovative as the language of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye.” —The New York Times Book Review The publication of Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event that won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight. Critics have likened Allison to Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South. Since its appearance, the novel has inspired an award-winning film and has been banned from libraries and classrooms, championed by fans, and defended by critics. Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family—a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard-drinking men who shoot up each other’s trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly. At the heart of this story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a bastard child who observes the world around her with a mercilessly keen perspective. When her stepfather Daddy Glen, “cold as death, mean as a snake,” becomes increasingly more vicious toward her, Bone finds herself caught in a family triangle that tests the loyalty of her mother, Anney—and leads to a final, harrowing encounter from which there can be no turning back.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101007176
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South and “an essential novel” (The New Yorker) “As close to flawless as any reader could ask for . . . The living language [Allison] has created is as exact and innovative as the language of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye.” —The New York Times Book Review The publication of Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event that won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight. Critics have likened Allison to Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South. Since its appearance, the novel has inspired an award-winning film and has been banned from libraries and classrooms, championed by fans, and defended by critics. Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family—a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard-drinking men who shoot up each other’s trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly. At the heart of this story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a bastard child who observes the world around her with a mercilessly keen perspective. When her stepfather Daddy Glen, “cold as death, mean as a snake,” becomes increasingly more vicious toward her, Bone finds herself caught in a family triangle that tests the loyalty of her mother, Anney—and leads to a final, harrowing encounter from which there can be no turning back.
Taming the Bicycle
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523289509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Taming the Bicycle is a short essay by Mark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother, Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," was published, based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money, notably the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter, which failed because of its complexity and imprecision. In the wake of these financial setbacks, he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy, and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal responsibility to do so. Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too. He died the day after the comet returned. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature." Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolved into a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language. Many of Twain's works have been suppressed at times for various reasons. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been repeatedly restricted in American high schools, not least for its frequent use of the word "nigger," which was in common usage in the pre-Civil War period in which the novel was set.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523289509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Taming the Bicycle is a short essay by Mark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother, Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," was published, based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money, notably the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter, which failed because of its complexity and imprecision. In the wake of these financial setbacks, he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy, and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal responsibility to do so. Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too. He died the day after the comet returned. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature." Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolved into a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language. Many of Twain's works have been suppressed at times for various reasons. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been repeatedly restricted in American high schools, not least for its frequent use of the word "nigger," which was in common usage in the pre-Civil War period in which the novel was set.
The Cat and the Pain-Killer
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600451041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600451041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description