Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's been practising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any of the girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner in the year. After ...
Louise hates her sister. Everyone is dazzled by her lovely, talented, and delicate twin, while the dark, brooding Louise--who prefers rough outdoor work--struggles with her feelings of jealousy and inadequacy. Louise comes to accept her feelings when she is finally appreciated for herself, rather than compared to her sister. Winner of the 1981 ...
Gilly Hopkins had been moved from so many foster homes that she no longer even tries to be nice. Brilliant, arrogant and angry, she is determined not to fit in to her new home--and, of course, she would never love anyone. After all, her mother is going to come for her one day, isn't she? But Gilly hadn't counted on Maime Trotter, her new guardian; ...
After her father abandons his failing farm, ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother must leave the family to try to earn money to help pay their father's debts. After a stint at a tavern, Lyddie ends up working in a cloth factory, where a fellow worker introduces her to books. Determined to make a better life for herself, Lyddie immerses ...
A two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner pens a tale of the 1912 mill workers' strike, told through the point of view of the children living through the historical events.
Park has never known his father who was killed in Vietnam when Park was a baby. His mother finds reminiscing about her husband to be extremely painful and thus refuses to discuss him with Park. When she finally understands Park's need to know about his father, she sends him to visit his paternal grandfather. Park gets to know the family, including ...
In famine-stricken 18th century Japan, a 13-year-old boy named Jiro, the clumsy son of a poor puppet maker, becomes the apprentice to Yoshida, the master of the Hanza Puppet Theater. As Jiro works to learn the art of puppeteering, he must also strive to please the seldom-satisfied Yoshida. Jiro's work is disrupted, however, when he sets out to ...
True accounts of how 11 children and teenagers have dealt with the death of a loved one, along with several activities designed to help children come to terms with their grief, and a discussion on the importance of counseling. The forward was written by Katherine Paterson, author of such books as "The Flip-Flop Girl", "Jacob Have I Loved", and ...
Eleven-year-old Angel is facing a very tough time in her life: her father is in jail and her mother has abandoned Angel and her younger brother Bernie, leaving them with their frail great-grandmother in Vermont. Angel's great-grandmother is too weak to care for her grandchildren so it is up to Angel to take care of both herself and Bernie. The ...
"When the people looked at all the sadness and evil in the world, they had trouble believing that God was in charge. 'God's kingdom, ' said Jesus, 'is as tiny as the smallest of seeds, but when it is planted it grows into such a huge tree that the birds make their nests in its branches.'" Newbery Medalist & minister's wife Katherine Paterson ...
In this story set in the mid-1800s, a boy named Jip is haunted by the fact that no one came to claim him when, as a young child, he tumbled off the back of a wagon on West Hill Road. Apparently abandoned by his family, Jip has been living on a poor farm, without friends. Then one day, the Overseer Flint brings a lunatic named Put to the farm. At ...
The daughter of a samurai killed in the Heike-Genji civil wars, Takiko becomes a member of the royal court as a musician and personal servant. Will Takiko's feelings about her father's death cause conflict in her life within the court?
Six prominent authors of children's literature explore life in 1492. Chapters are "Europe in 1492" by Jean Fritz, "Asia in 1492" by Katherine Paterson, "Africa in 1492" by Patricia and Frederick McKissack, "Australia and Oceania in 1492" by Maragret Mahy and "The Americas in 1492" by Jamake Highwater.
Set in 12th-century Japan, this is the story of 13-year-old Muna's desperate search for the father he has never met. All Muna knows about his father is that he is a great samurai warrior and that he has a tattoo of a chrysanthemum on his shoulder. Muna's search leads him to the city where he is soon caught in the middle of a war between two ...
One September, Ralph Fletcher began a job teaching veteran New York City public school teachers how to teach writing to their students. The characters Fletcher worked with are unforgettable, as are their stories, in this rich narrative that reads like a novel.
Featuring essays originally published in "Gates of Excellence" and "The Spying Heart, "this collection also includes Peterson's acceptance speeches for her two National Book Awards and two Newbery Medals and eight speeches never before published where she shares her ideas about writing for children.
With this collection, "the author creates nine insightful stories that stir the emotions while reflecting the joy of the season. These tales celebrate (Christmas) through the loneliness, fears, hopes, and simple beliefs of men, women, and children".--ALA Booklist.
Stories that explore the true meaning of Christmas in terms of contemporary life. Written by the author for her husband, a pastor, to read to his congregation on Christmas Eve, the stories focus on finding hope and joy in an uncertain world.
A retelling of the 13th-century epic poem by Wolfram von Eschenbach in which Parzival becomes a knight in King Arthur's court, discovers he is of noble heritage, and sets out to seek the Holy Grail.
A collection of essays on reading and writing for children originally published as two books--"Gates of Excellence" and "The Spying Heart". This edition includes a new introduction as well as other critical material which features speeches, reviews, and articles.
Poems, stories, and nonfiction about nature and environmental concerns. Contributors include Natalie Babbit, Tana Hoban, Milton Meltzer, and William Sleator.
A picture-book retelling of a story from the Old Testament. A soothsayer named Balaam rides his donkey through town, blessing the worthy and cursing the unworthy--for a fee. When the King of Moab hires Balaam to curse the Israelites, Balaam takes the job despite his donkey's warning that he should not curse the Israelites "for the Lord has blessed ...
Award-winning American author and illustrators combine to recount an ancient Japanese folktale. Long ago and far away in the land of the rising sun lived a pair of mandarin ducks. Coveted for his great beauty, the drake was captured and caged by an avaricious lord.
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