Download or read book The Jigsaw Puzzle King written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Silver Birch Fiction Award — Winner • 2022 Diamond Willow Award — Shortlisted • 2022 Rocky Mountain Book Award • 2022 Chocolate Lily Award — Shortlisted Being yourself isn’t always easy. When you’re new in school, all you want is to fit in. When eleven-year-old Warren and his family move to a new city, his twin brother, who has Down syndrome, attracts too much attention for Warren’s liking. Bennie’s different and doesn’t care about it. But while Bennie may be oblivious to those who are curious or uneasy with him, Warren notices every smirk, comment, and sideways glance. Warren is weary of flip-flopping between trying to be just like everyone else and being the protective brother of a boy with special needs. Sometimes he thinks his life would be easier if he had no brother. But what he really needs is to stop worrying about what other people think.
Download or read book The Jigsaw Puzzle King written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Warren is flip-flopping between trying to fit in at a new school and being the protective brother of Bennie, who has Down syndrome.
Download or read book The Puzzle King written by Betsy Carter and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here’s a memorable tale of two unlikely heroes: the lively, beautiful Flora and her husband, the brooding, studious Simon, two immigrants, both sent to America by their families to find a better life. An improbable match, they meet in New York City and fall in love. Simon—inventor of the jigsaw puzzle—eventually makes his fortune. Now wealthy, Flora and Simon become obsessed with rescuing those they left behind in Europe, loved ones whose fates will be determined by growing anti-Semitism on both sides of the Atlantic. The Puzzle King explores a fascinating moment in history with a cast of characters who endure with dignity, grace, and hope for the future.
Download or read book The Lord of the Rings written by Five Mile Press Pty. Limited, The and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jigsaw Puzzle written by Anne Douglas Williams and published by Berkley Hardcover. This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally created as an educational tool for children in the 1700s, jigsaw puzzles developed into a national craze during the Great Depression. A renowned puzzle expert pieces together the origins of this beloved pastime and examine the minds of such famous puzzlers as Queen Elizabeth II, Bill Gates, and Stephen King. Includes illustrations and photos. 0-425-19820-0$22.95 / Penguin Group
Download or read book Fish Out of Water written by Joanne Levy and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points A boy planning his bar mitzvah project is frustrated that he’s not allowed to pursue his interests. This book examines gender stereotyping in a safe and humorous way. Fish Out of Water explores theissue of toxic masculinity, which is very much in the news right now as traditional gender roles and assumptions are being challenged. The author has written numerous books for middle-grade audiences and balances funny and sweet well. The author is Jewish and includes Jewish content in all her stories. New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
Download or read book Mya s Strategy to Save the World written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Mya Parsons could save the world and organize her family, if only she had her own cell phone. A Dork Diaries for today's socially conscious young readers. Mya Parsons runs her school's social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation. Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo's, with a leopard-print case to match. When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom (temporarily in Myanmar taking care of Mya's grandmother) both say no, no way, and possibly never, Mya launches a campaign to prove herself reliable and deserving. She advertises her babysitting services, takes on more responsibility around the house, and attempts to supervise her sister's skateboarding lessons. Her efforts leave her ego bruised and the kitchen slightly scorched. She's no closer to touch-screen victory, let alone the Nobel Peace Prize she deserves. But all that changes after an accident leaves Mya to take charge--an experience which helps her realize how much she's grown, with or without access to proper communications.
Download or read book The Ghost Collector written by Allison Mills and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts aren’t meant to stick around forever... Shelly and her grandmother catch ghosts. In their hair. Just like all the women in their family, they can see souls who haven’t transitioned yet; it’s their job to help the ghosts along their journey. When Shelly’s mom dies suddenly, Shelly’s relationship to ghosts—and death—changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, Shelly starts hoarding them. But no matter how many ghost cats, dogs, or people she hides in her room, Shelly can’t ignore the one ghost that’s missing. Why hasn’t her mom’s ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by stories about the author’s great-grandmother’s life, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief and loss, and introduces an exciting new voice in tween fiction that will appeal to fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home and Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls.
Download or read book Reading the Bones written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2008-02-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short-listed for the 2009 Silver Birch Award, commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Due to circumstances beyond her control, 12-year-old Peggy Henderson has to move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, British Columbia, to live with her aunt and uncle. Without a father and separated from her mother, who’s looking for work, Peggy feels her unhappiness increasing until the day she and her uncle start digging a pond in the backyard and she realizes the rock she’s been trying to pry from the ground is really a human skull. Peggy eventually learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, a woman named Eddy, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can – by reading the bones. As life with her aunt becomes more and more unbearable, Peggy looks to the old Salish man from the past for help and answers.
Download or read book The Usborne Jigsaw World Atlas written by Brian Voakes and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puzzle over the picture map jigsaws in this book and see how the world fits together. There are lots of things to spot on each map too.
Download or read book Pop Art Puzzle written by Andrew Rae and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World of Shakespeare a Jigsaw Puzzle written by Adam Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Office Jigsaw Puzzle written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netflix and chill with a jigsaw! This unofficial puzzle is the perfect gift for superfans of TV's The Office. As you assemble The Office Jigsaw Puzzle, the 500 pieces will reveal the faces of Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim and Pam, and all the iconic characters from the greatest sitcom ever. This is one for the fans of the TV show that became the most popular series on Netflix and that continues to gather ever more fans. Pop on the show while you're doing the jigsaw for the full immersive experience.
Download or read book When Children Play written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Ripple Effects. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An orphaned girl in a Ugandan refugee camp. A former child soldier in the Sudan. When survival is the priority, something as simple and normal as play seems to be a luxury that these children can do without. But Right to Play is changing that perception. Founded in 2000 by Norwegian Olympic medalist Johann Olav Koss, Right to Play begins at the grassroots community level, using sports and games to teach at-risk and underprivileged children around the world important values like self-esteem, empathy, and peace. Award winning author Gina McMurchy-Barber presents the history of this organization as well as the people who are involved in it - from the children, to their community leaders, to the celebrity athlete ambassadors who support them. Samples of Right to Play games are also included. "Children who were enemies are becoming friends, and sport is helping the process of reconciliation and helping the wounded and traumatized mend. Quite clearly, sport and all those who assist in this process will help us overcome disease, ignorance and poverty." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu "The equipment you bring from Norway's children is the first time we have felt like human beings. You see us as more than just bodies to be kept alive or mouths to feed. It symbolizes there is a hope for a peaceful future and this is the first time my country's children will be able to play and to develop properly." -President Isaias of Eritrea to Johann Koss Right to Play's Athlete Ambassadors include: Clara Hughes - Speedskating Patrick Chan - Figure Skating Catriona le May Doan - Speed Skating Steve Young - Football Gregg Zaun - Baseball Alexander Ovechkin - Hockey Wayne Gretzky - Hockey Hayley Wickenheiser - Hockey Joe Thornton - Hockey
Download or read book LEGO Paint Party Puzzle written by LEGO and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This jigsaw puzzle is a whole new way to build with LEGO® bricks! A surprising take on the ordinary, the puzzle pieces come together to reveal colorful cans of paint...with a LEGO twist. This delightful 1000-piece puzzle will challenge your skills as it showcases the creative spirit integral to the LEGO brand. • Perfect for LEGO fans as well as puzzle lovers! • 1,000 puzzle pieces in a box with lid
Download or read book 299 Cats and a Dog written by Léa Maupetit and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
