Download or read book The Reappearance of Sam Webber written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by Bancroft Press. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Webber, forced to relocate with his mother after his father disappears, is fearful of the new neighborhood, his classmates, and the spector of his father's depression, but over the course of a year he makes friends and begins to heal.
Download or read book Reappearance of Sam Webber written by Jonathan Scott Fuqua and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great middle greats fiction.
Download or read book In the Wake of the Boatman written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by Bancroft Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puttnam Douglas Steward isn't having an identity crisishe is one. To his father Carl, he's a disappointment, and has been since the day he came home from the hospital. To his mother, he's Mama's Boy, and will forever be nothing less and nothing more. The Army thinks he's a hero, having single-handedly saved his troops from an ambush when they stumble upon a major, unknown supply line in Vietnam, then exposing a major Soviet espionage ring in the U.S. Only Milton, Putt's college friend and environmental activist, and Putt's sister Mary see that something is deeply confused about Puttnam Steward. Yet neither of them knows that the only time Putt ever truly feels happy is when he wears a woman's clothes and becomes, for a brief, fleeting moment, someone else. And they don't know how much that disgusts him. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity. Another important novel from one of America's most praised and accomplished novelists, it's a masterpiece that won't soon be forgotten.
Download or read book The Naperville White House written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A white, middle-class boy discovers how the poor live when his father walks out and his mother moves to a cheap part of Baltimore. Fortunately, there is the guiding hand of a black school janitor and the novel is the story of their friendship. A debut in fiction.
Download or read book Anchor Challenges for the DI Classroom written by and published by Pieces of Learning. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Darby written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST "From my back porch, I can see where my best friend lives. Evette’s tenant house sits on my daddy’s property . . . but on account of her being black and me being white, she hardly ever comes in my house, and I don’t go in hers. My daddy says that’s just the way it is." Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?
Download or read book Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction 1997 2001 written by Agnes Regan Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
Download or read book Gone and Back Again written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2007-07-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caley’s family is on the move again. His mother and stepfather have made another in a series of bad decisions, and once again, Caley, his older brother Fulton, and little sister Louise are pulling up stakes. With each move, Caley’s mental state grows a little worse. This time they’re living in Naples, Florida, where Caley’s stepfather has finally found a job. Sad and confused, Caley attributes his problems to Star Trek, the glow from his clock radio, anything but the root cause: family dynamics, including his love/hate relationship with Fulton. Working together at a Pancake Palace, the simmering tension between the two boys finally explodes. The episode cracks the pall of sadness that has enveloped Caley for so long, enabling him to understand the journey, both literal and figurative, that the family has taken. Written from a survivor’s standpoint, Gone and Back Again describes Caley’s descent into severe depression with humor, hope, and poignancy.
Download or read book The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts Centennial Edition written by Margaret A. Edwards and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edwards's philosophies and practices, as illustrated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, have influenced and inspired generations of librarians since its original publication in 1969, and continue to be a foundation for today's new young adult librarians.
Download or read book The Secrets of the Greaser Hotel written by J. Scott Fuqua and published by Bancroft Press. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The True Secrets of the Greaser Hotel The Greaser Hotel is an eyesore even by eyesores’ standards. A long forgotten place, it sits dilapidated and mostly vacant amid a sea of Baltimore vacancies. But this building, this former lap of luxury, is much more than it appears. The Greaser Hotel is a place of magic and of secrets peopled by masters of secret-keeping. And soon, for one kidnapped little girl—Allie to her friends and Allie Rat to her kidnappers— it’s about to become a place of the past. In a world of deep friendships, powerful magic, wicked deceptions, and devilish crime, a young girl must fight for her freedom and wrestle with the frightening truths of her past. Early Praise for a Very Special Book "The Mystery of the Greaser Hotel is an Industrial-Gothic fantasy thriller that kept me turning pages late into the night. J. Scott Fuqua’s finely-drawn pencil illustrations capture his characters and the setting with creepiness and élan." ― Paul O. Zelinsky, World Famous Author and Illustrator, Received the Caldecott Medal for Rapunzel, and Caldecott Honors for: Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Swamp Angel “When evil commerce, dangerous magic, and shape-shifting felines converge, readers have the determined and dedicated guidance of the heroine, Miss Allie Argos, to take them on a heart-stopping adventure to right the wrongs long forgotten by many. Mr. Fuqua's dark, edgy, yet delightfully whimsical pencil and ink drawings, spread liberally throughout the book, not only compliment this story, but are accompanied by moments of levity and humor during some of the story’s darker, more troubling situations. You'll be rooting for Allie (a terrific cross between little Orphan Annie and Katniss Everdeen) and her colorful assortment of heroes from page one right on through the sequel, which I’m very much looking forward to!” ―David L. Paterson, Award-winning screenwriter of Bridge to Terabithia; Love, Ludlow; Open Air; and The Great Gilly Hopkins
Download or read book Family Disintegration written by Anton Purcell and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary family is being distracted, disturbed and distraught by societal pressures from every direction. The nuclear family concept, believed crucial to child rearing, is becoming passé according to census data. Or has the wave of disruption to families crested? It is hoped that this bibliography will serve as a useful tool to researchers seeking further information on families and the pressures being exerted upon them in the 21st century.
Download or read book Finn written by Matthew Olshan and published by Bancroft Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rescued from a murderous life with her mother, Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in the cocoon of a quiet, middle-class neighborhood. For the first time in her life, things are steady, safe ... and stifling."--Jacket
Download or read book A Toss of the Dice written by Natasha T. Hays and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2004-10-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Our hopes and dreams for our children are deeply felt by all parents. When we realize our children cannot fully achieve what we had hoped for them, it is a grief that tears at our hearts... The bottom line is that having children is just a toss of the dice. We all carry quite a few seeds for genetic disorders in our chromosomes.' - from Chapter 1 of A Toss of the Dice Told from a pediatrician's perspective, A Toss of the Dice reveals what it is like to diagnose and treat children with developmental problems. Natasha T. Hays uses stories from her pediatric practice to illustrate the challenges faced by children with different types of special needs, including autism, bipolar disorder, genetic syndromes, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and giftedness. In this highly readable book, Hays combines stories of inspirational children with useful medical information and treatment options. A Toss of the Dice shows the human perspective of the interaction between doctor and patient. It informs parents, teachers, doctors and health professionals as well as the general reader.
Download or read book King of the Pygmies written by Jonathon Scott Fuqua and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2005-10-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After hearing what he believes are other peoples' thoughts and learning that he may have schizophrenia, high school sophomore Penn has to decide whether to accept the diagnosis.
Download or read book How to Get Your Child to Love Reading written by Esmé Raji Codell and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, introducing three thousand teacher-recommended book titles, craft ideas, projects, recipes, and reading club tips.
Download or read book Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standard Catalog for High School Libraries written by H.W. Wilson Company and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each vol. is divided into 2 parts 1st-7th ed.: Dictionary catalog and Classified catalog; 8th-9th ed. have 3rd. part: Directory of publishers.
