Download or read book Granny Was a Buffer Girl Pack of 16 written by Berlie Doherty and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1989-08-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Granny Was a Buffer Girl written by Berlie Doherty and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before leaving Sheffield for a year's adventure in France, 18 year-old Jess joins a family gathering. They share stories that have bound them together through generations. Stories of heartbreak, humour and romance. She listens to the tale of her grandparents, whose love kept them together in spite of family conflicts; of her other granny Dorothy's daily toil from the dirt and grime of the buffing wheel; and of her parents' first meeting. And, of course, there's Jess's own story too.Granny was a Buffer Girl won the Carnegie Medal in 1986.Illustrated by Tamsin Rosewell.
Download or read book Granny was a Buffer Girl written by Berlie Doherty and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playscript -- the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools. Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings: * Staging the play * Work on and around the script * Themes in and around the play
Download or read book Granny was a Buffer Girl by Berlie Doherty written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Granny was a Buffer Girl Berlie Doherty written by Dianne Jeremy and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dear Nobody written by Berlie Doherty and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-05-24 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen-year-old Chris struggles to deal with two shocks that have changed his life, his meeting the mother who left him and his father when he was ten and his discovery that he has gotten his girlfriend pregnant.
Download or read book Holly Starcross written by Berlie Doherty and published by Andersen Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Holly Starcross knows two lives: six years with Dad and Mum; then eight years with a divorced family. Maybe happiness is in the stars, but first Holly must make some wrenching choices. This is thoughtful and introspective coming-of-age fiction that hits home and heart.
Download or read book Street Child written by Berlie Doherty and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes.
Download or read book Abela written by Berlie Doherty and published by Clipper Audio. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be strong, my Abela. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village, where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas's scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? I don't want a sister or brother, thinks Rosa in England, when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts?
Download or read book Tilly Mint Tales written by Berlie Doherty and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tilly's mum goes out to work, Mrs Hardcastle from up the street pops in to look after her. There are two special things about Mrs Hardcastle. The first thing is that she's always dropping off to sleep (she snores too, sometimes). The second special thing is that whenever she goes to sleep, something magic always seems to happen to Tilly Mint! Carnegie Medal winner Berlie Doherty's enchanting Tilly Mint tales are at last available in one complete collection with brand-new illustrations from Tony Ross.
Download or read book Tough Luck written by Berlie Doherty and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Beads gets on well with his class 3B. However, he is having a problem getting through to Twagger, a sullen absentee. He's also worried about Nasim, just arrived from Pakistan feeling very friendless and very foreign. It's going to be a tricky year.
Download or read book Children of Winter written by Berlie Doherty and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the much loved classic.Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills. Sheltering from a storm in an old cruck barn with her younger sister and brother, it becomes strangely familiar to her, and she is drawn back to a time when three children sheltered all winter away from a terrible plague that was devastating their village.Written by a master storyteller Children of Winter recreates the time when the tiny village of Eyam in Derbyshire cut itself off from the rest of England in 1666.Cover Art by Tamsin Rosewell.
Download or read book The Midnight Man written by Berlie Doherty and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night Harry and his dog follow the mysterious midnight man on his silent-hooved horse through the streets and to the edge of the moors before being returned home by the moon.
Download or read book Teaching Literature 11 18 written by Martin Blocksidge and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is written by in-service teachers and covers both teaching methods and the work/authors taught. The contributors discuss how particular methods of teaching suit particular authors in particular contexts.
Download or read book Coconut Comes to School written by Berlie Doherty and published by HarperCollins Children's Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coconut comes to school every day. HEE-HAW! Coconut canters across the school meadow. Her hooves go TRIT TROT! Her ears go FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP! Her tail goes SWISH as she flicks at the flies. "Coconut's here!" the children laugh. The children love Coconut, but Mr. Clapper the teacher doesn't love her—he doesn't love her one bit. But when Mr. Clapper finds himself in trouble, he just might have to change his mind about Coconut.
Download or read book Daughter of the Sea written by Berlie Doherty and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only life Gioga has ever known is that of a fisherman's daughter on remote Hamna Voe. But as a baby she was a gift of the sea to childless Munroe and Jannet, and now the Lord of the Oceans wants her back. Torn between her love for her adopted parents and her strange attraction to the seal people, which will she choose - the sea or the land? From the traditional folk-tale of the selkie, award-winning author Berlie Doherty has created her own lyrical and timeless story of a young girl's search for her true identity.
Download or read book Honey for a Teen s Heart written by Gladys Hunt and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Your Teen Catch the Lifelong Reading Bug.Honey for a Teen’s Heart spells out how good books can help you and your teenager communicate heart-to-heart about ideas, values, and the various issues of a Christian worldview. Sharing the adventure of a book lets both of you know the same people, see the same sights, face the same choices, and feel the same emotions. Life spills out of books--giving you plenty to talk about! But Honey for a Teen’s Heart will do more than strengthen the bonds between you and your son or daughter. You’ll also learn how to help your teen catch the reading habit and become a lover of good books. Gladys Hunt’s insights on how to read a book, what to look for in a book, and how to question what you read will challenge you and your teenager alike. It’s training for life! And it’s fabulous preparation for teens entering college. Including an annotated list of over four hundred books, Honey for a Teen’s Heart gives you expert guidance on the very best books for teens.
