Holly Starcross

Holly Starcross
Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Andersen Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781842709306

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.

Historical Fiction for Children

Historical Fiction for Children
Author: Fiona M. Collins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134133375

Historical fiction has a great deal to offer as its readers and devotees have always known. The time is ripe however for the historical novel and historical picture book to be promoted more emphatically so that many more are made aware of the delight and learning to be found in the genre. The editors of this book invited authors, academic writers and teachers to reflect on the nature, scope, range and richness of historical fiction for children. What is collected here provides an overview of the field, a consideration of significant writers of historical fiction from the nineteenth century onwards, a sense of the various historical eras commonly explored (Stone Age to World War 2), a discussion of commonly raised issues, themes and topics such as child labor, slavery and migration, and a forum for writers to reveal their insights into the writing of historical fiction. Julian Atterton, Berlie Doherty, Michael Foreman and Philip Pullman have made contributions. It provides evidence of children and students engaging creatively with historical fiction.

The Single Mother's Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys

The Single Mother's Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys
Author: Gina Panettieri
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1440514666

As a single mother to a growing son, you take on many roles: coach, chef, cheerleader, buddy, housekeeper, teacher, disciplinarian, and nurturer. The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you juggle all these roles with aplomb. You’ll also learn how to help your son: Succeed at school Excel on the sports field Find an appropriate male role model Socialize and combat peer pressure Deal with sex, drugs, and video games Complete with resources and recommended strategies for every stage of a boy’s life, The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you go it alone—and raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted young man!

Tantalizing Tidbits for Teens 2

Tantalizing Tidbits for Teens 2
Author: Ruth Cox E. Clark
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2007-08-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1586833731

Volume II has more engaging, motivating, and meaningful titles and activities to share with your students. Impact literacy in your school by inspiring even the most reluctant students to pick up books and read. This popular book includes curriculum-related activities for educators to pick up and use right away to meet national standards and raise students' test scores. Find age-appropriate titles on the American Library Association (ALA) and International Reading Association (IRA) recommended reading lists for your students.

Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature

Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature
Author: Alice L. Trupe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2006-05-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 031302751X

Contemporary young adult literature is a relatively new genre. This guide provides an overview of the burgeoning field, focusing primarily on fiction. Each of the 32 chapters is devoted to a theme of special significance to young adults, and provides brief critical discussions of several related literary works. Chapters close with lists of fiction for further reading. An appendix groups works according to additional themes, and a selected bibliography cites relevant critical studies.

Crossing Boundaries with Children's Books

Crossing Boundaries with Children's Books
Author: Doris Gebel
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810852037

This annotated bibliography-organized geographically by world region and country, describing nearly 700 books representing 73 countries-is a valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. It is the third volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. The first, Carl M. Tomlinson's Children's Books from Other Countries (1998) is a compendium of international children's literature with annotations of both in and out of print books published between 1950 and 1996. Susan Stan's The World Through Children's Books (2002) was the second and it included books published between the years 1997 and 2000. Crossing Boundaries includes international children's books published between 2000 and 2004, as well as selected American books set in countries other than the United States. Editor Doris Gebel has compiled an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.

The Stout-Hearted Seven

The Stout-Hearted Seven
Author: Neta Lohnes Frazier
Publisher: Young Voyageur
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0760352240

In 1844, the seven Sanger children set out with their parents on the Oregon Trail, hoping to find a land of opportunity in the Oregon country. After their parents die of disease, the siblings face the trials and tribulations of pioneer migration on their own.

Star Attraction

Star Attraction
Author: Vanessa Stubbs
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1743480865

Can you really fall in love with the whole world watching? He's the most famous and most desired man in the world. She's a hard-news journalist trying to keep her job. When Sydney girl Madison Edwards is sent to interview Hollywood heartthrob Jamie Hall, as far as she's concerned it's an embarrassing blot on her credibility. As far as Jamie is concerned, Madison is just one of the thousands of people who want a piece of him. They both turn out to be wrong. When an unimaginable attraction develops between them, they're momentarily blinded. Could it be true love or just the glare of the paparazzi's flashbulbs? Star Attraction is a deliciously seductive story of our times, about celebrity and stardom - and about finding something real and true, even when the whole world is watching. This is a stellar debut by an industry insider who's interviewed celebrities, attended red carpet events and glimpsed behind the velvet ropes.