Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101486007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! A Newbery Honor book The Amazing Dancing Figgs! While Mona hates all the attention her eccentric relatives bring to her in town, there is one Figg family member she likes: her Uncle Florence, the book dealer. But Uncle Florence keeps hinting that he's going to find his way to Capri, the Figg family heaven. And that means leaving Mona behind. Can Mona find Capri before it's too late, or will she learn that things are seldom what they seem when books are involved?
Figgs & Phantoms
Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101486007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! A Newbery Honor book The Amazing Dancing Figgs! While Mona hates all the attention her eccentric relatives bring to her in town, there is one Figg family member she likes: her Uncle Florence, the book dealer. But Uncle Florence keeps hinting that he's going to find his way to Capri, the Figg family heaven. And that means leaving Mona behind. Can Mona find Capri before it's too late, or will she learn that things are seldom what they seem when books are involved?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101486007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! A Newbery Honor book The Amazing Dancing Figgs! While Mona hates all the attention her eccentric relatives bring to her in town, there is one Figg family member she likes: her Uncle Florence, the book dealer. But Uncle Florence keeps hinting that he's going to find his way to Capri, the Figg family heaven. And that means leaving Mona behind. Can Mona find Capri before it's too late, or will she learn that things are seldom what they seem when books are involved?
Skin Horse
Author: Shaenon Garrity
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Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Westing Game
Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451480988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books, including the cover for the first edition of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. While writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin also thought about the design and layout, and ultimately the way in which it contributes to the reading experience of the story. This deluxe anniversary edition honors her original design work and displays bonus content showing the behind the scenes work of designing a book Ellen Raskin-style. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451480988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books, including the cover for the first edition of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. While writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin also thought about the design and layout, and ultimately the way in which it contributes to the reading experience of the story. This deluxe anniversary edition honors her original design work and displays bonus content showing the behind the scenes work of designing a book Ellen Raskin-style. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book
Slake's Limbo
Author: Felice Holman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689710666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Artemis Slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. The thing is, he had to go with them".
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689710666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Artemis Slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. The thing is, he had to go with them".
The Feather Chase
Author: Shannon L. Brown
Publisher: Sienna Bay Press
ISBN: 0989843815
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Fast-paced and fun for ages 8-12! They start chasing a mystery—then it chases them. Twelve-year-old cousins Sophie and Jessica don't have much in common. Sophie loves hiking and her small town. Jessica would rather be shopping in a city. The only mystery is how they'll be able to spend the summer together. Then . . . they find a briefcase in the forest with a surprise inside. When they hear footsteps behind them and bad guys run after them, they have no choice but to work together to solve the mystery of The Feather Chase. The Feather Chase is the first book in the Crime-Solving Cousins Mysteries. If you (or the eight- to twelve-year-olds in your life) like Nancy Drew, Theodore Boone, or the Hardy Boys, then you’ll love Shannon L. Brown’s fun, fast-paced books for kids. Buy The Feather Chase and begin solving the mystery today!
Publisher: Sienna Bay Press
ISBN: 0989843815
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Fast-paced and fun for ages 8-12! They start chasing a mystery—then it chases them. Twelve-year-old cousins Sophie and Jessica don't have much in common. Sophie loves hiking and her small town. Jessica would rather be shopping in a city. The only mystery is how they'll be able to spend the summer together. Then . . . they find a briefcase in the forest with a surprise inside. When they hear footsteps behind them and bad guys run after them, they have no choice but to work together to solve the mystery of The Feather Chase. The Feather Chase is the first book in the Crime-Solving Cousins Mysteries. If you (or the eight- to twelve-year-olds in your life) like Nancy Drew, Theodore Boone, or the Hardy Boys, then you’ll love Shannon L. Brown’s fun, fast-paced books for kids. Buy The Feather Chase and begin solving the mystery today!
Dario Figg and the Phantom of Murk
Author: Mark Harris
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595189334
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
One day young Dario Figg is found wandering alone in an unfamiliar town with all of his memories completely erased! The kind townspeople place Dario in the local orphanage while waiting for his memory to return. Unfortunately, the only clues to Dario's past are dreadful, vivid nightmares, where he finds himself in a horrifying place that may once have been his home—a town completely cursed by an evil phantom. Ghosts, goblins, zombies, and ghouls under the phantom’s spell pursue Dario every time he falls asleep. Is Dario truly safe from harm while just dreaming? As an extraordinary old wizard helps Dario use his nightmares to discover who he is and how he escaped, Dario realizes he may not want his memory back. Sharing adventures with his new friends among the bizarre collection of orphans seems so much better than facing his awful past. But has Dario really escaped the phantom's curse? Can Dario, with the help of his new friends, discover and change the grim fate that secretly awaits them all?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595189334
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
One day young Dario Figg is found wandering alone in an unfamiliar town with all of his memories completely erased! The kind townspeople place Dario in the local orphanage while waiting for his memory to return. Unfortunately, the only clues to Dario's past are dreadful, vivid nightmares, where he finds himself in a horrifying place that may once have been his home—a town completely cursed by an evil phantom. Ghosts, goblins, zombies, and ghouls under the phantom’s spell pursue Dario every time he falls asleep. Is Dario truly safe from harm while just dreaming? As an extraordinary old wizard helps Dario use his nightmares to discover who he is and how he escaped, Dario realizes he may not want his memory back. Sharing adventures with his new friends among the bizarre collection of orphans seems so much better than facing his awful past. But has Dario really escaped the phantom's curse? Can Dario, with the help of his new friends, discover and change the grim fate that secretly awaits them all?
The Fledgling
Author: Jane Langton
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064401219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined. So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of....
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064401219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined. So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of....
American Born Chinese
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1466805463
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax. American Born Chinese is a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core Connections
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1466805463
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax. American Born Chinese is a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core Connections
Rem World
Author: Rodman Philbrick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439083638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Arthur Woodbury is tired of being called fat. When he orders a weight-loss device from a comic book, he suddenly finds himself trapped in REM World, the endangered realm of dreams. He has to save REM World, or the future will cease to exist!
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439083638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Arthur Woodbury is tired of being called fat. When he orders a weight-loss device from a comic book, he suddenly finds himself trapped in REM World, the endangered realm of dreams. He has to save REM World, or the future will cease to exist!
Wisconsin Literary Luminaries: From Laura Ingalls Wilder to Ayad Akhtar
Author: Jim Higgins
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467136050
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
"From the humble Ingalls family cabin in the woods to Ayad Akhtar's multicultural conflicts, the Badger State's stories and imagery have long inspired. Explore how Aldo Leopold and Lorine Niedecker drew on their close observations of the natural world. Contrast the distinct novels that Jane Hamilton and Larry Watson set on Wisconsin apple orchards. Delve into Thornton Wilder's enduringly popular Our Town and the wild fiction of Ellen Raskin and Cordwainer Smith, who wrote like no one else. Join Jim Higgins for a detailed account of ten notable Wisconsin writers that blends history, literary criticism and fact."--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467136050
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
"From the humble Ingalls family cabin in the woods to Ayad Akhtar's multicultural conflicts, the Badger State's stories and imagery have long inspired. Explore how Aldo Leopold and Lorine Niedecker drew on their close observations of the natural world. Contrast the distinct novels that Jane Hamilton and Larry Watson set on Wisconsin apple orchards. Delve into Thornton Wilder's enduringly popular Our Town and the wild fiction of Ellen Raskin and Cordwainer Smith, who wrote like no one else. Join Jim Higgins for a detailed account of ten notable Wisconsin writers that blends history, literary criticism and fact."--Page 4 of cover.