Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Nine-year-old Marylander Fiona Finkelstein tries to deal with stage-fright, missing her mother who is an actress in California, and hoping that her father, a television meteorologist, does not get in trouble when she antagonizes the anchorman.
Ballerina Weather Girl
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Nine-year-old Marylander Fiona Finkelstein tries to deal with stage-fright, missing her mother who is an actress in California, and hoping that her father, a television meteorologist, does not get in trouble when she antagonizes the anchorman.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Nine-year-old Marylander Fiona Finkelstein tries to deal with stage-fright, missing her mother who is an actress in California, and hoping that her father, a television meteorologist, does not get in trouble when she antagonizes the anchorman.
Ballerina Weather Girl
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474025
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Nine-year-old Marylander Fiona Finkelstein tries to deal with stage-fright, missing her mother who is an actress in California, and hoping that her father, a television meteorologist, does not get in trouble when she antagonizes the anchorman.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474025
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Nine-year-old Marylander Fiona Finkelstein tries to deal with stage-fright, missing her mother who is an actress in California, and hoping that her father, a television meteorologist, does not get in trouble when she antagonizes the anchorman.
Fiona Finkelstein, Big-Time Ballerina!!
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 9781416971092
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than catching fireflies, more than eating triple hot fudge sundaes, and even more than waking up on the first day of summer vacation, Fiona Finkelstein wants to become a Big-Time Ballerina. There’s just one problem: in her last recital, she starred as the unforgettable Fiona VOMITstein—all over the stage, and all over Benevolence Castles’s cancan costume. Can Fiona overcome her fears so that she can finally be a Big-Time Ballerina in The Nutcracker? Or will she be the only person in her family who has the flat-out worst case of stage fright ever?
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 9781416971092
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than catching fireflies, more than eating triple hot fudge sundaes, and even more than waking up on the first day of summer vacation, Fiona Finkelstein wants to become a Big-Time Ballerina. There’s just one problem: in her last recital, she starred as the unforgettable Fiona VOMITstein—all over the stage, and all over Benevolence Castles’s cancan costume. Can Fiona overcome her fears so that she can finally be a Big-Time Ballerina in The Nutcracker? Or will she be the only person in her family who has the flat-out worst case of stage fright ever?
Miss Matched
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144247405X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
"Previously published as Fiona Finkelstein meets her match!!"
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144247405X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
"Previously published as Fiona Finkelstein meets her match!!"
New Stories from the South
Author: Shannon Ravenel
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Stories by writers with Southern backgrounds deal with the modern problems of life in the South
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Stories by writers with Southern backgrounds deal with the modern problems of life in the South
Tallchief
Author: Maria Tallchief
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142300187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief's rise to become America's prima ballerina will captivate young readers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142300187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief's rise to become America's prima ballerina will captivate young readers.
Don't Chicken Out
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442434996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In addition to ballet, Fiona Finkelstein is out to prove she has other talents. It’s a flat-out fact that the world needs more love, and Fiona is just the person to make some excellent romantic matches—or so she thinks. Fiona sets out to start a club with her friends and classmates to pair up pals and even teachers…but in the end, learns that she is much better at match-BREAKING.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442434996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
In addition to ballet, Fiona Finkelstein is out to prove she has other talents. It’s a flat-out fact that the world needs more love, and Fiona is just the person to make some excellent romantic matches—or so she thinks. Fiona sets out to start a club with her friends and classmates to pair up pals and even teachers…but in the end, learns that she is much better at match-BREAKING.
The History of Girls' Comics
Author: Susan Brewer
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783408731
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Susan Brewer taps into the nostalgic women s market for comics from their childhood Jackie, Girl's Own, Bunty etc, from the early days in Victorian England to teen mags and TV-related comics, including Teletubbies and CBeebies. The book also covers partworks such as the highly collectable Vicky and other collectables, including annuals, covermounts and giveaways and toys and games tie-ins, including board games.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783408731
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Susan Brewer taps into the nostalgic women s market for comics from their childhood Jackie, Girl's Own, Bunty etc, from the early days in Victorian England to teen mags and TV-related comics, including Teletubbies and CBeebies. The book also covers partworks such as the highly collectable Vicky and other collectables, including annuals, covermounts and giveaways and toys and games tie-ins, including board games.
New Stories from the South 2003
Author: Shannon Ravenel
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Many famous writers later (James Lee Burke, Barbara Kingsolver, Larry Brown, Tony Earley, William Gay), Ravenel still combs through over one hundred journals and magazines, regional and national, large and small, in search of the most talented authors coming out of the South. She still tracks down the newest voices before their breakouts, collecting the best renditions of the short-story genre. New Stories from the South has become sine qua non in creative-writing classes, in Southern-literature classes, for any serious writer following the competition, and above all, for any lover of Southern literature. The stories in the eighteenth volume of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH carry on that tradition. Among the eighteen writers making their mark in this year's volume are Michael Knight, Donald Hays, John Dufresne, ZZ Packer, and Chris Offutt. This year's preface is by the preeminent Southern humorist and NPR regular Roy Blount, Jr. Each story is followed by the author's note about its origin. Readers will also find an updated list of magazines consulted by the editor, and a complete list of all the stories selected each year since the series' inception.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565123953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Many famous writers later (James Lee Burke, Barbara Kingsolver, Larry Brown, Tony Earley, William Gay), Ravenel still combs through over one hundred journals and magazines, regional and national, large and small, in search of the most talented authors coming out of the South. She still tracks down the newest voices before their breakouts, collecting the best renditions of the short-story genre. New Stories from the South has become sine qua non in creative-writing classes, in Southern-literature classes, for any serious writer following the competition, and above all, for any lover of Southern literature. The stories in the eighteenth volume of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH carry on that tradition. Among the eighteen writers making their mark in this year's volume are Michael Knight, Donald Hays, John Dufresne, ZZ Packer, and Chris Offutt. This year's preface is by the preeminent Southern humorist and NPR regular Roy Blount, Jr. Each story is followed by the author's note about its origin. Readers will also find an updated list of magazines consulted by the editor, and a complete list of all the stories selected each year since the series' inception.
From Abba to Zoom
Author: David Mansour
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740751182
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
A compilation of memories for anyone born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s features more than three thousande references on everything from television shows to dolls, and features such entertaining lists as "best toys" and "all-time coolest singers." Original.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740751182
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
A compilation of memories for anyone born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s features more than three thousande references on everything from television shows to dolls, and features such entertaining lists as "best toys" and "all-time coolest singers." Original.