Author: Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402281080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Move over Diary of a Wimpy Kid—there's a new journal in town and it belongs to Ratchet. "A book that is full of surprises...Triumphant enough to make readers cheer; touching enough to make them cry." —Kirkus, STARRED Review If only getting a new life were as easy as getting a new notebook. But it's not. It's the first day of school for all the kids in the neighborhood. But not for me. I'm homeschooled. That means nothing new. No new book bag, no new clothes, and no new friends. The best I've got is this notebook. I'm supposed to use it for my writing assignments, but my dad never checks. Here's what I'm really going to use it for: Ratchet's Top Secret Plan Turn my old, recycled, freakish, friendless life into something shiny and new. This Florida State Book Award gold medal winner is a heartfelt story about an unconventional girl's quest to make a friend, save a park, and find her own definition of normal.
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet
Author: Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402281080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Move over Diary of a Wimpy Kid—there's a new journal in town and it belongs to Ratchet. "A book that is full of surprises...Triumphant enough to make readers cheer; touching enough to make them cry." —Kirkus, STARRED Review If only getting a new life were as easy as getting a new notebook. But it's not. It's the first day of school for all the kids in the neighborhood. But not for me. I'm homeschooled. That means nothing new. No new book bag, no new clothes, and no new friends. The best I've got is this notebook. I'm supposed to use it for my writing assignments, but my dad never checks. Here's what I'm really going to use it for: Ratchet's Top Secret Plan Turn my old, recycled, freakish, friendless life into something shiny and new. This Florida State Book Award gold medal winner is a heartfelt story about an unconventional girl's quest to make a friend, save a park, and find her own definition of normal.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402281080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Move over Diary of a Wimpy Kid—there's a new journal in town and it belongs to Ratchet. "A book that is full of surprises...Triumphant enough to make readers cheer; touching enough to make them cry." —Kirkus, STARRED Review If only getting a new life were as easy as getting a new notebook. But it's not. It's the first day of school for all the kids in the neighborhood. But not for me. I'm homeschooled. That means nothing new. No new book bag, no new clothes, and no new friends. The best I've got is this notebook. I'm supposed to use it for my writing assignments, but my dad never checks. Here's what I'm really going to use it for: Ratchet's Top Secret Plan Turn my old, recycled, freakish, friendless life into something shiny and new. This Florida State Book Award gold medal winner is a heartfelt story about an unconventional girl's quest to make a friend, save a park, and find her own definition of normal.
Women Win the Vote!: 19 for the 19th Amendment
Author: Nancy B. Kennedy
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 1324004169
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women’s suffrage, honoring the Nineteenth Amendment’s centennial anniversary. On August 18, 1920, women in the United States secured their right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Their fight for suffrage took decades of campaigning and marching, protesting and picketing, speeches and imprisonments. Millions of women across the country gave their all to achieve victory. From Lucretia Mott, who stoked the first flames of the suffrage movement in the 1800s, to Alice Paul, the militant twentieth-century suffragist who helped clinch ratification, Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through the lives of nineteen of these fierce and courageous women who paved the way. With vivid profiles of iconic figures like Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as those who may be less well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Adelina Otero-Warren, this vibrant collection celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and the daring individuals who upended tradition to empower future generations of women.
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 1324004169
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women’s suffrage, honoring the Nineteenth Amendment’s centennial anniversary. On August 18, 1920, women in the United States secured their right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Their fight for suffrage took decades of campaigning and marching, protesting and picketing, speeches and imprisonments. Millions of women across the country gave their all to achieve victory. From Lucretia Mott, who stoked the first flames of the suffrage movement in the 1800s, to Alice Paul, the militant twentieth-century suffragist who helped clinch ratification, Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through the lives of nineteen of these fierce and courageous women who paved the way. With vivid profiles of iconic figures like Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as those who may be less well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Adelina Otero-Warren, this vibrant collection celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and the daring individuals who upended tradition to empower future generations of women.
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say
Author: Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492640239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say is the perfect book for middle school girls and summer reading book for kids. From the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet, comes a sweet and uplifting coming of age tale about friendship, sensitivity, and the importance of protecting our planet, making this the perfect growing up book for girls. Elsie Mae is pretty sure this'll be the best summer ever. She gets to explore the cool, quiet waters of the Okefenokee Swamp around her grandparents' house with her new dog, Huck, and she's written a letter to President Roosevelt that she's confident will save the swamp from a shipping company and make her a major hometown hero. Then, news reaches Elsie Mae of some hog bandits stealing from swamper families, and she sees another opportunity to make her family proud while waiting to hear back from the White House. But when her cousin Henry James, who dreams of one day becoming a traveling preacher like his daddy, shows up and just about ruins her investigation with his "Hallelujahs," Elsie Mae will learn the hard way what it really means to be a hero. Praise for Elsie Mae Has Something to Say: "Swamp magic."—Kirkus Reviews "An engrossing story."—Booklist Also by Nancy J. Cavanaugh: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet Always, Abigail Just Like Me
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492640239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say is the perfect book for middle school girls and summer reading book for kids. From the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet, comes a sweet and uplifting coming of age tale about friendship, sensitivity, and the importance of protecting our planet, making this the perfect growing up book for girls. Elsie Mae is pretty sure this'll be the best summer ever. She gets to explore the cool, quiet waters of the Okefenokee Swamp around her grandparents' house with her new dog, Huck, and she's written a letter to President Roosevelt that she's confident will save the swamp from a shipping company and make her a major hometown hero. Then, news reaches Elsie Mae of some hog bandits stealing from swamper families, and she sees another opportunity to make her family proud while waiting to hear back from the White House. But when her cousin Henry James, who dreams of one day becoming a traveling preacher like his daddy, shows up and just about ruins her investigation with his "Hallelujahs," Elsie Mae will learn the hard way what it really means to be a hero. Praise for Elsie Mae Has Something to Say: "Swamp magic."—Kirkus Reviews "An engrossing story."—Booklist Also by Nancy J. Cavanaugh: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet Always, Abigail Just Like Me
Rigorous Reading
Author: Nancy Frey
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452277540
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452277540
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance
Celia's Heaven
Author: Nancy Canyon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999804834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Holed up in a little churchhouse during a terrible blizzard that shuts down Vinegar Valley, Preacher Ed Monroe and his disreputable daughter, Celia Monroe, find themselves at odds over conflicting belief systems. As they take precautions to survive the storm, the preacher secretly makes a plan that will irreparably undermine Celia's life. Meanwhile, Star, Celia's dead twin, intervenes from beyond the grave, helping Celia recall a destructive family secret. Through a set of circumstances that alter Celia's beliefs that she's as dark and tangled as lily roots, a certainty she's held tightly to since she was a young girl, Celia begins to see her own purity again. Celia's Heaven explores the difference between those who profess righteousness and those who live life from their true nature, spinning a paranormal tale of redemption and self-love.Holed up in a little churchhouse during a terrible blizzard that shuts down Vinegar Valley, Preacher Ed Monroe and his disreputable daughter, Celia Monroe, find themselves at odds over conflicting belief systems. As they take precautions to survive the storm, the preacher secretly makes a plan that will irreparably undermine Celia's life. Meanwhile, Star, Celia's dead twin, intervenes from beyond the grave, helping Celia recall a destructive family secret. Through a set of circumstances that alter Celia's beliefs that she's as dark and tangled as lily roots, a certainty she's held tightly to since she was a young girl, Celia begins to see her own purity again. Celia's Heaven explores the difference between those who profess righteousness and those who live life from their true nature, spinning a paranormal tale of redemption and self-love.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999804834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Holed up in a little churchhouse during a terrible blizzard that shuts down Vinegar Valley, Preacher Ed Monroe and his disreputable daughter, Celia Monroe, find themselves at odds over conflicting belief systems. As they take precautions to survive the storm, the preacher secretly makes a plan that will irreparably undermine Celia's life. Meanwhile, Star, Celia's dead twin, intervenes from beyond the grave, helping Celia recall a destructive family secret. Through a set of circumstances that alter Celia's beliefs that she's as dark and tangled as lily roots, a certainty she's held tightly to since she was a young girl, Celia begins to see her own purity again. Celia's Heaven explores the difference between those who profess righteousness and those who live life from their true nature, spinning a paranormal tale of redemption and self-love.Holed up in a little churchhouse during a terrible blizzard that shuts down Vinegar Valley, Preacher Ed Monroe and his disreputable daughter, Celia Monroe, find themselves at odds over conflicting belief systems. As they take precautions to survive the storm, the preacher secretly makes a plan that will irreparably undermine Celia's life. Meanwhile, Star, Celia's dead twin, intervenes from beyond the grave, helping Celia recall a destructive family secret. Through a set of circumstances that alter Celia's beliefs that she's as dark and tangled as lily roots, a certainty she's held tightly to since she was a young girl, Celia begins to see her own purity again. Celia's Heaven explores the difference between those who profess righteousness and those who live life from their true nature, spinning a paranormal tale of redemption and self-love.
The Artist's Journey
Author: Nancy Hillis
Publisher: Artist's Journey Press
ISBN: 9780999750438
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
If you yearn to say yes to your deepest expression in your art and life, this self-help book is for you. Dr. Hillis guides you past resistance on your artist's journey so you can finally trust yourself, develop confidence and cultivate deep exploration and experimentation in your art. Bonus resource library with videos lessons and book club guide.
Publisher: Artist's Journey Press
ISBN: 9780999750438
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
If you yearn to say yes to your deepest expression in your art and life, this self-help book is for you. Dr. Hillis guides you past resistance on your artist's journey so you can finally trust yourself, develop confidence and cultivate deep exploration and experimentation in your art. Bonus resource library with videos lessons and book club guide.
Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People
The Windsor Magazine
Munsey's Magazine for ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description