Author : Samantha Abeel
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2008-09-18
Category : Acalculia in children
ISBN : 9781606862094
Samantha dreads school and begins having anxiety attacks. She finds the courage to confront her problems--and is diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, she discovers that she is stronger than she'd ever thought possible.
Author : Diane Setterfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743298039
In this rousingly good ghost story, Setterfield's debut novel rejuvenates the genre with a closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths.
Author : Samantha Abeel
Publisher : Orchard (NY)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780439297387
Reach for the Moon combines the remarkable poetry and prose of a gifted, yet learning disabled, 13-year-old with the exquisite watercolors that inspired her words. The universal message you can do it is shared beautifully with the reader and will be an inspiration to parents, teachers, and children.
Author : Joanne Huist Smith
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 12,97 MB
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1458798518
Every day can be Christmas. After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children - especially with the holidays approaching. The cheerfulness of the season made her feel more alone than ever, no matter how much she wanted to reach out to her children and find some way to comfort them. But thirteen days before Christmas, a poinsettia appeared on the Smiths' doorstep. The next day, another gift arrived … then another, and another. Each present was accompanied by a note with lyrics to the carol ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'' rewritten to fit the gift and and signed, ''Your true friends.'' Although Jo resisted the intrusion at first, the gifts began to work a kind of magic on her and the kids. As they puzzled over the mystery together - who were the true friends? when would the next delivery arrive? could anyone catch the gift givers in the act? - their grieving hearts began to heal. The 13th Gift is a true story about the everyday miracles that can occur during the holiday season. It is a heartwarming reminder that with love, community, and family, even the most broken of hearts can be mended.
Author : Gary Paulsen
Publisher : Ember
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0307929582
From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter? In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter? Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure. “Paulsen picks Hatchet’s story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.” —School Library Journal Read all the Hatchet Adventures! Brian's Winter The River Brian's Return Brian's Hunt
Author : Nalini Singh
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 46,68 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101605200
“The alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) draws us back into her extraordinary Psy-Changeling world, a world torn between violence and peace, passion and ice... Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch—if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life. For if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake… Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to suffocate her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Now, she’ll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness…
Author : Diane Setterfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 147671195X
Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre bargain with a stranger in black.
Author : Joseph Delaney
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0062192337
The thirteenth—and final—book in the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son. Finally, Tom Ward, the spook's last apprentice, will confront the Fiend for the last time. A stunning conclusion to the acclaimed series! Tom Ward has battled boggarts, ghasts, witches, dark gods, and the most terrifying creatures to roam the earth. He's allied with the witch assassin Grimalkin, with a powerful boggart, and with Alice . . . the young witch who is also his true love. And he has kept one step ahead of the Fiend, the most evil being in the world. Now he will vanquish the Fiend once and for all. But it will require a terrible sacrifice: not everyone Tom cares about will survive the final battle. The Last Apprentice series is soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin. It's a suspenseful thrill ride that's "spine-tingling" (Publishers Weekly) and "anything but tame" (Horn Book). But don't read it after dark!
Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 21,33 MB
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 110159151X
You think you know the story of Sleeping Beauty, but the real story is far more spellbinding… Gorse is the thirteenth and youngest in a family of fairies tied to the evil king’s land and made to do his bidding. When accident-prone Gorse falls ill just as the family is bid to bless the new princess, a fairytale starts to unfold. Sick as she is, Gorse races to the castle with the last piece of magic the family has left—a piece of the Thread of Life. But that is when accident, mayhem, and magic combine to drive Gorse’s story into the unthinkable, threatening the baby and the kingdom.
Author : Chun Yu
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1442460318
In China in 1966, Chun Yu was born as the Great Cultural Revolution began under Chairman Mao. Here, she recalls her childhood as a witness to a country in turmoil and struggle--the only life she knew.
