Author : Marion Holland
Publisher :
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Apartment houses
ISBN :
The Sanders family inherit an apartment house in Florida. The adventures with the tenants, hurricanes, ruby clips, and a missing superintendent contribute to a swift and humorous story.
Author : M. Martin Ann
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 23,42 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545593603
Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martin's funny, insightful take on pets and family -- now with a spectacular new cover. There are ten siblings in the Rosso family. Ten individuals with ten different ways of looking at things. But they all have one thing in common: Each of them wants a pet. The only problem is that their mom does not: "No pets," she has always said. "Ten kids is enough." But now that the Rosso family is moving from the big city to the country, there are big changes ahead, including a new farmhouse and lots of nature. But the Rosso kids will still need to figure out a plan to change mom's mind. . . .
Author : Lisa Mantchev
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,42 MB
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481416472
"A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.
Author : Alex Kotlowitz
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0307814289
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" (The New York Times). "Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."—Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Author : Morgan Reed Persun
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781579240776
Percy is not allowed to have a pet in his apartment building, but every time he writes a spelling word, a remarkable animal appears in his room.
Author : Thomas Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1467711438
A boy who thinks his sister's new guinea pig is a very boring pet imagines what it would be like to have a dog, a bear, or even a dragon instead.
Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316247340
Check out this bestselling, rollicking, and humorous twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy! When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the woods, she's absolutely delighted. She brings him home and begs her mom to let her keep him, even though her mom warns, "Children make terrible pets." But mom relents, and Lucy gets to name her new pet Squeaker. Through a series of hilarious and surprising scenes, readers can join Lucy and Squeaker on their day of fun and decide for themselves whether or not children really do make terrible pets.
Author : Corinne Maier
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1551992973
The shocking treatise that was a bestselling international media sensation upon its 2007 publication in France now makes its eagerly anticipated English-language debut. A mother of two herself, Maier makes her deadly serious, if at times laugh-out-loud-funny, argument with all the unbridled force of her famously wicked intellect. In forty to-the-point, impressively erudite chapters drawing on the realms of history, child psychology, politics, and the environment, Maier effortlessly skewers the idealized notion of parenthood as a natural and beautiful endeavour. Enough with this “baby-mania” that is plaguing modern society, says Maier, it’s nothing but brainwashing. Are you prepared to give up your free time, dinners with friends, spontaneous romantic getaways, and even the luxury of uninterrupted thought for the “vicious little dwarves” that will treat you like their servant, cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars, and end up resenting you? Speaking to the still “child-free”, to fellow suffering parents, and to adamant procreationists alike, No Kids is a controversial, thought-provoking, and undeniably entertaining read. Reasons to avoid having kids: •You will lose touch with your friends •Your sex life will be over •Children cost a fortune • Child-rearing is endless drudgery •Vacations will be nightmares •You’ll lose your identity and become just “mom” or “dad” •Your children will become mindless drones of capitalism •The planet’s already overcrowded •Your children will inevitably disappoint you
Author : Hans Wilhelm
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2010-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545070783
Noodles doesn't think the family needs a new pet. He's afraid the new kitten is going to get all of the attention. But when the neighborhood puppies laugh at her, Noodles feels protective of the tiny kitten. He learns that as his family gets bigger, so does his heart. This gentle adventure invites beginning readers to celebrate the beauty of companionship.
Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 33,25 MB
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423141202
Best-selling author Gordon Korman's middle-grade favorite, now with a fresh look! Wallace Wallace won’t lie, even if it means detention. And after he handed in a scorching book report of the classic novel, Old Shep, My Pal, detention is just what he’s been handed. He is sure he’s done nothing wrong: he hated every minute of that book, especially when the dog dies in the end! Why do dogs always die at the end? Wallace refuses to do a rewrite of his report, so his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play of Old Shep, My Pal, forces him go to the rehearsals to teach him a lesson on why the story is the way it is. Surrounded by theater kids who are apprehensive of him, Wallace sets out to prove himself. But not by changing his mind. Instead, he changes the play into a rock-and-roll rendition, complete with Rollerblades and a moped!
