Author : Lindan Lee Johnson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2005-11-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547528213
One little girl, with the help of her sister, discovers The Secret for turning bad dreams into good ones. Original, quirky, and rich illustrations complement this sparkling story that deals with the very real problem of children’s nightmares. Discover the Dream Jar and the power of your imagination—and turn your terribly horrible dreams into dreamy ones.
Author : Bonnie Pryor
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1630832219
Valentina's family has come from Russia with a wonderful dream --- to own a store. Valentina wants to help, but everyone says she's too little to contribute to the glass jar where the dream money is kept. The family becomes discouraged when little money comes in, but Valentina has discovered how she can help make their dream come true.
Author : Yoshiko Uchida
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,66 MB
Release : 1993-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780808552123
11-year-old Rinko grows up in a closely-knit Japanese American family in California during the Depression, a time of great prejudice
Author : H. Jack Mayer
Publisher : Long Trail Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 098411131X
Tells story of Irena Sendler who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, and the teenagers who started the investigation into Irena's heroism.
Author : Jane Bahk
Publisher : Lee & Low Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,88 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Brothers and sisters
ISBN : 9781600608537
After her best friend, Hector, moves away, Juna's brother Minho tries to make her feel better by finding things to put in her special kimchi jar, and each night, whatever is in the jar takes her on a magical journey in search of Hector. Includes glossary.
Author : Allison Morgan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0698187539
Fans of Sophie Kinsella and the Shopaholic series will fall in love with Lanie Howard—young, fabulous, and desperate to transform her life—in this funny, quirky, and endearing story about finding perfect happiness in life’s most imperfect moments. WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMON-DROP MARTINIS... Real-estate broker Lanie Howard figures she has the perfect man, the perfect job, and the perfect life. Then she stumbles across her old Someday Jar, the forgotten glass relic where she stashed all the childhood wishes—no matter how crazy—that her father encouraged her to write down on the backs of Chinese restaurant fortunes. She used to be fun once! What happened to her? DON'T CHOKE ON THE RIND. Although Lanie is wary of uncorking her past, when an attractive stranger saves her from a life-or-death encounter with a lemon peel at the bottom of a martini glass, she realizes that life is way too short for regrets. Now, jar in hand, Lanie decides to throw caution to the wind, and carry out everything she had once hoped to do, even if it means leaving her perfectly “perfect” life behind…
Author : Brad Barkley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 19,93 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780525479116
Two sisters, aged fourteen and fifteen, offer their views of events that occur during the year after their mother is diagnosed with schizophrenia and their family, including a recently adopted Russian orphan, begins to disintegrate.
Author : Tricia Goyer
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 41,63 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0310335116
Every year, 30–40 young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive “resident” status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides! Sarah Shelter has lived in West Kootenai for the last ten years and wonders if she will ever fall in love. Since the tragic death of her best friend, she carries her memories in a jar along with the small items connected to them. For just as long, she’s also been carrying around her emotions instead of allowing them to penetrate deep into her heart. Now she’s met a kind and gentle man who may be able to break down the wall. But can Sarah risk her heart to finally achieve her dreams?
Author : Lisa Thompson
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338216325
"Thoughtful and hugely empathetic" (The Guardian).The Light Jar is a compelling mystery that celebrates imagination and the light within. Nate and his mother are running away. Fleeing from a bad situation at home, they hide out in an abandoned cottage in the middle of a forest. Though it's old and run-down, at least it's a place of their own.Then Nate's mother heads off for groceries and doesn't return. Has she run into trouble, or simply abandoned him? He is left alone and afraid, with the dark -- and all his old fears -- closing in on him.But comfort can come from the most unexpected of places: like a strange girl trying to solve the mystery of a treasure hunt, and the reappearance of a friend from his past. Will Nate find the bravery he needs to face down his fears, survive on his own, and ultimately illuminate his future?The Light Jar is a captivating story of fear and hope, loneliness and friendship, and finding the light within, even in the darkest of times.
Author : Merriam Sarcia Saunders
Publisher : American Psychological Association
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1433834235
"Children who get distracted easily will relate to Sadie and will realize they can focus on their positive qualities." —Oregon Coast Youth Book Preview Center Sadie feels like her thoughts are soaring into the clouds and she can’t bring them back down to earth. She has trouble paying attention, which makes keeping track of schoolwork, friends, chores, and everything else really tough. Sometimes she can only focus on her mistakes. When Sadie talks to her parents about her wandering, dreaming mind, they offer a clever plan to help remind Sadie how amazing she is. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with more information on ADHD, self-esteem, and helping children focus on the positives.
