Author : Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780618473021
Describes Prudence Crandall's violently-resisted attempts to educate African-American girls in Connecticut in the 1830's.
Author : Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2005-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780605022119
Author : Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 2009-01-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781436178747
Five Minds for the Future
Author : Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 2018-01-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781536430011
Describes the circumstances surrounding the 1833 opening of a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, and discusses the attitudes of the townspeople who persecuted the teacher and burned down the school.
Author : Matt Haig
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101221216
When Troll-Son runs away from home, he decides to leave the Shadow Forest behind and move in with his idol, Samuel Blink. Samuel isn't thrilled with the idea of hiding a runaway troll, especially one who copies everything he does, even (ugh!) using his toothbrush. But should Samuel return Troll-Son to the Shadow Forest? After all, he's running from something . . . what danger still lurks there? This engaging adventure showcases Matt Haig's wry sense of humor, drawing readers deeper into the imaginative world introduced in Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest.
Author : Andrew Clements
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 10,10 MB
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101200456
Winner of American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award! Bobby Phillips is an average fifteen-year-old-boy. Until the morning he wakes up and can't see himself in the mirror. Not blind, not dreaming-Bobby is just plain invisible. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to Bobby's new condition; even his dad the physicist can't figure it out. For Bobby that means no school, no friends, no life. He's a missing person. Then he meets Alicia. She's blind, and Bobby can't resist talking to her, trusting her. But people are starting to wonder where Bobby is. Bobby knows that his invisibility could have dangerous consequences for his family and that time is running out. He has to find out how to be seen again-before it's too late.
Author : Susan E. Quinlan
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1590787757
NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book Why would several monkeys suddenly fall from the trees? How do tiny frogs make deadly poisons? Why are passionvines so difficult to find? These are some of the mysteries explored in this fascinating nonfiction picture book. Why do certain plants harbor hordes of biting ants? What kind of creature pollinates an odd-looking flower? Each of the eleven ecological mysteries in this book follow scientists as they track down clues, set up curious experiments, and ultimately discover some of the surprising and hidden connections that make tropical forests so fascinating—and so fragile. Carefully researched illustrations help readers visualize tropical forests, diverse plants and animals, and the details of each mystery.
Author : Keira Andrews
Publisher : Keira Andrews
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0993859828
When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the church, David takes on Isaac as a carpentry apprentice. Soon their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust, and they share sinful secrets. Can they reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community?
Author : Elizabeth Yates
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2018-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780343287603
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Author : Nevil Shute
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 15,68 MB
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307476987
"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....
