All the Little Tricky Things

All the Little Tricky Things

Author: Karys McEwen

Publisher: Text Publishing

Published: 2022-05-03

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1922459682

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A novel about taking on new challenges, dealing with change and growing up, All the Little Tricky Things is perfect for readers about to start secondary school, or those moving into a new stage in life.


Tricky Vic

Tricky Vic

Author: Greg Pizzoli

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0670016527

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A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015 In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city’s most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. . . . Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli’s humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold approach to picture book biography.


Toby and the Tricky Things

Toby and the Tricky Things

Author: Lou Peacock

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781788002653

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Toby is a Big Boy now, but sometimes even when you're big the tricky things are still a bit tricky...


Caminar

Caminar

Author: Skila Brown

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0763665169

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Caminar is the story of a boy who joins a small band of guerilla fighters who must decide what being a man during a time of war really means.


All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Author: Bryn Greenwood

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1250074134

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"Struggling to raise her little brother Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star-gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery"--


If I Ran the Zoo

If I Ran the Zoo

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 1950

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 0394800818

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Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.


Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star

Author: Meg McKinlay

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Published: 2019-03-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1925381498

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This coming-of-age story by multiple-award-winner Meg McKinlay is about loss and grief, dealing with change and fighting to hold on to what you can, while letting go of what you can’t. It’s 1979 and the sky is falling. Skylab, that is. Somewhere high above Frankie Avery, one of the world’s first space stations is tumbling to Earth. And rushing back with it are old memories. Things twelve-year-old Frankie thought she’d forgotten. Things her mum won’t talk about, and which her little brother Newt never knew. Only ... did he? Does he? Because as Skylab circles closer, Newt starts acting strangely. And while the world watches the sky, Frankie keeps her own eyes on Newt. Because if anyone’s going to keep him safe, it’s her. It always has been. But maybe this is something bigger than splinters and spiders and sleepwalking. Maybe a space station isn’t the only thing heading straight for calamity.


Tricky

Tricky

Author: Kari Rust

Publisher: Owlkids

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781771472524

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An old dog learns new tricks in this story about righting wrongs


Writing Irresistible Kidlit

Writing Irresistible Kidlit

Author: Mary Kole

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1599635763

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Captivate the hearts and minds of young adult readers! Writing for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just "kid's stuff" anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle grade readers and teaches you how to: • Recognize the differences between middle grade and young adult audiences and how it impacts your writing. • Tailor your manuscript's tone, length, and content to your readership. • Avoid common mistakes and cliches that are prevalent in YA and MG fiction, in respect to characters, story ideas, plot structure and more. • Develop themes and ideas in your novel that will strike emotional chords. Mary Kole's candid commentary and insightful observations, as well as a collection of book excerpts and personal insights from bestselling authors and editors who specialize in the children's book market, are invaluable tools for your kidlit career. If you want the skills, techniques, and know-how you need to craft memorable stories for teens and tweens, Writing Irresistible Kidlit can give them to you.


The House of Closed Doors

The House of Closed Doors

Author: Jane Steen

Publisher: Aspidistra Press

Published: 2012-10-08

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0985715014

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Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth" Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted. Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out. Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.