Oona and the Shark
Oona and the Shark

Author: Kelly DiPucchio

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008511845

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Oona is one determined little mermaid, but she faces her biggest challenge yet in trying to make friends with Stanley the shark. Whatever will she do? A fun-filled and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and perseverance. Oona loves to share her inventions with her friends. They're big and bold and loud - just like her! But there's one underwater creature who doesn't seem to enjoy Oona's company, or her creations. And that's Stanley the shark! Oona's latest hopping, chopping and popping inventions just make him angry. Oona may not know what Stanley likes, but she does know what he doesn't. And maybe that's a good place to start. Because mermaids never stop trying . . . not when there's a friend out there to make. From the New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and featuring the extraordinary illustrative talents of Raissa Figueroa, the dynamic partnership behind Oona.

Teaching Fantasy Writing
Teaching Fantasy Writing

Author: Carl Anderson

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2024-07-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1071948938

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Teaching fantasy writing increases student engagement, enables them to flex their creative muscles – and helps them learn important narrative writing skills. Opportunities for kids to lean into their innate creativity and imagination have been squeezed out of most school days, due to the pressures of standardized testing. And writing instruction has become more and more formulaic. In Teaching Fantasy Writing, Carl Anderson shows you how to include a study of fantasy writing in your writing curriculum that will engage student interest and creativity -- and make writing exciting for them again. Teaching Fantasy Writing is a game-changer. The fantasy genre gives children tools for expression that other genres don’t, providing them with a powerful way to work through challenging issues and emotions. And it also offers students the opportunity to address subjects such as gaining confidence in oneself, bullying, fighting injustice – and more. Plus, fantasy writing helps kids learn the skills necessary to meet narrative writing standards. And they’ll have fun doing it! If you’re an elementary school teacher who wants to help your students develop their writing skills by studying a high-interest, high-impact genre, you’ve come to the right place. In Teaching Fantasy Writing, Carl Anderson will: Discuss why fantasy writing develops students’ creativity, increases their engagement in writing, and accelerates their growth as writers Walk you through fantasy units for students in grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-6, which include detailed lessons you can teach to help students write beautiful and powerful fantasy stories Suggest mentor texts that will show students how to craft their fantasy stories. Show you examples of students’ fantasy writing, including the "worldbuilding" work they do before writing drafts Explain how you can modify the units and lessons to fit the needs of the students in your classroom By teaching fantasy writing, you can reignite the spark of creativity in your students and increase their joy in writing. Imagine the possibilities!

Real to Me
Real to Me

Author: Minh Lê

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2023-05-02

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 0593377516

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An acclaimed author and a Coretta Scott King Honoree pair up for this tender story about friendship and accepting change. Two best friends (one of whom is imaginary) are inseparable until the day when one of them unexpectedly disappears. Others tried to tell me that she wasn’t real, that she was just imaginary. But what did they know? She was real to me. Then one morning... she was gone. What do you do when your imaginary friend goes away? Did you dream up the entire friendship? Maybe... But you miss her laugh, her comfort, and her silly mischief. It all feels so real... you couldn't have just imagined those things, right? Lush illustrations pair with touching text in this gentle picture book that illuminates the sweetness of first friendship, the sadness when it's lost, and the beauty in discovering new friends are just around the corner.

From the Earth to the Shadows
From the Earth to the Shadows

Author: Amanda Hocking

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1250084830

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The epic conclusion to the thrilling Valkyrie duology by New York Times bestselling YA author Amanda Hocking, From the Earth to the Shadows. While dealing with dark revelations about her life and her world, Malin finds herself with new allies--and new enemies. Her quest for the truth leads her to places she never thought possible, and she's never been one to shy away from a fight. But for all her strength and determination, will it be enough to save the world before it's too late?

Oona Out of Order
Oona Out of Order

Author: Margarita Montimore

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1250236592

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK "With its countless epiphanies and surprises, Oona proves difficult to put down." —USA Today "By turns tragic and triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately an uplifting and redemptive read." —The Guardian A remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, even if those moments are out of order. It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order... Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met? Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.

Lucia's Revenge
Lucia's Revenge

Author: Henry G. Brechter

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2018-09-28

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1457565331

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From the strange adventures of Oona Neeci… A New England family, with roots older than the trees from which the ill-famed Salem witches were hanged, grieves for the man whose lost life strengthened their love for him. Moving quickly to fill the void left by the family’s sudden loss is Oona Neeci, the brilliant, young metaphysicist and sorceress. Oona’s abrupt relocation puts into motion an unforeseen struggle among three powerful witches, and a desperate effort to prevent what has already happened. Written with passion and care, Lucia’s Revenge is exciting, clever, and earnestly constructed, at times poetic and lyrical, with intense characters and a strong, well-paced plot. Lucia’s Revenge offers a new voice of captivating, unfiltered adult fiction

Googling Old Boyfriends
Googling Old Boyfriends

Author: Anne R. Allen

Publisher: Anne R. Allen

Published: 2019-06-13

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 8834138163

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The Camilla Randall Mysteries are a laugh-out-loud mashup of crime fiction, rom-com, and satire. Dorothy Parker meets Dorothy L. Sayers. Perennially down-and-out socialite Camilla Randall--a.k.a. "The Manners Doctor"--is a magnet for murder, mayhem and Mr. Wrong, but she always solves the mystery in her quirky, but oh-so-polite way. Usually with more than a little help from her gay best friend, Plantagenet Smith. In this stand-alone episode, Camilla befriends socialite Mickie McCormack, who's going through a painful divorce. Mickie has been Googling her old boyfriends in order to reconnect and "remember who she used to be." Unfortunately every one of those boyfriends soon ends up dead. Is the serial killer Camilla's old boyfriend Dr. Bob? Or one of Mickie's old boyfriends? And can Camilla's old boyfriend Captain Rick Zukowski of the L.A.P.D. protect her and her cat Buckingham from being fed to the sharks before she solves the mystery?

What Lives in the Ocean?
What Lives in the Ocean?

Author: Oona Gaarder-Juntti

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2008-08-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1617145416

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This book includes an overview of the ocean as well as a map showing where each ocean is located. Beautiful, rich, oversized photos enhance the pages along with basic information and an additional factoid about the specific animals living in the ocean.