Vail's Tales

Vail's Tales

Author: Ed Payne

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780578544816

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Four stories by Vail Johnson - a 9-year-old writer - and Ed Payne - a veteran journalist and children's author - will touch you like nothing else you've ever read.


Unfriended

Unfriended

Author: Rachel Vail

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0147511542

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In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table with the group she has dreamed of joining, she can hardly believe her luck. Everyone seems so nice, so kind to one another. But all is not as it seems with her new friends, and soon she's caught in a maelstrom of lies, misunderstandings, accusations and counter-accusations, all happening very publicly in the relentless, hyperconnected social media world from which there is no escape. Six eighth-graders, four girls and two boys, struggle to understand and process their fractured glimples into one another's lives as they find new ways to disconnect, but also to connect, in Rachel Vail's richest and most searching book.


Sometimes I'm Bombaloo

Sometimes I'm Bombaloo

Author: Rachel Vail

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0545550661

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A tender story that explores BIG feelings and includes a wise take on tantrums and learning how to feel like yourself again! Katie Honors is a really good kid -- most of the time. But sometimes... well, sometimes, say when her little brother knocks down her beautiful castle after she told him not to touch it and she knows she'll never be able to make it look that good again... sometimes Katie gets so mad she's BOMBALOO, she's just not herself. Sometimes she uses her feet and her fists instead of words. Being Bombaloo is scary. But a little time-out and a lot of love and understanding from Mom calms Bombaloo down and help Katie feel like Katie again! This is a warm book about losing your temper and how to feel like yourself again. With Yumi Heo's bright illustrations and Rachel Vail's sweet text, this title is the perfect read aloud for librarians, teachers, and parents.


Piggy Bunny

Piggy Bunny

Author: Rachel Vail

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1466808578

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Most piglets want to be pigs when they grow up. Not Liam. He wants to be a bunny. Even if it takes a lot of practice to learn how to hop...and to eat salad. Even if no one believes that a piggy can be a bunny. With a lot of determination, and a little help from his grandma, Liam is determined to make his dream come true. For children who put on a cape or a tutu, who dream of being someone or something different, Piggy Bunny offers a reassuring and fun opportunity to believe in themselves.


The Short Story

The Short Story

Author: Valerie Shaw

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-21

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1317872789

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Throughout this text, Valerie Shaw addresses two key questions: 'What are the special satisfactions afforded by reading short stories?' and 'How are these satisfactions derived from each story's literary techniques and narrative strategies?'. She then attempts to answer these questions by drawing on stories from different periods and countries - by authors who were also great novelists, like Henry James, Flaubert, Kafka and D.H. Lawrence; by authors who specifically dedicated themselves to the art of the short story, like Kipling, Chekhov and Katherine Mansfield; by contemporary practitioners like Angela Carter and Jorge Luis Borges; and by unfairly neglected writers like Sarah Orne Jewett and Joel Chandler Harris.


Eli and Mort's Epic Adventures Vail

Eli and Mort's Epic Adventures Vail

Author: Elyssa Pallai

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780990883715

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Eli and Mort's Epic Adventures Vail is the second in a series of books about Eli and Mort and their epic adventures in Vail where they catch huge air, throw snowballs off the covered bridge and enjoy everything Vail Mountain has to offer. The book is illustrated by local children of the Vail Valley ages 7 to 17 and a portion of the proceeds of the book go back to charity.


Righty and Lefty

Righty and Lefty

Author: Rachel Vail

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Even though Lefty and Righty like different things, they find they must learn to get along together without tripping over each other.


Justin Case

Justin Case

Author: Rachel Vail

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1429946636

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It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals. Right? Here is third grade in all its complicated glory—the friendships, the fears, and the advanced math. Acclaimed author Rachel Vail captures third grade with a perfect pitch, and Matthew Cordell's line art is both humorous and touching. As Justin bravely tries to step out of his shell, he will step into readers' hearts. Justin Case is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.