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Author: M. E. Kerr
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen-year-old Tucker's life changes in many ways when he meets the unusual overweight girl who gives his cat a home.
Author: M. E. Kerr
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-12-17
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 1480455466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKM. E. Kerr’s first novel—hailed by the New York Times as a “timely, compelling,” and “brilliantly funny” look at adolescence and friendship It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn—Brooklyn Heights, as Tucker Woolf’s dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker’s cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker’s beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan “Dinky” Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker’s ad. As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky’s house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who’s fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for big kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are. A story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! is also about the terror—and exhilaration—of daring to be yourself. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author’s collection.
Author: Pat R. Scales
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2001-06
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780838908075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs a standard-bearer for intellectual freedom, the school librarian is in an ideal position to collaborate with teachers to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books with valuable lessons are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written.
Author: Albert Spring
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2005-12-15
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781404204652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the life and work of the author who wrote young adult novels on topics that, at the time, were considered too risquâe for teenagers.
Author: Jennifer Traig
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781594489914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hilarious first-person account of life as a hypochondriac, as well as a look at the condition's history and broader cultural context.
Author: National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Teri S. Lesesne
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 157110416X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Teri draws on her extensive experience as a teacher and consultant to examine ways that educators can help interest kids in books and keep them reading during this crucial period."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Martha Seif Simpson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-11-16
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1476605440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSchool and public libraries often provide programs and activities for children in preschool through the sixth grade, but there is little available to young adults. For them, libraries become a place for work—the place to research an assignment or find a book for a report—but the thought of the library as a place for enjoyment is lost. So how do librarians recapture the interest of teenagers? This just might be the answer. Here you will find theme-based units (such as Cartoon Cavalcade, Log On at the Library, Go in Style, Cruising the Mall, Space Shots, Teens on TV, and 44 others) that are designed for young adults. Each includes a display idea, suggestions for local sponsorship of prizes, a program game to encourage participation, 10 theme-related activities, curriculum tie-in activities, sample questions for use in trivia games or scavenger hunts, ideas for activity sheets, a bibliography of related works, and a list of theme-related films. The units are highly flexible, allowing any public or school library to adapt them to their particular needs.
Author: Michael Cart
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2022-05-09
Total Pages: 597
ISBN-13: 0838937489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEditorial Advisory Board: Sarah Park Dahlen, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marianne Martens, Associate Professor, School of Information, Kent State University; Amy Pattee, Associate Professor and Co-coordinator of Dual-Degree MS LIS/MA Children’s Literature, School of Library and Information Science, Children’s Literature, Simmons University “Comprehensive and substantial ... a highly recommended resource," raved VOYA about the third edition. Now, to keep pace with changes in the field of publishing and realign itself to the newest generation of young adults, Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. Relied upon by educators, LIS instructors and students, and practitioners for its insight and thoroughness, his book surveys the landscape of YA lit both past and present, sketching out its origins and showing how it has evolved to deal with subjects every bit as complex as its audience; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, the future of print, the role of literary criticism, and other key topics; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; features expansive interviews with best-selling authors like Eric Shanower, Jackie Woodson, and Bill Konigsberg as well as several publishers and leaders in the field; discusses the impact of the Printz Award, ALAN’s Walden Award, the National Book Award, The Los Angeles Times Book Award, and other honors; and features abundant bibliographic material to aid in readers' advisory and collection development.
Author: Donald R. Gallo
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Published: 2011-04-13
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0307779408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology features stories about individuals who find themselves in situations that test their strength of character. They are called upon to make moral choices, face the consequences of their actions, and consider what it means to "do the right thing. " From computer blackmail, peer pressure, and gang violence to drug use, unwanted pregnancy, guilt and atonement, these characters face decisions that may affect the rest of their lives. There are many tough choices; there are no easy answers.
