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Author: Vivien Alcock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780395816530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirteen-year-old Cassie, the seventh child of a seventh child, begins to exhibit the gift of second sight which enables her to communicate with the Other World.
Author: Europa Publications
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9781857431797
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Author: Alistair D. McGown
Publisher:
Published: 2003-03
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe variety that is children's television drama is recalled in this book; shows such as: "Grange Hill"; "Stig of The Dump"; "The Railway Children"; "The Magician's House"; "The Chronicles of Narnia"; and "The Box of Delights". It lists entries on every British-made children's drama to have been shown on UK screens since 1950. Critical appraisals assess the kind of stories told for children, along with all the technical data and trivia. Programmes from the BBC and ITV are assessed, whether they were adaptations of literary classics or new, contemporary dramas, adventure, fantasy or science fiction.
Author: Vivien Alcock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780395816493
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew to town, Anna is happy to find a friend, even if it is the bossy and quarrelsome Lindy, and is pleased to be allowed to join the secret society run by Lindy's older brother until she commits a crime that the society won't forgive.
Author: University of Chicago. Center for Children's Books
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1986-08
Total Pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780226780603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned to aid adults—parents, teachers, librarians—in selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984. This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books was cited by the American School Board Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.
Author: Karen Chance
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-06-07
Total Pages: 1745
ISBN-13: 1101537353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis page-turning collection contains five Cassie Palmer novels by New York Times bestselling author Karen Chance. Touch the Dark Claimed by Shadow Embrace the Night Curse the Dawn Hunt the Moon
Author: Elaine Millard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-26
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1135713871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents research into the differences in boy's and girl's experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book is presented in three sections: an outline of the theoretical debates on gender difference and academic achievement; a description of the research into these issues conducted by the author; and an analysis of the author's findings. In discussing the outcome of her research, the author aims to highlight further areas for more detailed study and makes recommendations for the development of literacy policies, which cross curriculum boundaries in schools.
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 821
ISBN-13: 1849012512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by contemporary masters of the macabre, including the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Tanith Lee, Elizabeth Massie, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, and Gene Wolfe. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also includes a comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; an impressively researched necrology; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and aspiring writer alike. It is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.
Author: Dr Elaine Millard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-26
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 113571388X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline of the theoretical debates on gender difference and academic achievement.
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 744
ISBN-13: 1780333749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe year's finest tales of terror Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. It features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre - including Peter Atkins, Cliver Barker, Glen Hirschberg, Joe Hill and Caitlin R. Kiernan. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.
