Hawthorn & Child
Hawthorn & Child

Author: Keith Ridgway

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 2013-09-23

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0811221679

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A mind-blowing adventure into a literary fourth dimension: part noir, part London snapshot, all unsettlingly amazing Hawthorn and his partner, Child, are called to the scene of a mysterious shooting in North London. The only witness is unreliable, the clues are scarce, and the victim, a young man who lives nearby, swears he was shot by a ghost car. While Hawthorn battles with fatigue and strange dreams, the crime and the narrative slip from his grasp and the stories of other Londoners take over: a young pickpocket on the run from his boss; an editor in possession of a disturbing manuscript; a teenage girl who spends her days at the Tate Modern; a pack of wolves; and a madman who has been infected by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Haunting these disparate lives is the shadowy figure of Mishazzo, an elusive crime magnate who may be running the city, or may not exist at all.

Under the Hawthorn Tree
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Author: Marita Conlon-McKenna

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1402219067

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During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, so they set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories.

The Hawthorns. A Story about Children
The Hawthorns. A Story about Children

Author: Amy Walton

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-08-22

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13:

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Amy Walton's novel, 'The Hawthorns. A Story about Children,' is a prime example of Victorian children's literature, known for its moralizing and educational focus. Set in a quaint English village, the book follows the adventures of a group of village children as they navigate friendships, challenges, and life lessons. Walton's charming and descriptive writing style transports the reader back to a simpler time, evoking a sense of nostalgia for an idyllic past. The themes of innocence, camaraderie, and the importance of moral values are prevalent throughout the narrative, making it a timeless piece of literature for all ages to enjoy. Amy Walton's ability to capture the essence of childhood in a bygone era shines through in 'The Hawthorns,' making it a classic in children's literature that continues to resonate with readers today.

A Shock
A Shock

Author: Keith Ridgway

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 2021-07-05

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0811230864

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Ever since Keith Ridgway published his landmark cult novel Hawthorn & Child, his ardent fans have yearned for more Finally, Ridgway gives us A Shock, his thrilling and unsparing, slippery and shockingly good new novel. Formed as a rondel of interlocking stories with a clutch of more or less loosely connected repeating characters, it’s at once deracinated yet potent with place, druggy yet frighteningly shot through with reality. His people appear, disappear, and reappear. They’re on the fringes of London, clinging to sanity or solvency or a story by their fingernails, consumed by emotions and anxieties in fuzzily understood situations. A deft, high-wire act, full of imprecise yet sharp dialog as well as witchy sleights of hand reminiscent of Muriel Spark, A Shock delivers a knockout punch of an ending. Perhaps Ridgway’s most breathtaking quality is his scintillating stealthiness: you can never quite put your finger on how he casts his spell—he delivers the shock of a master jewel thief (already far-off and scot-free) stealing your watch: when at some point you look down at your wrist, all you see is that in more than one way you don’t know what time it is…

Wildflower Girl
Wildflower Girl

Author: Marita Conlon-McKenna

Publisher: The O'Brien Press

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1847176011

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The second book in the famine trilogy At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone across the Atlantic to America. Will she ever see her family again? An extraordinary story of courage, independence and adventure The other books in the Famine trilogy are Under the Hawthorn Tree and Fields of Home. A study guide to Under the Hawthorn tree is also available.

Therapeutic Storytelling
Therapeutic Storytelling

Author: Susan Perrow

Publisher: Storytelling

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907359156

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Working with imaginative journeys and the mystery and magic of metaphor, the author has developed the art of therapeutic storytelling for children's challenging behaviour.

The Children's Forest
The Children's Forest

Author: Dawn Casey

Publisher: Crafts and Family Activities

Published: 2019-09-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907359910

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A rich and abundant treasury in celebration of the forest, this book is about encouraging children's natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. The authors have produced an enchanting book where imagination, story and play bring alive the world of the forest. Full of games, facts, celebrations, craft activities, recipes, foraging, stories and Forest School skills, The Children's Forest is much more than a manual: it is an invitation Engages children with nature through play and imagination in the forest and woods.Appealing to teachers, parents, and children, this book focuses on British and Irish trees, plants, animals, stories, poems, songs, crafts, and activities

Written for Children
Written for Children

Author: John Rowe Townsend

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1461731046

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This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While examining many well-known American classics, Townsend also looks at British works that American audiences may have overlooked. With illustrations and bibliography.