Larger-Than-Life Lara

2016-11-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Dandi Daley Mackall
Release : 2016-11-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Larger-Than-Life Lara by : Dandi Daley Mackall

Download or read book Larger-Than-Life Lara written by Dandi Daley Mackall. This book was released on 2016-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This isn’t about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that’s what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says. But the story is about ten-year-old Laney Grafton and the new girl in her class—Lara Phelps, whom everyone bullies from the minute she shows up. Laney is just relieved to have someone else as a target of bullying. But instead of acting the way a bullied kid normally acts, this new girl returns kindness for a meanness that intensifies . . . until nobody remains unchanged, not even the reader. In a unique and multi-layered story, with equal parts humor and angst, Laney communicates the art of storytelling as it happens, with chapter headings, such as: Character, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax. And she weaves an unforgettable tale of a new girl who transforms an entire class and, in the process, reveals the best and worst in all of us. This is a powerful and emotional story, which School Library Journal called “Thoroughly enjoyable and unexpectedly wry, . . . as intelligent as it is succinct.”

Mercy

2008 Female friendship

Author : Lara Santoro
Release : 2008
Genre : Female friendship
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 069/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mercy written by Lara Santoro. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a swift, compressed narrative style and compassionate vision, Santoro offers an indelible portrait of Africa in the throes of an epidemic. Smart, suspenseful, and ultimately heart-wrenching, this novel is a powerful tale of moral outrage and personal transformation.

Your Magnificent Chooser

2017 JUVENILE NONFICTION

Author : John Ortberg
Release : 2017
Genre : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 429/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Your Magnificent Chooser written by John Ortberg. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suggests that children have the ability to make both good and bad choices and that God will help when they are unsure of what choice to make.

A Girl Named Dan

2013-09-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Dandi Daley Mackall
Release : 2013-09-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 802/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Girl Named Dan written by Dandi Daley Mackall. This book was released on 2013-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Dandi (affectionately called "Dan" by family and friends) lives and breathes baseball. She may not be a fence buster but she can "hit 'em where they ain't" in the neighborhood pick-up games. The boys know she's a contender. And there's no bigger fan of the 1961 Kansas City A's. So when Charlie Finley, the A's new owner, announces an essay contest to get batboys, there's no doubt Dandi will enter the contest. Dandi not only enters the contest--her essay wins! However, her joy is short-lived when the contest officials enforce the For Boys Only rule. Long before the boundary-breaking ruling of Title IX, young women across the country used grit and determination to prove that barriers of gender have no place on a level playing field. Dandi Daley Mackall's true-life story gives voice and testament to the spirit of these young sports pioneers.Dandi Daley Mackall conducts writing workshops across the United States and speaks at numerous conferences and young author events. She was an instructor at Highlights and taught novel writing for the Institute for Children's Literature. Her most recent Sleeping Bear Press book is Rudy Rides the Rails. Dandi lives in West Salem, Ohio. Renée Graef is well known as the illustrator for the "Kirsten" books in the American Girl children's book collection. She has also illustrated many books in the My First Little House series. Her books with Sleeping Bear Press include Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart and B is for Bookworm: A Library Alphabet. Renée lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Just Sayin'

2017-08-08 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Dandi Daley Mackall
Release : 2017-08-08
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 194/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Just Sayin' written by Dandi Daley Mackall. This book was released on 2017-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just Sayin’ tells the story of an almost-blended family that almost falls apart before it even begins. 11 year-old Cassie Callahan is staying with her grandmother while her mom, Jennifer, recovers from a difficult breakup from her fiancé, Trent. Cassie, along with Trent’s kids, Nick and Julie, are trying to figure out why their parents’ relationship ended so abruptly and searching for a way to bring them back together. Meanwhile, the kids get caught up in a game show that encourages the “art” of insults, and learn along the way that our words have much more power than they think. In a way that only Dandi can accomplish, this story weaves together, in a contemporary way, an old-time game show, letter writing, outstanding vocabulary, and reminders from God’s word that taming our tongue is both difficult and important!

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