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Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party... so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of the world’s most boisterous birthday to a new generation of young readers.
An exquisitely wrought debut novel about sisterhood through three generations in Ireland and America. It is 1921 in Ireland. When their mother dies in childbirth, Moira and Julia O'Leary are left to rear their infant sister, Ann, while their father, a sheep farmer, despairs. After Ann dies, Moira and Julia depart Cork for Boston, but the painful secret behind Ann's death haunts their new lives and presages the confusion that will come to trouble the next generation. Moira and Julia have always been strikingly different, but theirs is a mercilessly dependable relationship-Moira's boldness is fortified by Julia's quiet inner purpose, while Julia lives vicariously through her sister's impulsive actions. Moira's Crossing charts their shared journey through marriage, children, and lobstering off the coast of Maine. At once an examination of the troubled intimacy of sisterhood and an inquiry into the meaning of faith, Moira's Crossing is also a story of what we leave behind and who we become because of it.
Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion… I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed. I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin. I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne, by any means possible. I was to be her weapon, wielded as she and the Duke saw fit. But she wants more. She’s playing her own game. And the court holds its own secrets. A war centuries in the making is ready to erupt, and we are in a race against time to keep it from consuming whole empires. … If we survive. Based on the intrigue and shifting loyalties of the War of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty that followed, Light & Shadow exists in a world that never was - a world of magic and prophecy….
Jonathan Braithewaite settles in eastern North Carolina in 1727. He marries a sea captain's daughter and they found Jonathan's Landing, later renamed Wisharton. Half the town evolves into a harsh, Calvinist planter community represented by the Brandt family. The other half into a more liberal community scended from the Anglicans and represented by the Braithewaites. Tension grows between the two families who pass through a series of crises. The hero's wife dies of untreatable disease, followed by her husband who is killed in a duel. The slave community evolves from its Yoruban (African) roots tempered by an infusion of Christianity. The eldest Braithewaite daughter marries a school teacher and they open an academy. The Brandt son becomes a religious fanatic who slays his retarded mulatto daughter resisting his attempt at rape. His older slave mistress mediates between the planter family and the slaves. She, too, is carrying his child. Brandt's trial for murder in the death of the girl takes up the middle third of the story. He is sentenced to the pillory and dies there as he is being branded on the forehead with the mark of the serpent. The Brandt's slaves engage in a carefully-controlled rebellion, and the Braithewaite widow frees hers. The final third of the story is set in modern times. Graduate student Kareena discovers she is a direct descendant of a sister of the slave girl murdered 150 years earlier. Moreover, her graduate advisor is a direct descendant of the mad planter Brandt. Through this lineage she and her advisor both carry the Brandt genes. Strange events seem to happen that cannot be real. Flashbacks relating to their common heritage carry the story to a terrifying and surreal conclusion, bringing their mutual family curse to an end.
Preparing to protect a twenty-foot dragon from the wrath of his own wife, Wiz joins forces with his eccentric companions in an adventure filled with Soviet ex-spies, a band of dwarves, zombie dragon riders, and a fluffy pink mechanical rabbit.
"The author of the acclaimed Cheerleaders Can't Afford to be Nice writes her second novel, combining the sharp irony and genuine warmth that marked her literary debut with a dramatic exploration of familial love and conflict." "At the heart of Moira's Way is Moira McPherson, whose brains and budding sexuality arouse the jealousy and unfulfilled longings of both her parents: a boozy father whose once promising athletic career has given way to an endless road trip selling sporting goods; and a mother who with murderous wit vents her frustrations on targets from Miss America candidates to her own precocious Moira. Completing this tempestuous household is a younger "good" daughter, who yearns too hard to be "normal." Moira has big dreams, far beyond Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the way she sets about fulfilling them makes Moira's Way a truly unique reading experience." "Filled with indelible images of "growing up," distinguished by a voice that rings true and transports readers beyond the boundaries of the pages, Moira's Way confirms Susan Sullivan Saiter's burgeoning reputation as a sparkling new talent."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in the highly praised Dust Lands trilogy, which MTV's Hollywood Crush blog called "better than The Hunger Games." It seemed so simple: Defeat the Tonton, rescue her kidnapped brother, Lugh, and then order would be restored to Saba's world. Simplicity, however, has proved to be elusive. Now, Saba and her family travel west, headed for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack. But the fight for Lugh's freedom has unleashed a new power in the dust lands, and a formidable new enemy is on the rise. What is the truth about Jack? And how far will Saba go to get what she wants? In this much-anticipated follow-up to the riveting Blood Red Road, a fierce heroine finds herself at the crossroads of danger and destiny, betrayal and passion.
"Mystical, magical, and wildly original...If Alice Hoffman and Sara Addison Allen had a witchy love child, she would be Paige Crutcher. Do not miss this beautifully realized debut!"--- JT Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies on The Orphan Witch. A deeper magic. A stronger curse. A family lost...and found. Persephone May has been alone her entire life. Abandoned as an infant and dragged through the foster care system, she wants nothing more than to belong somewhere. To someone. However, Persephone is as strange as she is lonely. Unexplainable things happen when she’s around—changes in weather, inanimate objects taking flight—and those who seek to bring her into their family quickly cast her out. To cope, she never gets attached, never makes friends. And she certainly never dates. Working odd jobs and always keeping her suitcases half-packed, Persephone is used to moving around, leaving one town for another when curiosity over her eccentric behavior inevitably draws unwanted attention. After an accidental and very public display of power, Persephone knows it’s time to move on once again. It’s lucky, then, when she receives an email from the one friend she’s managed to keep, inviting her to the elusive Wile Isle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. However, upon arrival, Persephone quickly discovers that Wile is no ordinary island. In fact, it just might hold the very things she’s been searching for her entire life. Answers. Family. Home. And some things she did not want. Like 100-year-old curses and an even older family feud. With the clock running out, love might be the magic that saves them all.
Reading with Author Series Here is a resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary to derive meaning from print and illustrations, read to find new information about a topic, and think and write creatively, all using the books of Robert Munsch as a springboard. 66 page What teachers are saying about this resource: Good resource! Jamie G. Great resource to use when doing a Robert Munsch unit. Lynsay F. Includes: Teacher suggestions Story Summaries Comprehension, Word Study & Thinking About questions for each book Resource list Student tracking sheet Drama, Writing, Visual Arts & Math activities Answer key Expectations 1. To familiarize students with an author and his writings and style of writing 2. To develop the literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print. 3. To read to find new information about a topic deriving it from print and pictures. 4. To develop the student's ability to think and write creatively. Activities for 25 Robert Munsch Books! Angela's Airplane The Boy in the Drawer The Dark David's Father 50 Below Zero The Fire Station From Far Away Get Me Another One! I Have to Go! Jonathan Cleaned Up Millicent and The Wind Moira's Birthday Mortimer Mud Puddle Murmel, Murmel, Murmel The Paper Bag Princess Pigs A Promise is A Promise Purple, Green and Yellow Show and Tell Something Good Stephanie's Ponytail Thomas' Snowsuit Wait and See Where is Gah-Ning? List of Skills In section A) Comprehension, the children must locate details, make predictions, evaluate and analyze the character's actions, and list events or actions. In section B) Word Study, there is usually one question related to phonics and one to word study. The skills are listed as follows: Phonics: short vowels; "y" as a vowel, initial and final consonants; digraphs; initial consonant substitution; hard and soft "c"; hard and soft "g"; double vowels; double letters. Word Study: word meaning; alphabetical order; antonyms; plurals; suffixes - s, - ed, - ing; suffixes -er, -est; verbs; adjectives; compound words; homonyms; rhyming words; syllabication. In section C) Thinking About the Story the children are asked to compare something in the story to their own lives (i.e. retell something they did with their parents, siblings, or grandparents) or to evaluate and analyze why a character behaved the way he or she did and to predict what will happen next time.
Eve Eddison describes her ideal woman to her best friend, Roxanne, over pints in their local pub a few days before she travels to the Scottish Highlands. There she falls head over heels for an enigmatic local, Moira Burns, and the usually reticent Eve wants more than a holiday romance. Forestry officer Moira Burns has no intention of letting go—either of past pain or for present pleasure. If that means she misses out on her chance at happiness, so be it. Convinced Eve is headed for heartbreak, Roxanne advises her to let Moira go…but has Eve found her ideal woman at last? From the breathtaking Highlands of Scotland to the buzz of a Leicester gay bar, family and friendship are tested to breaking point, as letting go proves painfully hard.