Dreamer, Wisher, Liar

Dreamer, Wisher, Liar
Author: Charise Mericle Harper
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006220291X

Dreamer, Wisher, Liar is a heartwarming story about one girl's transformative summer full of friendship, secret magic, and family. Fans of Rebecca Stead will enjoy Charise Mericle Harper's funny and poignant novel. When her best friend is moving away and her mom has arranged for some strange little girl to come and stay with them, Ash—who is petrified of change and new people—is expecting the worst summer of her life. Then seven-year-old Claire shows up. Armed with a love of thrift-store clothes and an altogether too-sunny disposition, Claire proceeds to turn Ash's carefully constructed life upside down. While every part of Ash's life seems to be disrupted, she must protect a carefully hidden secret: She has discovered a magical jar in her basement. It's a wish jar, full of someone's old wishes—and it has the power to send her back in time and provide a window into another friendship between two girls. Discovering her own connection to the girls' story shows Ash that her life is full of surprises and friends she never saw coming.

Alien Encounter

Alien Encounter
Author: Charise Mericle Harper
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-05-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627792694

Nine-year-old Morgan is fascinated with aliens. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, land of the sasquatch, and naturally is fascinated with those as well. When he meets new kid Lewis, whose parents own a motel named the Stay On Inn, the adventures begin with slingshots, underpants, annoying older sisters, and neighbors dressed up in bear suits.

Screen Adaptations and the Politics of Childhood

Screen Adaptations and the Politics of Childhood
Author: Robyn McCallum
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137395419

This book features a cutting edge approach to the study of film adaptations of literature for children and young people, and the narratives about childhood those adaptations enact. Historically, film media has always had a partiality for the adaptation of ‘classic’ literary texts for children. As economic and cultural commodities, McCallum points out how such screen adaptations play a crucial role in the cultural reproduction and transformation of childhood and youth, and indeed are a rich resource for the examination of changing cultural values and ideologies, particularly around contested narratives of childhood. The chapters examine various representations of childhood: as shifting states of innocence and wildness, liminality, marginalisation and invisibility. The book focuses on a range of literary and film genres, from ‘classic’ texts, to experimental, carnivalesque, magical realist, and cross-cultural texts.

When Wishes Come True

When Wishes Come True
Author: Miel Hontucan,
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-12-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9354905099

“If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so.” ― Lev Grossman, The Magicians Best collection of prose and poetry

Magic Beans

Magic Beans
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2011
Genre: Children's stories, American
ISBN: 0857560433

"These magic beans are sure to help your child's reading confidence grow! Each one of the stories in this anthology is full of magic and wonder, designed to capture children's imagination. They'll be dazzled by Rapunzel, moved by the suffering of the Little Mermaid and in fits of giggles as Mr Sultana struggles with a little red rooster! Expertly retold by popular children's authors including Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Morpurgo, these are very entertaining tales!" --Publisher description.

The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square
Author: George Selden
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466863625

After Chester lands, in the Times Square subway station, he makes himself comfortable in a nearby newsstand. There, he has the good fortune to make three new friends: Mario, a little boy whose parents run the falling newsstand, Tucker, a fast-talking Broadway mouse, and Tucker's sidekick, Harry the Cat. The escapades of these four friends in bustling New York City makes for lively listening and humorous entertainment. And somehow, they manage to bring a taste of success to the nearly bankrupt newsstand. Join Chester Cricket and his friends in this classic children's book by George Selden, with illustrations by Garth Williams. The Cricket in Times Square is a 1961 Newbery Honor Book.

Moonpies, Fireflies, Some Twisted Dreams, Some Truth, and Some Lies: Book Two

Moonpies, Fireflies, Some Twisted Dreams, Some Truth, and Some Lies: Book Two
Author: James (Jim) Linn
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 1047
Release: 2023-09-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

About the Book In this memoir and bibliography, combined with philosophy and short stories, James (Jim) Linn has collected twelve years of quotes from others with how they spoke to him, his deep thoughts, some poetry, and thought-provoking memes. Linn also shares his observations about life and human nature. About the Author James (Jim) Linn played and managed softball teams, both men’s and co-ed, for forty-seven years. He now enjoys playing pickleball five days a week. In his free time, Linn likes to spend time with his family and friends, travel to Europe and different cities in the US, and learning new things.

The Admiral's Son

The Admiral's Son
Author: Hank Miller
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0615165052

The Admirals' Son is a collection of stories and images about the author, Hank Miller, and his experiences growing up in the South and around the world as the son of a career Naval officer. In addition, the book depicts the authors emotional experiences as a Naval Aviator flying in Vietnam during the Conflict.

Every Thing On It

Every Thing On It
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0063229234

NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! From New York Times bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes an amazing collection of poems and drawings, in ebook for the very first time! Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is! You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart. And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks: The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic!

For the Love of Monsters

For the Love of Monsters
Author: Editor: LB Goddard
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0557051932

16 tales of terror.