Love in the Library

Love in the Library
Author: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536225746

Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak. To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren’t human—that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in prison camps like Minodoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn’t know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp’s tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn’t the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone possibly read so much? Is she the reason George comes to the library every day? Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s beautifully illustrated, elegant love story features a photo of the real Tama and George—the author’s grandparents—along with an afterword and other back matter for readers to learn more about a time in our history that continues to resonate.

The Kids' Book of Paper Love

The Kids' Book of Paper Love
Author: Irene Smit
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1523508140

A surprise on every page! Brimming from cover to cover with projects and other paper surprises, The Kids’ Book of Paper Love, from the bestselling editors of Flow magazine and books, is a bounty of a book that begs to be folded, cut up, collaged, doodled on, and shared. Loop paper strips into a paper chain. Snip out bookmarks. Fold a paper house. Make photo booth props—a silly mustache, a crown—to pose with friends. Bind up a DIY storybook and use it to sketch out adventures and dreams. Construct a paper flower bouquet, a paper terrarium, a fortune-teller with prompts like Lend someone a book and tell them why you recommend it. Plus there are Flow’s signature paper goodies, including a foldout paper banner, postcards, glitter stickers, a paper doll, a two-sided poster, and so much more. It’s a pure hands-on treat. Every page is an activity! Includes: Decorative cutouts Cards for friends A DIY storybook Stamp stickers Photo booth props …and more!

Kids Write Right!

Kids Write Right!
Author: Jan Venolia
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780613874304

For use in schools and libraries only. The author of the adult writing guide Write Right! turns her attention to young writers, offering all the rules and tools needed to choose the right word, craft the perfect sentence, develop a winning style, and outline a paper.

Write and Draw Your Own Book

Write and Draw Your Own Book
Author: Studentreasures
Publisher: Studentreasures
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781734932706

Your child can write and illustrate their own book - it's easy! Follow along with this workbook filled with writing activities and step-by-step instructions. Includes everything your child needs to write, draw and publish a professionally bound, hardcover copy of their book to cherish.

The Little Big Clockmaker

The Little Big Clockmaker
Author: Evelyn Winters
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-08-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517013189

Egan Bagley is a talented clockmaker who is about to create one of the most magnificent clocks the country has ever set eyes on, but after a visit from a gypsy selling him a bewitched bead, things are about to turn peculiar. With the magical powers of the four faced clock, the little gnome of a man plays havoc with time and is about to become one of the richest men in the city with upsetting consequences.

Your Story Matters

Your Story Matters
Author: Leslie Leyland Fields
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1641582197

Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from all walks of life to access memory and sift through the truth of their stories. This is not just a book for writers. Each one of us has a story, and understanding God's work in our stories is a vital part of our faith. Through the spiritual practice of writing, we can "remember" his acts among us, "declare his glory among the nations," and pass on to others what we have witnessed of God in this life: the mysterious, the tragic, the miraculous, the ordinary. With a companion video curriculum from RightNow Media, this is a "why not" book as opposed to a "how to" book. Leslie asks each of us an important question: "Why not learn to tell your story, in the context of the grander story of God?"

Draw Write Now

Draw Write Now
Author: Marie Hablitzel & Kim Stitzer
Publisher: In the Think of Things
Total Pages:
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781933407555

Just Jake

Just Jake
Author: Jake Marcionette
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0448466929

Follows the experiences of young Jake, a boy who endures the drama and frustrations of being the new kid in school.

Nightbooks

Nightbooks
Author: J. A. White
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062560107

A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This thrilling contemporary fantasy from J. A. White, the acclaimed author of the Thickety series, brings to life the magic and craft of storytelling. Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending—and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm. With interwoven tips on writing with suspense, adding in plot twists, hooks, interior logic, and dealing with writer’s block, this is the ideal book for budding writers and all readers of delightfully just-dark-enough tales. * Summer 2018 Kids' Indie Next List * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * 2019-2020 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award * 2020 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee * Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2019 (9-12) * 2020-2021 Missouri Association of School Librarians Truman Readers Award Preliminary Nominee * Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021 * South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee (2021-2022) * Plus return to the world of Nightbooks—if you dare—with J. A. White's follow-up, Gravebooks!

Joy Write

Joy Write
Author: Ralph Fletcher
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780325088808

"A writer needs wide latitude so she can bring all her intelligence to the task," Ralph observes. "Assigning a particular format -- a hamburger essay, for instance -- would curtail this play, if not eliminate it entirely." That's why, instead of teacher-driven assignments, Joy Write shares the whys and the how of giving students time and autonomy for the playful, low-stakes writing that leads to surprising, high-level growth. First Ralph makes the case for carving out classroom time for low-stakes writing, despite pressure to focus on persuasive essays and test prep. Then he shares five big ideas for choice-driven, authentic, informal writing -- deeply engaging work that kids want to do. He also provides numerous suggestions for helping students build and flex their writing muscles, increase their stamina, and develop passion for expressing themselves with the written word. -- Provided by publisher.