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No Graves as Yet |
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Anne Perry |
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The Diary of a Killer Cat |
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Anne Fine |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4–Tuffy the cat stars in this lighthearted beginning chapter book. His narrative describes accusations against him during the course of a week, such as stalking a bird and leaving bloodstains on the carpet, ruining the flower beds, and (allegedly) killing the neighbors pet rabbit. From the first page, it is evident that he does not understand why his behavior upsets his family. After all, he is a cat. The family consists of an indifferent mother, a hostile father, and a loving little girl. Most of the action involves Tuffy and the father, who is determined to oust the feline from the household. The book is funny throughout because of the cats confusion about reactions to his natural behavior and his defensive narrative. In the end, the man learns a valuable lesson on judgment. The... |
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Introduction to Precious Metal Clay: A Do-It-Yourself Master Class with Instructions for Creating Fine Silver or Gold Jewelry Using This Exceptional M |
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Mary Ann Devos |
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Frozen Billy |
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Anne Fine |
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Ever since their mother was wrongfully imprisoned, Clarrie and her brother, Will, have been forced to live with their negligent uncle in England. Uncle Len works as a ventriloquist in the nearby music hall, and although he and his dummy, Frozen Billy, put on a good show, Uncle Len is constantly drinking away his pay. Then Will hatches a plan to improve the act – by performing as Uncle Len’s second dummy – and soon they’re making more money than ever. But to Clarrie’s horror, just as things should be looking up, they begin to turn terribly sour.
Complete with detailed pen-and-ink line art, Anne Fine’s chilling Edwardian drama brings to life a wooden stage dummy who may just have the power to destroy an entire family. |
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No Graves as Yet |
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Anne Perry |
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From Publishers Weekly
This absorbing mystery/spy thriller, set in tranquil Cambridge just before the onset of the Great War, marks a powerful start to bestseller Perry's much anticipated new series. In a lush and deceptively peaceful opening scene, college professor and chaplain Joseph Reavley is interrupted while watching a cricket game by his intelligence officer brother, Matthew, who reports the sudden death of their parents in a car crash. This horrifying news sets off a long but compelling investigation by the brothers that takes them across verdant summertime England, looking for a secret document that their father was trying to deliver to Matthew at the time of his death. Against a backdrop of ominous news from the continent, Perry artfully weaves connections between pacifist students at Cambridge, one of whom is also murdered,... |
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Notso Hotso |
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Anne Fine |
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0374355509 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5–Anthony is a dog with a nasty skin condition and a distinctly British voice. When his itchy, flaky flesh gets too disgusting for his family to abide, they take him to the vet and have his fur shaved off, leaving only his head and the tip of his tail intact. This latest happening in a lifetime of perceived indignities leaves Anthony devastated and ashamed until he learns how to use his new look to his advantage. He has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and an uncharacteristic lack of loyalty for his owners, particularly the lady of the house, whom he witheringly refers to as Her Ladyship, Mrs. Neglectful, the Kitchen Queen, and more. With large print, appealing black-and-white illustrations, and plenty of low-grade gross-out fun, this easy chapter book is ideal for reluctant readers. A sound... |
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Up on Cloud Nine |
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Anne Fine |
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"Up on cloud nine. A weird expression--and one I've heard about a million times, round about Stol. With him, the normal everyday things often stop mattering." Stol, short for Stuart Oliver, is best friends with Ian James, the likeable young narrator of two-time Carnegie Medal-winning British author Anne Fine's funny, poignant, thoroughly engaging novel Up on Cloud Nine. Currently, Stol is "out there" because he's in the hospital, unconscious and hooked up to machines. Outside the hospital he's "out there" because he's wildly accident prone (think paint thinner), a "fantasist" (not a liar, mind you), and a gambler (he bet that their teacher would be dead by Christmas): "he's like one of those jesters in Shakespeare who are allowed to mock the king." Stol also practically lives with Ian's family, essentially... |
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Death of a Stranger |
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Anne Perry |
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Private enquiry agent William Monk is hired to investigate a potential case of fraud in the construction of a new railway line. His client is the fiancée of a man she fears is embroiled in the scheme, and Monk's investigation causes a strange sense of déjà vu--a former policeman afflicted with a case of amnesia concerning his prior life, Monk finds both the case and its milieu unsettlingly familiar. His case is somehow connected to the death of a railway magnate in a sleazy area of London where Monk's wife Hester, a nurse, operates a shelter for abused prostitutes. The women have been doubly victimized by an extortion scheme in which the dead man, who turns out to have been Monk's employer during his "lost" years, may have been involved. More than an ingenious way to fill in Monk's backstory, Anne... |
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Flour Babies |
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Anne Fine |
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0440219418 |
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From Publishers Weekly
A boy named Simon learns about his own life through a classroom assignment that forces him to treat a sack flour like a baby; "an extraordinary adventure in living and learning," praised PW in a starred review. Ages 10-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9-This new novel by the author of Alias Madame Doubtfire (Little, 1988) is certain to be a hit. One can even envision Robin Williams in the role of Mr. Cassidy, teacher of Room 8, which houses the 19 boys who are the Sads and the Bads at St. Boniface School. These boys, who "have the boredom thresholds of brain-damaged gnats," choose as their science project The Great Flour Baby Experiment: each takes full-time responsibility for a six lb. bag of white flour, with... |
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The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-healing |
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Ann Weiser Cornell |
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Up on Cloud Nine |
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Anne Fine |
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"Up on cloud nine. A weird expression--and one I've heard about a million times, round about Stol. With him, the normal everyday things often stop mattering." Stol, short for Stuart Oliver, is best friends with Ian James, the likeable young narrator of two-time Carnegie Medal-winning British author Anne Fine's funny, poignant, thoroughly engaging novel Up on Cloud Nine. Currently, Stol is "out there" because he's in the hospital, unconscious and hooked up to machines. Outside the hospital he's "out there" because he's wildly accident prone (think paint thinner), a "fantasist" (not a liar, mind you), and a gambler (he bet that their teacher would be dead by Christmas): "he's like one of those jesters in Shakespeare who are allowed to mock the king." Stol also practically lives with Ian's family, essentially... |
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Art of Styling Sentences: 20 Patterns for Success |
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Ann Longknife |
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Accepted writing style conventions change very slowly, but they do change. That is all the more reason why this favorite reference book for students, writers, and educators requires periodic updating. In this new edition, the authors review the fundamentals of correct sentence structure, then present twenty basic sentence patterns that encompass virtually every effective way of writing simple, compound, and complex sentences. They give advice on ways to vary rhythm and sentence patterns to produce a more interesting writing style. Example sentences as well as brief essays by recognized writers are presented and analyzed. This brand-new edition, updated with many contemporary examples of fine writing style, will inspire both students and seasoned writers to make their own essays sing.
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The True Story of Christmas |
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Anne Fine |
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0440419859 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-Banished to his room on Christmas Day, Ralph recounts the disasters that occur when his highly eccentric relatives come together to celebrate the holiday. Funny dialogue ("-I'm not going to sing `Away in a Manger' because I don't love the Little Lord Jesus and I don't think he has a sweet head-"); unique characters, from a demonic preschooler to a daft great-aunt; and hilarious but believable situations make this book a great read-aloud. It's reminiscent of Helen Cresswell's "Bagthorpes Saga" (Macmillan; o.p.), but accessible to younger readers. Fine is in fine form here.-S. P.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 5-7. Fine always has an amusing take on... |
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Fodor's Citypack Sydney's 25 Best |
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Anne Matthews |
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25 Best Bets in Sydney - Plus a Full Color, Pull-Out Map And the Best of the Rest
Most adventurous activities • kid-friendly beaches • best places to view wildlife • scenic panoramas of downtown• fine Australian wines • open-air markets and bargain shopping • opals, gems and jewelry
Everything you need to explore this vibrant city Down Under is inside.
· City’s top attractions from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Bondi Beach
· Top picks for lodging and dining in every budget
· Best way to experience the outdoors from hiking or diving to windsurfing or skydiving
· Most explorable museums and galleries, zoos and gardens, and more
· Best places to take children from the Koala Park Sanctuary to the Katoomba Scenic Skyway... |
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Tulip Touch |
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Anne Fine |
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From Publishers Weekly
"This exceptionally insightful tale offers a fascinating study of a much-victimized child striking out at the world," said PW in a starred review. Ages 12-up. (June) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9. Natalie realizes she must cut herself off from Tulip, whose lies, cruelty, and need to control threaten to destroy them both. A haunting novel about the sometimes malevolent nature of friendship. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1,003 Great Things About Teachers |
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Lisa Birnbach |
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TV commentator Lisa Birnbach, author of The Official Preppy Handbook and Lisa Birnbach's College Books, is a contributing editor for Parade and New York magazines. Ann Hodgman is the author of 40 children's books, three cook books, and several works of humor. Patricia Marx, author of How to Regain Your Virginity and Meet My Staff, has also written screenplays and for television shows such as Saturday Night Live.
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Up on Cloud Nine |
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Anne Fine |
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0613929802 |
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Book Review
"Up on cloud nine. A weird expression--and one I've heard about a million times, round about Stol. With him, the normal everyday things often stop mattering." Stol, short for Stuart Oliver, is best friends with Ian James, the likeable young narrator of two-time Carnegie Medal-winning British author Anne Fine's funny, poignant, thoroughly engaging novel Up on Cloud Nine. Currently, Stol is "out there" because he's in the hospital, unconscious and hooked up to machines. Outside the hospital he's "out there" because he's wildly accident prone (think paint thinner), a "fantasist" (not a liar, mind you), and a gambler (he bet that their teacher would be dead by Christmas): "he's like one of those jesters in Shakespeare who are allowed to mock the king." Stol also practically lives with Ian's family, essentially... |
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Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas |
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Deborah Anna Luepnitz |
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Throughout its history, psychological theory has contended that at least part of what can make maintaining intimate relationships so difficult is the conflict between feeling aggressive and loving toward the same person. Luepnitz, a psychotherapist and author of The Family Interpreted, finds a metaphor for this problem of intimacy in Schopenhauer's porcupine dilemma a story of how porcupines in winter must struggle between the desire to seek warmth from closeness with each other and the pain they feel from one another's quills as they become too close. Drawing from the writings of Winnicott, Lacan and Freud, along with case studies, Luepnitz not only provides insight into the practice of a wide range of psychotherapeutic treatments (such as couples therapy, family therapy and supportive psychotherapy), but also... |
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Step by Wicked Step |
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Anne Fine |
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From Publishers Weekly
In classic thriller fashion, it is a wild and stormy night when five British schoolchildren arrive ahead of their classmates for a week-long field trip at "haunted" Old Harwick Hall. With the aid of flashes of lightning, the two girls and three boys find a long-abandoned secret room containing a mysterious journal. All signs point to a ghost story, but Fine (Alias Madame Doubtfire; Flour Babies) adroitly sidesteps the obvious. The story recounted in the journal, about a boy who runs away from the sinister influence of a loveless stepfather, inspires the five students, all of whom also have "steps," or step-parents, to share their own sagas. And what engrossing, heartrending stories they are: of hurting but still humorous kids picking their way through a minefield of embittered or uncommunicative-or just plain... |
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