Gentle's Holler

Gentle's Holler PDF

Author: Kerry Madden

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780142407516

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In the early 1960s, twelve-year-old songwriter Livy Two Weems dreams of seeing the world beyond the Maggie Valley, North Carolina, holler where she lives in poverty with her parents and eight brothers and sisters, but understands that she must put family first.

Gentle Reads

Gentle Reads PDF

Author: Deanna J. McDaniel

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-06-30

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0313094519

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This volume recommends some 500 positive, heart-warming stories for young readers—stories of the human spirit and what it can accomplish; stories of loving families surviving crises in positive ways; historical tales full of quick-witted people (especially girls); fairy tales with strong women; true stories of survival; and more. These gentle and uplifting reads span every genre—from science fiction and fantasy, to mysteries, realistic fiction, biographies, and nonfiction. They are Accelerated Reader titles, Reading Counts titles, and Junior Library Guild selections. Primarily intended for grades 5 to 9, this is a list of reading suggestions for the young adult who wants a great read but does not want to be offended. Grades 5-9.

Gentle's Holler

Gentle's Holler PDF

Author: Kerry Madden

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 9780670059720

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In the early 1960s, twelve-year-old songwriter Livy Two Weems dreams of seeing the world beyond the Maggie Valley, North Carolina, holler where she lives in poverty with her parents and eight brothers and sisters, but understands that she must put family first.

Jessie's Mountain

Jessie's Mountain PDF

Author: Kerry Madden

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780670061549

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In late 1963, with her family in financial straits, twelve-year-old Olivia runs away to Nashville to sell some of her songs.

Jessie's Mountain

Jessie's Mountain PDF

Author: Kerry Madden-Lunsford

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-02-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1440632715

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Livy Two has always dreamed of becoming a singer, and her decision to run off to Nashville?s Music Row is made with confidence?she figures the money she?ll bring home will buy the family?s house as well as forgiveness for running away. The Nashville adventure is a disaster, though; even her cherished guitar is stolen. Livy Two takes her failure hard, but finds comfort in the girlhood diary of her mother, Jessie. Outraged to discover that young Jessie had dreams now long-forgotten, Livy Two puts the whole family to work and makes Mama?s ultimate dream come true. Jessie?s Mountain concludes the captivating three-book saga of Livy Two and her mountain family, the Weems of Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Ernestine's Milky Way

Ernestine's Milky Way PDF

Author: Kerry Madden-Lunsford

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1524714844

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An empowering picture book set in the 1940s about a determined five-year-old girl who embarks on a journey to deliver milk to her neighbors in the holler. Every morning, Ernestine shouts out her window to the Great Smoky Mountains, "I'm five years old and a big girl!" When Mama asks Ernestine--who helps with chores around the farm while Papa is away at war--to carry two mason jars filled with milk to their neighbor, Ernestine isn't sure she can do it. After all, she'd need to walk through thickets of crabapple and blackberry by the creek, not to mention past vines of climbing bittersweet. But Ernestine is five years old and a big girl, so off she sets. Along the way, one mason jar slips from her arms and rolls down the mountainside into the river, and Ernestine is sure it's lost forever . . . until her neighbor's son shows up with a muddy jar--and there's a surprise inside! With tons of flavor and a can-do spirit, here is a celebration of American history and a plucky girl who knows that helping a family in need is worth the trouble.

Louisiana's Song

Louisiana's Song PDF

Author: Kerry Madden-Lunsford

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-05-17

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1440678375

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Livy Two is happy that Daddy is finally out of his coma, but the befuddled man who comes home is not the daddy the Weems family once knew. He forgets their names, he wanders off—he won’t even touch his beloved banjo. Set in Appalachia in 1963, this heartwarming, and heart-wrenching, follow-up to Gentle’s Holler is narrated by the irrepressible Livy Two, and traces the ups and downs of her large mountain family. Shy and awkward 11-year-old Louise (Louisiana) becomes the reluctant hero as she develops a talent for painting, takes care of Daddy, and shows a surprised Livy Two that sometimes the quietest sibling turns out to be the strongest.

Louisiana's Song

Louisiana's Song PDF

Author: Kerry Madden

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780670061532

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Set in the Appalachia in 1963, Livy Two has come to terms with the fact that her father is a changed man after being in a coma for so long and so now, along with her eleven-year-old sister, Louisiana, she must find a way to take care of their father and the needs of their large mountain family the best way they can.

Disabilities and Disorders in Literature for Youth

Disabilities and Disorders in Literature for Youth PDF

Author: Alice Crosetto

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0810869624

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One in every five Americans lives with at least one disability or disorder, including both the obvious, such as those requiring the use of a wheelchair, and the less evident ones, such as eating disorders or Asperger's syndrome. Those responsible for teaching disabled students and providing services and support for them need ready access to reliable and up-to-date resources. Disabilities and Disorders in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12 identifies almost 1,000 resources to help educators, professionals, parents, siblings, guardians, and students understand the various disabilities and disorders faced by children today. This bibliography consists of four major headings_Emotional, Learning, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities_which are further categorized into works of fiction and nonfiction. Annotations provide a complete bibliographical description of the entries, and each entry is identified with the grade levels for which it is best suited and resources are matched with appropriate audiences. Reviews from recognized publications are also included wherever possible. Anyone interested in identifying helpful resources regarding disabilities and disorders will find much of value in this essential tool.