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Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
Published: 1999-04
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1890862908
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sam Webber, forced to relocate with his mother after his father disappears, is fearful of the new neighborhood, his classmates, and the spector of his father's depression, but over the course of a year he makes friends and begins to heal.
Author: Jonathan Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Everbind
Published: 2009-07-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780784828854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Great middle greats fiction.
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
Published: 2008-11
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1890862789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Puttnam Douglas Steward isn't having an identity crisishe is one. To his father Carl, he's a disappointment, and has been since the day he came home from the hospital. To his mother, he's Mama's Boy, and will forever be nothing less and nothing more. The Army thinks he's a hero, having single-handedly saved his troops from an ambush when they stumble upon a major, unknown supply line in Vietnam, then exposing a major Soviet espionage ring in the U.S. Only Milton, Putt's college friend and environmental activist, and Putt's sister Mary see that something is deeply confused about Puttnam Steward. Yet neither of them knows that the only time Putt ever truly feels happy is when he wears a woman's clothes and becomes, for a brief, fleeting moment, someone else. And they don't know how much that disgusts him. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity. Another important novel from one of America's most praised and accomplished novelists, it's a masterpiece that won't soon be forgotten.
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher:
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781890862916
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A white, middle-class boy discovers how the poor live when his father walks out and his mother moves to a cheap part of Baltimore. Fortunately, there is the guiding hand of a black school janitor and the novel is the story of their friendship. A debut in fiction.
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Publisher: Pieces of Learning
Published:
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 1934358169
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 0763674265
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST "From my back porch, I can see where my best friend lives. Evette’s tenant house sits on my daddy’s property . . . but on account of her being black and me being white, she hardly ever comes in my house, and I don’t go in hers. My daddy says that’s just the way it is." Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?
Author: Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2004-03-30
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 0313061505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 2007-07-28
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1933368772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Caley’s family is on the move again. His mother and stepfather have made another in a series of bad decisions, and once again, Caley, his older brother Fulton, and little sister Louise are pulling up stakes. With each move, Caley’s mental state grows a little worse. This time they’re living in Naples, Florida, where Caley’s stepfather has finally found a job. Sad and confused, Caley attributes his problems to Star Trek, the glow from his clock radio, anything but the root cause: family dynamics, including his love/hate relationship with Fulton. Working together at a Pancake Palace, the simmering tension between the two boys finally explodes. The episode cracks the pall of sadness that has enveloped Caley for so long, enabling him to understand the journey, both literal and figurative, that the family has taken. Written from a survivor’s standpoint, Gone and Back Again describes Caley’s descent into severe depression with humor, hope, and poignancy.
Author: Margaret A. Edwards
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2002-11-08
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780838935330
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Edwards's philosophies and practices, as illustrated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, have influenced and inspired generations of librarians since its original publication in 1969, and continue to be a foundation for today's new young adult librarians.
Author: J. Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Bancroft Press
Published: 2014-08-25
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1610881303
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The True Secrets of the Greaser Hotel The Greaser Hotel is an eyesore even by eyesores’ standards. A long forgotten place, it sits dilapidated and mostly vacant amid a sea of Baltimore vacancies. But this building, this former lap of luxury, is much more than it appears. The Greaser Hotel is a place of magic and of secrets peopled by masters of secret-keeping. And soon, for one kidnapped little girl—Allie to her friends and Allie Rat to her kidnappers— it’s about to become a place of the past. In a world of deep friendships, powerful magic, wicked deceptions, and devilish crime, a young girl must fight for her freedom and wrestle with the frightening truths of her past. Early Praise for a Very Special Book "The Mystery of the Greaser Hotel is an Industrial-Gothic fantasy thriller that kept me turning pages late into the night. J. Scott Fuqua’s finely-drawn pencil illustrations capture his characters and the setting with creepiness and élan." ― Paul O. Zelinsky, World Famous Author and Illustrator, Received the Caldecott Medal for Rapunzel, and Caldecott Honors for: Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Swamp Angel “When evil commerce, dangerous magic, and shape-shifting felines converge, readers have the determined and dedicated guidance of the heroine, Miss Allie Argos, to take them on a heart-stopping adventure to right the wrongs long forgotten by many. Mr. Fuqua's dark, edgy, yet delightfully whimsical pencil and ink drawings, spread liberally throughout the book, not only compliment this story, but are accompanied by moments of levity and humor during some of the story’s darker, more troubling situations. You'll be rooting for Allie (a terrific cross between little Orphan Annie and Katniss Everdeen) and her colorful assortment of heroes from page one right on through the sequel, which I’m very much looking forward to!” ―David L. Paterson, Award-winning screenwriter of Bridge to Terabithia; Love, Ludlow; Open Air; and The Great Gilly Hopkins
