children's writings

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children's writings

The offenders

saving the world while serving detention!
2014
A freak accident gives five middle school bullies super powers, but instead of being able to transform into cool super-beings, they take on the characteristics of the kids who they bully.

In pursuit of liberty

coming of age in the American Revolution
2009
A historical account of the involvement of children and teenagers in the American Revolution as revealed through letters, diaries, and journals.

Carry on

poetry by young immigrants
2021
The award-winning illustrator of The Big Monster Who Loved Reading Too Much presents an #OwnVoices collection that pairs expressive portraits with poems by immigrant newcomers to Canada who reflect on the experiences of leaving behind loved ones and adapting to a new culture.

Voices from the fields

children of migrant farmworkers tell their stories
Photographs, poems, and interviews with children reveal the hardships and hopes of Mexican American migrant farm workers and their families.
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Dear Mrs. Roosevelt

letters from children of the Great Depression
A collection of two hundred letters which were written to Mrs. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1941 by children who were asking her to help them receive material assistance during the Great Depression.

Rolling in the aisles

a collection of laugh-out-loud poems
Presents an anthology of funny poems, selected for inclusion by school children and their teachers; grouped in twelve categories, including relatives, friends, pets, school, and holidays.

Parker looks up

an extraordinary moment
2019
"When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald's transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama ... She saw dynamic self-assurance. She saw truth and beauty. She saw a queen. But most importantly, Parker saw Her hopes. Her dreams, Her power. Her promise. Herself"--Jacket flap.
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Chicken soup for the teenage soul II

more stories of life, love and learning
A collection of inspirational stories for teenagers providing lessons on relationships, friendship, family, love and kindness, learning, making a difference, and growing up.
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Chicken soup for the teenage soul III

more stories of life, love and learning
A collection of inspirational stories for teenagers about relationships, friendship, love, family, lessons, tough times, self-discovery, obstacles, and growing up.
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