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Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)Weight: 1.05 PoundsSuggested Age: 14-17 YearsNumber of Pages: 400Series Title: The ScapegracersGenre: Young Adult FictionSub-Genre: FantasyPublisher: Erewhon BooksTheme: Wizards & WitchesFormat: HardcoverAuthor: H A ClarkeLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: September 15, 2020TCIN: 92336240UPC: 9781645660002Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-3943Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
By Elaine Pearson This display was inspired by an article in 'The Literature Base' by Julie Purcell. She discuses the journey of students becoming mature readers and describes YA books that appeal to both teens and young adults as those which 'move beyond pedestrian teen issues and on to a bigger canvas'. I thought the display would have a threefold use: Firstly to encourage more staff members to try some teen novels. Secondly to suggest titles which students may enjoy sharing with their parents/caregivers. Thirdly to remind our senior students that we have plenty of fiction that is relevent to them and that they don't 'grow out' of the school library - and to encourage senior students to move into a different level of reading. To make the display I photocopied the spines of some of the relevant books in our collection then as 'bookends' used a young woman reading and an older woman reading. (from Google images) Below are four examples Julie Purcell gave for good cross-over fiction. Click on the pictures for details.
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The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose, celebrating fat acceptance Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time has come for fat people to tell their own stories. The (Other) F Word combines personal essays, prose, poetry, fashion tips, and art to create a relatable and attractive guide about body image and body positivity. This YA crossover anthology is meant for people of all sizes who desire to be seen and heard in a culture consumed by a narrow definition of beauty. By combining the talents of renowned fat YA and middle-grade authors, as well as fat influencers and creators, The (Other) F Word offers teen readers and activists of all ages a guide for navigating our world with confidence and courage. Title: The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce (Hardcover)Author: Manfredi, Angie (Edt)Publisher: Amulet BooksDate Published: Hardcover – Illustrated, 1 Oct. 2019 Category: Young Adult NonfictionSubject: Body, Mind & SpiritBinding: HardcoverReading Age: Young AdultNo. Of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishISBN-9781419747007Amazon Price: £14.99
Seemingly benign coincidences become clues to a mind-bending scavenger hunt in Miles’s outstanding debut technothriller, set in the world of his podcast of the same name. Protagonist K’s first experie
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A gorgeous fairy tale of love and family, of demons and lost gods… We’re thrilled to reveal the cover to S.L. Huang’s Burning Roses, coming September 29, 2020 from Tor.com Publishing. When Rosa (aka Red Riding Hood) and Hou Yi the Archer join forces to stop the deadly sunbirds from ravaging the countryside, their quest […]
From the brilliant mind of A Touch of Darkness's bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a YA crossover in a darkly unique fantasy world. Anora Silby can see the dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at her new school. After all, she didn't change her identity for nothing. Hiding her weirdness is just one of many challenges. By the end of her first day, she's claimed the soul of a dead girl on campus and lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to steal souls, and when a classmate ends up dead, there's no mistaking the murder weapon. Navigating the loss of her Poppa, the mistrust of her mother, the attention of gorgeous and enigmatic Shy, and Roundtable, an anonymous student gossip app threatening to expose her, are hard enough. Now she must find the person who stole her coin before more lives are lost, but that means making herself a target for the Order, an organization that governs the dead on Earth—and they want Anora and her powers for themselves.
Where Legend and History Collide, One Young Woman Will Fight for the Innocent Born a baron's daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is now an enemy of the throne after her father's failed assassination attempt upon the king. Bold and uniquely skilled, she is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village--a group that becomes known as \"The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest.\" Merry finds her charge more difficult as their growing notoriety brings increasing trouble their way. Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, he's forced to reexamine everything he's known. \"Sleiman launches an action-packed, historical series of adventure and romance, starring a strong, intelligent female Robin Hood who lives up to the famous outlaw's reputation. This fun read makes a great adult-YA crossover for Robin Hood fans who enjoy a twist to a classic tale.\" -Library Journal, starred review
