Search results for: "deborah ellis"
Quick View
{"id":6818883829819,"title":"Sacred Leaf","handle":"sacred-leaf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSBBY Oustanding International Books selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal in the jungle. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the army moves in and destroys the family's coca crop -- and their livelihood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego eventually joins the cocaleros as they protest the destruction of their crops by barricading the roads, confronting the army head on. As tension between the cocaleros builds to a dramatic standoff, the wonders whether he will ever find a way to return to his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T11:55:54-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T10:44:38-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 10 - 14","By (author) Ellis Deborah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Groundwood Books","Lexile measure 740L","pub date: 2007-09-01","Stories from Around the World","The Cocalero Novels"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40248549933115,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888998088","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Sacred Leaf - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":209,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888998088","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40248552882235,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554980369","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sacred Leaf - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554980369","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40248556060731,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986514","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sacred Leaf - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986514","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07554069-7e59-4d6c-b84b-912c2af68287.jpg?v=1649577600"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07554069-7e59-4d6c-b84b-912c2af68287.jpg?v=1649577600","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21924522950715,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1649,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07554069-7e59-4d6c-b84b-912c2af68287.jpg?v=1649577600"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07554069-7e59-4d6c-b84b-912c2af68287.jpg?v=1649577600","width":1649}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSBBY Oustanding International Books selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal in the jungle. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the army moves in and destroys the family's coca crop -- and their livelihood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego eventually joins the cocaleros as they protest the destruction of their crops by barricading the roads, confronting the army head on. As tension between the cocaleros builds to a dramatic standoff, the wonders whether he will ever find a way to return to his family.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9780888997739","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554987658","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9780888997739","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9780888997739","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"5","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"10","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"9","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"14","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039040","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Violence","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ People \u0026amp; Places \/ Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin America","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039040","BISACSubject_1":"JUV039180","BISACSubject_2":"JUV030040","ComplexityCode_0":"740L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Deborah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSBBY Oustanding International Books selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal in the jungle. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the army moves in and destroys the family's coca crop -- and their livelihood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego eventually joins the cocaleros as they protest the destruction of their crops by barricading the roads, confronting the army head on. As tension between the cocaleros builds to a dramatic standoff, the wonders whether he will ever find a way to return to his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986514","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986514\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.69","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"People \u0026amp; Places; Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin America; Social Situations; Violence; Social Situations; Drugs; Alcohol; Substance Abuse","NumberOfPages":"208","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...middle school readers possessing a developing social conscience will recognize that Ellis is really telling a story that has a much greater significance beyond just this one isolated happening.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Based on historical events in Bolivia's history, this realistic fiction novel contains enough adventure to draw reluctant readers while providing important information that is little know by today's youth. Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReforma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Paper Tigers","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis sketches believable, well-delineated characters in very few words: in Diego, grief and decency, eagerness to help and desire for affection comingle appealingly...a remarkably compact blend of character and engaging, dramatic events...a good choice for reluctant readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“This compassionate account of the lives of the working poor makes us care deeply about the characters, both children and adults, because their struggles have a human face. Strikingly, the children are as integral to the success of the blockade as the adults, and no one belittles their support. Ellis portrays adults who truly respect the part that children can play in the world and children who believe that they can make a, difference. This ultimately makes Sacred Leaf a powerful work of fiction for young readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Reforma","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“...Ellis brings the events themselves alive...[readers] will be sorry to say goodbye.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaper Tigers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“It's a dramatic story that manages the nuances...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKliatt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Kliatt","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Sacred Leaf, the sequel to I Am a Taxi, depicts the price people in Latin America pay for cocaine use in North America.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"05","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeName_0":"CLA Book of the Year for Children Award","PrizeName_1":"Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature","PrizeName_2":"National Post's Top New Books","PrizeName_3":"Quill \u0026 Quire Books of the Year","PrizeName_4":"USBBY Outstanding International Books","PrizeName_5":"Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices","PrizeName_6":"Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award","PrizeName_7":"CCBC Best Books for Kids \u0026 Teens 2008 (Starred Selection)","PrizeYear_0":"2007","PrizeYear_1":"2008","PrizeYear_2":"2007","PrizeYear_3":"2007","PrizeYear_4":"2008","PrizeYear_5":"2008","PrizeYear_6":"2008","PrizeYear_7":"2008","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2007-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"The Cocalero Novels","ShortDescription":"Sacred Leaf, the sequel to I Am a Taxi, depicts the price people in Latin America pay for cocaine use in North America.","Width":"5.19","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
Sacred Leaf
Sacred Leaf, the sequel to I Am a Taxi, depicts the price people in Latin America pay for cocaine use in North America.
Quick View
{"id":6819082043451,"title":"Looking for X","handle":"looking-for-x","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe desperate search takes Khyber on a long, all-night odyssey that proves to be wilder than any adventure she has ever imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T17:46:42-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T16:25:51-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 9 - 12","By (author) Ellis Deborah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Groundwood Books","Lexile measure 720L","pub date: 1999-09-01"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249715916859,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888993823","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Looking for X - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":109,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888993823","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249718177851,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554980222","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Looking for X - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554980222","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249718833211,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986170","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Looking for X - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986170","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_845395ff-022b-4a83-bcb6-08f288fd5451.jpg?v=1731056960"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_845395ff-022b-4a83-bcb6-08f288fd5451.jpg?v=1731056960","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903318765627,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.669,"height":2248,"width":1505,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_845395ff-022b-4a83-bcb6-08f288fd5451.jpg?v=1731056960"},"aspect_ratio":0.669,"height":2248,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_845395ff-022b-4a83-bcb6-08f288fd5451.jpg?v=1731056960","width":1505}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe desperate search takes Khyber on a long, all-night odyssey that proves to be wilder than any adventure she has ever imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554981175","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781773060781","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781770899087","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781770899087","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781773060781","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"9","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"12","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039060","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Friendship","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Friendship","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Adolescence \u0026amp; Coming of Age","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Homelessness \u0026amp; Poverty","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039060","BISACSubject_1":"JUV039020","BISACSubject_2":"JUV039070","ComplexityCode_0":"720L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Deborah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe desperate search takes Khyber on a long, all-night odyssey that proves to be wilder than any adventure she has ever imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986170","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986170\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Social Situations; Adolescence; Social Situations; Friendship; Social Situations; Homelessness \u0026amp; Poverty","NumberOfPages":"136","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“All of the characters seem real and natural...Khyber is a likable protagonist and readers will appreciate how she copes with her issues...they will enjoy the story.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Khyber's strong spirit and believable personality will draw readers in.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Marvelous characterizations and fiercely close family ties...Unlike many coming-of-age stories, in this novel the odyssey is less important than the warm, redemptive homecoming.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"05","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Awards: Text","PrizeName_1":"OLA Silver Birch Award","PrizeName_2":"PPYA (Books that Don't Make You Blush)","PrizeYear_0":"2000","PrizeYear_1":"2001","PrizeYear_2":"2006","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"1999-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.","Width":"5.06","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Looking for X
A smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.
Quick View
{"id":6818925445179,"title":"I Am a Taxi","handle":"i-am-a-taxi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is a prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government's war on drugs and were mistakenly convicted of drug possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego's parents are locked up, but he can come and go: to school, to the market to sell his mother's handknitted goods, and to work as a \"taxi,\" running errands for other prisoners. But then his little sister temporarily runs off while under his watch, earning his mother a heavy fine. The debt and dawning realization of his hopeless situation make him vulnerable to his friend Mando's plan to make big money, fast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon, Diego is deep in the jungle, working as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation. As his situation becomes more and more dangerous, he knows he must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003eExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T13:29:10-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T12:11:37-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 10 - 14","By (author) Ellis Deborah","CC Literature - Grade 6","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Audio","Lexile measure 730L","pub date: 2006-09-01","Read by Ponce-Valencia Raffael","Stories from Around the World","The Cocalero Novels"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":2499,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249072746555,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888997364","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"I Am a Taxi - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1099,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888997364","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249073664059,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554980215","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Am a Taxi - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554980215","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249074024507,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986101","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Am a Taxi - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986101","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249074286651,"title":"Digital Audio, MP3","option1":"Digital Audio, MP3","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773068770","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Am a Taxi - Digital Audio, MP3","public_title":"Digital Audio, MP3","options":["Digital Audio, MP3"],"price":2499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773068770","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249074778171,"title":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","option1":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773068787","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Am a Taxi - Lossless Format Audio, WAV","public_title":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","options":["Lossless Format Audio, WAV"],"price":2499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773068787","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fd01992-a4ad-4bb9-9314-af0055b07a70.jpg?v=1731061124"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fd01992-a4ad-4bb9-9314-af0055b07a70.jpg?v=1731061124","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903395901499,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2251,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fd01992-a4ad-4bb9-9314-af0055b07a70.jpg?v=1731061124"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2251,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fd01992-a4ad-4bb9-9314-af0055b07a70.jpg?v=1731061124","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is a prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government's war on drugs and were mistakenly convicted of drug possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego's parents are locked up, but he can come and go: to school, to the market to sell his mother's handknitted goods, and to work as a \"taxi,\" running errands for other prisoners. But then his little sister temporarily runs off while under his watch, earning his mother a heavy fine. The debt and dawning realization of his hopeless situation make him vulnerable to his friend Mando's plan to make big money, fast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon, Diego is deep in the jungle, working as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation. As his situation becomes more and more dangerous, he knows he must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003eExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9780888998545","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9780888998545","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9780888996411","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781554983896","AlsoRecommendedISBN_5":"9781554983896","AlsoRecommendedISBN_6":"9780888996411","AlsoRecommendedISBN_7":"9781554983896","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"26","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"5","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"10","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"5","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"9","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"14","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"9","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039040","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Violence","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ People \u0026amp; Places \/ Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin America","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039040","BISACSubject_1":"JUV039180","BISACSubject_2":"JUV030040","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6","ComplexityCode_0":"730L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRAFFAEL PONCE-VALENCIA\u003c\/strong\u003e moved to LA at 17 and graduated with a BFA in Acting at 20. After booking some commercials, he used the money to travel and met his wife in Paris. He has since split his time between the US, France, and Spain, and he is known for his roles on \u003cem\u003eElena of Avalor\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and on \u003cem\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/em\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Read by","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Deborah (CA)","Contributor_1":"Ponce-Valencia, Raffael","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is a prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government's war on drugs and were mistakenly convicted of drug possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego's parents are locked up, but he can come and go: to school, to the market to sell his mother's handknitted goods, and to work as a \"taxi,\" running errands for other prisoners. But then his little sister temporarily runs off while under his watch, earning his mother a heavy fine. The debt and dawning realization of his hopeless situation make him vulnerable to his friend Mando's plan to make big money, fast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon, Diego is deep in the jungle, working as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation. As his situation becomes more and more dangerous, he knows he must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr \/\u003eDescribe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr \/\u003eExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773068787","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780888997364\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.45","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Audio","KeyTextFeatures":"chapters","NumberOfPages":"208","NumberWithinSeries":"1","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...because of its unusual setting and subject matter, and Ellis's efforts to explicate complex social, political, and economic issues, this book should find a place in larger collections.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“...Ellis exposes her North American readers to the harsh lives being experienced by children and youths who live in developing countries...Highly Recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003e“This is not your usual teen storyline....an excellent story that will appeal to any readers who feel trapped by their lives....The characters are well-drawn and realistic.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Media Connection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Library Media Connection","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e“Vivid details and a thrilling plot will keep older children and teens engaged in this highly-accessible, realistic novel.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReforma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Reforma","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“...the strength of the book lies in the glimpse of a single individual struggling to exist in a society with limited options for escape.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis artfully describes the horrible conditions in the overcrowded prison, the street children who sniff glue, and the backbreaking labor-often performed by children-to make the paste that will eventually become crack cocaine...Readers can look forward to a sequel.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis makes a strong and informative case for protecting and honoring coca as an important medicinal and cash crop for the Bolivian farmers while strongly condemning the cocaine trade; as usual, her case is made with compelling characters and riveting action rather than through didactic intrusions.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Deborah Ellis's latest glimpse into another culture is a valuable addition to her oeuvre.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“I Am a Taxi is uncompromisingly gritty and graphic, painting a devastatingly accurate portrait of life for kids (and their parents) in the Third World....a good story, well told, with a compelling plot and fully realized characters, that will captivate readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Once again, Deborah Ellis takes us into the harsh realities of a developing country...[The story] is told in a stark, realistic manner and shows a way of life which is almost impossible for most children in Canada to imagine. I Am a Taxi will be enjoyed by male and female readers in the intermediate grades and I'm sure they will enthusiastically await the sequel...to find out what new adventures await Diego.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“Readers will be caught up by the nonstop action in the prison, and also in jungle survival adventure, where escape is peppered by the specter of death.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“This book should be in junior and senior high school libraries. The story is gripping, well written, and informative. It will attract reluctant readers and still please those who read more widely.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKliatt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Kliatt","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Deep in the jungle, working in a cocaine operation, twelve-year-old Diego must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"05","PrizeCode_4":"05","PrizeCode_5":"05","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award","PrizeName_1":"Alberta Children's Choice Award","PrizeName_10":"White Ravens","PrizeName_2":"Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award","PrizeName_3":"Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards, Snow Willow Award","PrizeName_4":"YALSA BBYA","PrizeName_5":"OLA Golden Oak Award","PrizeName_6":"CCBC Our Choice (Starred Selection)","PrizeName_7":"CLA Book of the Year for Children Award","PrizeName_8":"Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices","PrizeName_9":"SSLI Honor Book","PrizeYear_0":"2007","PrizeYear_1":"2008","PrizeYear_10":"2007","PrizeYear_2":"2008","PrizeYear_3":"2007","PrizeYear_4":"2007","PrizeYear_5":"2008","PrizeYear_6":"2007","PrizeYear_7":"2007","PrizeYear_8":"2007","PrizeYear_9":"2007","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2006-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"The Cocalero Novels","ShortDescription":"Deep in the jungle, working in a cocaine operation, twelve-year-old Diego must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.","Width":"4.97","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
I Am a Taxi
Deep in the jungle, working in a cocaine operation, twelve-year-old Diego must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again.
Quick View
{"id":7267102982203,"title":"No Ordinary Day","handle":"no-ordinary-day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards 2013 Diamond Willow Award, selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book, a Booklist Editors' Choice, nominated for the OLA Golden Oak Tree Award, and a finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards: Young Adult\/Middle Reader Award, the Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Text and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. The only sight that fills her with terror are the monsters who live on the other side of the train tracks -- the lepers. Valli and the other children throw stones at them. No matter how hard her life is, she tells herself, at least she will never be one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her \"aunt\" was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family's hands. She decides to leave Jharia … and so begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the city of the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not so bad. Valli finds that she really doesn't need much to live. She can \"borrow\" the things she needs and then pass them on to people who need them more than she does. It helps that though her bare feet become raw wounds as she makes her way around the city, she somehow feels no pain. But when she happens to meet a doctor on the ghats by the river, Valli learns that she has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she cannot bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared, and she flees, to an uncertain life on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-05-13T10:28:45-04:00","created_at":"2024-05-13T10:17:28-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 9 - 12","By (author) Ellis Deborah","CC Literature - Grade 4","CC Literature - Grade 6","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Starred Reviews","Dealing with Loss","Groundwood Books","Lexile measure 600L","pub date: 2011-08-10","Stories from Around the World"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41713160388667,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981083","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"No Ordinary Day - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":154,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554981083","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":41713160519739,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981762","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"No Ordinary Day - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554981762","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":41713160552507,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986323","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"No Ordinary Day - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986323","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_92601069-46e8-4727-944c-ab8b4615bd7d.jpg?v=1731060310"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_92601069-46e8-4727-944c-ab8b4615bd7d.jpg?v=1731060310","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903393771579,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"width":1501,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_92601069-46e8-4727-944c-ab8b4615bd7d.jpg?v=1731060310"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_92601069-46e8-4727-944c-ab8b4615bd7d.jpg?v=1731060310","width":1501}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards 2013 Diamond Willow Award, selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book, a Booklist Editors' Choice, nominated for the OLA Golden Oak Tree Award, and a finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards: Young Adult\/Middle Reader Award, the Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Text and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. The only sight that fills her with terror are the monsters who live on the other side of the train tracks -- the lepers. Valli and the other children throw stones at them. No matter how hard her life is, she tells herself, at least she will never be one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her \"aunt\" was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family's hands. She decides to leave Jharia … and so begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the city of the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not so bad. Valli finds that she really doesn't need much to live. She can \"borrow\" the things she needs and then pass them on to people who need them more than she does. It helps that though her bare feet become raw wounds as she makes her way around the city, she somehow feels no pain. But when she happens to meet a doctor on the ghats by the river, Valli learns that she has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she cannot bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared, and she flees, to an uncertain life on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781773060781","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9780888994899","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781773063843","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781773063843","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781773060781","AlsoRecommendedISBN_5":"9781773063843","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"11","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"9","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"4","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"12","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"7","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039070","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Poverty \u0026 Homelessness","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Homelessness \u0026amp; Poverty","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Health \u0026amp; Daily Living \/ Diseases, Illnesses \u0026amp; Injuries","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ People \u0026amp; Places \/ Asia","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039070","BISACSubject_1":"JUV015020","BISACSubject_2":"JUV030020","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3","CommonCore_2":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3","ComplexityCode_0":"600L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in thirty different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Deborah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards 2013 Diamond Willow Award, selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book, a Booklist Editors' Choice, nominated for the OLA Golden Oak Tree Award, and a finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards: Young Adult\/Middle Reader Award, the Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Text and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. The only sight that fills her with terror are the monsters who live on the other side of the train tracks -- the lepers. Valli and the other children throw stones at them. No matter how hard her life is, she tells herself, at least she will never be one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her \"aunt\" was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family's hands. She decides to leave Jharia … and so begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the city of the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not so bad. Valli finds that she really doesn't need much to live. She can \"borrow\" the things she needs and then pass them on to people who need them more than she does. It helps that though her bare feet become raw wounds as she makes her way around the city, she somehow feels no pain. But when she happens to meet a doctor on the ghats by the river, Valli learns that she has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she cannot bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared, and she flees, to an uncertain life on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986323","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986323\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"author's note;glossary","NumberOfPages":"160","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...solid and worthy of attention by both its intended audience and adults alike...Ellis continues to write what needs to be read...Recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003eRob Bittner, \u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Rob Bittner","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis's straightforward language and uncompromising depictions of Valli's unimaginably harsh and gritty world combine with believable character development to create a strong and accessible novel.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003e“A powerful and outstanding book...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaking Brain Cells\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Waking Brain Cells","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e“Once again, Ellis writes a poignant, penetrating story about the difficult challenges of being a girl in the developing world.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBookDragon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"BookDragon","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A true-to-life portrait of a young girl’s cheerful selfishness in this surprisingly optimistic novel of unrelenting poverty.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“The story highlights not only the overcoming of adversity, but also the importance of education and literacy. It also brings to light the issue of leprosy, which is misunderstood. An important, inspiring tale.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“...compelling and accessible...” — \u003cstrong\u003eKay Weisman, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Kay Weisman","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis writes with great skill...” — \u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Rudge Long, \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Joanna Rudge Long","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Horn Book Magazine, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis is a passionate and respectful teacher.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Chelsea Donaldson","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“I would recommend this book to middle grade readers as a way to learn more about the world – and about supporting important causes.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmy Reads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Amy Reads","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“Deborah Ellis does not back down from world issues that need addressing.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSal's Fiction Addiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Sal's Fiction Addiction","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis...creates a remarkable narrative voice, both detached and immediate...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, brings us another feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan with leprosy who lives on the streets of Kolkata.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_7":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_8":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"01","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"05","PrizeCode_7":"05","PrizeCode_8":"04","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Award: Children's Text","PrizeName_1":"ALA Notable Children's Books List","PrizeName_2":"Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth","PrizeName_3":"Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices","PrizeName_4":"Ruth and Syliva Schwartz Young Adult\/Middle Reader Book Award","PrizeName_5":"South Asia Book Award Honor Book","PrizeName_6":"OLA Tree Awards","PrizeName_7":"TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award","PrizeName_8":"Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards, Diamond Willlow Award","PrizeYear_0":"2011","PrizeYear_1":"2012","PrizeYear_2":"2012","PrizeYear_3":"2012","PrizeYear_4":"2012","PrizeYear_5":"2012","PrizeYear_6":"2013","PrizeYear_7":"2012","PrizeYear_8":"2013","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2011-08-10","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, brings us another feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan with leprosy who lives on the streets of Kolkata.","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
No Ordinary Day
Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, brings us another feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan with leprosy who lives on the streets of Kolkata.
Quick View
{"id":6818925477947,"title":"Odd Man Out","handle":"odd-man-out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T13:29:11-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T12:11:45-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 9 - 12","By (author) Ellis Sarah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Groundwood Books","pub date: 2006-07-31"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249073565755,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888997036","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888997036","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249075302459,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981632","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554981632","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249075892283,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986347","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986347","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21924518395963,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"width":1501,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522","width":1501}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781773061535","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554989997","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781554989997","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554989997","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9780888997388","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"9","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"12","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039240","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Depression \u0026 Mental Illness","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Depression \u0026amp; Mental Illness","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Family \/ Multigenerational","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039240","BISACSubject_1":"JUV013030","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Sarah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986347","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986347\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Social Issues; Depression \u0026amp; Mental Illness; Family; Multigenerational","NumberOfPages":"160","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Quirky characters and a solid plot make for an engaging read.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Book Links","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis creates with splendid and inviting detail a chaotic houseful of happy relatives who treat the old house as a big toy because of its forthcoming demolition...this is a determinedly individual and warmly affectionate family story about a boy who finds strength in new understanding of both the present and the past.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003e“This is another superb novel by Sarah Ellis. Odd Man Out is a multifaceted story of imagination, suspense, family, fun, and even fear...without a doubt, Odd Man Out deserves a spot on every library and classroom shelf. Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis...offers an insightful character study in this novel....the themes of growing up, accepting change, and finding out where one belongs make it a universally appealing work that teens will enjoy...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis's language is restrained but rich, and she brings readers directly into Kip's world, never wavering from his sensitive point of view; and Kip's gradual understanding of his father's mental illness is affecting. The characterization is vivid...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis's restrained but rich language and vivid characterizations bring readers directly into Kip's world.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Kip...is an engaging protagonist, and his search for the truth is suspenseful enough to hold readers' attention.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Odd Man Out is a mystery novel full of thoughtfulness and humour.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeaching Tolerance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Teaching Tolerance","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Odd Man Out is beautifully written: clever, funny, and hauntingly sad. Ellis has a sure hand at dialogue, bringing to life each cousin's eccentricity and Gran's warmth.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“The strength of this novel rests not only in the intriguing plot, but also with Ellis's amazing ability to bring her characters to life....all of the characters stay alive in the readers mind far after the book is finished.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a thoughtful and often funny book of a boy on the verge of adolescence challenged to think...in a different way.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"When Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, he discovers a very puzzling binder his late father kept.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_11":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_12":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_3":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_6":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_7":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_11":"03","PrizeCode_12":"03","PrizeCode_2":"01","PrizeCode_3":"01","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"04","PrizeCode_6":"05","PrizeCode_7":"05","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"CLA Book of the Year for Children Award","PrizeName_1":"Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award","PrizeName_10":"Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award","PrizeName_11":"Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List","PrizeName_12":"OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction for Children","PrizeName_2":"Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize","PrizeName_3":"TD Canadian Children's Literature Award","PrizeName_4":"Alberta Children's Choice Award","PrizeName_5":"Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award","PrizeName_6":"Chocolate Lily Book Awards","PrizeName_7":"OLA Silver Birch Award","PrizeName_8":"ALA Notable Books for Older Readers list","PrizeName_9":"CCBC Our Choice (Starred Selection)","PrizeYear_0":"2007","PrizeYear_1":"2007","PrizeYear_10":"2007","PrizeYear_11":"2007","PrizeYear_12":"2007","PrizeYear_2":"2007","PrizeYear_3":"2007","PrizeYear_4":"2008","PrizeYear_5":"2008","PrizeYear_6":"2008","PrizeYear_7":"2008","PrizeYear_8":"2007","PrizeYear_9":"2007","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2006-07-31","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"When Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, he discovers a very puzzling binder his late father kept.","Width":"4.88","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Odd Man Out
When Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, he discovers a very puzzling binder his late father kept.
Quick View
{"id":6816111722555,"title":"Outside In","handle":"outside-in","description":"\u003cp\u003eLynn’s life is full — choir practice, school, shopping for the perfect jeans, and dealing with her free-spirited mother. Then one day her life is saved by a mysterious girl named Blossom, who introduces Lynn to her own world and family — both more bizarre, yet somehow more sane, than Lynn’s own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlossom’s family is a small band of outcasts and eccentrics who live secretly in an ingenious bunker beneath a city reservoir. The Underlanders forage and trade for the things they need (“Is it useful or lovely?”), living off the things “Citizens” throw away. Lynn is enchanted and amazed. But when she inadvertently reveals their secret, she is forced to take measure of her own motives and lifestyle, as she figures out what it really means to be a family, and a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic Sarah Ellis, this novel is smart, rich, engaging and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-25T14:25:34-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-25T11:48:35-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 10 - 13","By (author) Ellis Sarah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level Z","Lexile measure 580L","pub date: 2014-05-01"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40213531754555,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983674","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Outside In - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1695,"weight":308,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554983674","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40213584740411,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983681","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Outside In - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":308,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554983681","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40213585002555,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983698","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Outside In - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554983698","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40213585363003,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554987399","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Outside In - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554987399","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1574e82c-def9-42df-8bd3-b37495077cd3.jpg?v=1733029060"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1574e82c-def9-42df-8bd3-b37495077cd3.jpg?v=1733029060","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24941395673147,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.677,"height":697,"width":472,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1574e82c-def9-42df-8bd3-b37495077cd3.jpg?v=1733029060"},"aspect_ratio":0.677,"height":697,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1574e82c-def9-42df-8bd3-b37495077cd3.jpg?v=1733029060","width":472}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eLynn’s life is full — choir practice, school, shopping for the perfect jeans, and dealing with her free-spirited mother. Then one day her life is saved by a mysterious girl named Blossom, who introduces Lynn to her own world and family — both more bizarre, yet somehow more sane, than Lynn’s own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlossom’s family is a small band of outcasts and eccentrics who live secretly in an ingenious bunker beneath a city reservoir. The Underlanders forage and trade for the things they need (“Is it useful or lovely?”), living off the things “Citizens” throw away. Lynn is enchanted and amazed. But when she inadvertently reveals their secret, she is forced to take measure of her own motives and lifestyle, as she figures out what it really means to be a family, and a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic Sarah Ellis, this novel is smart, rich, engaging and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554980765","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781773061801","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781773061801","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554980765","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781773062372","AlsoRecommendedISBN_5":"9781773062372","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"5","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"10","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"8","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"13","BASICMainSubject":"JUV013090","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Family\/Alternative Family","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Family \/ Alternative Family","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Girls \u0026amp; Women","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Friendship","BISACSubject_0":"JUV013090","BISACSubject_1":"JUV014000","BISACSubject_2":"JUV039060","ComplexityCode_0":"580L","ComplexityCode_1":"Z","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_1":"09","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ComplexitySchemeIdName_1":"Guided Reading Level","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Sarah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eLynn’s life is full — choir practice, school, shopping for the perfect jeans, and dealing with her free-spirited mother. Then one day her life is saved by a mysterious girl named Blossom, who introduces Lynn to her own world and family — both more bizarre, yet somehow more sane, than Lynn’s own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlossom’s family is a small band of outcasts and eccentrics who live secretly in an ingenious bunker beneath a city reservoir. The Underlanders forage and trade for the things they need (“Is it useful or lovely?”), living off the things “Citizens” throw away. Lynn is enchanted and amazed. But when she inadvertently reveals their secret, she is forced to take measure of her own motives and lifestyle, as she figures out what it really means to be a family, and a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic Sarah Ellis, this novel is smart, rich, engaging and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554987399","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554987399\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Social Situations; Friendship; Girls \u0026amp; Women","NumberOfPages":"208","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“More than a thoughtful ode to found family, this slim, sweet novel challenges readers to look anew at the ones they have.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a thought-provoking tale that will hopefully inspire as well as delight its readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Appealing and provocative, this challenges readers to assess their own lives, bringing up compelling issues as wide-ranging as the ills of consumerism and the obligations of friendship.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtful, exciting read that makes everything ordinary suddenly have the possibility to be extraordinary.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis is simultaneously a knotty and substantive writer and one with a light, conversational style . . .[A]n excellent book for discussion, eliciting lively partisanship on the question of what’s right and wrong.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeName_0":"Red Maple Award for Fiction","PrizeName_1":"Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens","PrizeName_2":"Globe 100 Best Books","PrizeName_3":"Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year","PrizeName_4":"Chocolate Lily Book Awards, Novel Category","PrizeName_5":"Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2015","PrizeYear_1":"2014","PrizeYear_2":"2014","PrizeYear_3":"2014","PrizeYear_4":"2015","PrizeYear_5":"2015","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2014-05-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 10
to 13
/ grades 5
to 8
Outside In
A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.
Quick View
{"id":6813790240827,"title":"Dodger Boy","handle":"dodger-boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her best friend, Dawn, are keen to avoid the pitfalls of adolescence. Couldn’t they just skip teenhood altogether, along with its annoying behaviors — showing off just because you have a boyfriend, obsessing about marriage and a ring and matching dining-room furniture? Couldn’t one just learn about life from Jane Austen and spend the days eating breakfast at noon, watching \u003cem\u003ePeople in Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e, and thrift-store shopping for cool castoffs to tie-dye for the upcoming outdoor hippie music festival?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut life becomes more complicated when the girls meet a Texan draft dodger who comes to live with Charlotte’s Quaker family. Tom Ed expands Charlotte’s horizons as they discuss everything from war to civil disobedience to women’s liberation. Grappling with exhilarating and disturbing new ideas, faced with a censorship challenge to her beloved English teacher and trying to decode the charismatic draft dodger himself, Charlotte finds it harder and harder to stick to her unteen philosophy, and to see eye to eye with Dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nhistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-23T13:10:52-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-23T09:18:47-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 10 - 14","By (author) Ellis Sarah","CC Literature - Grade 6","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Human Rights and Activism","Lexile measure HL570L","LGBTQ+","pub date: 2018-09-01"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40205703741499,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773060729","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dodger Boy - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1695,"weight":300,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781773060729","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40205704921147,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773060736","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dodger Boy - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773060736","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40205705543739,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773060927","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dodger Boy - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773060927","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bc87ed02-973f-4a83-aacf-3ab3875ea186.jpg?v=1731042402"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bc87ed02-973f-4a83-aacf-3ab3875ea186.jpg?v=1731042402","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903054655547,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.677,"height":2325,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bc87ed02-973f-4a83-aacf-3ab3875ea186.jpg?v=1731042402"},"aspect_ratio":0.677,"height":2325,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bc87ed02-973f-4a83-aacf-3ab3875ea186.jpg?v=1731042402","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her best friend, Dawn, are keen to avoid the pitfalls of adolescence. Couldn’t they just skip teenhood altogether, along with its annoying behaviors — showing off just because you have a boyfriend, obsessing about marriage and a ring and matching dining-room furniture? Couldn’t one just learn about life from Jane Austen and spend the days eating breakfast at noon, watching \u003cem\u003ePeople in Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e, and thrift-store shopping for cool castoffs to tie-dye for the upcoming outdoor hippie music festival?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut life becomes more complicated when the girls meet a Texan draft dodger who comes to live with Charlotte’s Quaker family. Tom Ed expands Charlotte’s horizons as they discuss everything from war to civil disobedience to women’s liberation. Grappling with exhilarating and disturbing new ideas, faced with a censorship challenge to her beloved English teacher and trying to decode the charismatic draft dodger himself, Charlotte finds it harder and harder to stick to her unteen philosophy, and to see eye to eye with Dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nhistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554989720","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554989850","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781773060477","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781554989720","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"5","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"10","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"9","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"14","BASICMainSubject":"JUV039020","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Social Themes\/Adolescence \u0026 Coming of Age","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Adolescence \u0026amp; Coming of Age","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Friendship","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ LGBT","BISACSubject_0":"JUV039020","BISACSubject_1":"JUV039060","BISACSubject_2":"JUV060000","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4","CommonCore_2":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6","ComplexityCode_0":"HL570L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Sarah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her best friend, Dawn, are keen to avoid the pitfalls of adolescence. Couldn’t they just skip teenhood altogether, along with its annoying behaviors — showing off just because you have a boyfriend, obsessing about marriage and a ring and matching dining-room furniture? Couldn’t one just learn about life from Jane Austen and spend the days eating breakfast at noon, watching \u003cem\u003ePeople in Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e, and thrift-store shopping for cool castoffs to tie-dye for the upcoming outdoor hippie music festival?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut life becomes more complicated when the girls meet a Texan draft dodger who comes to live with Charlotte’s Quaker family. Tom Ed expands Charlotte’s horizons as they discuss everything from war to civil disobedience to women’s liberation. Grappling with exhilarating and disturbing new ideas, faced with a censorship challenge to her beloved English teacher and trying to decode the charismatic draft dodger himself, Charlotte finds it harder and harder to stick to her unteen philosophy, and to see eye to eye with Dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nhistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773060927","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781773060927\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"historical context","MetaKeywords":"gay studies and themes; first experiences; growing up; coming of age; censorship; LGBTQ; YA; young adult; Vietnam war; hippie movement; teenagers; justice; activism; feminism; tolerance; freedom; third person narration; metaphors; simile; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Key Ideas and Details; CC Literature Craft and Structure; grade 6; Astrid Lindgren Memorial award; historical fiction; bildungsroman; historical context; Vancouver; Quakers","NumberOfPages":"176","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRENOWNED AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSarah Ellis is highly respected internationally as a reviewer, teacher and an expert on children’s literature. She is well connected and a popular speaker. She is a four-time nominee for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, children’s literature’s richest prize.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORICAL POSITIONING OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSet in Vancouver in 1970, Dodger Boy feeds a current nostalgia for the days of flower power, Woodstock, activism and muscle cars. The novel explores timely issues ranging from pacifism and feminism to tolerance and faith. Spoiler: About midway through the novel, Charlotte comes across Tom Ed and her older brother kissing — a revelation that eventually triggers a falling out with Dawn, who has a crush on Tom Ed.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CLEAN READ:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis novel does not contain graphic sex or strong language.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections include language arts \/ literary criticism (Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice are subjects of much discussion between Charlotte and Dawn), censorship\/freedom to read; social studies \/ power systems in society, personal identity, communication and media literacy; history and geography \/ Vietnam War, draft dodgers, Americans vs. Canadians, pacifism, hippie movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003eAt that moment Dawn came back. She was with a boy who was just about as opposite from the be-in as you could imagine, a kind of anti-matter of hippie. He had very short, tidy hair shaved up the sides of his head, and he was dressed in crisp jeans and a white T-shirt. He was so clean that he seemed to have a little halo around him. How was he staying so clean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second he arrived at the blanket, the sun peeped out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is Tom Ed,” said Dawn. “He’s from Texas. He’s a draft dodger.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Later, when Charlotte saw those T-shirts that declared, Today is the first day of the rest of your life, she thought of that moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe damp blanket, her muddy toes, the music in her pores, the hippie-sweet air, and the tall, bright-faced Texan.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRENOWNED AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSarah Ellis is highly respected internationally as a reviewer, teacher and an expert on children’s literature. She is well connected and a popular speaker. She is a four-time nominee for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, children’s literature’s richest prize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORICAL POSITIONING OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSet in Vancouver in 1970, Dodger Boy feeds a current nostalgia for the days of flower power, Woodstock, activism and muscle cars. The novel explores timely issues ranging from pacifism and feminism to tolerance and faith. Spoiler: About midway through the novel, Charlotte comes across Tom Ed and her older brother kissing — a revelation that eventually triggers a falling out with Dawn, who has a crush on Tom Ed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CLEAN READ:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis novel does not contain graphic sex or strong language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections include language arts \/ literary criticism (Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice are subjects of much discussion between Charlotte and Dawn), censorship\/freedom to read; social studies \/ power systems in society, personal identity, communication and media literacy; history and geography \/ Vietnam War, draft dodgers, Americans vs. Canadians, pacifism, hippie movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Scintillating prose, rich dialogue, and charming characterizations mark a novel that straddles the boundary between middle-grade and YA. ... [W]hipsmart.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis’s draft dodger novel is crisp, funny, smart and wonderfully well put together — an example of all that writing for the young can be.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“[Charlotte] proves to be a deeply introspective and likable protagonist, offering up insights that cut right to the heart of the coming-of-age experience. ... A unique piece of historical fiction that packs a punch.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“[Sarah] Ellis introduces the evils of book banning and the importance of believing in yourself and standing up for your own identity.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"From award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2018-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"From award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
Dodger Boy
From award-winning author Sarah Ellis comes the story of an American draft dodger who turns up to stay with thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her family.
Quick View
{"id":6818978299963,"title":"The Several Lives of Orphan Jack","handle":"the-several-lives-of-orphan-jack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor young Jack, life is tough at the Opportunities School for Orphans. But Jack is good at staying out of trouble. He has skipped over trouble, danced around trouble, slid under trouble, melted away from trouble, talked his way out of trouble and slipped between two close troubles like a cat through a picket fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack turns twelve, he is given the biggest opportunity of all, but suddenly his life is nothing but trouble. Still, he is a clever and resilient boy, and eventually he makes his way into the big world. Jack is rich in ideas, and soon he finds there is a place for an enterprising boy who has whims, concepts, plans, opinions, impressions, notions and fancies to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable. Bruno St-Aubin's evocative black-and-white illustrations capture perfectly the dreadful Schoolmaster Bane, the crowlike accountant Mr. Ledger, Lou the skinny bun merchant, and Christabel, the miller's little daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T15:33:41-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T14:19:20-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 7 - 10","By (author) Ellis Sarah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by St-Aubin Bruno","pub date: 2003-09-01"],"price":895,"price_min":895,"price_max":895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249493159995,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888996183","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Several Lives of Orphan Jack - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":895,"weight":118,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888996183","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249493389371,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554982691","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Several Lives of Orphan Jack - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554982691","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40249493487675,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986545","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Several Lives of Orphan Jack - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986545","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_67853093-cf9b-4840-8b90-6274f09134fe.jpg?v=1731049107"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_67853093-cf9b-4840-8b90-6274f09134fe.jpg?v=1731049107","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903087882299,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_67853093-cf9b-4840-8b90-6274f09134fe.jpg?v=1731049107"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_67853093-cf9b-4840-8b90-6274f09134fe.jpg?v=1731049107","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor young Jack, life is tough at the Opportunities School for Orphans. But Jack is good at staying out of trouble. He has skipped over trouble, danced around trouble, slid under trouble, melted away from trouble, talked his way out of trouble and slipped between two close troubles like a cat through a picket fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack turns twelve, he is given the biggest opportunity of all, but suddenly his life is nothing but trouble. Still, he is a clever and resilient boy, and eventually he makes his way into the big world. Jack is rich in ideas, and soon he finds there is a place for an enterprising boy who has whims, concepts, plans, opinions, impressions, notions and fancies to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable. Bruno St-Aubin's evocative black-and-white illustrations capture perfectly the dreadful Schoolmaster Bane, the crowlike accountant Mr. Ledger, Lou the skinny bun merchant, and Christabel, the miller's little daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554981083","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554981083","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781554989645","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781773062402","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781773062402","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"26","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"2","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"7","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"2","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"5","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"10","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"5","BASICMainSubject":"JUV019000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Humorous Stories","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Humorous Stories","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Fairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Family \/ Orphans \u0026amp; Foster Homes","BISACSubject_0":"JUV019000","BISACSubject_1":"JUV012030","BISACSubject_2":"JUV013050","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH ELLIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated author, teacher and children’s literature expert. She has written more than twenty books across the genres, and her books have been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Chinese and Japanese. She has won the Governor General’s Literary Award (\u003cem\u003ePick-Up Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e) and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (\u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e). Sarah is a masthead reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"Bruno St-Aubin is one of Canada's most renowned children's book illustrators and to date has written or illustrated over 130 picture books and novels.","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Sarah (CA)","Contributor_1":"St-Aubin, Bruno (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor young Jack, life is tough at the Opportunities School for Orphans. But Jack is good at staying out of trouble. He has skipped over trouble, danced around trouble, slid under trouble, melted away from trouble, talked his way out of trouble and slipped between two close troubles like a cat through a picket fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack turns twelve, he is given the biggest opportunity of all, but suddenly his life is nothing but trouble. Still, he is a clever and resilient boy, and eventually he makes his way into the big world. Jack is rich in ideas, and soon he finds there is a place for an enterprising boy who has whims, concepts, plans, opinions, impressions, notions and fancies to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable. Bruno St-Aubin's evocative black-and-white illustrations capture perfectly the dreadful Schoolmaster Bane, the crowlike accountant Mr. Ledger, Lou the skinny bun merchant, and Christabel, the miller's little daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986545","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986545\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.4","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Family; Orphans \u0026amp; Foster Homes; Humorous Stories; Fairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore; award winner","NumberOfPages":"88","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“[An] agile tale about wanderlust and the power of words. Ellis demonstrates through her creative - and often surprising - use of metaphor that an active imagination and rich vocabulary are a healthy combination.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“...there is real strength in Ellis's turns of phrase, use of imagery, and alliteration, and in showing readers the power of words and ideas to liberate the imagination.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Ellis has created a small gem here, with messages about following your heart tucked into the sentences, phrases, thoughts, and ideas that she seamlessly weaves together.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“The playfulness of this picaresque short novel is utterly engaging. Words, words and more words, alliterative pairs of words like villains and volumes, scholars and scoundrels, toffee and tyrants, fall in torrents from the pages...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Told with the outsize zest of a tall tale, this vibrant, well-crafted novel starts strong and gets even better.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“This special book is filled with often humorous and extraordinarily rich descriptive prose that is always a pleasure to read and full of surprises.” — \u003cstrong\u003eMarya Jansen-Gruber, \u003cem\u003eThrough the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Marya Jansen-Gruber","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_6":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_7":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"01","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"05","PrizeCode_6":"05","PrizeCode_7":"05","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"CLA Book of the Year for Children Award","PrizeName_1":"IODE Violet Downey Book Award","PrizeName_2":"Mr. Christie's Book Award","PrizeName_3":"Hackmatack Award","PrizeName_4":"Governor General's Literary Awards: Text","PrizeName_5":"Chocolate Lily Book Awards","PrizeName_6":"Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award","PrizeName_7":"Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize","PrizeName_8":"CCBC Our Choice (Starred Selection)","PrizeName_9":"Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices","PrizeYear_0":"2004","PrizeYear_1":"2004","PrizeYear_2":"2004","PrizeYear_3":"2005","PrizeYear_4":"2003","PrizeYear_5":"2004","PrizeYear_6":"2004","PrizeYear_7":"2004","PrizeYear_8":"2004","PrizeYear_9":"2004","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2003-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.
Quick View
{"id":7325037396027,"title":"Swimming Home","handle":"swimming-home","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and selected as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sexy psychological thriller from a highly acclaimed writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Joe and his war-correspondent wife Isabel arrive with their daughter and another couple to a rented villa in the south of France to discover a body floating face down in the swimming pool. But the girl is very much alive. She is Kitty Finch: a sexy, mysterious young woman who walks naked out of the water and straight into the heart of their holiday. But why is she there? What does she want from them all? And why does Joe’s enigmatic wife invite her to stay?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place over a single week,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals how a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera come loose at the seams. Both profound and thrilling, Deborah Levy explores what it means to be alive and how the most devastating secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T12:29:48-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T12:29:49-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43249272520763,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781770893320","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Swimming Home - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1895,"weight":191,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781770893320","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979628884027,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":2488,"width":1615,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327"},"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":2488,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327","width":1615}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and selected as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sexy psychological thriller from a highly acclaimed writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Joe and his war-correspondent wife Isabel arrive with their daughter and another couple to a rented villa in the south of France to discover a body floating face down in the swimming pool. But the girl is very much alive. She is Kitty Finch: a sexy, mysterious young woman who walks naked out of the water and straight into the heart of their holiday. But why is she there? What does she want from them all? And why does Joe’s enigmatic wife invite her to stay?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place over a single week,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals how a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera come loose at the seams. Both profound and thrilling, Deborah Levy explores what it means to be alive and how the most devastating secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eDeborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. She is the author of highly praised novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Mutants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwallowing Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly and Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, her most recent novel, was serialized on BBC Radio 4 as a Book at Bedtime and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Levy, Deborah","Imprint":"Anansi International","NumberOfPages":"168","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc"}
Quick View
{"id":6982522208315,"title":"Goddess","handle":"goddess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess™ promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru’s inner circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess™ Summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can’t explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it’s up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, \u003cem\u003eGoddess\u003c\/em\u003e is an electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-09-12T16:57:38-04:00","created_at":"2022-09-12T16:18:53-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Humor","By (author) Hemming Deborah","House of Anansi Press","Literary Fiction","pub date: 2023-02-14"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":2299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40777416179771,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487011116","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Goddess - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2299,"weight":381,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487011116","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40777417785403,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487011123","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Goddess - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487011123","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a50cd06e-cea9-46eb-839b-813d59447c48.jpg?v=1697348921"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a50cd06e-cea9-46eb-839b-813d59447c48.jpg?v=1697348921","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: Goddess by Deborah Hemming. The bust of a Greek statue gazes off to the side. The top of her head is overlaid with a headpiece made up of leaves and flowers in bright pinks, reds, and greens, with a green snake in the midst of it all. The background is a textured teal green.","id":23877791350843,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a50cd06e-cea9-46eb-839b-813d59447c48.jpg?v=1697348921"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a50cd06e-cea9-46eb-839b-813d59447c48.jpg?v=1697348921","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess™ promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru’s inner circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess™ Summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can’t explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it’s up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, \u003cem\u003eGoddess\u003c\/em\u003e is an electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487009694","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487006990","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487004835","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781487004835","BASICMainSubject":"FIC052000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION\/Satire","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HEMMING\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThrow Down Your Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Novel Award. She studied English at McGill University and the University of King’s College, and Information Studies at Dalhousie University. She lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with her partner and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"FICTION \/ Satire","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"FICTION \/ Psychological","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"FICTION \/ Women","BISACSubject_0":"FIC052000","BISACSubject_1":"FIC025000","BISACSubject_2":"FIC044000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HEMMING\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThrow Down Your Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Novel Award. She studied English at McGill University and the University of King’s College, and Information Studies at Dalhousie University. She lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with her partner and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Hemming, Deborah (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess™ promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru’s inner circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess™ Summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can’t explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it’s up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, \u003cem\u003eGoddess\u003c\/em\u003e is an electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487011123","guide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487011123\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=guide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"geraldine brooks;health fads;satire;celebrity culture;social media influencers;cults;hollywood;new age;instagram;creative writing;canadian authors","NumberOfPages":"368","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eGoddess\u003c\/em\u003e is both a chronicle of the tentative young heart and an excoriating examination of the wellness and influencer industry. Written with sleek smooth style and a sly sense of humour, Deborah Hemming is Canada’s Sally Rooney.” — \u003cstrong\u003eChristy Ann Conlin, author of The Speed of Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Christy Ann Conlin, author of The Speed of Mercy","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Tense and sinuous, \u003cem\u003eGoddess\u003c\/em\u003e dissects the insidiousness of wellness culture and celebrity with a keen eye. Hemming’s story tightens its grip on readers, forcing us to examine our own doubts, desires, and search for belonging.” — \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Maxymiw, author of Minique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Anna Maxymiw, author of Minique","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA novel about beauty influencers, self-doubt, and seduction, perfect for readers of Mona Awad’s \u003cem\u003eBunny\u003c\/em\u003e, Melissa Broder’s \u003cem\u003eThe Pisces\u003c\/em\u003e, Leigh Stein's \u003cem\u003eSelf Care\u003c\/em\u003e, and Liane Moriarty’s \u003cem\u003eNine Perfect Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor anyone who loved the TV show \u003cem\u003eYellowjackets\u003c\/em\u003e or were excited to read \u003cem\u003eIs Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEver wonder how celebrities look so young for so long? How wellness has taken over our collective consciousness? This satire explores these modern curiosities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA novel about beauty influencers, self-doubt, and seduction, perfect for readers of Mona Awad’s \u003cem\u003eBunny\u003c\/em\u003e, Melissa Broder’s \u003cem\u003eThe Pisces\u003c\/em\u003e, Leigh Stein's \u003cem\u003eSelf Care\u003c\/em\u003e, and Liane Moriarty’s \u003cem\u003eNine Perfect Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor anyone who loved the TV show \u003cem\u003eYellowjackets\u003c\/em\u003e or were excited to read \u003cem\u003eIs Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEver wonder how celebrities look so young for so long? How wellness has taken over our collective consciousness? This satire explores these modern curiosities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“The story line is engaging, and the pace of the exposition is well timed … For readers who enjoy well-described characters and setting, a female protagonist who gains confidence in herself, and a little magical realism to boot.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“A thrilling read! … Hemming’s superbly written story has just enough tease to please.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Hemming knows how to paint a clear image in her reader’s mind … An interesting, fictional parallel [to Goop] with its own unique twists and turns.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloud Lake Literary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“A perfect end of summer read.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CrimeReads","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eAn entrancing novel about an exclusive wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2023-02-14","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eAn entrancing novel about an exclusive wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Goddess
An entrancing novel about an exclusive wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.
Quick View
{"id":7114726080571,"title":"Cooking with Bear","handle":"cooking-with-bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis springtime companion to \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party\u003c\/i\u003e combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bear wakes up after a long, cold winter, he makes a special spring lunch and invites Fox to join him. The food is delicious, and Fox asks Bear to teach him how to cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey walk through the forest collecting honey, nuts and other wild ingredients, and they greet their friends along the way. With an armload of tasty foods, Bear and Fox return to Bear’s den and cook up a feast to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterwards, Bear writes down his recipes so that Fox (and you!) can enjoy many marvelous meals. His cookbook — \u003ci\u003eBest of Bear\u003c\/i\u003e — offers a selection of kid-friendly, forest-themed recipes, including nut burgers, wild greens pita pizza, hazelnut–chocolate chip cookies and a wild strawberry smoothie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders can revisit the animal friends from \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party \u003c\/i\u003eand try out fifteen fun recipes in this playful story\/cookbook from award-winning author Deborah Hodge, featuring exuberant art by Lisa Cinar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eauthor’s note\u003cbr\u003erecipes\u003cbr\u003eindex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5\u003cbr\u003eExplain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-03-27T11:05:14-04:00","created_at":"2023-03-27T10:59:59-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 4 - 7","By (author) Hodge Deborah","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5","Childrens Starred Reviews","Fountas \u0026 Pinnell Text Level Gradient P","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level P","Illustrated by Cinar Lisa","Lexile measure AD840L","Nonfiction","pub date: 2019-04-01"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41178964885563,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773060743","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Cooking with Bear - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1995,"weight":520,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781773060743","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":41178965442619,"title":"EPUB, fixed","option1":"EPUB, fixed","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773063041","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Cooking with Bear - EPUB, fixed","public_title":"EPUB, fixed","options":["EPUB, fixed"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773063041","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":41178965475387,"title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option1":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773063058","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Cooking with Bear - Kindle, Fixed Layout","public_title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","options":["Kindle, Fixed Layout"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773063058","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4c7065e5-4c33-448d-a655-29c5e9f7c425.jpg?v=1731056615","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_33307684-e157-4e94-b0fd-6a904b7853f8.jpg?v=1679929395","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c831636f-ff9e-4f15-aaca-85f25d050e66.jpg?v=1679929397","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55c33ed0-2a50-4b70-b567-da2b0ecf88ad.jpg?v=1679929398"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4c7065e5-4c33-448d-a655-29c5e9f7c425.jpg?v=1731056615","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"A blue bear wears a tiny chef hat and an apron. It holds a spatula in one hand and a pan in the other. The space around the bear shows many different fruits and vegetables like apples, mushrooms, green onions, carrots, blueberries and more. Text: Cooking with Bear. A Story and Recipes from the Forest. Deborah Hodge. Lisa Cinar.","id":24903307001915,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.812,"height":473,"width":384,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4c7065e5-4c33-448d-a655-29c5e9f7c425.jpg?v=1731056615"},"aspect_ratio":0.812,"height":473,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4c7065e5-4c33-448d-a655-29c5e9f7c425.jpg?v=1731056615","width":384},{"alt":null,"id":23361142358075,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"width":622,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_33307684-e157-4e94-b0fd-6a904b7853f8.jpg?v=1679929395"},"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_33307684-e157-4e94-b0fd-6a904b7853f8.jpg?v=1679929395","width":622},{"alt":null,"id":23361142456379,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"width":622,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c831636f-ff9e-4f15-aaca-85f25d050e66.jpg?v=1679929397"},"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c831636f-ff9e-4f15-aaca-85f25d050e66.jpg?v=1679929397","width":622},{"alt":null,"id":23361142554683,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"width":622,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55c33ed0-2a50-4b70-b567-da2b0ecf88ad.jpg?v=1679929398"},"aspect_ratio":1.62,"height":384,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55c33ed0-2a50-4b70-b567-da2b0ecf88ad.jpg?v=1679929398","width":622}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis springtime companion to \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party\u003c\/i\u003e combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bear wakes up after a long, cold winter, he makes a special spring lunch and invites Fox to join him. The food is delicious, and Fox asks Bear to teach him how to cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey walk through the forest collecting honey, nuts and other wild ingredients, and they greet their friends along the way. With an armload of tasty foods, Bear and Fox return to Bear’s den and cook up a feast to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterwards, Bear writes down his recipes so that Fox (and you!) can enjoy many marvelous meals. His cookbook — \u003ci\u003eBest of Bear\u003c\/i\u003e — offers a selection of kid-friendly, forest-themed recipes, including nut burgers, wild greens pita pizza, hazelnut–chocolate chip cookies and a wild strawberry smoothie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders can revisit the animal friends from \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party \u003c\/i\u003eand try out fifteen fun recipes in this playful story\/cookbook from award-winning author Deborah Hodge, featuring exuberant art by Lisa Cinar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eauthor’s note\u003cbr\u003erecipes\u003cbr\u003eindex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5\u003cbr\u003eExplain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554987122","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554984404","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781773063973","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554984404","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781773063973","AlsoRecommendedISBN_5":"9781554984404","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"11","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"K","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"K","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"2","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"2","BASICMainSubject":"JUV009100","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Concepts\/Seasons","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HODGE\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than thirty-five books for children. Her awards include the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and the Honor Book distinction for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has also been featured on such lists as ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer who lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Concepts \/ Seasons","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Cooking \u0026amp; Food","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Friendship","BISACSubjectLiteral_3":"JUVENILE NONFICTION \/ Cooking \u0026amp; Food","BISACSubject_0":"JUV009100","BISACSubject_1":"JUV050000","BISACSubject_2":"JUV039060","BISACSubject_3":"JNF014000","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5","ComplexityCode_0":"AD840L","ComplexityCode_1":"P","ComplexityCode_2":"P","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_1":"05","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_2":"09","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ComplexitySchemeIdName_1":"Fountas \u0026amp; Pinnell Text Level Gradient","ComplexitySchemeIdName_2":"Guided Reading Level","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HODGE\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than thirty-five books for children. Her awards include the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and the Honor Book distinction for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has also been featured on such lists as ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer who lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLISA CINAR\u003c\/strong\u003e is an educator and the author and illustrator of two picture books, \u003cem\u003eThe Day It All Blew Away\u003c\/em\u003e, nominated for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, and \u003cem\u003ePaulina P. (for Petersen)\u003c\/em\u003e. She also illustrated \u003cem\u003eBear’s Winter Party\u003c\/em\u003e by Deborah Hodge and is the creator of Draw Me a Lion, a line of cards, prints and coloring accessories. She lives in Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Hodge, Deborah (CA)","Contributor_1":"Cinar, Lisa (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis springtime companion to \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party\u003c\/i\u003e combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bear wakes up after a long, cold winter, he makes a special spring lunch and invites Fox to join him. The food is delicious, and Fox asks Bear to teach him how to cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey walk through the forest collecting honey, nuts and other wild ingredients, and they greet their friends along the way. With an armload of tasty foods, Bear and Fox return to Bear’s den and cook up a feast to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterwards, Bear writes down his recipes so that Fox (and you!) can enjoy many marvelous meals. His cookbook — \u003ci\u003eBest of Bear\u003c\/i\u003e — offers a selection of kid-friendly, forest-themed recipes, including nut burgers, wild greens pita pizza, hazelnut–chocolate chip cookies and a wild strawberry smoothie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders can revisit the animal friends from \u003ci\u003eBear’s Winter Party \u003c\/i\u003eand try out fifteen fun recipes in this playful story\/cookbook from award-winning author Deborah Hodge, featuring exuberant art by Lisa Cinar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eauthor’s note\u003cbr \/\u003erecipes\u003cbr \/\u003eindex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5\u003cbr \/\u003eExplain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773063058","Height":"10.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"author's note;recipes;index","MetaKeywords":"children's cookbook; forest ecosystem; making friends; foraging; nature and the natural world; cooking and food; friends and friendship issues; vegetarian; caring; respect for environment; procedural text; visualizing; imagining; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Craft and Structure; grade 1; picture book; cookbook; author's note; recipes; index; watercolor illustrations","NumberOfPages":"48","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes an author’s note about cooking seasonally and locally, and where to get ingredients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung cooks will enjoy learning about fresh, local ingredients obtained from the farmer’s market or a local grocery store. All of the recipes are vegetarian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recipes provide an opportunity for children to “read for information” and follow step-by-by step instructions. They also encourage the development of math skills such as measurement, temperature and time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook under the jacket for a fun design on the case.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections: Health \/ healthy eating habits; social studies \/ friendship, cooperation, food and cooking; science \/ animals and hibernation, weather and the seasons, habitats; math \/ measurement, temperature, time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes an author’s note about cooking seasonally and locally, and where to get ingredients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung cooks will enjoy learning about fresh, local ingredients obtained from the farmer’s market or a local grocery store. All of the recipes are vegetarian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recipes provide an opportunity for children to “read for information” and follow step-by-by step instructions. They also encourage the development of math skills such as measurement, temperature and time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook under the jacket for a fun design on the case.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections: Health \/ healthy eating habits; social studies \/ friendship, cooperation, food and cooking; science \/ animals and hibernation, weather and the seasons, habitats; math \/ measurement, temperature, time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“A fun, accessible first cookbook for the little foxes in our lives.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"This springtime companion to Bear's Winter Party combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2019-04-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"This springtime companion to Bear's Winter Party combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.","Subtitle":"A Story and Recipes from the Forest","Width":"8.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Cooking with Bear
This springtime companion to Bear's Winter Party combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food.
Quick View
{"id":6815468421179,"title":"West Coast Wild","handle":"west-coast-wild","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an interconnected web of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Deborah Hodge has spent more than forty years on the west coast, frequently visiting the Pacific Rim region, and she knows it intimately. From A to Z she describes in vivid language the rainforest, ocean and beach, and a great variety of animals that a child might see walking along the shore — from tiny sea jellies to inquisitive sandpipers to leaping orcas. Illustrator Karen Reczuch brings her remarkable talent to the book, and has created image after image that is simply breathtaking. The text and art have been carefully checked for scientific accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a note about the Pacific west coast and suggestions for exploring the region and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-24T17:45:26-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-24T14:35:18-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 4 - 7","By (author) Hodge Deborah","CC Literature - Kindergarten","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Bestsellers","Childrens Starred Reviews","Free Study Guides","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level O","Illustrated by Reczuch Karen","Lexile measure AD850L","Picture Books","pub date: 2015-08-25","Stories from Canada","West Coast Wild"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40209987698747,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554984404","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"West Coast Wild - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1999,"weight":499,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554984404","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40209988485179,"title":"Web PDF","option1":"Web PDF","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554984411","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"West Coast Wild - Web PDF","public_title":"Web PDF","options":["Web PDF"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554984411","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cbd2f407-a5d4-4df8-a843-9ece5eddbccb.jpg?v=1731058614","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5ff4f2f7-8615-491f-9a26-a87de486d251.jpg?v=1648150291","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b8eb2e07-1d8b-40c7-b65d-7a2bf85bdc17.jpg?v=1648150304","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ed039dfb-250c-478a-ac78-6327b46e2cf5.jpg?v=1648150318","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07e5e99f-ca42-4600-af19-1cbe8e782013.jpg?v=1648150331"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cbd2f407-a5d4-4df8-a843-9ece5eddbccb.jpg?v=1731058614","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903379124283,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.802,"height":810,"width":650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cbd2f407-a5d4-4df8-a843-9ece5eddbccb.jpg?v=1731058614"},"aspect_ratio":0.802,"height":810,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cbd2f407-a5d4-4df8-a843-9ece5eddbccb.jpg?v=1731058614","width":650},{"alt":"A forest has tall trees with thick, mossy trunks. The ground is covered in ferns and mossy logs. The air is a misty green. A child in a red coat is on a walkway. Text: There is a wild and beautiful place where an ancient rainforest meets the ocean, where whales swim and eagles soar. Waves splash up on a windswept beach, and sea and sky go on forever. Would you like to visit this special place? Come and explore the Pacific west coast! Discover some treasures of land and sea by turning the pages of this ABC.","id":21808091332667,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5ff4f2f7-8615-491f-9a26-a87de486d251.jpg?v=1648150291"},"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5ff4f2f7-8615-491f-9a26-a87de486d251.jpg?v=1648150291","width":500},{"alt":"Underwater is a rocky area. Starfish that are purple, yellow, red, and blue lay on small rocks. Oysters are bunched together beside them. A few green sea anemones are on the rocks as well. In the water are lots of clear jellyfish. Text: I is for invertebrates that live in the sand and sea. The ochre sea star is an invertebrate—an animal without a backbone. J is for jellies that shimmer and shift in the ocean currents. If they are jostled, these graceful creatures will light up and glow in the dark.","id":21808091824187,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b8eb2e07-1d8b-40c7-b65d-7a2bf85bdc17.jpg?v=1648150304"},"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b8eb2e07-1d8b-40c7-b65d-7a2bf85bdc17.jpg?v=1648150304","width":500},{"alt":"Waves crash on top of one another on the open water. The water is bright blue. Orcas play and jump on the surface of the water. Text: O is for orcas that leap and dive in the west coast waves. Orcas travel together in family groups called pods. Watch the young whales play! P is for Pacific Ocean, the biggest ocean in the world. Its waters teem with life. Listen to the roar of the great waves. Feel the mist on your face.","id":21808092512315,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ed039dfb-250c-478a-ac78-6327b46e2cf5.jpg?v=1648150318"},"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ed039dfb-250c-478a-ac78-6327b46e2cf5.jpg?v=1648150318","width":500},{"alt":null,"id":21808093200443,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07e5e99f-ca42-4600-af19-1cbe8e782013.jpg?v=1648150331"},"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_07e5e99f-ca42-4600-af19-1cbe8e782013.jpg?v=1648150331","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an interconnected web of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Deborah Hodge has spent more than forty years on the west coast, frequently visiting the Pacific Rim region, and she knows it intimately. From A to Z she describes in vivid language the rainforest, ocean and beach, and a great variety of animals that a child might see walking along the shore — from tiny sea jellies to inquisitive sandpipers to leaping orcas. Illustrator Karen Reczuch brings her remarkable talent to the book, and has created image after image that is simply breathtaking. The text and art have been carefully checked for scientific accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a note about the Pacific west coast and suggestions for exploring the region and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781554984053","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781554989706","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781554984091","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554984053","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"26","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"K","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"K","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"2","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"2","BASICMainSubject":"JNF013010","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE NONFICTION\/Concepts\/Alphabet","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HODGE\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than thirty-five books for children. Her awards include the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and the Honor Book distinction for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has also been featured on such lists as ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer who lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE NONFICTION \/ Concepts \/ Alphabet","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE NONFICTION \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ Zoology","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE NONFICTION \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ Environmental Science \u0026amp; Ecosystems","BISACSubject_0":"JNF013010","BISACSubject_1":"JNF051150","BISACSubject_2":"JNF051100","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7","ComplexityCode_0":"AD850L","ComplexityCode_1":"O","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_1":"09","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ComplexitySchemeIdName_1":"Guided Reading Level","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBORAH HODGE\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than thirty-five books for children. Her awards include the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and the Honor Book distinction for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has also been featured on such lists as ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer who lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKAREN RECZUCH\u003c\/strong\u003e has illustrated many award-winning children’s books. \u003cem\u003eLoon\u003c\/em\u003e by Susan Vande Griek won the TD Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-fiction, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Picture Book Award and the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award. Karen’s other books include \u003cem\u003eWest Coast Wild\u003c\/em\u003e, also the winner of the Information Book Award, and three more titles in the \u003cem\u003eWest Coast Wild \u003c\/em\u003eseries, by Deborah Hodge. Karen lives in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Hodge, Deborah (CA)","Contributor_1":"Reczuch, Karen (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an interconnected web of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Deborah Hodge has spent more than forty years on the west coast, frequently visiting the Pacific Rim region, and she knows it intimately. From A to Z she describes in vivid language the rainforest, ocean and beach, and a great variety of animals that a child might see walking along the shore — from tiny sea jellies to inquisitive sandpipers to leaping orcas. Illustrator Karen Reczuch brings her remarkable talent to the book, and has created image after image that is simply breathtaking. The text and art have been carefully checked for scientific accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a note about the Pacific west coast and suggestions for exploring the region and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554984411","Height":"11","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"further reading;illustrations;informational note;author's note","NumberOfPages":"48","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“To say the book is simply a nature alphabet is an understatement. Altogether, the 26 selections create a panoramic experience in print—East Coast dwellers will want one of their own.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Hodge’s forthright narration offers details about familiar creatures like bears, cougars, and orca, but she sneaks in some surprises, too . . . [Reczuch's] precisely drafted illustrations find majesty and beauty in the creatures, vegetation, and landscapes that make the Pacific Northwest so distinctive.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“West Coast Wild, a delightful glimpse into this amazing geographic location, belongs in the collection of anyone eager for a taste of the wild west coast of North America. Highly Recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Skilfully combine[s] instruction and delight, weaving together information and beautiful art.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Charming and original . . . an elegant introduction to the organisms of the Pacific Rim.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“If you and your young readers can't scramble over the slippery Salish rocks yourselves, West Coast Wild will bring the ebb and flow of the Pacific to you.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Children's Book News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Canadian Children's Book News","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Celebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeName_0":"The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award","PrizeName_1":"CCBC Best Books for Children and Teens","PrizeName_2":"Silver Birch Express Award","PrizeName_3":"Vancouver Public Library and BC CWILL Reading Lights","PrizeYear_0":"2016","PrizeYear_1":"2016","PrizeYear_2":"2017","PrizeYear_3":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"Web PDF","PublicationDate":"2015-08-25","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"West Coast Wild","ShortDescription":"Celebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.","Subtitle":"A Nature Alphabet","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554984411\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"8.75","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
West Coast Wild
Celebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book.
