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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
by Shannon HaleOn her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers. First book of a trilogy. Second book is Enna Burning, and third is River Secrets.
The Goose Girl: A Magic Beans Story
by Gillian CrossWhen a princess is sent away to begin a new life, little does she know what lies in store . . . Discover how this heroine, cruelly tricked by her evil maid, struggles to prove her innocence to the handsome prince she is destined to marry.This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the best-loved writers for children. This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback and in ebook format.
The Goose that Laid the Rotten Egg: A Graphic Novel (Far Out Fables)
by Steve FoxeAn injured (and gassy) goose has crashed onto the Worthington estate, and no one cares except for young Valeria. That all changes when the bird starts laying solid-gold eggs! But as soon as the Worthingtons try to force the goose to lay a fortune, the egg comes out totally ROTTEN. Can Val help her feathered friend escape before the greedy family tries something extreme? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop's “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg” is retold with a modern twist to create an exciting graphic novel for kids!
The Gopher Tortoise: A MyReportLinks.com Book
by Donald G. SchuelerOverview of popular endangered and threatened animals based on the U. S Fish and Wildlife Service list. Backs curriculum need for both endangered species books and animal books.
The Gorgon Slayer
by Gary PaulsenWarren Trumbull grunted as he pedaled up the hill. He didn't grunt because the hill was steep --after pedaling up it every weekday since summer vacation had begun, he was used to it. He grunted because he was pedaling for speed. Along the hilltop ran a unicorn crossing. Warren didn't like anything mythological, and 'corns were the worst.
The Gorgon's Gaze (Companions Quartet #2)
by Julia GoldingMailins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col's mother, the gorgon's Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development--even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.
The Gorilla: A MyReportLinks.com Book
by Carl R. GreenDiscusses what gorillas are, why they are endangered, what their current status is, and what is being done to help them. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to gorillas.
The Gosh Awful! Gold Rush Mystery (Real Kids, Real Places #19)
by Carole MarshMimi inherits a gold mine-the Gold Bug! On summer break, Christina and Grant join their mystery book-writing grandmother and cowboy pilot grandfather, Papa, on an adventure to check out the mine and discover a mystery that could mean boom or bust!
The Gospel According to Harry Potter: Spirituality in the Stories of the World's Most Famous Seeker
by Connie Nealfrom a Review of "The Gospel According to Harry Potter by Connie Neal" by Jonathan Marlowe, pastor of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Granit Quarry, NC Connie Neal goes carefully through the four Harry Potter books that have been published so far, and patiently shows us the same kind of "points of contact" with the Bible that I discussed with the children in my church. These "points of contact" (or "glimmers of the gospel," as she calls them) include how Lily Potter's sacrifice for the sake of her son Harry corresponds to Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross, how Dumbledore's deep wisdom mirrors the character of God, and how evil forces operate through deception and violence. Neal is careful not to treat the Potter series as Christian allegory, acknowledging that the Potter stories are different from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. But she wants to prove that J. K. Rowling was right when she said, "You can find in these stories whatever you are looking for." So many have found evidence of witchcraft and the occult in these stories because that is what they were seeking. But Neal has gone to the same stories looking instead for the gospel, and much to the reader's delight, she has found it.
The Gospel According to Larry
by Janet TashjianSeventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a website that is receiving national attention.
The Gossip File
by Anna StaniszewskiNew York Times bestselling author of 11 Birthdays and The Candymakers on The Dirt Diary The Gossip File: Chandra lets little kids pee in the pool. Melody stole $ from the café register. Ava isn't who she says she is...Ava is cool. Ava is confident. Ava is really Rachel Lee who is lying her butt off. Rachel is visiting her dad at a resort in sunny Florida and is ready for two weeks of relaxing poolside, trips to Disney World - and NOT scrubbing toilets. Until her dad's new girlfriend, Ellie, begs Rachel to help out at her short-staffed café. That's when Rachel kinda sorta adopts a new identity to impress the cool, older girls who work there. Ava is everything Rachel wishes she could be. But when the girls ask "Ava" to help add juicy resort gossip to their file, Rachel's not sure what to do...especially when one of the entries is a secret about Ellie.
The Gothamites
by Eno RaudFrom Estonia's most celebrated children's author Eno Raud, comes a spirited tale of the wise, turned utterly foolish Gothamites, on a journey to capture light, solve riddles, and make sense of the world without a "grain of wisdom." Through Pritt Parn's brilliant and overflowing illustrations, the world of Gotham bounds beyond each page.In a faraway land live a bright, industrious people called the Gothamites. They are known for being model citizens, so much so that other communities constantly call upon them for advice, leaving the Gothamites with no time for themselves. Fed up, they hit on a solution: they'll become the most foolish people around: after all, no one wants foolish advice. Chaos ensues, brilliantly captured by Eno Raud's wordplay and Priit Parn's crowded illustrations. From one of Estonia's most cherished children's authors comes the spirited tale of a town that decides to wreak havoc in hilarious fashion.
The Gothic in Children's Literature: Haunting the Borders (Children's Literature and Culture #43)
by Karen Coats Anna Jackson Roderick McGillisFrom creepy picture books to Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, the Spiderwick Chronicles, and countless vampire series for young adult readers, fear has become a dominant mode of entertainment for young readers. The last two decades have seen an enormous growth in the critical study of two very different genres, the Gothic and children’s literature. The Gothic, concerned with the perverse and the forbidden, with adult sexuality and religious or metaphysical doubts and heresies, seems to represent everything that children’s literature, as a genre, was designed to keep out. Indeed, this does seem to be very much the way that children’s literature was marketed in the late eighteenth century, at exactly the same time that the Gothic was really taking off, written by the same women novelists who were responsible for the promotion of a safe and segregated children’s literature. This collection examines the early intersection of the Gothic and children’s literature and the contemporary manifestations of the gothic impulse, revealing that Gothic elements can, in fact, be traced in children’s literature for as long as children have been reading.
The Government Of New York (Spotlight On New York Series)
by James BernardThis fact-filled volume, which reflects the most current scholarship, examines the history of New York State’s government structure from its earliest roots to contemporary leaders. <br>• Topics addressed include early native governments and leadership, an explanation of the separation of powers, levels of state and national government, and what it means to be a good citizen. <br>• Includes the biographic information for notable New York State leaders. <br>• The book is richly formatted with full-color photographs as well as primary source documents that help bring the evolution of New York’s government into the spotlight.
The Government of China (China: The Emerging Superpower)
by Yu BinSince its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has been a one-party state in which the Chinese Communist Party holds a monopoly of political power. Many Western students are unfamiliar with the structures, institutions, and ideologies by which the Party exercises this power. The Government of China examines those issues in depth. It also details the historical development of China's Communist government and explores recent trends, including signs that a more responsive, open system may be developing. This volume is essential reading for students who wish to understand one of the world's most important countries.
The Government of Disability in Dystopian Children’s Texts (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature)
by Dylan HoldsworthThis book takes up the task of mapping discursive shifts in the representation of disability in dystopian youth texts across four historical periods where major social, cultural and political shifts were occurring in the lives of many disabled people. By focusing on dystopian texts, which the author argues act as sites for challenging or reinforcing dominant belief systems and ways of being, this study explores the potential of literature, film and television to act as a catalyst of change in the representation of disability. In addition, this work discusses the texts and technologies that continue to perpetuate questionable and often competing discourses on the subject.
The Gozoo Island Adventures: Crazy Aunt Clockaboo Comes to Tea
by Kira HopeJoin Krystal on her delightful escapades across Gozoo Island, where every corner promises new friends and cheerful disorder. In the charming world of Gozoo, Krystal inherits the Bakeaboo Store, a family gem, and enrolls in the Gozoo Baking Academy. Her quest begins with a quirky tradition: her eccentric Aunt Clockaboo&’s annual visit and her peculiar refrain, &‘No cake with my tea.&’ As the story unfolds, you&’re invited to whip up your own Baking Adventure Short Story. Sketch, photograph, and preserve your culinary memories, adding your personal touch to the whimsical Gozoo narrative.
The Grace Mysteries: Assassin & Betrayal
by Lady Grace CavendishAssassin: One suitor dead with a knife in his back and another under suspicion. . . Can Lady Grace, Queen Elizabeth's favorite Maid of Honor, solve the mystery and bring order back to the Queen's court?Betrayal:Life as a stowaway on board an Elizabethan galleon--it's no place for a lady! But when her fellow Maid of Honor disappears with a dashing sea captain, Lady Grace knows she just has to investigate.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Grace of Wild Things
by Heather FawcettAn inventive and fantastical reimagining of Anne of Green Gables—with magic and witches!—that explores found family, loss, and the power of a girl's imagination, from the acclaimed author of The Language of Ghosts and The School Between Winter and Fairyland. Perfect for readers who loved The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Serafina and the Black Cloak.Grace has never been good at anything except magic—not that anyone believes her.While other children are adopted from the orphanage, nobody wants Grace. So she decides to make a home for herself by running away and offering herself as an apprentice to the witch in the nearby woods. After all, who better to teach Grace to use her magic? Surely the witch can’t be that bad.But the witch is that bad—she steals souls for spells and gobbles up hearts. So Grace offers a deal: If she can learn all 100½ spells in the witch’s grimoire, the witch will make Grace her apprentice. But if Grace fails, the witch can take her magic. The witch agrees, and soon an unexpected bond develops between them.But the spells are much harder than Grace expected, and when a monster from the witch’s past threatens the home Grace has built, she may have to sacrifice more than her magic to save it.
The Graduation of Jake Moon
by Barbara ParkFourteen-year-old Jake recalls how he has spent the last four years of his life watching his grandfather descend slowly but surely into the horrors of Alzheimer's disease.
The Gramma War (Orca Books)
by Kristin ButcherAnnie learns some hard lessons about family ties when her grandmother moves in -- and takes over!
The Grammar Guidebook: A Complete Reference Tool For Young Writers, Aspiring Rhetoricians, And Anyone Else Who Needs To Understand How English Works (Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind #0)
by Susan Wise BauerOn its own or as a supplement to the Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind program, this complete compendium of grammar rules and examples will become an indispensable guide to writing—throughout high school, into college, and beyond. With a new name, but the same, thorough, clearly-outlined rules of English Grammar, The Grammar Guidebook is the second edition to The Comprehensive Handbook of Rules. Originally designed to accompany the Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind program, this Grammar Guidebook stands on its own, assembling into one handy reference work all of the principles that govern the English language—from basic definitions (“A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea”) through advanced sentence structure and analysis. Each rule is illustrated with examples drawn from great literature, along with classic and contemporary works of science, history, and mathematics. Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind is an innovative program that combines the three essential elements of language learning: understanding and memorizing rules (prescriptive teaching), repeated exposure to examples of how those rules are used (descriptive instruction), and practice using those rules in exercises and in writing (practical experience). Each year, parents and teachers go through the dialogue, rules, and examples in the Core Instructor Text; students follow along in the Student Workbook. This repetition solidifies the concepts, definitions, and examples in the student’s mind. There are four Student Workbooks, one for each year. Each Student Workbook contains the same rules and examples—but four completely different sets of exercises and assignments, allowing students to develop a wide-ranging knowledge of how the rules and examples are put to use in writing. Each Student Workbook comes with its own Key, providing not only answers, but also explanations for the parent/instructor, and guidance as to when the answers might be ambiguous (as, in English, they often are). All of the rules covered, along with the repeated examples for each, are assembled for ongoing reference in The Grammar Guidebook. Use Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind to teach English grammar thoroughly, effectively, and with confidence—no matter what your background or experience!
The Grand Canyon Doesn't Scare Me (Into Reading, Level P #48)
by Dennis Fertig Andrea KantrowitzNIMAC-sourced textbook <p><p> Beth's summer trip to visit her grandparents in Arizona is full of firsts, like her first airplane flight and her first visit to the Grand Canyon. During her trip she learns some valuable lessons about facing her fears head on and not holding back.
The Grand Escape
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorAlthough Marco and Polo enjoy the good life as Mr. and Mrs. Neal's house cats, they yearn to live on a ranch. When Mr. Neal leaves the side door open by mistake, the two dreamers make their move. The search for food and a dry place to sleep leads the cats to one adventure after another.