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Lois
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Coming in Spring 2010
The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw When Kevin Mason finds himself stuck in a foster home with a pierced and tattooed teenager named Ice and a mute girl named Breezy, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming Knuckles McGraw, a tough cowboy roaming the plains on his legendary horse, Burlington Northern. But not even the fastest horse in the world can stop Kevin from wondering will happen to him if his mother doesn’t come back.
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Life is hard enough for Tansy with her depressed mom away indefinitely and her dad making a mess of things at home. But then Dad sends her down the hall to a wrinkly old babysitter named Miss Stella, who Tansy hates on sight. Miss Stella has a unique perspective on life, to say the least. But with the help of her best friend Parveen, Tansy gradually learns to manage all the changes in her life and make unexpected new friends in the process.
Orca Book Publishers ~
ISBN
978-1-55469-015-2 |
Meeting Miss 405
'This is a lovely,
sad, and hopeful story, very well told.'
'Crafted with originality, humor, revelations, and life truths that are
integral to the story, Lois Peterson has written an entirely satisfying
novel for young readers.'
'This little book is
a delight to read, and highly recommended.' (Rated Excellent)
'This
is a very satisfying novel weaving together several themes including
bullying'. 'Recommended' CM Magazine 'Excellent... This book would make a great class set.' Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group
Full reviews, and more, here |
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Elsie and the Silver Rain A novel for midgrade readers to be published by Orca Book Publishers, Fall 2010 10% of author royalties from the sales of this book go to the South Fraser Women's Services Centre Society (Surrey BC) |
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Metta Publications
ISBN 0-9780884-0-9 |
Use 101 and more Writing Exercises to help you get over the obstacles that stand in the way of putting words on the page. Get motivated, refine your craft, end writers block once and for all, and accumulate numerous ideas to develop into writing projects.
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More than 114 exercises
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