Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Twelve-year-old Flora Fox would do anything not to go to Penrice Hall, the boarding school her parents are shipping her off to because of a family emergency. Penrice has horses and an Olympic-size swimming pool, but flashy facilities won't change how Flora feels about being sent away and having to make new friends.
On the train ride to Penrice, Flora awakens from a nap to find herself transported into the past--1935, to be exact. As Flora rises to the challenges of her strange new life, she finds that the joys and complications of growing up are the same no matter what the year. And that...

Alice at EIGHT--and boy was she a pistol The very youngest book in the beloved series gets a makeover.

Eight-year-old Alice McKinley wants pierced ears, really long hair, a pet, and, most of all, a mother. Oh, and some friends would be nice. As the new girl in third grade, Alice doesn't know a single kid in Takoma Park, Maryland, except her next-door neighbor Donald Sheavers, who is not only a boy, but seems a bit peculiar, too Desperate to meet people, Alice learns that making friends is harder than it seems when she runs into a group of girls whom she nicknames the "Terrible...

Fourth grade is far from flawless for Alice in this beloved novel with a new look.

Fourth grade stinks. Fourth grade is when everything you do embarrasses you. Fourth grade is when everyone knows you're a blunderbuss whether it's part of your name or not.

Alice's older brother Lester is always tricking her into believing his made-up stories are true. It's not her fault she's so gullible Plus, he's a really good liar. But that doesn't help when she finds herself in a mess because of something he's invented.

She can't seem to do anything else right, either. She sneezes beans at...

First published in French language in Canada by: Les editions imagine inc. 2010--T.p. verso.

School's out Great Except that there's a flu pandemic and John Wong is stuck in Hong Kong with grouchy parents and an annoying little sister. But then his Dad moves the family to a remote outlying island called Lantau. Much to his surprise, John enjoys the trips to the beach, bicycle rides and growing vegetables. After tracking down a rare parrot, he experiences the excitement of cricket fighting and the fun of meeting new friends. When Dad falls ill, a mysterious old peasant woman shares her secrets about a Chinese remedy that may help his Dad get better. John finds the ingredients in the...

Learn how Melissa chooses her first pet, and builds a worm farm to help her mother's organic garden. Full color illustrations by Melissa Brunken.

Join Hayden and his family on the family farm for the annual Halloween party. Friends come dressed in costumes to enjoy the haunted house and are treated to to a surprise visit by some fascinating creatures of the night.

""AS LONG AS I LIVE, I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT OF 4.7.12...""

KURT loves the 1990s Thanks to his parents who graduated Hazel Park High the exact same year he was born - 1994 - he's a walking encyclopedia of '90s nostalgia from "American Pie" to Zima.

DAVE dreams of becoming the next Kurt Cobain. But first, he has to get himself out of "Hazeltucky" - and away from the pretty cheerleader he's had his eye on since freshman year at "Hillbilly" High.

MICHELLE's got it all: beauty, brains, a popular boyfriend. The Homecoming Queen of HPHS is going places after graduation. The last...

There's a FIRST TIME for everything Young children's lives are full of new experiences, and these books help make these enjoyable and rewarding. The simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

For generations children have wished to be Big when they were Small. This delightful story with its brightly colored illustrations and catchy verse whisks you through a small child's imagination of changing roles with his parents. The child dreams that he is now the adult telling them what to do and they are the children who must listen to him. But watch out for what you wish for, as he learns it's not as easy as he imagined It's Hard To Be Big It's Hard To Be Small is a book that both children and adults will enjoy sharing over and over again.

Book Description (formally called -Annotation-): Two parents sing to their first child, imagining all the amazing things he will do. Inspired, they all race out the door to get started A fun, positive book with 20 joyous illustrations. Ages 1-10. Following the story, additional space is provided for children to plan their own dreams, and keep track of their accomplishments and experiences. A keepsake to be reflected upon and cherished. - Glavin's] story inspires children to reach for the stars.---NAPERVILLE SUN - Grepo] has created pictures rich in detail and optimism and which celebrate the...

Plot twists, big accusations, and plenty of shifty, crooked characters fill the pages of this harrowing adventure from Newbery Medalist Avi.

The streets of 1893 New York are crowded and filthy. For thirteen-year-old newsboy Maks Geless, they are also dangerous. Bruno, leader of the awful Plug Ugly Gang, has set his sights on Maks and orders his boys to track him down. Suddenly Maks finds himself on the run, doing all he can to evade the gang, with only his new friend Willa by his side. And that's just the start of Mak's troubles. His sister, Emma, has been arrested and imprisoned...

A beautiful childrens picture book with illustrations painted in milk paint that was created for all creatures big and small, and to help them celebrate their perfection just as they are.

This gripping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crank trilogy features a refreshed look and a trade paperback trim size.

Hunter, Autumn, and Summer--three of Kristina Snow's five children--live in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother who barely knows them, a mother who has been riding with the monster, crank, for twenty years.

Hunter is nineteen, angry, getting by in college with a job at a radio station, a girlfriend he loves in the...

Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012 Selection A boy's summer with his grumpy grandfather turns into a fun adventure on an island in the Pacific Northwest in this contemporary middle-grade novel. In his fiction debut, third-grade teacher Holtzen captures the attention of young readers with a tale inspired in part by a historical event: the Pig War, an 1859 boundary dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain. Kell and his younger sister, Grace, must spend their summer with a grandfather they've never met on Mobray Island in the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the state of Washington, after...