Theme: Writing

Under The Mesquite

By Book Importer | Published: October 21, 2011

Lupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother’s battle with cancer in this young adult novel in verse. When Lupita learns Mami has cancer, she is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of her [...]

Descriptors: Latinos in America, Nonfiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Chester

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

Chester is more than a picture book. It is a story told, and retold, by dueling author-illustrators. Melanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Melanie’s cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and proceeds to cover the pages with rewrites from his red marker, and the gloves are off. [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It is 1901 and Mable Riley dreams of adventure and of becoming a writer. When her older sister leaves home to become a schoolmistress in the small town of Stratford, Ontario, Mable is sent along too. Mable hopes her new world will be full of peril and romance. But life at the Goodhand Farm (where [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment