Results for: beverley brenna

Below is a list of 3 the books by this author.

Book cover of BECAUSE OF THAT CROW
BECAUSE OF THAT CROW
By: beverley brenna | Published: March 2020

A new middle grade novel from the author of the Michael L Printz Honor Book, The White Bicycle. Ten-year-old Harris is still dealing with the death...

A new middle grade novel from the author of the Michael L Printz Honor Book, The White Bicycle. Ten-year-old Harris is still dealing with the death of his parents three years after the accident. To make matters worse, Grampa seems to be angry all the time; his older sister, Tessa only thinks about boys and his younger sister Pinky -- well Pinky does what 3-year-olds do. When Harris gets his new Grade 5 Science Fair assignment it seems like an impossible task. And there will be consequences if Harris does not get it completed. But it is impossible to focus on the project! Then a mysterious crow flies into Harris's life and leads to him learning about memory and how it works. Will his new discoveries help him learn to cope with his past and carry on into his future?

Theme: Death & Grieving

  • ISBN
    9780889956155
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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$12.95
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Book cover of SAPPHIRE THE GREAT & THE MEANING OF LIFE
SAPPHIRE THE GREAT & THE MEANING OF LIFE
By: beverley brenna | Published: February 2019

A poignant and humorous middle-grade novel for fans of Flora and Ulysses It's not every day you encounter a hamster experiencing an existential...

A poignant and humorous middle-grade novel for fans of Flora and Ulysses It's not every day you encounter a hamster experiencing an existential crisis, but Sapphire has spent her short pet-store life convinced that she's waiting for...something. At first she thinks it's to be FREE, but it may be possible that life has a greater purpose in store--a purpose Sapphire will discover thanks to a nine-year-old girl whose family is changing in ways she doesn't quite understand. Jeannie's dad has moved out, her mom is always tired and snappish, and her older brother just wants to play video games in his room all day. Jeannie doesn't understand what’s going on, but she knows one thing: she really, REALLY wants a hamster. Her mom promised she could buy one with her Christmas money, but it's been WEEKS since the holidays and Jeannie's beginning to worry she'll never get her pet. But maybe if she does, her dad will come to visit. Maybe a hamster will make everything better. With a cast that includes a transgender neighbor, a father coming out as gay, and a realistic protagonist who will appeal to fans of Ramona Quimby, Brenna's latest offering is an age-appropriate introduction to some difficult subjects that also abounds with humor and poignancy. Narrated by Jeannie and Sapphire in alternating chapters, Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life is a touching middle-grade novel by award-winning author Beverley Brenna that explores themes of family, friendship, togetherness, and self-identity.

  • ISBN
    9781772780697
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    First Novel
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$19.95
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Book cover of WAITING FOR NO 1
WAITING FOR NO 1
By: beverley brenna | Published: November 2010

Taylor Jane Simon is an eighteen-year-old girl with Asperger's Syndrome who has a refreshingly different view of the people she encounters and the...

Taylor Jane Simon is an eighteen-year-old girl with Asperger's Syndrome who has a refreshingly different view of the people she encounters and the life she wants to have. Young adult readers will identify with Taylor's struggle for independence and self-control, and empathize as she outlines the ways-both positive and negative-- that her Asperger's Syndrome affects her daily life. Connecting with a play by Samuel Beckett, Taylor explores a fear of solitary existence while reaching out to a world at times perplexing. Most important, Taylor wants to be seen as an individual, not as a stereotypical "person with special needs, " or a rare wild flower-images that haunt her from the past. A cameo performance by Taylor's new gerbil -- Harold Pinter-- adds further emphasis to themes of existentialism and humour.

Theme: Humour, Self-Esteem

  • ISBN
    9780889954373
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$12.95
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