Moonpie and Ivy

Moonpie and Ivy
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2004-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466813024
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A girl abandoned by her mother discovers the feeling of family Pearl's mother, Ruby, just up and left her with Aunt Ivy, who's a complete stranger to Pearl. "Your mama's done gone off the deep end," Ivy says, and Pearl wonders if she'll ever come back - Ruby has always been wild and irresponsible. So Pearl is stuck with Aunt Ivy, and Moonpie, the neighbor boy whose mother doesn't want him, either, and John Dee, Aunt Ivy's Beau. But these three people seem to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, in a way that Pearl can't comprehend, and she feels left out. As she starts to understand what connects them, and how much she wants to be a part of it, Ruby appears. With a vividly depicted setting, emotional truth, and a distinctly Southern voice, Barbara O'Connor shows how Pearl develops a whole new notion of what she wants, and what she deserves.

Moonpie And Ivy

Moonpie And Ivy
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages:
Release: 2004-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780606302883
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Twelve-year-old Pearl feels hurt, confused, and unwanted when her wild, irresponsible mother leaves her with Aunt Ivy in a little country house in Georgia and then disappears. With Aunt Ivy and her neighbor, a boy named Moonpie, Ruby begins to discover the true meaning of family.

How to Steal a Dog

How to Steal a Dog
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780312561123
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Desperate to hold her struggling family together, Georgina Hayes is inspired after she spots a poster offering a $500 reward for the return of a missing dog. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward.

Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia

Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466809930
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Will a spelling bee be the answer to all of Bird's problems? All her life, all Bird has ever wanted is to be noticed in her small town and to get to Disney World. As it turns out, Bird just might have a chance to realize at least one of her goals because of a state spelling bee, and she might get to make a friend along the way – a boy named Harlem Tate who has just moved to Freedom. Harlem seems like a kindred spirit – someone like Bird, whom people don't usually take the time to find the good in. (Unless it's someone like Miss Delphine, who always makes Bird feel special.) But as much as Bird tries to get his attention, Harlem is not easily won over. Then Harlem agrees to be her partner in the spelling bee, and if they study hard enough, the two might just win everything Bird's always wanted. In Barbara O'Connor's funny new novel, a spunky young girl discovers that sometimes all it takes to feel famous is a little recognition from true friends. Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.

Me and Rupert Goody

Me and Rupert Goody
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2003-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466811749
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Learning to share love Things at Jennalee's house are just plain crazy, which is why she loves her predictable days helping Uncle Beau (who isn't really her uncle) at his general store. But then Rupert Goody shows up, claiming to be Uncle Beau's son. Jennalee can't believe it, because Rupert is black and Uncle Beau is white. But Uncle Beau tells her it is true and incorporates Rupert into his life, ruining Jennalee's routine. Although Rupert is slow, he is kind-hearted and tries hard to please. When more unforeseen events -- this time frightening ones -- further interrupt life at the store, Jennalee comes to see that Rupert Goody, odd though he may be, is certainly not the worst unexpected thing that could come along, and that he belongs with Uncle Beau as much as she does. With a vividly depicted setting, emotional truth, and a distinctly Southern voice, Barbara O'Connor shows that there is love enough to go around.

Georgia

Georgia
Author: Rita LaDoux
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780822540762
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Presents an introduction to the land, history, people, economy, and environment of Georgia.

Beethoven in Paradise

Beethoven in Paradise
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 134
Release: 1999-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466809949
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Set in a trailer park called Paradise "You're just wasting your God-given talents if you don't get yourself something besides a little ole harmonica to play." Wylene made it sound so easy. Martin had always like music -- liked to listen to it, liked to make up tunes in his head. But all he had to do was say the word "piano" to his father and all hell would break loose. His father thought music was for sissies, and was always mad at Martin for not being good at baseball. But with a lot of help from his friends Wylene and Sybil and his grandmother, Hazeline, Martin learns that, although he can't change his father, he can learn to stick up for himself. With humor, pathos, and a colorful cast of offbeat characters, Barbara O'Connor shows that there's room for genius wherever there's a place for compassion-- even in Paradise.

The Pet Thief

The Pet Thief
Author: Kassten Alonso
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2013-03-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1573661716
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The Pet Thief is a dystopian fable of science, rebellion, humankind's inhumanity, and the struggle for identity and survival in a post-human world.

Appalachian Children's Literature

Appalachian Children's Literature
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Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786460199
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This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.