More selections from this year's Newbery Award-winning novel about a young girl in Texas in 1899. Calpurnia discovers the wonders of the natural world, the treasure that is her Grandfather, and the restrictions of becoming a young woman at the turn of the Nineteenth Century.
Juniper is the indulged only child of King Mark of Cornwall as Christianity is beginning to overcome the ancient Celtic religion of the Mother Goddess. At her birth the astrologers wrote the following: "Named for the strong and twisting tree - of medicine when she finds the way - by earth, air, water, fire - then will she mend what is broken. - The dark teacher will correct her - the fair one will protect her - the strong man will love her - and all may be well."
Join Derry for some fine stories about what makes women tick; and what ticks women off! Stories from Marian Keyes (fine Irish author), Lisa Scottoline (fine mystery writer), and from a compilation of stories from the New Yorker (a fine literary journal). Stories in voice!
It is the summer of 1899 and it is HOT in Calpurnia Virginia Tate's Texas town. Eleven years old, and the only girl out of seven children, "Callie Vee's" life changes course when she begins exploring the natural world under the tutelage of her grandfather. She discovers the wonders of nature, and the challenges of being a girl at the turn of the century, all in a year that will change the course of her life.
Before Russell Crowe, before whats-his-name on the cable series, before Kevin Costner, before Cary Elwes, before Walt Disney, before Daffy Duck there was . . . well, there was Erroll Flynn. But BEFORE THEM ALL was Howard Pyle's 19th C treatment of the Robin Hood Legend: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Come and hear how Robin disguises himself as a beggar and enters an archery contest, along with more adventures with all the lads of Sherwood as the continue on their medieval mission to live freely and counter greed and oppression in Nottingham. Yea verily! Yoiks and away! Welcome to Sherwood!
Father is coming home! Kirstie and Angus are ecstatic! And now, the entire family becomes engaged in the effort to nurture and support the ever growing "Crusoe" . . . the Celtic myth come to life in their lives. Will they be able to find places for Crusoe that are safe for him, and for the people of western Scotland? And he just keeps growing, and growing, and growing!
Rooted in one of the most enduring and intriguing legends of our time, The Water Horse begins with an enchanted egg. What hatches from that egg will set in motion an unforgettable journey of a lifetime.