Táto autorka skúma zložitosť rodinných vzťahov a detstva s citom pre detail a humor. Jej štýl vyniká schopnosťou pretvárať osobné zážitky na univerzálne príbehy, ktoré rezonujú s čitateľmi všetkých vekových kategórií. Prostredníctvom pútavého rozprávania skúma témy dospievania, rodiny a objavovania seba samého. Jej diela sú oslavou ľudskej skúsenosti, zachytávajúcou radosti aj výzvy života s vrelosťou a empatiou.
Tínedžerka Dinnie najprv žije v Amerike veľmi zvláštnym spôsobom - takmer každý mesiac sa sťahuje na iné miesto, lebo otec ustavične mení zamestnanie. Potom ju však tety odvedú na „druhý koniec sveta“, do internátnej školy vo Švajčiarsku. Tam sa začína jej nový život i priateľstvo s Guthriem...
V tomto vzrušujúcom dielku nabitom vtipom sa rozvíja príbeh Sophie, ktorá sa odvážne pustí na nebezpečnú plavbu Atlantikom. Tá je pre ňu zároveň cestou za odhaľovaním tajomných stránok jej minulosti.
"How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you an extensively strange story," I warned. "Oh, good!" Gram said. "Delicious!" And that is how I happened to tell them about Phoebe, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold--the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother. In her own award-winning style, Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion.
Nine-year-old Dennis, whose uncle and father died within a year of one another, is visited by the ghost of his uncle, and together they settle some unfinished business.
Jack Room 204—Miss Stretchberry February 25 Today the fat black cat up in the tree by the bus stop dropped a nut on my head thunk and when I yelled at it that fat black cat said Murr-mee-urrr in a nasty spiteful way. I hate that cat. This is the story of Jack words sounds silence teacher and cat.
To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti—she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It's a journey that leads her to unravel the dark secrets of her aunt's life—and her own. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, gorgeous Jake Boone is determined to chase her...
A magical, funny and whimsical story of an unlikely group of people evolving into a wonderful family.
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
A heartwarming tale of a boy saving the life of a baby donkey, and their adventures that ensue.
