When her FBI-agent father is transferred to Jackson, Missippi, in 1964, eleven-year-old Alice wants to be popular but also wants to reach out to the one black girl in her class in a newly-integrated school.
Mary Ann Rodman Knihy
Mary Ann Rodmanová vo svojej tvorbe kladie dôraz na citlivé a prenikavé zobrazenie detských zážitkov a rodinných vzťahov. Jej príbehy často skúmajú témy identity, priateľstva a prekonávania výziev s jemným humorom a hlbokým porozumením detskej psychiky. Rodmanová majstrovsky používa jazyk na vytvorenie živých postáv a pútavého rozprávania, ktoré rezonuje s mladými čitateľmi aj dospelými.
Jimmy's stars
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- 10 hodin čítania
Ellie's brother Jimmy is called up to fight in World War 11 - All she wants is for her big brother to stay safely at home.
Wibble Wobble BOOM!
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Today’s my first ice skating class. I’ll fly through the air, land on one foot, and spin so fast you can’t see me! Claire can’t wait to get out on the ice and skate, skate, skate! She’s going to jump, leap, and twirl! Just you wait—pretty soon she’ll be on TV and dazzling audiences everywhere. But when Claire and her mom arrive at the Ice Center for Claire’s very first skate lesson, it’s not everything Claire was dreaming it would be. Beginners wear ugly brown skates, and who wants to practice marching in place when you can get right to it? But not so fast, Claire! One overeager foot on the ice, and… Wibble. Wobble— BOOM! In this humorous tale of expectation meets reality, Claire discovers beautiful performances require lots of skill, and it’s going to take many small failures and perseverance if she wants to skate like a pro.
