Patricia Polacco
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming immigration story from the New York Times bestselling creator of The Keeping Quilt.
Many years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago. They find work in domestic service to pay back their passage, and at night Fiona turns tangles...
Many years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago. They find work in domestic service to pay back their passage, and at night Fiona turns tangles...
3) Pink and Say
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
Author
Language
English
Description
When Babushka was a girl, she had a special doll that she played with only once. Now it's her granddaughter's turn to learn a valuable lesson about consideration for others. Young readers will be delighted with this highly-acclaimed author's original variation on a theme: the childhood fantasy of toys coming to life. Barbara Caruso's lively narration will charm not only young children, but aging ones as well.
9) Thunder cake
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
10) G is for goat
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A rhyming celebration of goats and their antics, from A to Z.
11) Bun Bun Button
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.
12) Emma Kate
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
13) Bully
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.
16) Chicken Sunday
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
20) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--