Deliver Us From Evie

Author : M. E. Kerr
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480455407
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deliver Us from Evie written by M. E. Kerr and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author M. E. Kerr challenges stereotypes in this story about a fifteen-year-old grappling with his older sister’s sexuality Parr Burrman lives with his parents and his older brother and sister on a farm in Missouri. They’re a typical Midwestern family—except for one thing. Parr’s father thinks Evie’s going to marry Cord Whittle, who’s had a crush on her forever, and settle down in their hometown to help out with the farm. Instead, she falls in love with Patsy Duff, the gorgeous, privileged daughter of the banker who holds the mortgage on the Burrmans’ property. When rumors start flying about Evie and Patsy, Parr has to contend with the derision of his classmates . . . and when he falls for a girl from a fundamentalist family who fears homosexuality like God’s wrath, he must face his own conflicted emotions. Soon, Parr’s parents—and the whole town—will know the truth about Evie. But it’s Parr who has to deal with the burden of shame when his own behavior leads to a shattering betrayal . . . and a secret he’ll carry to the grave. Written with grace, humor, and love, and featuring sympathetic characters you won’t soon forget, Deliver Us from Evie is a compassionate, vividly evocative novel by a master storyteller. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author’s collection.

Author : M. E. Kerr
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606084628
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deliver Us from Evie written by M. E. Kerr and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Parr Burrman and his family face some difficult times when word spreads through their rural Missouri town that his older sister is a lesbian, and she leaves the family farm to live with the daughter of the town's banker.

Author : Roberta S. Trites
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587293331
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disturbing the Universe written by Roberta S. Trites and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a character, but Roberta Trites expands this notion by chronicling the dynamics of power and repression that weave their way through YA books. Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institutions within which they function, including family, church, government, and school. Trites argues that the development of the genre over the past thirty years is an outgrowth of postmodernism, since YA novels are, by definition, texts that interrogate the social construction of individuals. Drawing on such nineteenth-century precursors as Little Women and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Disturbing the Universe demonstrates how important it is to employ poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing adolescent literature, both in critical studies and in the classroom. Among the twentieth-century authors discussed are Blume, Hamilton, Hinton, Le Guin, L'Engle, and Zindel. Trites' work has applications for a broad range of readers, including scholars of children's literature and theorists of post-modernity as well as librarians and secondary-school teachers. Disturbing the Universe: Power and Repression in Adolescent Literature by Roberta Seelinger Trites is the winner of the 2002 Children's Literature Association's Book Award. The award is given annually in order to promote and recognize outstanding contributions to children's literature, history, scholarship, and criticisim; it is one of the highest academic honors that can accrue to an author of children's literary criticism.

Author : J. P. Pomare
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525538151
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Call Me Evie written by J. P. Pomare and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seventeen-year-old struggles to remember the tragic night that changed her life forever in this twist-filled debut novel of psychological suspense for fans of Sharp Objects and The Last Time I Lied. Evie and her uncle Jim have just moved to an isolated cabin in a remote beach town--a far cry from their hometown of Melbourne. But Evie isn't her real name. And Jim isn't really her uncle. Jim tells Evie she did something terrible back home, that he's hiding her to protect her. But Evie can't remember anything about that night--for all she knows, he's lying. As fragments of her memory return, she starts to wonder if Jim is really her savior...or her captor. In a riveting novel that fearlessly plumbs the darkest recesses of the mind, J.P. Pomare explores the fragility of memory and the potential in everyone to hide the truth--even from themselves.

Author : Pat Scales
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497676509
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Core Standards and Banned Books Week written by Pat Scales and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banned Books Week is celebrated the last full week in September and strives to make the public aware of books that have been banned or challenged in schools and public libraries, as well as in bookstores and other venues. Founded in 1982, the event is sponsored by the American Library Association, American Booksellers Association, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Association of American Publishers. The activities that champion the freedom to read during Banned Books Week include displays of banned or challenged books and read-outs in communities across the nation. In 2012, the American Library Association marked the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week by asking libraries in every state to participate in a virtual read-out. Recordings of these read-outs and of writers talking about challenges to their books are posted on a Banned Books Week Channel on YouTube. Students should understand that they do have the freedom to read, and they should use this week to become aware of attempts to abridge their rights.

Author : Caren J. Town
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476616825
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “Unsuitable” Books written by Caren J. Town and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the attempted and successful banning of young adult fiction from media centers and classrooms, this book treats the legal and experiential history of censorship in libraries and public schools. It also looks closely at young adult novels from the early 1970s until today that have been the subject of book challenges. The authors discussed include Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton, Chris Crutcher, Jean Craighead George, M.E. Kerr, Mildred Taylor, and Sherman Alexie. This book offers parents, teachers and librarians arguments against censorship based on literary merit and societal benefit.

Author : Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418558672
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deliver Me written by Thomas Nelson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1998-03-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sincere believers succumb to temptation it is seldom a sudden thing," writes Richard Exley. "Rather it is the culmination of a series of seemingly innocent compromises that ultimately result in a tragic fall." Exley refers to seven stages of temptation that are common in almost every sinful failure. Maybe you will recognize them, or maybe you are struggling at one of them right now. No matter what stage you are in, don't be discouraged, Deliver Me is ultimately a book of encouragement. It is a guide to enhance your Christian walk by allowing scriptural principles to become part of your spiritual disciplines.

Author : Pat R. Scales
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442264330
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defending Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books written by Pat R. Scales and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Day No Pigs Would Die, Speak, Thirteen Reasons Why These are some of the most beloved, and most challenged, books. Leaving controversial titles such as these out of your collection or limiting their access is not the answer to challenges. While ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom reports more than 4,500 challenges to young adult literature from 2000 through 2009. This authoritative handbook gives you the information you need to defend challenged books with an informed response and ensure free access to young book lovers. With a profile of each book that includes its plot and characters, related materials and published reviews, awards and prizes, and Web and audiovisual resources, you will be prepared to answer even the toughest attacks.

Author : Jeffrey S. Kaplan Ed.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313007500
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues written by Jeffrey S. Kaplan Ed. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels and how to use them effectively. Educators and therapists explore the literature where common identity issues are addressed in ways intriguing to teens. Using fictional characters, these experts provide guidance on how to encourage adolescents to cope while improving their reading and writing skills. Twelve novels are examined from both a literary and psychological perspective, allowing the readers to meet the central figures as if they were living human beings. Each chapter is written by a literature specialist who has teamed up with a therapist and confronts a different identity issue, examining such dilemmas as body image, the father/son relationship, bigotry, and peer relations. This pair of experts tries to define the central character's struggle in each novel to discover who they are and to become self-actualized individuals. Each chapter also provides an annotated bibliography of other works, both fiction and nonfiction, that explore these same issues to give readers not only the insight into helping teenagers with similar problems, but also the tools with which to get teenagers reading and addressing these problems. This innovative approach is meant to provide the opportunity for adults and adolescents to better understand each other.

Author : Albert Spring
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781404204652
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book M.E. Kerr written by Albert Spring and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the life and work of the author who wrote young adult novels on topics that, at the time, were considered too risquâe for teenagers.