Escaping Tornado Season: A Story in Poems

Allie Benton's summer at her grandparents' house in Minnesota is the same as it's always been: northern lights and pine trees, family gossip and root beer floats. She's come here to escape Nebraska's tornado season every summer for as long as she can remember. The only difference is, this time no one's coming to take her back to Nebraska when fall rolls around.
With her father dead, her mother run off to heaven knows where, and her twin brother, seven years buried, just a ghost in her memory, Allie settles in with her grandparents for a cold Minnesota winter. But it's hard to fit in at a new school when her family can't afford to buy her a pair of blue jeans. And, in an ethnically divided community, Allie isn't even allowed to choose the friends she wants-handsome Joey Redfern and Lidia, the beautiful Ojibwe girl who calls Allie my niijikwe, "my friend."
With a strong poetic voice, Julie Williams creates snapshots of Allie piecing a new life together- longing for her mother, grieving for her father, remembering her brother, and struggling to do what's right in an imperfect world. As the people around her come and go, Allie starts to get a sense of who she is, and of what she can hold on to despite the changes in her world.

Teen & Young Adult

Williams, Julie

Literature & Fiction

HarperTeen

Allie Benton's summer at her grandparents' house in Minnesota is the same as it's always been: northern lights and pine trees, family gossip and root beer floats. She's come here to escape Nebraska's tornado season every summer for as long as she can remember. The only difference is, this time no one's coming to take her back to Nebraska when fall rolls around. With her father dead, her mother run off to heaven knows where, and her twin brother, seven years buried, just a ghost in her memory, Allie settles in with her grandparents for a cold Minnesota winter. But it's hard to fit in at a new school when her family can't afford to buy her a pair of blue jeans. And, in an ethnically divided community, Allie isn't even allowed to choose the friends she wants-handsome Joey Redfern and Lidia, the beautiful Ojibwe girl who calls Allie my niijikwe, "my friend." With a strong poetic voice, Julie Williams creates snapshots of Allie piecing a new life together- longing for her mother, grieving for her father, remembering her brother, and struggling to do what's right in an imperfect world. As the people around her come and go, Allie starts to get a sense of who she is, and of what she can hold on to despite the changes in her world.

HarperTempest

Much has been written and debated on lone mothers. However little has been discussed about non-resident fathers. Absent Fathers is part of a growing literature on men and masculinities and takes this debate further. Drawn from one of the best social policy units in the UK and results from the current ESRC Programme on Population and Household Change, it will provide a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be important for professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support.

Absent Fathers?

Bradshaw, Jonathan

Skinner, Christine

Stimson, Carol

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Routledge

-- Discusses the nature and treatment of each disease and examines possible cures. -- Perfect in the library for reports or in the classroom for science and health education courses. -- Books contain fascinating case studies, as well as questions and answers.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Diseases and People)

Personal Health

Enslow Pub Inc

Describes the characteristics of impulse-control disorders, their possible genetic, developmental, and chemical causes, related disorders, and treatments.

Pyromania, Kleptomania, and Other Impulse-Control Disorder (Diseases and People)

A basic guide to skin and nail care, which comes with a sheet of 140 nail decals, includes healthy habits, sun protection, and personal hygiene, as well as products to buy or make, manicures for every mood, and ideas for a spa party to pamper oneself and one's friends. Original.

Skin & Nails: Care Tips for Girls

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Amer Girl

All of Jessie's world is a stage, and she's determined to become a player, in Drama Queens in the House by Julie Williams.Sixteen-year-old Jessie Jasper Lewis doesn't remember a time in her life when she wasn't surrounded by method actors, bright spotlights, and feather boas. Her parents started the Jumble Players Theater together, and theater is the glue that holds her crazy family together. But when she discovers that her father's cheating on her mother with a man, Jessie feels like her world is toppling over. And on top of everything else, she has to deal with a delusional aunt who is predicting the end of the world. Jessie certainly doesn't feel ready to be center stage in the production that is her family. But where does she belong in all of this chaos?

Drama Queens in the House

Roaring Brook Press

The Adventures of Susie Duck: Susie visits St. Louis, Missouri

Animals

Newman Springs

The Smiling Tree was inspired by a tree in the author's neighborhood, where decorations would be changed throughout the year. This delightful book will help children to learn about seasons and holidays. About the Author Julie Williams was an elementary school teacher for many years. She is an aunt to four adults and a great aunt to ten kids. She enjoys crocheting, crafts, and singing in her church choir. She lives in Huntington Beach, California with her dog, Oliver, and her cat, Tinkerbell.

The Smiling Tree

Dorrance Publishing Co.

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Escaping Tornado Season: A Story in Poems

Escaping Tornado Season: A Story in Poems

Absent Fathers?

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Diseases and People)

Pyromania, Kleptomania, and Other Impulse-Control Disorder (Diseases and People)

Skin & Nails: Care Tips for Girls

Drama Queens in the House

The Adventures of Susie Duck: Susie visits St. Louis, Missouri

The Smiling Tree