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Madeline is a 1939 book written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, the first in the book series of six, later expanded by the author's grandson to 17, which inspired the Madeline media franchise. Inspired by the life experiences of its author/illustrator, the book is considered one of the major classics of children's literature through the ...
Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia is a 2023 autobiographical memoir written by Hadley Freeman, and published by Fourth Estate for HarperCollins. The book explores Freeman's struggles with anorexia nervosa from age 14 to 17, and subsequently with obsessive–compulsive disorder and addiction to cocaine . [ 1 ]
Every Soul a Star is a 2008 novel for children and young adults by Wendy Mass. [1] Taking turns in first person from each of the main character's' point of view, it follows the stories of Jack, a confidence-lacking 14-year-old who is slightly overweight, Ally, a nearly 13-year-old homeschooled girl who wants to be an astronomer, and Bree, a 13-year-old whose life goal is to be on the cover of ...
The protagonist of the book is Steven Alper, a 13-year-old boy living in New Jersey.The Alper family consists of Dad, an accountant; Mom, an English teacher; Steven, an enthusiastic and talented drummer who is also a self-described "skinny geek;" and Jeffrey, eight years younger, whom Steven describes as cute, adoring of his big brother, and apt to blurt out really embarrassing remarks about ...
Wilder Girls is a New York Times best seller. [1] The book received starred reviews from Shelf Awareness, [2] Publishers Weekly, [3] Booklist, [4] and Kirkus Reviews, [1] as well as positive reviews from NPR [5] and School Library Journal. [6]
The Illustrated Mum, one of her previous works appeared in this list, because the girls had different fathers. This angered Wilson, who decided to write The Diamond Girls in response, despite the girls having different fathers, they still all live well together. Meanwhile, there is a sub-plot about six-year-old Mary, a girl who comes from a ...
A Girl's Story" is a short story within Toni Cade Bambara's short story collection, The Seabirds are Still Alive. This collection was originally published in 1977 by Random House . Bambara writes about strong female girls in this particular collection because "in her vision, in her politics, little girls matter". [ 1 ]
Only the Good Spy Young is a 2010 young adult fiction novel by Ally Carter, and the sequel to Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover. It is the fourth book in the Gallagher Girls series. The book was released on July 29, 2010, but the title had been announced and the cover released on December 25, 2009. [2]