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In educational settings, the book has been chosen for read-aloud sessions by teachers for its social pragmatic purpose, content, and theme. [14] In addition, as noted by professor of children's literature Rita Buchoff, it serves as a valuable resource for addressing issues of family life, loneliness, hardship, and acceptance of life's ...
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey is a 1996 young adult novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix.It tells the story of high school student Tish Bonner through journal entries assigned throughout the year by her English teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey, and follows her as her life slowly begins to spin out of control through familial and social troubles.
The story "Rain, Rain, Go Away" concerns a seemingly perfect family, the Sakkaros, who become neighbors of another family, the Wrights. The Wrights are puzzled at the great lengths the Sakkaros go to avoid any contact with water, such as when Mrs. Wright tells her husband that Mrs. Sakkaro's kitchen was so clean, it seemed to be never used, and when she offered Mrs. Wright a glass of water she ...
The family's pet, a goldfish, serves as the voice of reason. But, in the words of Dr. Seuss, that is not all! A Spanish-language edition, El Gato Ensombrerado , also hit shelves in 2015.
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is a Southern gothic short story first published in 1953 by author Flannery O'Connor who, in her own words, described it as "the story of a family of six which, on its way driving to Florida [from Georgia], is slaughtered by an escaped convict who calls himself the Misfit".
A health crisis for the mother of the family featured in the first Brighten A Christmas story has left them with money only for basic necessities.. Two years ago, this mom, now 32, found herself ...
Some artificial-intelligence programs, already appearing in classrooms, listen to students read aloud and give them instant feedback on pronunciation and comprehension, an alternative to having ...
Yang's debut book is about ten-year-old Mia Tang and her family who, after a couple years struggling financially, are hired to manage a motel. It is the first book in the 5-part series. The family is hired by the owner of the Calivista, Mr. Yao. Although originally seeming nice, he's later revealed to be a penny-pinching liar.