Poor Little Witch Girl
10 best books like Poor Little Witch Girl (Marie Desplechin): The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Boy on the Porch, I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, What Happened to Cass McBride?, 95 Pounds of Hope, Frenchtown Summer, Wormwood, Detectives in Togas, Oh, boy !, とんがり帽子のアトリエ 1
| Author | Paula Danziger |
| ISBN | 0142406546 |
Marcy Lewis is bored by school, she knows she's never going to be thin, and she is dead sure she'll never have a date. Life at home isn't great either, since her father bosses her and her mother around. Then along comes Ms. Finney, an English teacher who'll try anything in the classroom and actually treats...
| Author | Sharon Creech |
| ISBN | 0061892351 |
From Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech comes a singular story that reminds us of the surprising connections that bloom when unconditional love and generosity prevail. For when a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take an unexpectedly joyous turn.
When John and Marta...
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
| Author | Maryse Condé |
| ISBN | 0345384202 |
"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contemporary American society and its ingrained racism and sexism." THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE
At the age of seven, Tituba watched as her mother was hanged for daring to wound a plantation owner who...
| Author | Gail Giles |
| ISBN | 0316166391 |
Kyle Kirby has planned a cruel and unusual revenge on Cass McBride, the most popular girl in school, for the death of his brother David. He digs a hole. Drugs Cass. Kidnaps her. Puts her in a box-underground. He buries her alive. But Kyle makes a fatal error: Cass knows the power of words. She uses fear as...
| Author | Anna Gavalda |
| ISBN | 0670036722 |
Gregory has never liked school. And now that he's in sixth grade, life has only gotten worse. He's been held back twice and expelled once. His parents think he should go to boarding school, but his only happy moments have been found in his grandfather's cluttered shed, among the tools he uses to build his...
| Author | Robert Cormier |
| ISBN | 0440228549 |
Eugene is remembering the summer of 1938 in Frenchtown, a time when he began to wonder “what I was doing here on the planet Earth.” Here in vibrant, exquisite detail are his lovely mother, his aunts and uncles, cousins and friends, and especially his beloved, enigmatic father. Here, too, is the world...
| Author | G.P. Taylor |
| ISBN | 0142404691 |
What a nightmare.
As I started to read the book, I had this ominous feeling that I am going to regret it. Guess what? I did. BIG TIME. I am telling the honest-to-goodness truth when I say that this is, by far, the WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
But it seems that I am fated to encounter...
| Author | Henry Winterfeld |
| ISBN | 0152162801 |
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.
Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the...
| Author | Marie-Aude Murail |
| ISBN | 2211056423 |
Ils sont frère et sœurs. Depuis quelques heures, ils sont orphelins. Ils ont juré qu'on ne les séparerait pas.
Il y a Siméon Morlevent, 14 ans. Maigrichon. Yeux marron. Signe particulier : surdoué, prépare actuellement son bac.
Morgane Morlevent, 8 ans. Yeux marron. Oreilles très...
| Author | Kamome Shirahama |
| ISBN | 4063886905 |
Thanks to the rave review from Lauren, and this has to be one of the best new manga I have read in the last couple years, the story of Coco, a girl who wants badly to be a witch. But as everyone knows, you have to be born a witch and can't just become one. Still, one day she finds a spell book, copies some spells and...
True Stories of Ghosts: Usborne True Stories
| Author | Marie Alhinho |
| ISBN | 2377420877 |
Dans la campagne perdue du Berry, où vivent encore les créatures d'antan, les Sorcelage sont loin d'être une famille ordinaire ! Avril et Octobre, comme leurs ancêtres avant eux, pratiquent en secret la Wicca, une forme de sorcellerie naturelle et bienveillante. Lorsque le cercle de pierres...
| Author | Amélie Nothomb |
| ISBN | 2226443886 |
Je l'ai adoré et dévoré en quelques heures. Probablement l'un de mes préférés de l'auteur (si pas mon préféré) mais je sens déjà les fans purs et durs ( et réfractaires au moindre changement de style) qui vont chouiner alors que j'ai juste envie de lui dire "merci"
J'avais déjà adoré...
... 1η Ιανουαρίου 2014. Η Ελλάδα έχει γυρίσει στη δραχμή.
Είναι μια Ελλάδα της φτώχειας, των αστέγων και της αναστολής πληρωμών. Ο αστυνόμος Χαρίτος και...
In The Beginning : The Nearly Complete History Of Almost Everything
| Author | Richard Platt |
| ISBN | 0789402068 |
This picture book covers a vast range of topics that could be referred to again and again for the use in the social studies classroom. Hundreds of questions about the development of the world are answered in this book. From the "Big Bang" to the origins of life to dinosaurs to steam locomotives are coved...
The Lizzie Borden Trial (Be the Judge, Be the Jury)
| Author | Doreen Rappaport |
| ISBN | 0440832306 |
I can't say that I'm familiar with the case but I've seen a documentary about Lizzie Borden and a video of Buzzfeed Unsolved about the case and there are a few pieces of information that is different from what I remember. About this book, I thoroughly enjoyed the format. It was laid out as a trial record with...
Kenza Mekouar
Good reads #2
English 6(1)
A killer at my door is a nonfiction story written by Irina Drozd.The story takes place in Daniel’s neighborhood where Daniel lives with his mom.The story begins when Daniel comes back from ski,where he has burn his eyes.A problem arise when...
Ewilan a sa quête. Ellana sa prophétie.
Revenue dans la cité d’Al-Far, Ellana découvre rapidement que beaucoup de choses ont changé pendant son absence. Ses compagnons ont été martyrisés par des brigands. Bouleversée par la mort de sa meilleure amie Nahis, Ellana décide...
