Alvin Granowsky's Books

Glen McLean and Keith Chamberlain have lived together for four years. Their love for each other is solid, or so it seems until Katie Collins returns to their small town outside of Dallas. Her marriage is ending and she is pregnantpossibly by Glen through a procedure at a fertility clinic, she says. Keith doesnt buy it. He believes that her pregnancy is the result of a sexual encounter with Glen, and he is consumed with jealousy and the fear that Katie has returned to take Glen from him. Gentry Phillips, the handsome 18-year-old son of a Southern Baptist minister, is in love with his best friend. He is wracked by fear that he is gayan abomination that will bring Gods judgment. He turns to Glen, a respected teacher, for guidance, and by so doing makes Glen a target for his fathers wrath. Katies aunt is an ardent supporter of Gentrys father, Reverend Phillips, in his unrelenting condemnation of homosexuals. She is outraged that Katie is naming Glen as her babys father. Youd have to be dumb as dirt to put a pervert on your babys birth certificate. What if something happened to you and that homosexual tried to lay claim to your baby?

Glen McLean, freshly transplanted from New York to Texas, revels in his new life. Hes proud to be a teacher, proud to be on his own, and excited to build an authentic life true to his inner needs and feelings as a gay man. His idealism is soon interrupted. The Texas Sodomy Statute has been overturned by activist judges and religious conservatives are paranoid about the homosexual agenda and its impact on their childrens lives. An effeminate boy, Danny Anderson, is relentlessly bullied after his father forces him to admit his orientation to the church congregation. Still, Glens classroom lessons focus on respect and acceptance for all, including homosexuals. Glens essay assignment ignites an explosion of homophobic hatred. Editorials appear in the local newspaper against a homosexual teacher promoting tolerance of homosexuality in his classroom. To his horror, Glens accused of sodomizing Danny, the 15 year-old boy he has tried to protect. But times have changed even in this small Bible-belt community near Dallas. Glen stands firm, refusing to live a life of liesand the intolerance of the few collides with the compassion and respect of the many as they stand behind their beloved teacher.

Presents different things that are examples of various shapes.

Mrs. Miller plans to surprise her class with a talking computer, but the class gets to the computer first and has a nice surprise for the teacher.

Explains the significance of dinosaur fossils and the work of paleontologists.

My World readers are a welcome resource for helping children become skilled readers and motivated writers. These appealing books engage the young learner with exciting subject matter along with writing models, or frames, to help stimulate the youngster's own writing. A world of writing fun awaits the reader!

Carol does not want to write a story because she thinks computers can write for people, until a trip to the computer store changes her mind.

Examines various scientific theories about the extinction of the dinosaurs, involving floods, giant meteorites, cold weather, disease, and simultaneous volcanic eruptions.

An alien family lands on Earth and a human family is taken on the ride of their lives, in a transport operated by a talking computer.

Describes everyday activities and occurrences that can be found from morning to night, at home, at school, and in the natural world.

Robin the robot is a great help with her family's household chores, until a fall damages a microchip and scrambles her programming.

Describes a variety of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs, including the Brachiosaur and Allosaurus.

Fifth-grader Andy Able can add numbers in his head faster than anyone, but his classmate Pam has a computer that can add even faster.

A child chooses a puppy, finds out how to take care of her, and enjoys her company.

Farmer Fred is so forgetful that he sometimes neglects important chores, until he buys a computer to remind him of what to do.

Describes how other dinosaurs, including a Triceratops, responded to an attack by a Tyrannosaurus.

Examines various scientific theories about the extinction of the dinosaurs, involving floods, giant meteorites, cold weather, disease, and simultaneous volcanic eruptions.

Vocabulary Works is a research-based program, authored by Dr. Alvin Granowsky, for students in Grade 1-6. It is intended to build reading comprehension through vocabulary acquisition, used in conjunction with a core basal reading program. High-interest readings and activities motivate students and enhance vocabulary skills.

Fifth-grader Andy Able can add numbers in his head faster than anyone, but his classmate Pam has a computer that can add even faster.

Describes everyday activities and occurrences that can be found from morning to night, at home, at school, and in the natural world.

Book's by Alvin Granowsky

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