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The Enemy

Detroit, 1954

By: Sara E. Holbrook

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Winner, Jane Addams Children's Book Award A young girl navigates family and middle school dramas amid the prejudices and paranoia of the Cold War era in this “excellent example of historical fiction for middle grade readers” (School Library Journal) World War II is over, but the threat of communism and the Cold War loom over the United States. In Detroit, Michigan, twelve-year-old Marjorie Campbell struggles with the ups and downs of family life, dealing with her veteran father’s unpredictable outbursts, keeping her mother’s stash of banned library books a secret, and getting along with her new older “brother”—the teenager her family took in after his veteran father’s death. When a new girl from Germany transfers to Marjorie’s class, Marjorie finds herself torn between befriending Inga and pleasing her best friend, Bernadette, by writing in a slam book that spreads rumors about Inga. Marjorie seems to be confronting enemies everywhere—at school, at the library, in her neighborhood, and even in the news. In all this turmoil, Marjorie tries to find her own voice and figure out what is right and who the real enemies actually are. Includes an author’s note and bibliography.

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Boyds Mills Press

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1629797960

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9781629797960

Zombies! Evacuate the School!

By: Sara E. Holbrook

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Zombies! Evacuate the School!

By: Sara E. Holbrook

This entertaining and quirky collection of school poems covers everything from a "slam-dancing ride" on the big yellow bus to the teacher who picks up signals with "antennae in her hair" to a full-on zombie invasion. Sidebars introduce readers to many elements of poetry and invite kids to write poems of their own.

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Astra Publishing House

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1629791105

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9781629791104

Wham! It's a Poetry Jam

By: Sara E. Holbrook

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Wham! It's a Poetry Jam

By: Sara E. Holbrook

Take a wild ride with poet Sara Holbrook as she guides young writers in performing their poetry with style and pizzazz. With enthusiasm and a touch of irreverence, Ms. Holbrook, a performance poet herself, explains how to use voice, rhythm, attitude, movement, and other techniques to perform poetry in a group, duo, or solo. More than thirty poems are included for young readers to practice, as well as instructions for putting on a poetry jam at school or in the community.

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Boyds Mills Press

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1629792772

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9781629792774

More Than Friends

Poems from Him and Her

By: Sara E. Holbrook,Allan Wolf

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More Than Friends

Poems from Him and Her

By: Sara E. Holbrook,Allan Wolf

Teenage love explored from his and her points of view. From the first furtive looks across the classroom to the blossom of new romance and the final flameout, teenage love is loaded with awkwardness, uncertainty, dreams, conflict, and pure bliss. Poets Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf combine their considerable talents to explore these feelings and struggles by creating the voices of a girl and boy in the throes of affection. As they experience the giddiness of love, the poems' two characters also face obstacles (parents) and distractions (friends) while learning to respect each other's interests and needs. Can this relationship survive? In sonnets, tankas, villanelles, and other poetic forms, Holbrook and Wolf examine the efforts of two teenagers who dare to be more than friends.

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1629791822

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The Dog Ate My Homework

By: Sara E. Holbrook

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The Dog Ate My Homework

By: Sara E. Holbrook

In these four collections of verse (The Dog Ate My Homework, I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult, Am I Naturally This Crazy? and Which Way to the Dragon!), Sara Holbrook deals honestly with issues facing adolescents: school, divorce, anger, violence, love, friendship, and self-esteem. Through her straight-talk style, Holbrook captures the joys, pains, and attitudes that preteens and teenagers feel and provides a message of understanding that readers will appreciate.

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Book's by Sara E. Holbrook

The Enemy

The Enemy

Zombies! Evacuate the School!

Zombies! Evacuate the School!

Wham! It's a Poetry Jam

Wham! It's a Poetry Jam

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

The Dog Ate My Homework

The Dog Ate My Homework

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