Tania Unsworth's Books

The One Safe Place

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

In this near-future dystopia with echoes of The Giver and Among the Hidden, Tania Unsworth has created an unsettling page-turner—fast-paced, smooth, filled with dread—that’s wholly satisfying and startlingly original. Devin doesn’t remember life before the world got hot; he has grown up farming the scorched earth with his grandfather in their remote valley. When his grandfather dies, Devin heads for the city. Once there, among the stark glass buildings, he finds scores of children, just like him, living alone on the streets. They tell him rumors of a place for abandoned children, with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new family. But only the luckiest get there. An act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the home, but it’s soon clear that it’s no paradise. As Devin investigates the intimidating administrator and the zombie-like sickness that afflicts some children, he discovers the home’s horrific true mission. The only real hope is escape, but the place is as secure as a fortress. Fans of dystopian fiction and spine-chilling adventure will devour The One Safe Place; its haunting themes will resonate long after readers have turned the final page.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Algonquin Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1616203293

ISBN 13

9781616203290

Brightwood

Special Preview - The First 5 Chapters

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Brightwood

Special Preview - The First 5 Chapters

By: Tania Unsworth

SPECIAL PREVIEW! Daisy Fitzjohn knows there are two worlds: the outside world and the world of Brightwood Hall, her home--and the only place she’s ever been. Daisy and her mother have everything they need within its magnificent, half-ruined walls. They may not have a computer or phone, but Daisy has all the friends she could want, including a mischievous talking rat named Tar and the ghostly presence of a long-ago explorer who calls herself Frank. When Daisy’s mother leaves one morning, a strange visitor arrives on the estate, claiming to be a distant cousin, James Gritting. But as the days tick by and Daisy’s mother doesn’t return, Gritting becomes more and more menacing. He wants Brightwood for himself, and he will do anything to get it, unless Daisy, with only her imaginary companions to help her, can stop him. Tania Unsworth takes readers on a twisting, heart-pounding journey through dark corridors and wild, untamed gardens in this novel perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Coraline.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Algonquin Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1616207256

ISBN 13

9781616207250

Nowhere Island

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nowhere Island

By: Tania Unsworth

Set on a hidden island at the intersection of several busy highways, this is an original and action-packed survival adventure about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home. Hidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind the trees and scrubby undergrowth is an island, full of secrets... Pez has lived there for a while now, enjoying the solitude. She has a vegetable patch, a routine, her own way of doing things and a condor, who may be outstaying his welcome. Runaway brothers, Riley and Grayson call the island home too. They keep their distance from Pez and spend precarious days trying to survive, still relying on the man-made world which speeds around them. Then Gil arrives, with his hagstone and a dream of happy families, and everything changes. The four of them find a way of living and believe they might stay on the island forever. But all too soon they witness something they should never have seen and they're in deadly danger... Tania Unsworth constantly raises the stakes to write about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home in this original, tense and action-packed survival adventure.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

206

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1804540064

ISBN 13

9781804540060

The Time Traveller and the Tiger

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Time Traveller and the Tiger

By: Tania Unsworth

Face to face with the mightiest and most majestic predator in the jungle, Elsie is in awe of the tiger's beauty. She's on a mission to have the adventure of a lifetime, save the tiger and change the future. With echoes of Tom's Midnight Garden, Tania Unsworth writes about transcendent friendships and conservation in the animal kingdom. Elsie is not looking forward to the long summer holiday with her creaky, old Uncle John. But then the unimaginable happens as Time unravels and Elsie tumbles back to 1940s India to meet her Uncle John as a young boy on a tiger hunt. Can Elsie stop him from doing what he's already told her is a wrong he can never right? The Time Traveller and the Tiger is a multi-layered novel for 9-12 year-olds, rich in adventure, mystery, historical and conservation themes. Praise for The Time Traveller and the Tiger: 'Spine-tinglingly good. Enthralling and prize-worthy' AMANDA CRAIG 'A classic adventure, and a transporting evocation of the mighty, beautiful, much misunderstood creature at its heart' PIERS TORDAY 'An atmospheric adventure story with a strong message about the importance of conservation' BOOKTRUST

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1788541693

ISBN 13

9781788541695

Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars

By: Tania Ivanova-Sullivan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars

By: Tania Ivanova-Sullivan

In Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars, Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan investigates comprehension and production of anaphoric dependencies with null and overt subject pronouns. She discusses the divergent behaviour of the heritage speakers of Russian by providing a closer look at their proficiency level, quantity of input and order of language acquisition. She explains the results with various degrees of successful application of pragmatic principles and efficiency in allocating cognitive resources. The contribution of the monograph lies in the discussion of theoretical and experimental issues related to anaphora resolution along with an investigation of all aspects of representation and processing of anaphoric pronouns by various kinds of bilinguals: heritage speakers, L2 learners and L1 attriters.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

220

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004246177

ISBN 13

9789004246171

Second Language Acquisition

Introducing Intervention Research

By: Tania Ionin,Silvina Montrul

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Second Language Acquisition

Introducing Intervention Research

By: Tania Ionin,Silvina Montrul

Based on classic and cutting-edge research, this textbook shows how grammatical phenomena can best be taught to second language and bilingual learners. Bringing together second language research, linguistics, pedagogical grammar, and language teaching, it demonstrates how linguistic theory and second language acquisition findings optimize classroom intervention research. The book assumes a generative approach but covers intervention studies from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Each chapter describes relevant linguistic structures, discusses core challenges, summarizes research findings, and concludes with classroom and lab-based intervention studies. The authors provide tools to help to design linguistically informed intervention studies, including discussion questions, application questions, case studies, and sample interventions. Online resources feature lecture slides and intervention materials, with data analysis exercises, ensuring the content is clear and ready to use. Requiring no more than a basic course in linguistics, the material serves advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students studying applied linguistics, education, or language teaching.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

413

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1009032941

ISBN 13

9781009032940

Nowhere Island

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nowhere Island

By: Tania Unsworth

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

206

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1804540064

ISBN 13

9781804540060

Writing Short Stories

A Writers' and Artists' Companion

By: Courttia Newland,Tania Hershman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Writing Short Stories

A Writers' and Artists' Companion

By: Courttia Newland,Tania Hershman

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by leading short story writers, including: Alison Moore, Jane Rogers, Edith Pearlman, David Vann, Anthony Doerr, Vanessa Gebbie, Alexander MacLeod, Adam Thorpe and Elspeth Sandys. PART 3 contains practical advice - from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block, rewriting and publishing your stories.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1474257305

ISBN 13

9781474257305

Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach

3rd edition

By: Allen Yung,Denis Spelman,Alan Street,Joe McCormack,Tania Sorrell,Paul Johnson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach

3rd edition

By: Allen Yung,Denis Spelman,Alan Street,Joe McCormack,Tania Sorrell,Paul Johnson

Most textbooks on infectious diseases take a disease-specific and/or organ-specific approach. In this book a patient-centred approach is taken. The starting point is the patient’s presenting problem and its evolution. The focus is on clinical diagnosis and principles of management. The book comprises six parts. Part I, ‘General approach to infectious diseases’, establishes the patient-centred approach. Part II outlines presenting problems and syndromes, and Part III, infections of organ systems. These two sections highlight day-to-day problems faced by clinicians, differential diagnoses and management. Part IV covers specific infections, chosen for their importance or unique nature, and Part V deals with infectious problems in specific hosts and settings. Part VI outlines the principles of antimicrobial therapy and disease prevention through immunisation. The book concludes with a set of ‘golden rules of infectious diseases’. This is not a comprehensive infectious diseases textbook; it contains what the editors consider to be core knowledge and skills for the practising clinician. Infectious diseases in adults are the primary focus; paediatric infectious diseases are not covered in any detail. In this third edition All the original chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and updated. Three new chapters have been added: chapter 25, ‘Herpesvirus infections’, chapter 41, ‘Viral and rickettsial infections of particular relevance to Australia’, and chapter 43, ‘Infectious diseases in the South-East Asia region’. An Australasian character is evident, with the inclusion of five new authors from New Zealand and (where relevant and possible) the inclusion of data from New Zealand. The companion CD that was included in the second edition has not been retained. Senior medical students, graduates, and more experienced clinicians interested in the clinical skills of infectious diseases, will find this book refreshingly straightforward, easy to read, and rich with clinical pearls.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

769

Publisher

IP Communications

Published Date

ISBN 10

0980458692

ISBN 13

9780980458695

Generative Second Language Acquisition

By: Roumyana Slabakova,Tania Leal,Amber Dudley,Micah Stack

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Generative Second Language Acquisition

By: Roumyana Slabakova,Tania Leal,Amber Dudley,Micah Stack

Most human beings grow up speaking more than one language; a lot of us also acquire an additional language or languages other than our mother tongue. This Element in the Second Language Acquisition series investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages later in life and introduces the seminal processes involved in this acquisition. The authors discuss how to analyze learner data and what the findings tell us about language learning; critically assessing a leading theory of how adults learn a second language: Generative SLA. This theory describes both universal innate knowledge and individual experiences as crucial for language acquisition. This Element makes the relevant connections between first and second language acquisition and explores whether they are fundamentally similar processes. Slabakova et al. provide fascinating pedagogical questions that encourage students and teachers to reflect upon the experiences of second language learners.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

136

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108803539

ISBN 13

9781108803533

Introduction to Cinematography

Learning Through Practice

By: Tania Hoser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to Cinematography

Learning Through Practice

By: Tania Hoser

Introduction to Cinematography offers a practical, stage-by-stage guide to learning, combining and using the creative and technical aspects of cinematography. Building from a skills-based approach focused on professional practice, cinematographer and award-winning author Tania Hoser provides a step-by-step introduction for both cinematographers and camera assistants to the techniques, processes and procedures of working with cameras, lenses and light. Building on the success of the first book, this second edition adds all-new chapters on virtual production and extended reality, as well as a significant increase in low-budget examples and case studies, to accommodate every reader. Richly illustrated, the book incorporates exercises and sample scripts throughout, exploring light, color, movement and the language of the lens. The principles and techniques of shaping and controlling light are applied to working with natural light and film lamps and, as with all areas of cinematography, show both high-end and low-budget options. This makes the second edition of Introduction to Cinematography the most up-to-date and essential resource for anyone aiming to acquire the full range of cinematography skills, allowing seamless progression from exercises through to full feature shoots. Assessment rubrics also provide a framework to measure progress as the reader’s ability to visually interpret scripts and enhance the director's vision develops.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

482

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040037305

ISBN 13

9781040037300

Research Methods in Generative Second Language Acquisition

By: Roumyana Slabakova,Tania Leal,Laura Domínguez

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Research Methods in Generative Second Language Acquisition

By: Roumyana Slabakova,Tania Leal,Laura Domínguez

This timely text provides a comprehensive overview of the research methods used by the Generative Second Language Acquisition framework. The authors lay out the history and state of the art in the field, explain the theoretical underpinnings of this work, and offer practical hands-on guidance for developing, conducting and understanding studies related to L2 grammatical competence—using a rich array of techniques and advancing key insights into the rationale and circumstantial pros and cons of each method. With useful features in a consistent chapter structure, including diverse case studies and discussion questions, the book will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of SLA, applied linguistics, theoretical linguistics, education, and related areas.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

229

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040110002

ISBN 13

9781040110003

The One Safe Place

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The One Safe Place

By: Tania Unsworth

“What is this place?” In a drought-stricken world, Devin and his grandfather have barely scraped out a living on their isolated farm. When his grandfather dies, Devin knows he can’t manage alone and heads for the nearest city to find help. But in the city he finds only children alone like him, living on the streets. Then a small act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood—a place with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new home. But Devin soon finds out that the Gabriel Penn Home is no paradise. A zombie-like sickness afflicts many of the children who live there—and it will claim Devin, too, unless he can become the first to find a way out of this dystopian nightmare. “[A] chilling and engrossing tale . . . A standout.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Fast-paced and gripping. An original dystopian story.” —School Library Journal, starred review “A timeless story that deserves to become a children’s classic for decades to come.” —The Christian Science Monitor A Summer 2014 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick One of the Christian Science Monitor’s 25 Best New Middle Grade Novels of 2014

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

Algonquin Young Readers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1616204044

ISBN 13

9781616204044

Brightwood

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Brightwood

By: Tania Unsworth

“Brilliantly conceived . . . entertaining and heartfelt.” —Kirkus Reviews Daisy Fitzjohn knows there are two worlds: the outside world and the world of Brightwood Hall, her home—and the only place she’s ever been. Daisy and her mother have everything they need within its magnificent, crumbling walls. But, when Daisy’s mother leaves unexpectedly one morning, a strange visitor arrives on the estate, claiming to be a distant cousin, James Gritting. As the days tick by and Daisy’s mother doesn’t return, Gritting becomes more and more menacing. He wants Brightwood for himself, and he will do anything to get it—unless Daisy, with only her imaginary companions to help her, can stop him. Tania Unsworth takes readers on a twisting, heart-pounding journey through dark corridors and wild, untamed gardens in this novel perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Coraline.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

Algonquin Young Readers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1616206594

ISBN 13

9781616206598

The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid

By: Tania Unsworth

Even though she's terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery of who she really is.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Zephyr

Published Date

ISBN 10

1788541685

ISBN 13

9781788541688

The Secret Life of Daisy Fitzjohn

By: Tania Unsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Secret Life of Daisy Fitzjohn

By: Tania Unsworth

An enthralling, magical and spine-tingling story of a young girl who has never before seen the outside world. The second novel from THE ONE SAFE PLACE author Tania Unsworth. For her whole life, 11-year-old Daisy has lived with her mother in their family home, the splendid but crumbling Brightwood Hall. She has never set foot in the outside world. But one day, when her mother doesn't come home and a strange man arrives at the house, Daisy must use her wits to survive. This enthralling story of a young girl's physical and mental journey is beautifully imagined by Tania Unsworth, and readers will be completely transported by the unique magic of Daisy's world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

188

Publisher

Hachette UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

1444010255

ISBN 13

9781444010251

Book's by Tania Unsworth

The One Safe Place

The One Safe Place

Brightwood

Brightwood

Nowhere Island

Nowhere Island

The Time Traveller and the Tiger

The Time Traveller and the Tiger

Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars

Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Syntax-Discourse Interface in Heritage Grammars

Second Language Acquisition

Second Language Acquisition

Nowhere Island

Nowhere Island

Writing Short Stories

Writing Short Stories

Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach

Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach

Generative Second Language Acquisition

Generative Second Language Acquisition

Introduction to Cinematography

Introduction to Cinematography

Research Methods in Generative Second Language Acquisition

Research Methods in Generative Second Language Acquisition

The One Safe Place

The One Safe Place

Brightwood

Brightwood

The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid

The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid

The Secret Life of Daisy Fitzjohn

The Secret Life of Daisy Fitzjohn

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email