Sentences with phrase «of young readers whose»

They're grabbing for today's dollars at the expense of a generation of young readers whose hunger for knowledge has to take a back seat to their hunger for food, to their need to pay to keep a roof over their heads and gas in their car.

Not exact matches

From its opening sentence («We rode the hillsides and vales of Missouri, hiding in uniforms of Yankee blue») Woodrell's novel lures the reader into the first - person narration of a young Dutch Southerner destined to become the sort of «hardened youth» whose experience of war and death («we made trash of men and places») is such that when he comes upon two human heads sitting «ripe and pecked» on a pole, he simply notes that one year earlier this sight would have sickened him «beyond consolation».

Engage young readers by showing them the value of composing and sending tweets to authors whose books they've enjoyed during a read - aloud.

Used daily by millions of young people around the world, Read & Write literacy support software makes the web and documents more accessible for reluctant readers, individuals with dyslexia and other learning difficulties, as well as students whose first language isn't English.

But Kobo, whose Kobo Kids» Store offers younger readers a catalog of over 100,000 ebook titles, recenlty secured a deal that would add some of the most beloved children's books of all time to its... [Read more...]

Such was not the case with Robert Cormier, whose first, The Chocolate War, remains a seminal work of fiction, the first to take young adult readers into the heart of darkness and to show readers the lay of the land there.

Readers see their own culture through the eyes of a teenager whose tribe is being observed by two young American anthropologists.

But Kobo, whose Kobo Kids» Store offers younger readers a catalog of over 100,000 ebook titles, recenlty secured a deal that would add some of the most beloved children's books of all time to its catalog.

Additionally, in light of the data that shows a higher - than - ever percentage of crossover fans — adults who purchase young adult titles for their own reading — this will help consumers understand what constitutes appropriate for different individual readers; a parent whose child is thirteen years old may not be at the right maturity level to read a series such as the Divergent titles, for example, while a child as young as ten years old may actually be ready for the thematic elements and violence in The Hunger Games.

This book gives young readers an image of a girl who is both clever and giving and whose independent vision is undaunted by those around her.

In this thrilling prequel to the adventure of James Bond, 007, readers meet a young boy whose inquisitive mind and determination set him on a path that will someday take him across the globe, in pursuit of the most dangerous criminals of all time.

Over 30 authors participated at Montclair Library in Montclair, New Jersey, including Philip Engsberg, whose latest offering is a, «self - published a book of silly poetry and illustrations for young readers,» titled There's A Lot You Can Do When There's Nothing To Do And Other Short Stories.

Although Dietz's description of his first book as a «nonfiction novel» will leave some readers wary, he devotes much space to the controversial William Arnett, whose nonprofit Tinwood Alliance owns the quilts on view at the de Young.

The choice is clear for one of Bruce MacEwen's readers, whose anonymous description of a young associate's view of the partnership chase appears here at MacEwen's Adam Smith, Esq..