Rosalyn directly related her philanthropic work for girls’ education in later life to her experience at McTyeire. Rosalyn’s loyalty and love for her alma mater, and particularly her old principal Xue Zheng (who she perhaps felt grateful to for not having expelled her!), can also be seen ...
best books for 8-9-year-old girls Many eight-year-olds are quite capable readers. That's to say, the process of reading has become automatised (yes, it is a word!) for them to the point where it doesn't require too much effort. This is great because it means they can concentrate...
What are the best books for 8-year-olds? Check out our 50 recommendations, based on our own reading experience and research.
“Kaleidoscope”, by Lu Mei (Anhui shaonian ertong chubanshe) — During the summer holidays, nine-year-old Mai Xiaojie has adventures in Shanghai’s shikumen. As the title suggests, there are different ways of looking at things… // 陆梅:《万花筒》(安徽少年儿童出版社) “Tiled Roofs and M...
Page for Teens About Books and Writing Books by Meredith Sue Willis Books for Teens Recommended by Teens The 2023 New York StateYouth Poet LaureateStephanie Pacheco of the Bronx! Welcome members of Heather Lustig-Curran's Creative Writing Club of Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia!
George Washington Vanderbilt was a 25 year old bachelor in 1889 when he commissioned a French Renaissance chateau for friends and family to escape New York winters.Can you imagine how those 16th-century castles in the Loire Valley must have wished that they, too, had 125,000 acres to frolic...
“Eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family are old pros at fostering rescued dogs and cats from the local animal shelter. But they’ve got their work cut out for them when a beautiful bearded dragon with plenty of attitude arrives at their doorstep. Even though Kaita narrates the rollicki...
This year we are making an ornament a day to give as gifts to family and friends in what I hope will become another fun and creative Advent tradition for our family. If you want to give it a try, too, you can find some cute ornament craft ideashere. ...
Seventeen-year-old Shae has led a seemingly quiet life, joking with her best friend Fiona, and chatting with Mads, the neighborhood boy who always knows how to make her smile. All while secretly keeping her fears at bay… Of the disease that took her brother’s life. Of how her dreams...
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone bef...