Books with author Amanda Harrison

Write it! is a great way to help children start writing. Stories don’t start themselves and a lot of children really struggle to think of an idea, then find it even harder to put the idea down on paper.From simple picture starters to little projects, your child can go through the book in any order they like, picking what appeals to them and trying it out.Many activities have extras, helping children to continue a favourite story or to encourage them to try out new ideas for the same activity.There are poems to show children how stories don’t have to be all the same, helping them take the first steps in writing their own poetry.The pictures, stories and poems in this book are all designed to help children start writing quickly. The ideas are clear and fun, with the emphasis on writing what they can and in their own way.

Living alone with her mother and a cousin, who arrived from the city of Detroit; Annie Mae is one teenager is trying to adjust to her life in a debased also dangerous neighborhood located in Baltimore. Growing up in the certain neighborhood it looks as if school becomes the only outlet for Annie Mae, who wants to one day become a journalist, but will she be able to survive the harsh atmosphere of living in a ghetto in Baltimore where it seems there are so many odds stacked against the teenager.The author Amina Harrison has revised one her earliest novels by removing an older character then replacing the character with a teenage one a story depicting the life of a teenager growing up in a ghetto in the city of Baltimore. However, Annie Mae is an exceptionally good student, yet the only real friend Annie Mae truly has is her diary she name simply as Sojourner. One day, Annie Mae will find hope not only by a visit from a long, lost father yet she, her single mother fighting a anxiety disorder and a cousin ready to help Annie Mae and her mother to move away from Baltimore for a new beginning.Miss Amina Harrison lives in East Texas with her family. She was advised to not only rewrite the book Annie Mae, however try her hand in writing YA fiction centered on a young, black and gifted teen; ANNIE MAE.

Bad things are waiting and Emily must try her best to overcome them in time to save the day. When Emily bumps her head, she starts to hear her cat, Tobo, talking to her. He promises he can change her life for the better. All she has to do is listen to him. Then she misses one of Tobo's deadlines and finds her life taking a scary turn. The Cat's Girl is a funny, scary story about what happens when you take a chance and let a little bit of magic guide you round the right corner. This is the Large Print edition. Paperback editions of this book are printed using the clear, easy-to-read, 'dyslexia-friendly' font Century Gothic.

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Make Me a Story! is a great new way to help your child write their own stories without feeling like they have to do it all on their own. Each section in the book follows a simple yet effective formula: a fun and inspiring picture with lots of ideas and tiny plans building to bigger plans and then the whole story! The pictures have been carefully chosen to be very different from one another and with lots of details to help the story grow. There are robots, animals, real people, scary things, unicorns, naughty children, strange new worlds and lots more.

When Daniel is given the gift of a stone, he doesn't realise that every time he does something wrong, the stone will grow. When the stone is big enough, it will come for him. If he can learn his lesson in time and change before the stone grows too big, he can still be saved. Otherwise, this bully will find out what happens when you do exactly what you want. The Boy Who Broke the School is the story of Daniel, the school bully who thinks he is tough enough for anything. It takes a little bit of real magic to show him how wrong he can be. This is the Large Print edition. Paperback editions of this book are printed using the clear, easy-to-read, 'dyslexia-friendly' font Century Gothic.