Books with author Anne Carter

On her seventh birthday, Pauline rode across the lawns on her street followed by her best friend Henry, he on the blue wooden horse, she on the red. On the seventh lawn at the top of the street, she collapsed, becoming a sudden victim of the polio outbreak of the summer of 1954. Five years later, when In the Clear begins, she has survived, but paid a heavy price. A brace on her left leg allows her to walk, but she confines herself to her house, humiliated at the notion of being seen. Terrified by what Pauline has already suffered, her mother watches over her, forbidding her to play hockey on the ice rink her father has created in the backyard. In the Clear alternates, chapter by chapter, between Pauline's horror-filled year in the hospital five years earlier and her struggles to adapt in the present of 1959 and 1960. At the end of the book, her triumphs in past and present come together and she is able to move forward with new friendships, and a new faith in herself.

A collection of three humorous Christmas stories about Mrs Claus! If your child loves fun adventure stories, they'll love these festive read aloud Christmas tales about Mrs Claus ...Mrs Claus and the Christmas Adventure: A fun Christmas adventure for Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus. As Santa Claus heads off on Christmas Eve, a terrible discovery is made. In a hidden corner, Mrs. Claus discovers three presents that Santa has left behind. Mrs. Claus decides to save the day by deciding to deliver them herself, with nothing but an old snowboard and some magical fairy dust. Mrs. Claus has a wonderful adventure as she flies around the world. Will the children wake up to discover the perfect Christmas gifts on Christmas morning? Or will it all go badly wrong?Mrs Claus and the Pirate Captain: As Mrs Claus ventures out on her own sleigh, what will she encounter on her trip from frozen huts in the arctic to remote woodland cabins. Will she be able to sneak aboard the pirate ship without waking the pirates to deliver a gift to Wilf, the cabin boy? Mrs Claus and the Christmas Stowaway: Mrs Claus breaks her ankle in the North Pole snowboarding tournament. She's sure that someone has sabotaged the ramp. With Mrs Claus out of action, who will help Santa with the deliveries this year? Will the saboteur succeed, or will Santa and Mrs Claus triumph once again? Does Mrs Claus make the delivery to the Japanese orphans in their mountain hideaway? Does the saboteur succeed in stopping Mrs Claus make her deliveries? Does the little girl in the treehouse fulfill her dream to see Santa Claus? Will they end in disaster or will the children wake up on Christmas morning to find their presents? You'll have to listen to the story to find out! If your child loves Christmas stories with a touch of humor and adventure, they'll love listening to these stories!

Michael Denshaw's life is hanging in the balance. After a severe beating by thugs at school, his body is left broken and bleeding on an abandoned set of railroad tracks. As he slips into a coma, Michael's world splits in two and he is given a second chance at life. He finds himself in Nova Scotia, in a time just before the deportation of the Acadians. There, he meets a beautiful girl named Marie, and begins to fall in love with her. Life seems idyllic, but Michael knows that tragedy looms, for he has encountered Marie before - as a ghost on a lonely stretch of beach back in his own time. Michael soon learns that his fate is inexplicably entwined with Marie's, and that to save his own life, he must first save hers. The Girl on Evangeline Beach is a wonderful coming-of-age adventure set against one of the most tragic occurrences in Canadian history.

A saboteur is on the loose at the North Pole and they're trying to stop the children getting their presents on Christmas morning! Mrs Claus breaks her ankle in the North Pole snowboarding tournament. She's sure that someone has sabotaged the ramp. With Mrs Claus out of action, who will help Santa with the deliveries this year? Will the saboteur succeed, or will Santa and Mrs Claus triumph once again?Does Mrs Claus make the delivery to the Japanese orphans in their mountain hideaway? Does the saboteur succeed in stopping Mrs Claus make her deliveries?Does the little girl in the treehouse fulfill her dream to see Santa Claus?You'll have to listen to the story to find out!If you love Christmas stories with a touch of humor and adventure, you'll love this story!

A collection of three humorous Christmas stories about Mrs Claus! If your child loves fun adventure stories, they'll love these festive read aloud Christmas tales about Mrs Claus ...Mrs Claus and the Christmas Adventure:A fun Christmas adventure for Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus. As Santa Claus heads off on Christmas Eve, a terrible discovery is made. In a hidden corner, Mrs. Claus discovers three presents that Santa has left behind. Mrs. Claus decides to save the day by deciding to deliver them herself, with nothing but an old snowboard and some magical fairy dust. Mrs. Claus has a wonderful adventure as she flies around the world. Will the children wake up to discover the perfect Christmas gifts on Christmas morning? Or will it all go badly wrong?2. Mrs Claus and the Pirate Captain:As Mrs Claus ventures out on her own sleigh, what will she encounter on her trip from frozen huts in the arctic to remote woodland cabins. Will she be able to sneak aboard the pirate ship without waking the pirates to deliver a gift to Wilf, the cabin boy? 3. Mrs Claus and the Christmas Stowaway:Mrs Claus breaks her ankle in the North Pole snowboarding tournament. She's sure that someone has sabotaged the ramp. With Mrs Claus out of action, who will help Santa with the deliveries this year? Will the saboteur succeed, or will Santa and Mrs Claus triumph once again?Does Mrs Claus make the delivery to the Japanese orphans in their mountain hideaway? Does the saboteur succeed in stopping Mrs Claus make her deliveries?Does the little girl in the treehouse fulfill her dream to see Santa Claus?Will they end in disaster or will the children wake up on Christmas morning to find their presents?You'll have to listen to the story to find out!If your child loves Christmas stories with a touch of humor and adventure, they'll love listening to this story. Scroll up and download to read or listen now!

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children, the Society of School Librarians International Best Book Award and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book Ever since she was a little girl, Amani has wanted to be a shepherd, just like her beloved grandfather, Sido. For generations her family has grazed sheep above the olive groves of the family homestead near Hebron, and she has been steeped in Sido’s stories, especially one about a secret meadow called the Firdoos, where the grass is lush and the sheep grow fat, and about the wolf that once showed him the path there. But now Amani’s family home is being threatened by encroaching Jewish settlements. As she struggles to find increasingly rare grazing land for her starving sheep, her uncle and brother are tempted to take a more militant stance against the settlers. Then she accidentally meets Jonathan, an American boy visiting his settler father. Away from the pressures of their families, the two young people discover Sido’s secret meadow, the domain of a lone wolf. And Amani learns that she must share the meadow, and even her sheep, with the wolf, if she is going to continue to use it.

Ever since she was a little girl, Amani has wanted to be a shepherd, just like her beloved grandfather, Sido. For generations her family has grazed sheep above the olive groves of the family homestead near Hebron. But now Amani's family home is being threatened by encroaching Jewish settlements. As Amani struggles to find increasingly rare grazing land for her starving sheep, her uncle and brother are tempted to take a more militant stance against the settlers. Then she meets Jonathan, an American boy visiting his father. Away from the pressures of their families, and despite their differences, the two young people discover a secret meadow where Amani can graze her sheep. A moving novel about one of the most hotly disputed pieces of land on earth.