Books with author Caroline Lee

The flow of information through our modern digital world has led to many new issues and controversies. Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorshipexamines how and why schools, special-interest groups, and governments attempt to suppress information in print and online. Compelling text, well-chosen photographs, and extensive back matter give readers a clear look at these complex issues. Features include essential facts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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The Determined Sofa, is the third in a series of novellas for the young reader, about Ellie and her adventures with her Aunt Sophy. The first novella is The Cantankerous Bed and the second, The Expectant Chair, both of which won a Purple Dragonfly Book Award sponsored by Story Monsters LLC. In The Determined Sofa, Ellie and her Aunt Sophy have been invited to perform in the variety show put on by an annual British Music Hall festival in London. During their week-long trip Ellie encounters several unusual residents at the Bed and Breakfast where they’re staying and plunges into solving a mystery with her aunt, while rehearsing for her first performance on stage.

A romantic historical YA novel featuring strong female characters from the acclaimed author of Wait for MeIt's 1942, and as the war rages in Europe, Maisie McCall is in the Scottish Highlands swinging an axe for the Women's Timber Corps. Maisie relishes her newfound independence working alongside other lumberjacks--including the mysterious John Lindsay.As Maisie and John work side by side felling trees together, Maisie can't help but feel that their friendship has the spark of something more to it. And yet every time she gets close to him, John pulls away. It's not until Maisie rescues John from a terrible logging accident that he begins to open up to her about the truth of his past, and the pain he's been hiding.Suddenly everything is more complicated than Maisie expected. And as she helps John untangle his shattered history, she must decide if she's willing to risk her heart to help heal his. But in a world devastated by war, love might be the only thing left that can begin to heal what's broken.

David is much like any other boy who loves playing soccer, but when the chance comes up to go and stay at Champions Soccer Camp, David has to face up to his biggest embarrassment, wetting the bed. David stands up bravely to his sister's taunts and a nervous visit to the doctor, but will he be able to control his bed wetting in time for Camp?David's Secret Soccer Goals is a warm and sensitive look inside the mind of a boy with bed wetting problems. It delicately highlights the fears and worries that a child in this position can go through, whilst also giving practical advice on how to deal positively with the situation.

Perfect for fans of Code Name Verity and The Girl in the Blue Coat, Wait for Me, from debut author Caroline Leech, brings a fresh new voice, and a perfect blend of sweet romance and historical fiction, to a much-loved genre.It s 1945, and Lorna Anderson s life on her father s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Lorna is appalled. How can she possibly work alongside the enemy when her own brothers are risking their lives for their country?But as Lorna reluctantly spends time with Paul, she feels herself changing. The more she learns about him from his time fighting a war he doesn t believe in, to his life back home in Germany the more she sees the boy behind the soldier.Soon Lorna is battling her own warring heart. Loving Paul could mean losing her family and the life she s always known. With tensions rising all around them, Lorna must decide how much she s willing to sacrifice before the end of the war determines their fate.

Presents the story of television's invention: why there was a need for it, its design and testing, the science behind it, and its lasting impact. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions, infographics, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.

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Gigi is a sweet, exuberantly playful young dog, dearly loved by her family and the children in her neighborhood. Then one day, with no warning, she suddenly finds herself abandoned and homeless.Alone, afraid, dodging danger and illness, she lives on the mean streets of Skid Rowuntil a mysterious man lures her into his car, turning her already scary existence into a nightmare.Tossed into a dark basement, chained, mistreated, Gigi has little hopeuntil she somehow finds her way back to freedom. Then she gets another chancea chance to survive, and thrive, in the face of all hardships.Based in part on a true story, Gigi the Famous Rescue Dog is the inspirational tale of how one courageous canine overcomes every obstacle in a relentless search for a new home, and a family to love.