Books with author Caroline Williams

Includes over 300 colorful photo cards printed on cardstock and ready to use. No coloring, cutting, or reproducing required. Children sort the cards by identifying the sounds they hear. No reading skills required. Sorting activities are organized by seven phonemic awareness skills, such as rhyming words recognition, syllable counting, and phoneme isolation. 16-page teacher guide includes activity ideas and phonemic awareness assessment. Grades PreK-1

In 1879, newly-married Carrie Willard and her husband set off for tiny Haines, Alaska. They went as missionaries but the tale Carrie tells through letters to home are a fascinating look into early Alaska. Even today, Haines is a small place. In the four years the Willards spent there, it was not an easy place to survive.For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

A little girl examines herself and finds perfection within. What others might perceive as flaws, she sees as beauty. Her eyes, her ears, her lips, her skin tone. She is proud and happy of the body she is in. She tells herself "I love my ears they are so quirky." She realizes embracing and loving all of herself with or without flaws is the key to self acceptance and joy.

Charming, clever, and heart-warming. Carol Lynch Williams' novelization of the motion picture Once I Was a Beehive is sure to be a family favorite. ***2018 Whitney Award Finalist***Sixteen-year-old Lane Speer spends her family vacations camping in the mountains, taking the memories for granted until she loses her father to an unexpected bout with cancer. One year later, as Lane is still reeling from her father's death, her mother remarries a guy who Lane hardly knows. To top it off, he's a Mormon. Worst of all, while her mom and new stepdad are on their honeymoon, they arrange to have her stay with her Mormon step-aunt who takes her to a bible-themed girls camp with a bunch of Mormon girls. Confronted with memories of camping with her family, Lane tries to find peace with her new surroundings as she deals with the death of her father. ABOUT CAROL LYNCH WILLIAMS:Carol Lynch Williams, who grew up in Florida and now lives in Utah, is an award-winning novelist with seven children of her own, including six daughters. She has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College, and won the prestigious PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. The Chosen One was named one of the ALA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Best Books for Young Adult Readers; it won the Whitney and the Association of Mormon Letters awards for the best young adult novel of the year; and was featured on numerous lists of recommended YA fiction. Carol’s other novels include Glimpse, Miles From Ordinary, The Haven, Waiting, Signed, Skye Harper, and the Just in Time series.

Rory is afraid of winter's darkness, imagining that monsters and demons might creep out from the shadows and cold. So, with paint and glitter, he crafts a Winter Dragon of emerald green with a crest of brilliant red. Each night the dragon comes alive to tell him stories of knights and battles, of elf-kings and treasure hoards. Through these dreamtime adventures, Rory grows brave. But as spring approaches, the Winter Dragon has his own dream: returning to his fiery home. Caroline Pitcher's evocative prose and Sophy Williams's atmospheric artwork make this a memorable story of overcoming fear with imagination.

For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all they know. Everything is strictly monitored: education, exercise, food, and rest. The rules must be followed to keep the children healthy, to help control the Disease that has cast them as Terminals, the Disease that claims limbs and lungs—and memories. But Shiloh is different; she remembers everything. Gideon is different, too. He dreams of a cure, of rebellion against the status quo. What if everything they've been told is a lie? What if The Haven is not the safe place it claims to be? And what will happen if Shiloh starts asking dangerous questions?Powerful and emotional, The Haven takes us inside a treacherous world in which nothing is as it seems. "Imagine Anna Quindlen or Sue Miller turning her attention to writing a young adult novel, and you have an idea of what Carol Lynch Williams has done for early teen readers." (Audrey Couloumbis, author of the Newbery Honor Book Getting Near to Baby)

Includes over 400 colorful photo and word cards to identify, sort, and categorize. Photo and word cards are organized by 30 themes, such as In the Garden, Farm Fun, Sports, I Can Fly, Animals, and Let's Cook. Children can sort photos only (no reading required) or match word and photo cards to connect concepts to print. Perfect for English language learners. 16-page teacher guide includes activity ideas and thematic literature connections. Grades PreK-2

After her brother’s death, a teen struggles to rediscover love and find redemption in this “stunningly powerful free-verse story” (VOYA).Growing up, London and Zach were as close as could be. And then Zach dies, and the family is gutted. London’s father is distant. Her mother won’t speak. The days are filled with what-ifs and whispers: Was it London’s fault? Alone and adrift, London finds herself torn between her brother’s best friend and the handsome new boy in town as she struggles to find herself—and ultimately redemption—in this authentic and affecting novel from award-winning novelist Carol Lynch Williams.

Includes 80 sight word cards and over 200 full-color photo cards printed on sturdy cardstock. Cards punch out easily and are ready to use! Students can create, read, and write over 150 sight word sentences to build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students are challenged to monitor their understanding of the text by making appropriate word choices to complete the sentence frames. Includes 48-page teacher guide with handy reproducibles and teaching tips.