Books with author Corinne

'My walls were stripped, and all that was left in the room was a pile of boxes and my mattress propped against the wall.'So begins Irene's journey from an Upper West Side penthouse to--well, she's not entirely sure where. Irene's father, a corporate VP, is 'downsized' when his company merges with another. When he can't find work, her family's lifestyle--and her mother's spending--quickly catches up with them. Eventually, they're forced to move in with Irene's grandfather in the family farmhouse upstate. But what begins as the most disastrous summer of Irene's life takes a surprising turn, and Irene must decide what she wants for herself after losing everything she was.

A humorous Level 1 Scholastic Reader about a duck, a truck, lots of muck, and a little luck!Dog chases Duck into the swamp, setting off a very muddy chain of events. Chuck tries to pull Dog out of the muck and also gets stuck. One by one, each character gets stuck while trying to help another. At last, a helicopter rescues them, and Duck flies back to build a nest on the still-stuck truck!

Her mother's third marriage is only hours old when all hope for Clare's fifteenth summer fades. Before she knows it, Clare is whisked away to some ancient cottage on a tiny marsh island on Cape Cod to spend the summer with her father―a man she hasn't seen since she was three. Clare's biological father barely talks, and when he does, he obsesses about endangered turtles. The first teenager Clare meets on the Cape confirms that her father is known as the town crazy person. But there's something undeniably magical about the marsh and the island―a connection to Clare’s past that runs deeper than memory. Even her father's beloved turtles hold unexpected surprises. As Clare's father begins to reveal more about himself and his own struggle, Clare's summer becomes less of an exile and more of a return.

Stephanie Gerson is a triplet; the girl in a trio with identical twin brothers. They've always been close. But when Stephanie gets an invitation to attend the prestigious Guardians Academy in New York City, she learns that she's a memory walker, chosen by fate to protect the people of her city. Her life at the Academy is amazing. Stephanie has a new best friend, the hilarious young prophet Romina. There's Sean, the mysterious, charming upperclassman with a dark legacy. Stephanie finds that keeping the secret from her brothers is easier than she had expected it to be because, after all, they're just a couple of normal guys.When their mother, a powerful prophet who has lost the ability to make memories, is kidnapped, the triplets find that their fraying bond is about to be put to the ultimate test.Stephanie is caught between loyalty to her brothers and the fear that she is at the center of her mother's vision of a period of terror and fire: the Pomegranate Prophecy.

Being able to create alternate universes in your sleep might seem like the ultimate super power, but when a malevolent force from the dream realm tracks you down in real life, how do you escape it? Seventeen-year-old dreamwalkers and life-long best friends Emma and Zoe must journey deep into the perilous, unpredictable dream realm, risking their lives while evading constant danger, in order to seek out and destroy the evil that threatens to capture their souls for eternity--even if it means they'll have to give up their super power and obliterate the dream realm forever. To be successful, they must first immerse themselves in the rich history of dreamwalking. But this knowledge will do more than teach them how to defeat the evil lurking around every corner. It will reveal dark family secrets, shattering their realities.

For All Students These texts highlight both the unique and the universal in the Christmas celebrations in the featured countries. The history of the traditions is examined and various activities give experiences with these customs. MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES. Offer instructions for working on craft projects, cooking traditional recipes, and more. CULTURAL HISTORY. Traces historical, religious, and secular roots, along with the folk arts associated with the holiday. FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS. Highlight distinctive, as well as similar, characteristics of Christmas in the selected countries.

Life is about to get a lot more Charming for Julie Everbeam. One morning, ten-year-old Julie wakes up in her dreary bedroom and her tummy grumbles so loud she can no longer ignore it. Her parents love her, but they never have enough money for food to feed Julie and her three brothers. So Julie decides to save her family. She sets out on a quest that throws her into a magical world of witches, talking creatures, a family secret, and an evil wizard who collects children as pets. Julie soon learns she is far from ordinary, but in this hidden world Julie must decide if she will follow her destiny or play it safe. Can Julie find the courage she needs and still stay true to herself?Julie the Brave is a fantasy adventure written by a mother who had tired of stories of girls that needed saving. It started as a bedtime story and grew into a novel. Hidden in the magical story, is a mother's message to her children to remember to be kind and celebrate their own strength.