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.

By acting out this historical script students will learn all about the founding fathers' process of writing the Declaration of Independence; the important document that made America a free nation. The roles in this leveled script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different individual reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity, participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this charming story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students enjoy participating and practicing fluency.About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

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.

Leroy hates his hard life in a London orphanage. When Mark suggests that life might be better in America, Leroy accepts Mark's offer to sneak him on board a ship sailing to New York City. Unfortunately the boys travel on the Titanic, which causes major problems for them long before the fatal disaster. Can they handle the problems? Will they survive the disaster? Join Leroy and Mark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Book Three in the Julie the Brave series follows Jules Everbeam as she arrives to Acathia to battle an evil wizard who collects children as pets. She finds it wasn't what she'd hope. Now she must decide if she's brave enough to fight the greatest wizard to have ever lived. She's set into motion a war between the Wizard's evil army and the light within. She can't turn back now. Can she set free the children the Wizard keeps as pets? Can she protect all those she loves from what everyone else fears?

The letter arrived in a blood red envelope carried by a hawk. It begged ten-year-old Julie to leave everything she'd ever known to join an army of witches to fight the Evil Wizard Dietrick in Acathia. His black magic rules over Acathia, destroying all that is good. He even collects children as pets. Can Julie really be the one to finally defeat him? Book 2 of the Julie the Brave series continues with Julie setting off on a quest to Acathia with her mother, her dragon Mimi, and her flying dog Peppermint. Before she can get to Acathia, she must first survive her journey through an enchanted land filled with magical creatures. All the while, the Wizard senses she's coming. Can Julie fight for the Light when his Darkness seeks to stop her?

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 new 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. And yet Stephanie finds that keeping her new life 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.

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.

Act out the story of a young boy named Charles who is an indentured servant. In this script, students will learn about indentured servitude and slavery as Charles befriends a young slave and the two of them join a group of pirates in hopes of finally becoming free! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.