Books with author Cynthia

When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this gorgeous novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.

When your grandfather hails from medieval England and you've grown up on fairy tales of knights and castles, it's hard to find a modern-day guy who measures up. Chloe Penelope Merriweather has decided once and for all to give up her belief in fairy tales. She's spending the summer before college traipsing around England, visiting the sights she's heard so much about.But a tiny part of her wishes with all her heart that she too could travel through time, have a grand adventure, and meet her own knight in shining armor. And wouldn't it be perfect if she could actually meet one of the infamous Merriweather women?But alas, fairy tales belong in books. So she'll have to settle for enjoying the trip of a lifetime and close the book once and for all on childish dreams...or will she?Richard, Lord Bainford, otherwise known as the Beast of Bainford just wants to be left alone. But children keep turning up at the gates, men come bellowing to the fight the beast, and then she appears out of the snow on a winter day. A beauty not meant for a beast such as he.Series Reading Order:Knights Through Time Travel RomancesBook 1: A Knight to RememberBook 2: Knight MovesBook 3: Lonely is the KnightBook 4: Darkest KnightBook 5: Forever KnightBook 6: First KnightBook 7: Last KnightBook 8: My One and Only KnightBook 9: Beyond TimeBook 10: Time After TimeBook 11: A Moonlit Knight

David Wojnarowicz was an abused child, a teen runaway who barely finished high school, but he emerged as one of the most important voices of his generation. He found his tribe in New York's East Village, a neighborhood noted in the 1970s and '80s for drugs, blight, and a burgeoning art scene. His creativity spilled out in paintings, photographs, films, texts, installations, and in his life and its recounting-creating a sort of mythos around himself. His circle of East Village artists moved into the national spotlight just as the AIDS plague began its devastating advance, and as right-wing culture warriors reared their heads. As Wojnarowicz's reputation as an artist grew, so did his reputation as an agitator-because he dealt so openly with his homosexuality, so angrily with his circumstances as a Person With AIDS, and so fiercely with his would-be censors.Fire in the Belly is the untold story of a polarizing figure at a pivotal moment in American culture-and one of the most highly acclaimed biographies of the year.

i will be the Persephone to your Hades,the yin to your yang,the hope to your despairi will be that little light that gets in to your cracked and dejected soulor better yet, i will be yours foreverif you just let me be.beautiful destruction is a heartfelt and relatable collection of prose & poetry about life, love, musings, and struggles. i hope this book reaches you at the right time. this book is for you.

In a fantastical kingdom ravaged by famine and poverty, the prospect of hope lies with a mythical masked hero in this, the first book in the Tales of the Kingdom series from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt.In a distant time, a kingdom is starving. With winter upon them, there is little hope, except for the legend of Jackaroo: a masked outlaw who comes at night to aid the destitute and helpless. But Gwyn, the innkeeper’s daughter, is too practical for false hopes. She believes Jackaroo is nothing more than a fairy tale told to keep children hopeful till the next sunrise.Then Gwyn is forced to seek refuge in an abandoned house, and while scavenging for supplies, she comes across...a mask? A sword? A cloak? Could these belong to the fabled Jackaroo? As Gwyn searches for answers, she discovers that the heart of a hero goes far beyond a mask. Previously published as Jackaroo, this classic tale features a new look and a new title.

You can run from something, or toward something—but can you do both at the same time? Book four in the Newbery-winning cycle from Cynthia Voigt.Bullet Tillerman runs. He runs to escape the criticism of his harsh, unforgiving father. He runs to numb the pain of his mother’s inability to express her love. He is the star of the school track team, but he isn’t a team man and doesn’t want to be. Bullet runs for himself. So Bullet doesn’t understand why he’s been asked to train a new team member, and he’s not looking forward to the task. But in coaching Tamer Shipp, Bullet learns some things about himself—who he is, and who he can perhaps become.

The small town of Harmony’s Peak has just awakened to the shocking news that one of their own - a beloved and well known construction owner, has been murdered overnight. To add to the deadly mix, another town beloved, the proprietor of The Edible Bookworm Café, Marabelle Prentiss, has been named as the sole suspect.Now the town has suddenly taken on a new theme of discord and conflict, as it’s soon discovered that a second murder of another town resident has taken place – within the same 24 hours. With murder, intrigue and a whole lot of mystery, this is a first page thriller ‘who dunnit’ that is full of harrowing twists and turns for the reader to bask in. Who Killed Cole Evansby? Why would his close friend, Marabelle Prentiss want to kill him? These questions will have the reader wondering until the very end….which begs the question: What about that third murder?Confusion, chaos and contempt – these are just a few of the feelings that the reader will find themselves carrying while soaking in all the murder, mayhem and mystery of this remarkable tale.*** A FREE Cozy Mystery Inside For My Readers! ***

A dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt’s Tillerman cycle.Mina Smiths lives to dance, so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn’t even mind being the only black girl in the troupe—that is, until she is told she’ll never be a classical dancer. It’s then that Mina begins to face some difficult truths about race and identity and transfers her passion for dance to Tamer Shipp, the summer minister for her church. The problem is, he’s a grown man with a family, but she can’t stop wishing for more to their friendship than simply pastor and parishioner. Cynthia Voigt’s incomparable mastery of character and community shines forth in this stirring novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle.

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the clarinet?Is it something that you’ve imagined may be too difficult to achieve or expensive to do?The clarinet is a beautiful instrument which produces a sound that is quite unlike any other. And now you can learn how to play this fine-looking and exquisite instrument with this easy book, How to Play The Clarinet, which sets out all you will need to know about:The anatomy of your clarinet and its basic careBuying the right clarinet for youHow to play notes on your clarinetPlaying your first songIntermediate techniquesAnd more…Learning any musical instrument can be fun and educational and the clarinet is no different to any other. This book makes the experience much easier and is perfect for beginners as well as those who may be slightly more advanced.Whichever you are, get a copy of How to Play The Clarinet today and see how it can transform your understanding and ability to get the most out of this fabulous woodwind instrument.