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Books with author Cynthia Cotten

  • Rain Play

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (National Geographic School Pub, July 14, 2010)
    Kids play in the park during a sudden rain shower, but retreat inside when thunder and lightning begin.
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  • Window Across Time: One stone house, one small New York town, 164 years—eight short stories for young people.

    Cynthia Cotten

    Paperback (Cynthia Cotten, July 22, 2013)
    These eight stories of young people who came to know the same stone house in a small upstate New York canal town over almost 2 centuries, give readers a look inside (or a window to) America’s history.
  • This Is the Stable by Cynthia Cotten

    Cynthia Cotten

    Paperback (Square Fish, March 15, 1750)
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  • Abbie in Stitches

    Cynthia Cotten, Beth Peck

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Sept. 5, 2006)
    It’s the early 1800s, and Abbie’s sister, Sarah, is a proper young lady who loves needlework. She has already made a sampler displaying her neat and even stitching. But when it becomes time for Abbie to make her sampler, she despairs – she hates needlework and would much rather curl up with one of the books on Papa’s shelf. How will she ever get through the long, tedious hours of needlework? And how can she pick a subject for a picture to sew when she really doesn’t care about the sampler at all? After considering what’s really important to her, Abbie completes the sampler in a way that is all her own. Lovely pastel illustrations accompany this story about a girl who is not afraid to speak (or sew) what’s really on her mind – that she would rather be reading. Abbie in Stitches is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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  • This Is the Stable by Cynthia Cotten

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Jan. 1, 1844)
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  • This Is the Stable by Cotten, Cynthia

    Cynthia Cotten

    Paperback (Square Fish Sep-30-2008, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
  • Fair Has Nothing to Do With It

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), April 17, 2007)
    Every year, twelve-year-old Michael looks forward to his summer visit to his grandparents' farm, to the sights and sounds of the country that always make him feel so alive, and especially to spending time with his grandfather. When Grandpa dies suddenly right before Michael's visit, the loss hits Michael hard. It seems as if nothing is going right in his life right now: his dad is always working on his dissertation and has no time for Michael, and, when school starts, his math teacher seems to hate him and his best friends are never around. About the only thing that makes him feel better is picking up his sketchbook and pencil and drawing. Michael begins taking private art lessons with Charlie Andrews, a retired art teacher, and the two become friends. But then Michael learns that Charlie might be dying, too. This is a touching first novel about a sensitive boy's struggle to work through his grief and let people into his life again. As Graham Salisbury pointed out, it provides "excellent comfort to any young reader dealing with the frailty of life."
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  • Snow Ponies by Cynthia Cotten

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), March 15, 1705)
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  • Fair Has Nothing to Do With It

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), April 17, 2007)
    Every year, twelve-year-old Michael looks forward to his summer visit to his grandparents' farm, to the sights and sounds of the country that always make him feel so alive, and especially to spending time with his grandfather. When Grandpa dies suddenly right before Michael's visit, the loss hits Michael hard. It seems as if nothing is going right in his life right now: his dad is always working on his dissertation and has no time for Michael, and, when school starts, his math teacher seems to hate him and his best friends are never around. About the only thing that makes him feel better is picking up his sketchbook and pencil and drawing. Michael begins taking private art lessons with Charlie Andrews, a retired art teacher, and the two become friends. But then Michael learns that Charlie might be dying, too. This is a touching first novel about a sensitive boy's struggle to work through his grief and let people into his life again. As Graham Salisbury pointed out, it provides "excellent comfort to any young reader dealing with the frailty of life."
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  • Snow Ponies by Cynthia Cotten

    Cynthia Cotten

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Jan. 1, 1896)
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  • This Is the Stable

    Cynthia Cotten

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., Jan. 1, 2007)
    Rare Book
  • Abbie in Stitches

    Cynthia Cotten, Beth Peck

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Sept. 5, 2006)
    It’s the early 1800s, and Abbie’s sister, Sarah, is a proper young lady who loves needlework. She has already made a sampler displaying her neat and even stitching. But when it becomes time for Abbie to make her sampler, she despairs – she hates needlework and would much rather curl up with one of the books on Papa’s shelf. How will she ever get through the long, tedious hours of needlework? And how can she pick a subject for a picture to sew when she really doesn’t care about the sampler at all? After considering what’s really important to her, Abbie completes the sampler in a way that is all her own. Lovely pastel illustrations accompany this story about a girl who is not afraid to speak (or sew) what’s really on her mind – that she would rather be reading. Abbie in Stitches is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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