Books with author Elizabeth Hay

When Maia Tamarin is presented with an opportunity to change her fortunes, she doesn't think twice about dressing as a boy and traveling to the Summer Palace to attain it. She knows she could lose her life if she is discovered, but the risk is worth it to save her family from ruin and achieve her own dream of becoming tailor to the emperor. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job. Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in a series of challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise. But nothing could prepare her for the final challenge: Maia must sew three magic gowns for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined. . . . Steeped in Chinese culture, sizzling with forbidden romance, and shimmering with magic, this young adult fantasy is pitch-perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas or Rene Ahdieh.

She is a painter. He is a poet. Their art bridges time. It is 1978. Merle is in her first year at the Corcoran School of Art, catapulted from her impoverished Appalachian upbringing into a sophisticated, dissipated art scene. It is also 1870. The teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud is on the verge of breaking through to the images and voice that will make his name. The meshed power of words and art thins the boundaries between the present and the past - and allows these two troubled, brilliant artists to enter each other's worlds. Radiant Days is a peerless follow- up to Elizabeth Hand's unforgettable, multiply starred Illyria.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 4/12/2012Pages: 272Reading Level: Age 14 and Up

This customized unicorn themed notebook is a perfect gift for girls to express their feelings and thoughts!Designed with 120 sheets of lined pages, this notebook is perfect for sketching, journaling, taking notes or just having fun and getting creative. This notebook is printed on high quality paper and is perfectly sized at (6x9), so it's easy for kids to carry or to slip in a backpack, purse or bag. The Unicorn themed cover has a beautiful matte finish that is both soft and easy to grip. Best for crayons, colored pencils, watercolor paints, and fine tip markersPerfect for girls 3-10 who like to write, color, doodle and express themselves creatively.Features & Highlights:• 120 TOTAL PAGES• PERFECT SIZE: Composition size (6"x9") makes it easy for kids to carry or to slip in a bag or purse• SOFT MATTE COVER: Beautiful matte cover is soft and easy to grip• PREMIUM DESIGNThis notebook is perfect for:Daily JournalDrawingDoodlingSketchingTaking NotesBirthday GiftsChristmas GiftsEaster GiftsGift basketsStocking StuffersAnd Much More!If you're looking for a journal for your toddler, preschooler, kindergartner or school-aged child, this notebook will inspire her creativity and imagination while providing hours of entertainment.It's a fun and mess-free way to encourage creativity for girls aged 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and up.

A perfect life, a perfect love – and a perfect murder.For over forty years Carol Cage has been living as a recluse in her mansion, Oaktree House. Fear is her constant companion. She’s been keeping a secret – and it’s about to be unearthed.When she receives a compulsory purchase order for her home, she knows that everyone is going to find out what she did to survive her darkest weeks in 1970. She writes her confession so that we can understand what happened because she wasn’t the only one living a lie. The events that turned her fairy-tale life into a living hell were not all they seemed.She’s determined not to pay for the mistakes of others; if she has to suffer, then they will too.Carol Cage has a terrible secret … and she’s about to exact retribution on everyone who’d let her suffer.

In the tradition of the great detective novels, Henni keeps a journal of the events on Stella Street, recounted with a battalion of zany, 11-year-old truths and insights. When the Phonies move into 45 Stella Street, the neighborhood is in for a shake-up, explains Henni. Former occupant Auntie Lillie's open-door welcome becomes Mr. and Mrs. Phonies' magazine house of swanky new appliances. Keep Away! The Phonies, through their attorneys, launch an artillery of snottily outrageous letters at the freindly folks at 47 Stella Street, complaining about garbage, blocked driveways, and a magenta fence! Zev, Henni, Danielle and Frank feel as if the sun has stopped shining on Stella Street. When the kids are called in for questioning, they decide to do a little detective work of their own.

This book is also available in paperback format, which includes lined pages for journaling.Our six book series is designed to empower girls to navigate their way through life with confidence, self-esteem, compassion, creativity, collaboration and joy through the thoughtful contemplation and expression of their own unique perspectives, ideals and experiences. Each book is excellent as a journal for one girl or as a tool in a group setting for writing and discussion. Journal entries do not talk down or issue simple edicts, but respect the intelligence and individuality of every girl. What does it mean to be enough? It means that you are complete just as you are. You do not require fixing. You are worthy. You are intelligent. You are beautiful. Use the notes pages to journal your thoughts as you affirm this truth. You are Enough.I am not a measurementA set of numbersTheir relevance determined by othersIn a society that seeks constant judgmentA computation of my proportionsAgainst garish standardsDividing the good and the badAccording to some scaleCreated in absurdityIn some strange twist of fateA crooked line in humanity's developmentI am not a computation on a bell curveA dot on a graphI refuse to be measuredOn any scaleNot wrought of my own designThe dial turningThe arrow pointingIn a direction of my choosingAnd mine aloneFor there is no equationCapable of measuring meMy complexities surpass the abilityTo be analyzed by numbersMeant to fit inside boxesI reject the propositionThat places me on any scaleI am not a measurement

This volume was published in 1938. Elizabeth Hawes is one of the best-known and most successful designers of smart women's clothes in America, and the undisputed leader of the small group of American designers who have challenged the style supremacy of Paris. Miss Hawes' story is an adventure into every phase of the women's clothing industry, the sec- ond largest business in the United States. Her early struggles for recognition and her final lead- ership in helping to shift the center of the fashion industry from Paris to New York make a story that will appeal not only to the initiate, but to thousands besides and to their husbands. .............................................................................. Some Opinions about the Book: "'Consumers attention! Elizabeth Hawes tells us that 'the deformed thief Fashion' steals the real value out of what we buy. She suggests a remedy. She makes a plea for functional and durable merchandise. Consumers want that too. "Although Fashion Is Spinach deals exclusively with the clothing industry it has a wider application." ALINE DAVIS HAYS President, League of Women Shoppers "There are few enough books written by people who know what they are talking about. And few enough of those few which either make sense or, making sense, have the wit to hold the reader's interest through even a short summer evening. But Hawes' book on fashion is one. It is fun to read, exciting to think about. . . . She is a fiery, human little David taking a shot at that fantastic Goliath which is the fashion world and plunking it right in its dreamy eye." RALPH INCERSOLL, publisher, TIME .............................................................................. A THREE-STAR REVIEW: Reviewer: cady11418 - - January 15, 2010 Subject: Fashion is spinach?? I didn't get the joke on the title. The book is a personal account of Ms. Hawes who in her day was a notable American designer. Though the writing I found could be a bit uneven in places and lost the thread of her thought it was overall an insiders look in being an American designer. She worked in Paris and ultimately opened her shop in NY. Ms. Hawes was definitely bucking the trend yet had to succomb at times in order to support her business.