Books with author F. X. Gallagher

Kids love to play! These short plays and scenes are great for students to use to put on a show. Playmaking is a craft. A play is something you build with your friends! Ask yourself: Who'll direct it? Where do we get the costumes, & props? How will we create the sound effects? Who'll turn on/off the lights? Play scripts are fantastic tools for teaching Group interaction; Creativity & Expression; Technical skills; Language, including Esl And so much more! Includes: "Djinn Rummage": in which self-centered Doreen finds a genie at a rummage sale. "All that Glitters": in which the bumbling Behr Brothers thought they had struck gold when they kidnapped the heiress to the Golden Throne port-a-pottie empire. "Candy is Dandy," a macabre modern take on the classic "Hansel & Gretal." Select scenes from "Cindy Claus Versus the Easter Bunny" (the sequel to "Cindy Claus Saves Christmas"). "Birdbrains," sitcom-style mini-episodes about best friends Sydney ("the Brain") and fun-loving, goofy Bird & their friends!

Things are heating up this winter! In the prequel to Cindy Claus Saves Christmas, Mary Kringle, the sweetest girl at Holiday High, just found out that she's in the running to be crowned Queen of the WinterFest Ball! Well, Glacia the Ice Princess is having none of that! She intends that crown to be on her own frosty, royal head, and she'll stop at nothing to do it. Teaming up with the hapless Foreign Exchange Student from the Hinterland and the richest kid in school who has too much time on his hands, Glacia schemes to destroy Mary Kringle's reputation... as well as anyone else who gets in her way! Roles: 8 male, 7 female. Running time: 45 minutes. It's wacky! It's multicultural! It's super-fun!

Vanessa is wise beyond her years. She's never really fit in at school, where all the kids act and dress the same. She's an artist who expresses her talent in the wacky colors she dyes her hair, her makeup and clothes. She's working on her biggest art project, and counting the days until she's grown up and can really start living. That adult world seems closer when Vanessa gets her dream job at the art supply store, Palette, where she worships the couple who runs it, Oscar and Maye. And she's drawn to a mysterious guy named James, who leads her into new, sometimes risky situations. Is she ready for this world, or not?

Have you ever imagined what your favourite cuddly toys get up to when you head out to school in the morning? The Teddy Bear 5 tells the story of five very different, lovable, cuddly best friends: Marshall Bear, Leo the Lion, Blue Rabbit, Smartie and Doggy. When nobody else is around these 5 friends set out to explore and have great adventures together.

"Some people contend that white supremacist beliefs are confined to the fringes of American society. Others, however, believe that in recent years an increase in anti-immigrant political rhetoric has emboldened white nationalists. Statistics gathered by federal law-enforcement agencies show that Hispanics are among the groups most commonly attacked in America today"--

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Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her. Jewel scoffs at school dances with her. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t say no to Simon. He seems like the easy choice, the one she’s attracted to, the one she’s ready for. But will it mean losing Jewel? In a bright debut novel set against the lively backdrop of Seattle, Alice must learn the difference between love and a crush, and what it means to be yourself when you’re not sure who that is yet.From the Hardcover edition.