Books with author Jennifer Coe DO

This unusual novel written partly in blog format (complete with comments posted by the earthgirl’s followers and detractors) takes the cutting-edge form of an online confessional. The story follows the eco-evolution of 16-year-old Sabine Solomon. When she’s blindsided by a driver whose thrown-out McDonald’s leftovers leave her covered in plum sauce, Sabine throws the garbage back, causing a clash that’s captured on her friends’ videophones. Quickly the footage is shown on YouTube, and Sabine finds herself at the center of a heated eco-debate. Inspired to greater global consciousness, she goes to work for an organic food co-op and meets charismatic, idealistic eco-warrior Vray Forest. Mesmerized, she vows to change her life and influence others, much to the dismay of her meat-eating family and shopaholic friends. But when Vray’s activism takes a dark turn, Sabine must face some difficult decisions. Jennifer Cowan’s first book presents an endearing, funny, modern heroine — at once smart, curious, self-mocking, and self-righteous — whose story riffs on universal teen dilemmas of peer pressure, first love, and trying to do the right thing.

Tyche has had another vision of his future. This time what he has seen is horrifying. When explorers from Gliese discover a new planet, Tyche comes face to face with the future that he hoped would never come. The reality of his situation makes him feel confident that his break up with Brooklyn was the right choice. Or was it? In an adventure of life and death old friends unite to stop destiny. They hope that true friendship and love can really conquer all.

Joe loves drawing. Joe has been drawing ever since he was tiny and he is very good at it. Joe can draw lots of different things. Joe can draw people and buses, Joe can draw birds and bananas, Joe can even draw icebergs. But every time Joe has finished a drawing he cuts it up with his special scissors. Joe's Mum wonders why he does that. Joe’s Mum would really like to be able to keep one of Joe's drawings one day, but Joe does not want to tell anyone his secret. Then in their bedroom, while they are playing, Joe's big brother makes an amazing discovery; Joe’s drawings are magic!Follow Joe as he draws his magic drawings and find out what they can do.

The Story Monster is very excited because he has a brand new baby bedtime story just waiting to be told. The animals of the forest do not sleep well without their bedtime story, but the baby story is scared of being told. Will the Story Monster manage to tell the new story to all the animals of the forest and fill thier imaginations in time for bed? Follow the Story Monster in his struggle to tell the new story, and fill your little ones' imaginations at bedtime.

Go with Charlie as he makes his way through a world filled with an oversized bird, a swimming pool and tribe of strangely decorated children. Charlie wants everything to be normal, and he wants to find his Mum, but when he opens doors, he finds that things are not normal at all. Charlie's sister has disappeared, there is a hippo in the lounge, and the kitchen is so mixed up that it hardly looks like a kitchen at all. This book is sure to tickle the fancy of imaginative children everywhere.

Stories of Persistence in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate persistence as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of critical life skills, empathy, and social emotional growth.