Books with author Margaret Campbell

A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker PrizeMargaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it.This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers. For readers of Oryx and Crake, nothing will ever look the same again.The narrator of Atwood's riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he is sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. He searches for supplies in a wasteland where insects proliferate and pigoons and wolvogs ravage the pleeblands, where ordinary people once lived, and the Compounds that sheltered the extraordinary. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? Alone except for the green-eyed Children of Crake, who think of him as a kind of monster, he explores the answers to these questions in the double journey he takes - into his own past, and back to Crake's high-tech bubble-dome, where the Paradice Project unfolded and the world came to grief. With breathtaking command of her shocking material, and with her customary sharp wit and dark humour, Atwood projects us into an outlandish yet wholly believable realm populated by characters who will continue to inhabit our dreams long after the last chapter. This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers.From the Hardcover edition.

In this third book of the series, Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn, Ginny and her friends, "The Hustlers," have sold The Swap Shop to Joe Dakor and have started a new project -- a snack shop in an old barn. Initially, the snack shop proves to be popular with the teenage crowd in the area. However, with the arrival of Lochinvar, a pre-rock-and-roll "hillbilly" singer at the Harristown Inn, the snack bar quickly loses its clientele to the excitement and novelty of this new form of music. As usual, Ginny and her friends triumph in the end, and solve a mystery along the way. The Ginny Gordon books were written by Julie Campbell Tatham, the author of the Trixie Belden series, under the pen name Julie Campbell. There are five books in all; they are: Ginny Gordon and the Disappearing Candlesticks (1948/1954), Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom (1950/1954), Ginny Gordon and the Mystery at the Old Barn (1951/1954), Ginny Gordon and the Lending Library (1954), and Ginny Gordon and the Broadcast Mystery (1956). The first three books in the series were originally published in cloth-bound hardcovers with dust jackets illustrated by Margaret Jervis. By the time The Lending Library and The Broadcast Mystery were published in 1954 and 1956, respectively, Whitman had changed publishing formats for its juvenile line. The final two books in the series were issued with fully-illustrated, laminated paperboard covers. The first three titles were also resissued in this format in 1954 with new cover art by Margaret Wesley.

You see them in magazines, pass them around in emails, and run across them everywhere on the web - incredibly cool, crazy, and sometimes strange images that you know have been doctored using Photoshop. Have you ever looked at them and wondered, "How did they do that?" Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for Teens is filled with the tips and techniques that you need to know to use these powerful programs to create your own amazing images or retouch your digital photographs. Begin with the fundamentals of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements as you conquer the essential features and functions of each program. Master the interface and learn how to create and manage layers. Next, get ready to edit your images as you develop the skills you need to paint with the Brush, draw shapes and text, and apply special effects to your images. Put your new skills to the test as you complete a variety of hands-on projects, including making prints, dressing up your computer desktop, creating animation, laying out websites, and creating logos.

by Margaret Cabell Self pictures by Betty Fraser copyright 1965 47 pages for ages 7+ (approximately) The shaggy little burror, Peludo, and his mother lived in a meadow at the edge of town. She worked for the farmers and villagers and farmers in Mexico and would come home and tell him what she had seen and done during the day. Peludo was shaggy and differently-colored and thought he would always have to stay in the meadow and so he was sad. In reality, he was just too young to work. One day Peludo became friends with a little shoeshine boy, Paco. Paco groomed Peludo into a handsome animal who looked forward to working in town. Charming, colorful book, set against the rich background of a Mexican town.

"Margaret Campbell Barnes has been one of the most reliable of England's historical novelists." -Chicago Tribune A Girl, A King, and the castle that changed them both Forever... Charles I, king of England, thought that Carisbrooke Castle would be safe, an Isle of Wight refuge far from the madding crowd of Cromwell. But Charles ran straight into the arms of betrayal, his retreat morphing to prison and his allies few and far between. Mary, a quiet servant girl in awe of her king and country, vaults into intrigue and danger as she helps to plot the king's escape. A moving story of royal hopes and misfortunes, Mary of Carisbrooke is at its heart the tale of a charming girl who is as romantic and alluring as she is smart and bold. Loyal to herself and to the Crown, Mary's brush with history reveals just how quickly fate can shift the paths of power. Praise for Margaret Campbell Barnes "Barnes vividly depicts Anne's hopes and fears in an age where royal marriages were brokered like a cattle fair, and beheading could befall even a Queen." -Publishers Weekly on Brief Gaudy Hour "Rich in detail and flows beautifully, letting readers escape into Anne's court and country life. It is a must read for those who love exploring the dynamic relationships of Henry VIII and his wives." -Historical Novels Review on My Lady of Cleves