Books with author Patricia Sutton

On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. The disaster took more passenger lives than the Titanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Capsized! details the events leading up to the fateful day of the disaster and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship’s capsizing. It also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about Titanic’s sinking and yet so little about the Eastland disaster? Why was no one ever held responsible for this catastrophe? What lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?

On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. Happy picnic-goers headed for an employee outing across Lake Michigan suddenly found themselves in a struggle for their lives. Trapped belowdecks, crushed by the crowds attempting to escape the rising waters, or hurled into the river from the upper deck of the ship, roughly one-third of the passengers, mostly women and children, perished that day. The Eastland disaster took more passenger lives than the Titanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Capsized! details the events leading up to the fateful day and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing. From the courage of the survivors to the despair of families who lost loved ones, author Patricia Sutton brings to light the stories of ordinary working people enduring the unthinkable. Capsized! also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about the Titanic's sinking yet so little about the Eastland disaster? What causes a tragedy to be forgotten and left out of society's collective memory? And what lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?

New York Public Library's "100 Best Books for Kids" Kirkus Reviews' "Best Books of 2018" 2019 Society of Midland Authors Literary Award Honoree 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List 2019 Cybils Literary Award Winner A 2019 Cooperative Children's Book Center's Choice Wisconsin Writers Contest 2018 Winner of the Tofte/Wright Children’s Literary Award On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. Happy picnic-goers headed for an employee outing across Lake Michigan suddenly found themselves in a struggle for their lives. Trapped belowdecks, crushed by the crowds attempting to escape the rising waters, or hurled into the river from the upper deck of the ship, roughly one-third of the passengers, mostly women and children, perished that day. The Eastland disaster took more passenger lives than the Titanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Capsized! details the events leading up to the fateful day and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing. From the courage of the survivors to the despair of families who lost loved ones, author Patricia Sutton brings to light the stories of ordinary working people enduring the unthinkable. Capsized! also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about the Titanic's sinking yet so little about the Eastland disaster? What causes a tragedy to be forgotten and left out of society's collective memory? And what lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?

Hundreds of years ago, dragons roamed the earth freely, and dragon sightings were not uncommon. Feared and respected for their strength, courage and magical powers, dragons were among the world s most formidable creatures. But where have all the dragons gone? Patricia Saxton s Book of Dragons answers that question and offers some tips on where to find them, how to attract them, and some very important advice on keeping them as pets. The third book in Saxton s mythical trilogy, Book of Dragons is a beautifully illustrated guide to all things dragon.

When a mythical black werewolf falls into their trap, thirteen-year-olds Luna and Gizmo must find the portal to return him to his home. Once there, they discover a world of fantasy where mythical creatures really do exist and werewolves talk. However, things are not the way Discord the werewolf left them. His lifelong enemy has taken over his pack and has set new rules. His brother is locked in a cage, and the pack is starving. It’s up to Discord to defeat his enemy, free his brother, and take back his village. A one on one fight breaks out, and Discord quickly defeats his enemy. When things finally settle down, and the village is back to normal, Luna, Gizmo, Discord, and his brother, Ulf, head out for some adventure. Unfortunately, they enter a cave inhabited by minions and robots where Ulf is captured and taken away. Outnumbered, the other three go back to the village for weapons and reinforcements and head back to the cave to rescue Ulf . . . but things don’t turn out the way they had hoped.

When a mythical werewolf falls into their trap, thirteen-year-olds Luna and Gizmo must find the portal to return him to his home. Once there, they discover a world of fantasy where mythical creatures really do exist and werewolves talk. However, things are not the way Discord the werewolf left them. His lifelong enemy has taken over his pack and has set new rules. His brother is locked in a cage, and the pack is starving. It’s up to Discord to defeat his enemy, free his brother, and take back his village. But that’s just the beginning of their adventures.

Dora Annie is the story of a young girl and her tough but happy family life, who went to her first live-in job at the age of eight as a companion and helper to an unwell father’s wife. She had to ring a hand bell outside the farmhouse to summon the farmer and his two sons in emergencies. It covers her adventures when she went into service at the age of fourteen as a Tweeny Maid, Nursery Maid and then finally a Ladies Maid- which was the very top of the female servant’s ladder. ‘I am so lucky, thought Dora.’ Written for children, the book provides fascinating real-life insights into being a servant and the day-to-day tasks her grandmother and the other workers were faced with. It explores a typical day – starting work at 6:00am, preparing the kitchen for the cook and helpers arrival, washing the dishes, family prayers and being in awe of the house where she served. It also touches upon her relationship with David, her good friend who she felt she was falling in love with. Extensively illustrated throughout, Dora Annie will appeal to older children and young adults, but also has multi-generational relevance. ‘“What a beautiful morning,” she said to herself. The bees were buzzing, crickets chirruping and the high hedgerow was thick with nesting birds. Sometimes she glimpsed the countryside spread out before her through the gaps in the hedge branches, marvelling at the different greens of the fields and trees. It was late Spring, 1888, in rural Gloucestershire.’