Books with title BLUE

Surfing is sixteen-year-old Iris's world, and when the ultra-talented Zeke walks into her life, it soon becomes her passion. Over one amazing summer, as she is drawn into his sphere, she experiences love, new friendships, but also loss, with an intensity she never dreamed of. But is Zeke all he seems? What hides beneath his glamorous and mysterious past? When Iris decides to try for her own surfing success, just as her ex-boyfriend comes back into her life, she will test her talent, and her feelings for Zeke, to the limit...

There is an odd message flying from the flagpole at Park View Middle School and suddenly the students are looking closely at one another. Who could have done it? When a second message is found, everyone is curious and concerned. Popular teacher, Mr. Lehman, wants to use this as a focal point for teaching his eighth grade students something about each other. They think it is just another one of his goofy assignments but, what can they do but go along? Mr. Lehman wants to convince them that everything they say and do has the potential to help or harm and that by simply being kind, they can help lead the world along a better path. To his students, it sounds delusional. They shake their heads in bewilderment and reluctantly take on the challenge. As they navigate the homework gauntlet together, old friendships are tested and new ones are formed. Secrets are uncovered and assumptions are shattered. The kids discover each other’s weaknesses and have to face that they each have flaws of their own to mend. Frankie is insecure like never before and she knows that her attitude needs some major adjustments, and that she has a short fuse. Emerson is desperate for friendship, but he has a huge secret that he hides behind facts, figures and a serious face. All of his book smarts can’t keep him from making some bad decisions that come back to haunt him. Alberto refuses to accept the limitations of his wheelchair and constantly challenges the expectations of his friends. Will discovers that he can be prejudiced about somebody without actually being prejudiced against him, and that judging people fairly is a difficult task. Was their favorite teacher putting roadblocks in front of them, or stepping-stones? Either way, the group finds both friends and enemies in the least likely places.

Sick and poorly-fed, a puny pup is miserable. His future is uncertain. But things take a turn for the better when the little dog finds himself adopted by new owners. Blue's new parents feed him well and nurse him to good health. He's living like a king with his loving family--until life brings a few more challenges. He experiences both joy and dismay, but he is always loved. Children everywhere will enjoy this short tale of Blue, a happy miniature Dachshund. Follow the curious puppy on his adventurous and fun-filled life shared with kind friends, both humans and animals.

Every color of the rainbow can be found in nature, and this new series introduces the basic color spectrum, including red, yellow, blue, green, and their differing shades. Young readers are guided to recognize these basic colors, as well as some of the places they can be found, as it features items from the world around them with which they may or may not be familiar, such as various colorful plants and animals.

Marking the tenth anniversary of the publication of George Elliott Clarke’s Blue, this new and revised Gaspereau Press edition reminds us why Clarke has become one of Canada’s most read poets. His work is electric, alive, full of fury, beauty and truth. “I craved to draft lyrics that would pour out–Pentecostal fire–pell mell, scorching, bright, loud: a poetics of arson,” writes Clarke. “I am a child of napalm.”