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  • Clay

    David Almond

    Paperback (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 11, 2008)
    Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it’s Stephen who sees something special in Davie.Stephen’s a gifted sculptor. One day as Davie looks on, Stephen brings a tiny figure to life. It’s a talent he has, the gift of creation—and he knows that Davie has this talent, too. Davie allows Stephen to convince him to help bring a life-size figure to life—and Clay is born. Clay is innocent, but Stephen has special plans for him.What has Davie helped to unleash on the world?
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  • Clay

    Mary Lynn Firestone

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Dec. 9, 2015)
    Discusses where the material clay comes from and some of its features and uses.
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  • Clay

    Ned Erickson

    language (LANDover Books, Dec. 19, 2013)
    Have you ever wondered if there was something more to life? Have you wondered what it was? Or wondered how to get it? Clay has. Wonderings like that curl around his mind like question marks and keep him up at night. That is, they do until the day a boy bumps up the road. This is a story about what happens on the journey toward meaning and purpose. What happens to Clay will surprise you, shock you. It may even reshape how you see things, including yourself.
  • Clay

    David Almond

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, July 25, 2006)
    Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it’s Stephen who sees something special in Davie.Stephen’s a gifted sculptor. One day as Davie looks on, Stephen brings a tiny figure to life. It’s a talent he has, the gift of creation—and he knows that Davie has this talent, too. Davie allows Stephen to convince him to help bring a life-size figure to life—and Clay is born. Clay is innocent, but Stephen has special plans for him.What has Davie helped to unleash on the world?
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  • Clay

    David Almond

    eBook (Hodder Children's Books, Feb. 6, 2014)
    With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local Crazy Mary, no one envies his new home. But perhaps he's the answer to Davie and Geordie's prayers - a secret weapon in their war against monstrous Mouldy and his gang. Intrigued, Davie and Geordie befriend Stephen. But they are heading innocently down a path that brings with it a monster of an entirely unexpected nature. Their encounter with the mysterious Stephen is as incredible as it is menacing, and as the true story of Stephen's past slowly emerges, Davie's life is changed for ever...A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
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  • Clay

    David Almond

    eBook (Hodder Children's Books, Feb. 6, 2014)
    With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local Crazy Mary, no one envies his new home. But perhaps he's the answer to Davie and Geordie's prayers - a secret weapon in their war against monstrous Mouldy and his gang. Intrigued, Davie and Geordie befriend Stephen. But they are heading innocently down a path that brings with it a monster of an entirely unexpected nature. Their encounter with the mysterious Stephen is as incredible as it is menacing, and as the true story of Stephen's past slowly emerges, Davie's life is changed for ever...A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
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  • Clay

    Colby Rodowsky

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), March 13, 2001)
    Elsie and her brother have been kidnapped -- by their motherEleven-year-old Elsie McPhee and her younger, autistic brother, Tommy, live discreetly with their mother; they are home-schooled and constantly cautioned not to converse with strangers. It's a lonely existence for Elsie, and right when she's finally decided to skirt her mother's rules and make a friend, Mom whisks the kids off to another nondescript furnished apartment in a different state. This latest sudden move spurs Elsie to remember the events of four years ago, when her mother abducted her and Tommy, who were in the sole custody of their father. Then Tommy becomes ill and Mom won't consult a doctor. Elsie must weigh the meaning of past wrongs and use all her courage to make a decision that could change things forever. Colby Rodowsky has written a novel that will bring readers to the edge of their seats.
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  • Clay

    Colby Rodowsky

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 6, 2004)
    "I'm Linda Clay McGee and I don't belong here." Elsie McPhee and her brother, Tommy, are hiding a terrible secret. They've been kidnapped -- not by a stranger, but by their mother. It is lonely and scary always hiding, moving, and not being allowed to make friends or to talk to people. Elsie even remembers the kidnapping, but she's so scared of her mother, she can't say or do anything. Then Tommy gets sick, and Elsie needs to get help -- fast. But that means she has to leave the apartment. What if she gets caught? Does Elsie have the courage to help her brother even if it means breaking her mother's rules?
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  • Clay

    Cheryl Jakab

    Library Binding (Smart Apple Media, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Explains the different ways that clay can be shaped into art, and presents pictures of valued artifacts made from clay.
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  • Clay

    Jeannie Hull, Henry Pluchrose

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Gives instructions for preparing clay and making thumb and coil pots and decorated tiles, and tells how to use glaze
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  • Clay

    Anna Llimos Plomer, Dorothy L. Gibbs, Colleen Coffey

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Step-by-step instructions show how to use different types of clay and acrylic paints to create original craft projects.
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  • Clay

    Mike Roussel

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1990)
    Describes working in clay and provides instructions for making a bird, piggy bank, coil pot, and other pieces of pottery
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