E. Lockhart creëert spannende en intelligente verhalen die zich verdiepen in de complexiteit van de adolescentie en de donkerdere kanten van familiegeheimen. Haar werken staan bekend om hun onverwachte wendingen en diepgaande inzichten in de psychologie van personages, waardoor lezers worden meegetrokken in boeiende plots. Lockhart beheerst taalgebruik en vertelstructuur meesterlijk om onvergetelijke literaire ervaringen te creëren. Haar boeken spreken lezers aan die op zoek zijn naar spanning, emotie en reflectie op menselijke relaties.
Als Cadence 15 jaar is krijgt ze op het privé-eiland van haar familie een ongeluk. Het enige wat ze zich herinnert, is haar verliefdheid en flarden van gebeurtenissen. Maar niemand wil haar vertellen wat er echt is gebeurd. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
When a little girl gets a plush stingray for her birthday, it makes friends with some of her other toys as they all try to navigate in the world of real people
The story revolves around a sleepover at Dunwiddle Magic School, where fifth graders engage in a scavenger hunt. Nory is determined to win the hunt to persuade her friend Elliott, who is attending a concert at a rival school, to remain at Dunwiddle instead of transferring to Sage Academy. With the help of her fellow upside-down magic friends, Nory must rally their cooperation and focus to achieve victory in the competition and keep her friendship intact.
“A bit like the great movie Toy Story and a bit like the wonderful Kate DiCamillo book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This is a great family book.” —The Washington Post on Toys Go Out, the companion to Toy Dance Party Here is the second book in the highly acclaimed Toys trilogy, which includes the companion books Toys Go Out and Toys Come Home and chronicles the unforgettable adventures of three brave and loving toys. Lumphy, Stingray, and Plastic are back! And this time the three extraordinary friends find that their little girl has left for winter vacation and taken a box of dominoes, a stegosaurus puzzle, and two Barbie dolls—but not them. Could she have forgotten them? As the girl starts to grow up, the three best friends must join together to brave a blizzard, save the toy mice from the vacuum, and make sure that they’ll always have the little girl’s love. (And they still have time to throw an all-out dance party with the washing machine!) "Poignant and compelling, this sequel sparkles." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
The third book in a hilarious and heartfelt series about a group of magical misfits!
The Upside-Down Magic kids are back in another topsy-turvy adventure in the next installment of this New York Times bestselling series! It's Big Night in Dunwiddle . . . and that means the whole school has a sleepover like no other. For one night every year, magic students run through the halls, hunting for the objects that will win them a super special prize. Nory is super excited for the scavenger hunt. Not only because she likes winning, but also because if her team wins, she thinks there's a chance her best friend Elliott won't move away to attend super snobby Sage Academy. Sebastian is a little less excited once the hunt is on. Yes, he has magical powers that help his team -- like being able to see invisible things or anything that makes a sound. The problem is that the really loud sounds are hurting him . . . and nobody seems to care. The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their five F's (Flares, Flyers, Fuzzies, Flickers, and Fluxers) -- but to win this night, a sixth F is the most important . . . Friendship.
Marigold Ramos can magically make things small - sometimes very, very small. The only problem? She can't figure out how to make them big again. Maybe a new tutor can help Marigold manage her magic. And maybe her magic will come in handy as she and her friends in the Upside-Down Magic class band together to protest a new rule by their principal, a super unfair rule that bans them from bringing their amazing new toy dragons to school. But when Marigold starts shrinking her friends and the class bunny, it's a humongous problem! It's time to figure out how Marigold and her friends can make a big statement... without disappearing entirely!
A New York Times Best Illustrated BookFrom highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history.In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego.Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries.Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.
Fifteen boys, 43 lists, 120 footnotes, and too many panic attacks to count, all in four novels about Ruby Oliver. From the best-selling author of We Were Liars. From E. Lockhart, the author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called 'utterly unforgettable', comes the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels - The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends ... Ruby is back at Tate Prep, and it's her thirty-seventh week in the state of Noboyfriend. Her panic attacks are bad, her love life is even worse, and what's more: Noel is writing her notes; Jackson is giving her frogs; Gideon is helping her cook; and Finn is making her brownies ... Rumors are flying, and Ruby's already sucky reputation is heading downhill. Not only that, she's also: running a bake sale; learning the secrets of heavymetal therapy; encountering some seriously smelly feet; defending the rights of pygmy goats; and bodyguarding Noel from unwanted advances ... In this companion novel to The Boyfriend List and The Boy Book, Ruby struggles to secure some sort of mental health, to understand what constitutes a real friendship, and to find true love - if such a thing exists ...
Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
Blending elements reminiscent of Toy Story and Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, this book offers a heartwarming narrative suitable for families. It promises an engaging story that explores themes of friendship and adventure, making it a delightful read for both children and adults alike.