New Releases by Aidan CHAMBERS

●親師生建構核心素養的第一首選 當代探討「閱讀素養」之經典優質教學力作，理論與實例並重，一起來成為「有指導能力的師長」！ ✔三種分享：分享熱情、分享困惑、分享關聯性 ✔四種表述方式：說給自己聽、說給別人聽、大家一起來發言、聊出新點子 國際安徒生大獎得主艾登．錢伯斯專為推廣兒童閱讀活動所寫的實用手冊，提供家長、老師或相關專業人士具體可行的指導方法，引導孩子如何進行閱讀和團體討論，如何讓「閱讀」產生有意義的運作，怎麼「讀書」，怎麼「與他人討論」所讀的書，從中激盪並演繹不同角度的看法。 【本書資料】 無注音 適讀年齡：教師、家長、閱讀推廣者 本書特色 1.教師增能教學的最佳工具書 國際安徒生大獎得主、兒童文學評論者暨推廣者艾登．錢伯斯專為推廣兒童閱讀活動所寫的實用手冊，為教學現場教師統整「十二年國教核心素養」理念的最佳工具書。 2.理論與實作並重，搭建教學鷹架 四版特別增列台灣前瞻閱讀發展協會理事長、悅讀學堂執行長──葛琦霞的「閱讀與實例」分享；書中還有收錄班級讀書會實例，讓讀者輕鬆了解閱讀討論的意義和脈絡。 得獎紀錄 ★臺北市教育入口網「好書推薦線上讀書會」選書 ★國際安徒生大獎得主艾登．錢伯斯之經典優質教學力作

Using a pillow book as her form, nineteen-year-old Cordelia Kenn sets out to write out her life for her unborn daughter. What emerges is a portrait of an extraordinary girl, who writes frankly of love, sex, poetry, nature, faith, and of herself in the world. Her thoughts range widely: on Shakespeare and breasts, periods and piano playing, friendship and trees, consciousness and sleep, and much more besides. As she writes of William Blacklin, the boy she chooses as her first lover, or Julie, the teacher who encourages her spiritual life, Cordelia maddens, fascinates, and ultimately seduces the reader. This is a character never to be forgotten from a writer at the height of his powers.

Dime, de Aidan Chambers, es una propuesta, un enfoque desarrollado a lo largo de años de trabajo, que ofrece información práctica sobre la conversación literaria en las aulas de clase, explicando algunos de los procesos involucrados en la lectura y la conversación sobre los libros, y bosquejando las reglas básicas establecidas por quienes lo han puesto en marcha con éxito. De su experiencia se ha formulado una estructura, "un repertorio de preguntas que ayuda a los lectores a hablar de sus lecturas", una herramienta a través de la cual los profesores pueden ayudar a quienes se inician en la lectura a compartirla con otros lectores y, juntos, construir, disfrutar y dar sentido a esa experiencia. (Fuente: La Casa del Libro).

In Breaktime, Ditto challenges Morgan to prove that literature is crap and triggers off a chain of events to alter his outlook of life forever. Ditto faces a series of charges from Morgan against literature: that all fiction is Done. Finished. Dead; a sham and a pretence. He undertakes faithfully to record a life in the week of Ditto - with all the chaos of reality thrown in - and his literary creation reveals more about himself than he originally bargained for. In Dance on My Grave, life in his seaside town is uneventful for Hal Robinson, nothing unusual, exciting or odd ever happens to him - until now that is. Until the summer of his 16th birthday when he reaches a crossroads of choices in life. He foolishly takes a friend''s boat for a day''s sailing, gets into difficulty and is rescued by Barry Gorman. Their ensuing relationship results in a tumultous summer for Hal as he experiences the intense emotions of his first teenage love.

Henry vuole un vero amico, e forse qualcosa di più. Barry sembra tutto quello che ha sempre voluto. Kari è solo un’avventura. Ma una di troppo. Strano hobby, la Morte, per un ragazzo di sedici anni. Strana convinzione, quella che l’amicizia sia una scatola di fagioli magici. Poi ci sono le sue ginocchia troppo basse che odia, la scuola da tenere o lasciare, un padre poco democratico, una madre troppo fragile. All’improvviso arriva Barry, una barca a vela gialla al posto del classico cavallo bianco e una voglia trascinante di gustarsi la vita in ogni istante.

William resents going on a ''boring'' holiday to Wales, but while there he is let into a big secret by Gwyn, a local boy. Gwyn has found a seal pup and has it hidden in a cave. He makes William promise never to tell anyone about it, and plans to breed it on a farm. William is determined to let it go free, and ''borrows'' a leaky dinghy to take it out to sea. The story ends with an exciting rescue.

Het moment waarop een meisje voor het eerst durft op te komen voor zichzelf. Het boek dat iemands leven compleet verandert. Het schijnbaar onschuldige zoenspel dat dramatische gevolgen krijgt. In zestien verhalen over liefde, verraad en wraak beschrijft Aidan Chambers gebeurtenissen die je leven voorgoed veranderen. Verrassende verhalen die nog lang blijven nazinderen.

A collection of sixteen (16) short stories.

Shy, likeable Karl is in love with clever, beautiful Fiorella. To prove his affection, she demands that he bare his soul to her in letters. The difficulty? Karl is convinced he can''t write, or at least not well enough for Fiorella, who loves books and words. He sets out to persuade Fiorella''s favourite novelist to write a letter for him. When the famous author agrees, a series of misunderstandings ensues, resulting in a startling revelation, a near tragedy, and an unexpected friendship that transform the lives of all three.

In Breaktime, Ditto challenges Morgan to prove that literature is crap and triggers off a chain of events to alter his outlook of life forever. Ditto faces a series of charges from Morgan against literature: that all fiction is Done. Finished. Dead; a sham and a pretence. He undertakes faithfully to record a life in the week of Ditto - with all the chaos of reality thrown in - and his literary creation reveals more about himself than he originally bargained for. In Dance on My Grave, life in his seaside town is uneventful for Hal Robinson, nothing unusual, exciting or odd ever happens to him - until now that is. Until the summer of his 16th birthday when he reaches a crossroads of choices in life. He foolishly takes a friend''s boat for a day''s sailing, gets into difficulty and is rescued by Barry Gorman. Their ensuing relationship results in a tumultous summer for Hal as he experiences the intense emotions of his first teenage love. A major new movie - ''Summer of 85'' - based on Dance on My Grave, by groundbreaking French director Francois Ozon, was released in October 2020 to much acclaim. ''Deftly captures the thrill of first love'' - NME ''A sweet gay romance that gradually morphs into something more suspenseful and macabre'' - Daily Telegraph ''A film that will take you back to your first summer love'' - The Gay UK

Everyone seems to know best when it comes to Jan''s future - but he''s still working out for himself who he really is. Jan feels so hemmed in by the pressures of family and friends, he decides to leave home and live alone in the house on the toll bridge. While there, he meets Tess and Adam and their close bond of friendship develops into something which has devastating effects on them all.

Es un libro para los amantes de la literatura, una obra que hace referencia a la importancia del acto literario en los nios, quienes se expresan y explican su mundo a travs de la narrativa de relatos. Su autor, Aidan Chambers, recibi en 2002 el Premio Hans Christian Andersen y es uno de los crticos ingleses que ms ha analizado la literatura para nios y jvenes. En 267 pginas se recopilan sus conferencias, artculos y ensayos en torno al tema de los nios y la literatura.

Este ensayo naci de la pr ctica cotidiana, de la reflexi n y del estudio sobre la lectura y los lectores, agrupa consejos pr cticos y comentarios sobre lo que se puede hacer en las escuelas Para ayudar a los ni os a volverse lectores vidos y reflexivos. Es especialmente valioso como una herramienta Para cursos en el lugar de trabajo, una gu a b sica Para los profesores que est n en formaci n preparando y una s ntesis Para los maestros y bibliotecarios que quieren revisar la manera como realizan su trabajo.

Including masterpieces such as Edgar Allan Poe''s "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Agatha Christie''s "The Lamp," this eerie anthology of fifteen stories is not for the faint of heart.

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob''s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather''s tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn''t prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn''t prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob''s grandfather''s kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob''s grandfather''s time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.

"There is a correlation between the richness of the reading environment in which readers live and the richness of their talk about what they''ve read." "In any group of children we find that if they begin by sharing their most obvious observations they soon accumulate a body of understanding that reveals the heart of a text and its meaning(s) for them all." Talking about a book helps a child find the heart of a story, make sense of a string of facts, and understand complicated ideas. Aidan Chambers proposes an approach for discussing books so children learn to talk well about what they''ve read. Indeed, not only talk well, but listen well. And not just about books, but about other things. For the "Tell me" approach ultimately helps children learn to clarify ideas for themselves and to communicate with others. It is, in short, a basic step in applying knowledge and articulating meaning. Tell Me offers practical information about book talking in the classroom, explaining some of the processes and outlining the ground rules developed by teachers and others who work with children and books. From their experience he has formulated a Framework, "a repertoire of questions that assist readers in speaking out their reading." Tell Me is companion to The Reading Environment.