New Releases by Carolyn Meyer

A study of the contemporary Yupik culture in an Alaskan village as seen through the eyes of a typical family.

A fourteen-year-old Jewish girl goes to live with her father and stepmother in a small town and soon finds herself the center of a civil rights battle when she objects to the high school band marching in the formation of a cross.

While preparing a book which highlights the people and traditions of the diverse culture found in Albuquerque, a group of seventh-graders discover interesting things about their city and families.

From a master of historical fiction Carolyn Meyer comes the moving tale, based on a true story, of a white woman who lived her life among the Comanche Indians, married the chief, and in 1861 was captured along with her daughter and returned against her will to a white settlement.

When her convict father, on the run from the law, takes fifteen-year-old Andy into a remote wilderness area where they must fight to stay alive, he tries to explain to her what prison was like and they both make some shocking discoveries about each other.

Explores the advanced civilization and unsolved mysteries of the Mayas, who reigned for six centuries and then disappeared.

Describes the experiences of a troubled teenager at the Vitam Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, a therapeutic community where teenagers with problems help each other get better.

Information on how masks have been used by various peoples over the centuries and directions for making similar masks out of easily available materials.

A cookbook which supplies recipes for and a history of a variety of candies.

Discusses the growth, cultivation, processing, and uses of coconuts. Includes thirty coconut recipes.

Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.

Traces the history of spinning and weaving, patchwork and quilting, silversmithing, jewelry making, glassblowing, pottery, woodworking, and bookbinding and examines the lives of two or three artisans working in each craft.

Describes the equipment, stones, and procedures used in rock tumbling and gives instructions for making the polished stones into jewelry and other items.

A guide to woodworking with directions and diagrams for numerous projects ranging in difficulty from a cheese board to a desk.

Instructions and patterns for making a number of items by crocheting, knitting, weaving, and by macramé.