New Releases by Sarah Ellis

Excited by the unexpected prospect of a new sibling, eleven-year-old Jessica and her family eagerly prepare for the changes the new arrival will bring to their lives. Reprint.

Queen Daisy''s feet often misbehave by doing such things as wearing silly shoes, walking into a pond during lunch, and kicking a mean king in the ankle, until the queen and her advisors come up with a solution.

Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children''s Literature Award Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she''s a dog. Gran''s house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it''s drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride. When Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He''s bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus. This wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination. Upcoming from Sarah Ellis in May 2014 Outside In: Eight years after the publication of Odd Man Out, Sarah Ellis returns to Groundwood Books with a highly anticipated new novel about family, friendship, materialism and beauty.

One fall day, Kate goes with her father, a fish biologist, to the river where he works -- a river in the Pacific rain forest -- the "salmon forest," as he calls it. Together they watch the sockeye salmon returning to the river to spawn, and witness a bear scooping up a salmon. Next, Kate and her dad run into a Native boy named Brett and his family fishing at a pool in the river. From her adventures, Kate discovers how the forest and the salmon need each other and why the forest is called the salmon forest. David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis''s charming and informative text and Sheena Lott''s watercolors magically evoke the spirit and mystery of the West Coast rain forest.

Ben loves to play at Peter''s house, but when it''s time for a sleepover, all Ben can think about is going home.

When, at the age of twelve, he is sent out from the Opportunities School for Orphans and Foundlings to be a bookkeeper''s apprentice, Jack finds his heretofore predictable life full of unusual adventures.

Researched and inspired by real letters and diaries of the time, this collector''s set features *Orphan at My Door* and *Prairie as Wide as the Sea* from the the critically acclaimed *Dear Canada* Series. Individual titles are also available via this database.

"Stories by award-winning authors such as Jean Little, Julie Johnston, Kit Pearson, Deborah Ellis, Joan Clark and Sarah Ellis, sure to be popular with preteen girls" Cf. Our choice, 2002.

Who says little brothers can_t do anything?Poor Ben. He_s the little one - the youngest and smallest. His sister Robin is a big kid in grade five; his brother Joe is a big kid in grade two. Ben_s just a little kid in preschool. He can_t swim, he can_t use chopsticks, he can_t even see out the car window. And worst of all, today is report card day. More than anything, Ben wants to bring home a report like Robin_s and Joe_s. But there are no report cards in preschool.Guess what? Ben is about to discover that sometimes there are report cards - at home, written by older siblings! He_s about to get his very own report, grading him on all the activities that little brothers do best.Beloved children_s author Sarah Ellis has followed up her acclaimed picture book debut, Next Stop! (2000) with this irresistible tale of siblings who, every once in a while, remember what it was like to be the little one. Kim La Fave_s always-empathetic characters inhabit a child_s world with just the right touch of humor and joy. A perfect book for preschoolers, younger siblings and beginner readers.

Encouraging young people to grab their ideas "as they fly by, " author Sarah Ellis presents a complete guide to inspiring children to discover the joys of creative writing. Photos.

A blank book to help the young writer keep a journal or scrapbook, or start a novel or story.

"Megan, 12 ans, comprend difficilement les conventions sociales qui règnent autour d''elle. Sa vie sera bouleversée lorsqu''elle fera la rencontre d''une soeur plus âgée, que sa mère avait autrefois confiée à l''adoption." Réf. La Sélection de livres pour enfants et adolescents de Communication-Jeunesse 1999-2000.

Winner of the Mr. Christie''s Book Award and the Violet Downey Book Award When Megan finds out why her mother is acting so odd, she is shocked and overwhelmed. Suddenly she is expected to welcome a new half-sister as part of the family. This is a beautiful, compassionate novel that is both poignant and funny.

Thirteen-year-old Polly''s rebellion against her unmarried, fiercely independent mother comes to a head when they must find a new apartment.

Her family''s move to a new town in Canada leaves shy twelve-year-old Peggy feeling lonely and uncomfortable, until she befriends the unconventional George and the Chinese servant of her imperious neighbor Mrs. Manning.

Excited by the unexpected prospect of a baby, eleven-year-old Jessica and her family eagerly prepare for the changes the new arrival will bring to their lives.

Desperate to fit in at her new school Peggy Davies tells her classmates that she owned a horse in the country -- a lie that will make her family''s move to the city even more of a nightmare than she had imagined. Will her new classmates find out the truth? If they do, will she ever find friends? Or will she have to turn for companionship to her neighbors -- Sing, who works for the wealthy woman next door, and George, the weirdest boy in the entire school?

Two typewritten biographies of Nathan Staker with photocopies of the same items. Sanderson wrote the biography of Staker with William Marchant Staker and Sarah Ellis Halley Pearson. The authors are grandchildren of Nathan Staker. Also included is a "History of Nathan Staker." Staker was from Canada. He joined the Mormon Church, migrated to Utah in 1852, married two women, and was a farmer in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.