October special events williams county public library. Teachingbooks the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes by kelly easton and greg swearingen. Liberty aimes has spent all of her ten years captive. People who like a series of unfortunate events book by lemony snicket j.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts. Alices adventures in wonderland multiple choice test questions lewis carroll this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 96 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Albrecks tomb 2012 p d baccalario aka ulysses moore pierdomenico baccalario italy 1974 century quartet 1. There are lots of things going on and sometimes it changes the place. Cybil awards for fantasyscience fiction fantasy magazine. Easton, kelly the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes, 336 p. The girl who could not dream by sarah beth durst books. If this isnt made into a movie, ill be very surprised because the characters are so alive and vibrantly leaping out of the book. Come in your jammies on saturday, october 19 th at 9. But she only sings when shes alone, on the moonlit porch or in the back room at old guss secondhand record and cd store. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes kelly easton, author, greg swearingen, illustrator, illus.
Alices adventures in wonderland multiple choice test. Liberty aimes has spent all of her ten years captive in her parents crooked house on gooch street. A bank street college of education best book of the year a national parenting publications award honor book. The edgerton branch library invites 4 th and 5 th graders to join the breakfast club, a fun book club that includes a hot, homemade breakfast. About the author kelly easton is the awardwinning author of white magic and several other young adult novels. And the wacky cast of characters she runs into will keep kids chuckling at their antics. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl who could not dream. Her spry father, mal aimes, is a crook who sells insurance, while her overweight mother sits at home in front of the tv, demanding that liberty cook nonstop, everything from fried clams and fried hot dogs to ice cream sundaes. I highly recommend the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes. Theo wickland may have foiled the evildoers operating as the society of good works the society of unrelenting vigilance, 2009, but a new evil is lurking deep in the tunnels. Liberty aimes has spent all of her ten years captive in her parents crooked old house on gooch street. A summer of friendship, romance, and songs in major chords. Editions for the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes. I was enticed by the lovely cover artwork done by greg swearingen but what was inside was a sorry mixture of comic book like action and preachy social work asides, with a sloppy plot.
The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes evokes the work of roald dahl and lewis carroll. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes by kelly. Her spry father, mal aimes, is a crook who sells insurance, while her overweight mother sits at home in front of the tv. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes hardcover author.
Liberty aimes has the makings of a classic, sitting alongside lemony snicket and dr. The book does slightly redeem itself later by having liberty note in her thoughts that its hard to tell which people she should trust out in the world. Liberty aimes mother consumes thirtytwo pieces of fried french toast, seven pounds of fried clams, sixteen fried hot dogs, two. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes easton kelly. A dog called homeless kids chapter books, chapter books. Her newest book, the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes, is a jr. The cybils children and young adult bloggers literary awards have announced their 2009 nominations in the fantasyscience fiction category. A little wanting song isbn 9780375860966 pdf epub cath. The outlander series 7book bundle gabaldon diana download. Having just finished up the alsc online course the newbery. Kelly your book liberty aimes looks like a fun read i will be looking for it. Kelly easton, author, michael koelsch, illustrator.
The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes written by kelly easton and published in 2009 by wendy lamb books. Read the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes by kelly easton available from rakuten kobo. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes by kelly easton book cover, description, publication history. The second tale from the five kingdoms tales from the five kingdoms by vivian french the book of knowledge sacred books, volume ii by david michael slater. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes book, 2009. This fun story will keep children involved from the first moment they meet liberty. Browse books by kelly easton the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes. Kelly eastonruben tenyearold libby aimes escapes her prisonlike home by using a strange concoction of her fathers, then tries to make her way to the boarding school of her dreams, aided by various people and. There are a lot of different emotions and its very dramatic. It starts out great and you really have sympathy for the poor girl. A subplot involving libertys mother and the worm scientist across the street seems a little thin and the author has a tendency to make distracting editorial remarks, but the humor and the storytelling in the outlandish adventures of liberty ames mostly work. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes is a fantastic, fun, smart book. Toto lt626g01 aimes 17x15 undermount lav sink cotton white sanagloss. Tween tuesday the outlandish adventures of liberty aimes.
When chloe is kidnapped by the gelatinous crelp, theo bands together with his former enemies to form the society. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Kelly easton contact information, biography, and books. A philosophical, snicketian narrator expounds on topics from chaos theory to bad apples, as. Pyre, who extinguished the original candle man years ago, has returned to reignite his reign of fear. The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes by kelly easton. Fans of the endearing andy shane will be happy to see him holding his own in his new earlychapter book adventure. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Charlie duskin loves music, and she knows shes good at it.
The outlandish adventures of liberty aimes ebook by kelly. Any book highlighted on tween tuesday does count for the in the middle reading challenge. Liberty is a decent, brave and hopeful girl, providing a welcome counterbalance to the disturbing tale of her cruel childhood and to the outlandish adventures involving talking animals, kidnappers and lion tamers that sometimes feel too wacky. That is, she stays at home and does everything that her parents tell her to do, including cooking for her obese mother and cleaning for her angry father.
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