"Full of both inspirational and practical advice, Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing for some of the most difficult and demanding readers of all: children and young people.Part 1 explores the nature, history and challenges of children's literature, and the amazing variety of genres available for children from those learning to read to young adults.Part 2 includes tips by such be ..."
Abuse Sometimes Families Hurt by YvonneCoppard Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2006 by Educational Printing Services Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-904904-63-2, ISBN: 1-904904-63-7
Alexandra the Great WITH Alex in Wonderland (Alexandra the Great) by YvonneCoppard, Wlonne Coppard Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2005 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-131804-2, ISBN: 0-14-131804-X
"Alex is off on on holiday to Wonderland Holiday Camp and it's going to be brilliant Her best friend Rosie is coming along and they're both going to be in the Kool Kids Club - free of boring parents and also free from Alex's mischevious ..."
"Alexandra Bond is, in essence, an ordinary ten - year - old girl."
Jamie & Sooz Love Hurts: Jamie and Sooz (as If, 1): No. 1 (As If) by YvonneCoppard Quirk Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2002 by Channel 4 Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7522-6201-7, ISBN: 0-7522-6201-7
"This is a British Dawson's Creek but grungier, more eclectic, and more real. Thisnovel focuses on the ups and downs of best mates Jamie and Sooz."
Everybody Else Does(Updated) (Plus) by YvonneCoppard Quirk Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1995 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-037539-8, ISBN: 0-14-037539-2
"Continues the mother/daughter conflict begun in NOT DRESSED LIKE THAT, YOU DON'T!"
Simple Simon by YvonneCoppard Quirk Paperback, 170 Pages, Published 1992 by Bodley Head Children's Books ISBN-13: 978-0-370-31748-9, ISBN: 0-370-31748-3
"When their mother has to go into hospital, 14-year-old Simon ends up trying to look after himself and his two younger sisters, and is determined to prove that he is as capable of making decisions as anyone else."
Bully by YvonneCoppard Paperback, 92 Pages, Published 2008 by Back To Front ISBN-13: 978-1-904529-36-1, ISBN: 1-904529-36-4
"An updated edition of a best-selling novel for young people about bullying and its consequences for bullies and their victims. It tells the story of Kerry, a girl who is bullied because she is different."
Ten Steps Forward by YvonneCoppard Spiral, 70 Pages, Published 2005 by Educational Printing Services Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-904904-14-4, ISBN: 1-904904-14-9
Not dressed like that, you don't! the diaries of a teenager-- and her mother by YvonneCoppard Quirk Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1999 by Piccadilly Press Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85340-156-5, ISBN: 1-85340-156-0
"Tom is looking forward to his birthday party because there will be a clown, games, and a picnic in the park. But what will they do if it rains? This book is ideal for a first reader"
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