Barbara Cohen
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Several of the popular stories are retold with handsome illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. Beautiful edition of selected stories including: The Pardoner's Tale and The Wife of Bath's Tale. In 1386, Chaucer recorded, or created, the stories spun by 30 pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury. Cohen and Hyman have responded to Chaucer's masterpiece with lively prose and unforgettable pictures that evoke the colorful world of 14th-century England....
Author
Language
English
Description
In the glittering world of 1920s New York, laughter is a precious commodity, carefully rationed by the elite. Enter Polly Pepper, a young woman with an infectious laugh that threatens to disrupt the status quo.
As Polly navigates the treacherous waters of high society, she encounters a cast of eccentric characters, from the enigmatic millionaire who controls the laughter supply to the beautiful but manipulative socialite who seeks to silence her....