The Facts And Fictions Of Minna Pratt By Patricia Maclachlan

Download or read book The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-01-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minna wishes for many things. She wishes she understood the quote taped above her mother's typewriter:Fact and fiction are different truths. She wishes her mother would stop writing long enough to really listen to her. She wishes her house were peaceful and orderly like her friend Lucas's. Most of all, she wishes she could find a vibrato on her cello and play Mozart the way he deserves to be played. Minna soon discovers that some things can't be found-they just have to happen. And as she waits for her vibrato to happen, Minna begins to understand some facts and fictions about herself.

Download or read book The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minna wishes for many things. She wishes she understood the quote taped above her mother's typewriter:Fact and fiction are different truths. She wishes her mother would stop writing long enough to really listen to her. She wishes her house were peaceful and orderly like her friend Lucas's. Most of all, she wishes she could find a vibrato on her cello and play Mozart the way he deserves to be played. Minna soon discovers that some things can't be found-they just have to happen. And as she waits for her vibrato to happen, Minna begins to understand some facts and fictions about herself.

Download or read book The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan written by Gloria Levine and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cassie Binegar written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her grandfather's death, Cassie longs for an orderliness to life -' a pattern -' that doesn't exist among her raucous, loving family. But during an eventful summer by the sea, she begins to learn that some things do not stay the same forever. Colorful characters [and] Cassie's continuing and believable growth in understanding herself and others [make] this novel so distinctive." 'C.

Download or read book What You Know First written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1998-02-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A child comes to terms with the fact that she and her family are leaving the prairie. . . . As she talks herself into acceptance, her Mama helps her let go, commenting that the baby will need someone to tell him where he came from. So the girl gathers mementoes—a bag of earth and a piece of cottonwood tree. . . .A novel hides in these few pages. As with Sarah, Plain and Tall, the subext vibrates. So much is told in each perfectly chosen phrase. The story is deep and specific, but the pain and denial of a child leaving a known and loved place is all too universal. Moser’s finely-wrought engravings, enhanced by moody tints, record the departure.’—SLJ. 1995 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)

Download or read book The Facts and Fiction of Minna Pratt written by Patricia Maclachlan and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1988-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Minna Pratt is searching--for the vibrato that will make her a better cellist; for the love she may have found with her new friend, Lucas; and for a way to talk to her mother so that she will really listen. But as Minna observes family and friends, she discovers that some things cannot be found just by searching. An ALA Notable Children's Book.

Download or read book Before You Came written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Katherine Tegen Books. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before you came . . . This gentle, wonder-filled celebration is the perfect book for parents, children, and all those who have discovered the joy of sharing their world with someone new. Luminous artwork by Caldecott Medalist David Diaz brings vibrant life to this lyrical reflection by the mother-daughter writing team of Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest.