Bøger af Barbara Gregorich

Rowan Pickett is desperate to put her life back together -- which is why she goes looking for Titus Longshaw, leader of a group which seeks to unite Black, White, and Latino workers. Titus can help her get a job. Rowan's search for work keeps getting interrupted by Jake Terranova, an arrogant podcaster from Boston who insists on interviewing her about . . . a parrot. A parrot he suspects is from another planet. And by pro-fascist Zeb Snoddy, whom she has feared since she was a teen. She gets the job she so desperately needs, and this helps her regain the confidence and courage to demand social justice -- at rallies and in her workplace. She once again becomes active in organizations to end violence against women. The job, though, is not easy, and comes with relentless problems. Fast-paced working conditions and a foreman who has it in for her are just the start. But Rowan can handle tough situations. Until, one dark night, as she and her best friend Keisha are walking home, Zeb Snoddy is waiting for them.

The wide variety of easy-to-understand poems in this collection are, at the same time, poems that make you think. Among them are: - The reader-favorite "No Ties, No Ticking Clock," a poem about the longest game in professional baseball, played April 18, 1981- "Conversation," a humorous look at the ways in which conversation is not like bowlin- "A Downward Pressing Force," which examines war and wine-making.For the nature lover, the baseball fan, the socially conscious, and those with a sense of humor.

Cockatoos are remarkable not only because they are animals who live long lives, but also because they're highly intelligent, delightfully mischievous, and exceptionally loud. Cookie, the legendary Major Mitchell's cockatoo who lived at the Brookfield Zoo from 1934 to 2016, was no exception to cockatoo behavior. Possibly, because he lived in the Zoo, he was even more intelligent, mischievous, and loud.Cookie the Cockatoo: Everything Changes is a book about change, introducing readers both young and old to Cookie and the world changes he lived through - Superman, TV, Adidas, kidney machines, space travel, mass prisons, iPhones, climate change, and more.Serious, yet also humorous, these free-verse poems examine the outside world through the eyes of a preening, self-centered caged bird who questions captivity, war, and natural catastrophe while marveling at events such as Sputnik, figure skating, and Sully's landing of a damaged airplane on the Hudson River.This quirky look at historical events for kids will enchant middle-grade readers who want to know details about what happened when in history.

Jack and Larry is a wondrous book about Larry, a baseball mascot who never wore a costume, and about Jack Graney, a Canadian baseball player who gained fame with the Cleveland Naps (later, Indians). Readers who love dogs will love Larry, the bull terrier who put on a tremendous pregame show for all American League teams.Baseball fans will celebrate with Jack Graney, the leadoff batter who reached base a phenomenal number of times. Readers will suffer with him, too, and with the entire team as it strives to climb out of the basement and grab the elusive pennant. This story about overcoming tough times makes readers laugh out loud at the ups and weep softly at the downs. And when the Cleveland team finally wins the pennant- jubilant cheer!This uplifting story of a man, a dog, a baseball team, and the race for the pennant will touch the hearts of readers both you and old, and everywhere between. For ages 10-100.

This eye-opening collection of original author research materials on women pioneers in sports excites baseball fans and historians as well as English teachers and all those interested in the untold stories of women - in this case, of women who defied all odds, played baseball, and made history.- Maud Nelson, the single most important person in the history of women in baseball, ended her 50-year career in 1934 - but not before finding- Rose Gacioch, the 18-year-old pitcher/outfielder who hit inside-the-park home runs and then went on to join the Rockford Peaches of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League.Through original newspaper and magazine articles as well as government reports, Volume 3 of Research Notes for Women at Play brings to life triumphs at home and tragedy abroad.These fascinating baseball stories from the past are primary source materials for English teachers and all those interested in women in sports.

This eye-opening collection of original author research on women pioneers in sports - specifically baseball - excites fans and historians as well as English teachers and those interested in the spectacular days of barnstorming baseball teams and bloomer girl players.Original newspaper and magazine articles are spiced with the delightful language of late 1800s journalism and bring to life many hard-fought games. Lop-sided ones, too.Coast-to-coast train journeys with games scheduled at every whistle-stop town demonstrate the guts and grit of these early baseball players - who just happened to be women.Fascinating baseball details from the past. Primary source materials for English teachers and all those interested in women in sports.

If there's one thing Chicago private eye Frank Dragovic wants, it's to believe his clients are telling the truth. With this one, he just can't tell.Did typesetter Suzanne Quering really push her lover into the web presses at the Chicago Truth Examiner, as the police suspect she did? Or is she innocent, as she claims to Frank.And if she's innocent, what was her scarf doing alongside the body? And, really - why does she always seem to leave important pieces of information out of her story?Maybe worse than the fact that Quering might be guilty is the fact that Lt. Dragan Brdar, who grew up in the same Croatian-American neighborhood Frank did, is positive she's guilty.With the police eager to prove murder, can Frank clear his stubborn red-haired client - or will the memory of her flaming hair haunt him long after she's locked way?Flavored with Croatian sayings, this ethnic detective novel is spiced with the terms and techniques of typesetting in the era just before computers replaced both hot metal and paper tape.

For those who want to know how to write a mystery novel and want some common writing problems explained in an easy-to-understand manner, Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel provides lots of examples and also humor.As she was writing her second mystery novel, Sound Proof, the author encountered particular problems. Thinking about how to solve these problems, she began to keep notes on the process. She drew diagrams and made charts. By the time she finished her mystery novel, she had solved her writing problems - and from her notes, charts, and diagrams she wrote this accessible how-to book, Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel.Talking about her experiences in a heart-to-heart way, the author aims at helping others with their own writing problems. Problems such as: - what to do with patterns of suspicion when the villain is a major character- what to do with patterns of suspicion when the villain is a minor character- how many subplots work best, and in what order should they be introduced?- how does a writer create setting?- what is good description writing, and what is bad? Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel is a solid how-to book, easy to use, and enjoyable to read.

This eye-opening collection of original author research materials on women pioneers in sports excites baseball fans and historians as well as English teachers and fans interested in the brassy, sassy women who had the audacity to play on men's baseball teams rather than on bloomer girl teams. Among them: - Alta Weiss, the Ohio-born future doctor whose father bought her a baseball team so she could pitch to her heart's content.- Jackie Mitchell, the shy Southerner who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game.- Babe Didrikson, the not-at-all-shy Southerner who, after her Olympic Games wins, pitched batting practice for several Major League teams, then turned to barnstorming with the House of David Baseball Team.Original newspaper and magazine articles sparkle with sports terms of the 1910s-Fascinating baseball details from the past. Primary source materials for English teachers and all those interested in women in sports.

When Linda Sunshine takes the field for the Chicago Eagles, she knows she'll face challenges as a woman on a man's team. But nothing could have prepared her for the stubborn refusal of her teammates to play alongside her, or the dangerous machinations of her nemesis, Merle Isemonger.Even her team's owner, Al Mowerinski, has kept a major league secret from her.Full of warmth, humor, tough sentiment, and excellent baseball, She's on First is a classic baseball book, an inspiring story that will leave readers cheering for Linda, the team, and the challenge. If you enjoyed A League of Their Own, you'll love this heartwarming tale of one woman's determination to make it in the big leagues.

Chicago private detective Frank Dragovic is working downstate, going undercover at Midwest Music Madness, a festival targeted by a thief.The corn is high in Iroquois County, the food deliciously Midwestern, the music old-time tunes and songs. But sour notes abound, and theft of musical instruments soon crescendos to blackmail and then- murder.Are the thief, the blackmailer, and the murderer the same person? Two different people? Three? Sound Proof is a surprising revenge-plot mystery with a rural setting, eccentric characters, a touch of romance, and a Croatian-American detective.As Frank investigates he's surrounded by music everywhere, with suspects playing fiddles, banjos, guitars, autoharps, hammered dulcimers, bowed psaltries, and rhythm bones. And then there's the pig. Richard. A 500-pound Yorkshire who likes to gnaw his way out of the pigpen and investigate what's happening at Midwest Music Madness.Can Frank Dragovic solve the complex whodunit before the festival ends and the suspects disperse - or will the rural musicians walk all over the man from Chicago? For those who enjoy ethnic detective novels, private-eye investigations, and mystery books with a revenge plot.

Mystery readers know that mystery books' golden age began with the amazing works of Agatha Christie and other British writers. Eventually American writers also entered the field, producing what are now considered classic mystery novels. Among the first of these American authors was Earl Derr Biggers, who in 1925 published The House Without a Key - the first of six daring novels featuring Hawaiian-Chinese police detective Charlie Chan. For those who don't already know it, the Chan of the novels is not the stereotyped Chan that Hollywood created.Charlie Chan's Poppa: Earl Derr Biggers takes readers deep into the backstory of the author and the iconic character he created, offering insights not just into Biggers' writing process, but also into author editor relationships. Readers will chuckle at Biggers' outraged reaction and acerbic wit when the publisher put pine trees on the front cover of a novel set in Hawaii.In addition to being a biography of Biggers, Charlie Chan's Poppa also provides literary criticism and introduces readers to each of his mystery novels.Because Biggers died after writing only six Chan novels, he was slowly forgotten as one of the important writers of the golden age of mystery. This book allows readers to understand what Biggers achieved. By analyzing the six Chan novels, this book helps bring to life the character who was known and loved by millions of devoted fans around the world.

Xenia Steered the Boat is a collection of 28 articles on being a writer and the craft of writing, ranging from the author's early attraction to cowboy songs through her experience with syllable-count poetry, the publication of her first novel, and the publication of subsequent works of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball. She also talks about the books that first influenced her: Great Expectations, which she read as a ninth grader; and Walden, which she read as a freshman in college.Barbara Gregorich has written many different kinds of books, ranging from the beginning reader The Fox on the Box to adult mystery novels such as Sound Proof and how-to books such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies.

Adventures in Self-Publishing: And Other Escapades is a collection of 21 articles on being a writer and the craft of writing, focusing on the author's experiences in self-publishing with CreateSpace and then Kindle Direct Publishing. Included are reflections on Moby Dick, books in series, and figures of speech.Barbara Gregorich has written many different kinds of books, ranging from the beginning reader The Fox on the Box to adult mystery novels such as Sound Proof and how-to books such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies and biographies such as Charlie Chan's Poppa: Earl Derr Biggers.Adventures in Self-Publishing is Book 3 in the Blog Collection series.