A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books.

The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. By turns funny and sad, wrenching and poignant, the moments large and small described in these stories capture perfectly the agony and ecstasy of being thirteen.Ībout the Author James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. A crush on a girl that ends up putting the boy who likes her in the hospital. Watcher June 1999, Tandem Library School & Library Binding in English. View all 13 editions Edition Availability 1. A first kiss - and a realization about one's sexual orientation. The Watcher by James Howe, 1997, Atheneum Books for Young Readers edition, in English - 1st ed. The big bar mitzvah that goes suddenly, wildly, hilariously out of control. MARSCHEWSKI UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

About the Book Written by some of today's finest writers for young adults, including Meg Cabot, Bruce Colville, and James Howe, this collection of stories truly captures the experience of being 13 years old.īook Synopsis 'If thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number.you would think a civilized society could come up with a way for us to skip it.' - from 'What's the Worst That Could Happen?' by Bruce Coville No one will want to skip any of the twelve short stories and one poem that make up this collection by some of the most celebrated contemporary writers of teen fiction. 13-2234, see flags on bad law, and search Casetexts comprehensive legal database.

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