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Author
Series
Shirley and Jamila volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-olds Shirley and Jamila meet, Jamila is simply hoping for a friend in her new neighborhood but Shirley is a detective and together they seek a missing gecko.
2) Shirley
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An 1849 novel set in early nineteenth-century England, which contrasts the situations of two women, the shy, restricted Caroline Helstone, who stands as a symbol of the plight of single women, and Shirley Keeldar, an heiress whose financial independence frees her from convention.
5) Shirley
Author
Language
Français
Description
Extrait: "A l'époque o les habitants de Fieldhead revinrent à Briarfield, Caroline était à peu près rétablie. Miss Keeldar, qui avait reçu par la poste des nouvelles de la convalescence de son amie, ne laissa pas une heure s'écouler entre son arrivée au manoir et sa visite à la rectorerie."
6) Shirley
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door. Winner of the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking...
7) Shirley
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Charlotte Brontë: Shirley Roman Neu editierte 2021er Ausgabe, mit aktualisierter Rechtschreibung und zahlreichen erklärenden Fußnoten Yorkshire, zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts: Das Leben der jungen Caroline, die nach dem Tod des Vaters und dem Weggang der Mutter ohne Vermögen und Zukunftsperspektive in der Nähe ihres Cousins Robert lebt, erfährt eine Wendung, als Shirley Keeldar in ihr Leben tritt: Die junge Gutsbesitzerin, die von ihren Eltern...
8) Shirley
Author
Language
English
Description
Targeted by a mysterious conspiracy, a clever young woman fights back If Shirley is surprised that someone wants to kill her, she does not let the gunmen know. As far as she knows, Shirley is no different from any other employee at the Bushwick Brothers plastics factory. So why has she been forced from her home and shoved into the front seat of a kidnapper's car? There is no time to wonder why. Shirley Campbel has not cried since she was ten, and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of physicist Shirley Ann Jackson in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline, primary sources, and informative back matter.
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator.Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the role that won her Broadway’s acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing SHIRLEY VALENTINE, a wisecracking, completely unpredictable English housewife who proves it’s never too late to recapture your dreams. Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece. Within no time she’s back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with...
12) Shirley Chisholm
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
LEADERS LIKE US: In this illustrated biography, elementary-aged readers will learn about the early life and greatest accomplishments of an important African American leader in the United States government, Shirley Chisholm.
BIOGRAPHY READERS FOR CHILDREN: Shirley knew that the world needed change, so she began to organize people and fight to make a difference. Working in the government could help her improve peoples' lives! In this high-interest...
13) Shirley Chisholm
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shirley Chisholm died in 2005, and her career had largely ended over a decade before that. But the life of this remarkable woman has particular resonance for our world today. The child of immigrants, she was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first African American to run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. This compelling volume traces Chisholm's life from her childhood through her career in education and her...
14) Shirley Adams
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.
15) Shirley's Cakes
Author
Language
English
Description
What little girl doesn't like cake? Shirley Walker, that's who! No cake has ever made her happy. At birthday parties and other events she would drive everyone crazy with her silly reasons for passing on a moist piece of cake - too dry, too sweet, too this or that. The only way she was ever going to find a cake she enjoyed was to make it herself! Join Shirley as she takes her future into her own hands, tries something new, and bakes a cake from scratch....
16) Shirley Murley
Author
Language
English
Description
Say hello to a little girl called Shirley Murley and join her as she lives her busy, busy rhyming life with her Mummy and Daddy and her friends.
Whether you are just starting out as a new reader and beginning to enjoy reading on your own, or you are reading together and sharing a book during story-time, adorable Shirley Murley will always make you smile.
Take a look at all the little extra details in Shirley's story and see what else you can see....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Shirley Babashoff owns 8 Olympic swimming medals and has a part in 39 national records. Widely regarded as one of the best female swimmers of all time, she received the Olympic Order and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. She discusses her book, Making Waves: My Journey to Winning Olympic Gold and Defeating the East German Doping Program, her Olympic experiences, and how her childhood affected her career.
20) Shirley Adams
Author
Language
Afrikaans
Description
The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but manages to build her own sense of self worth.
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