Ellen conford march 20, 1942 march 20, 2015 was an author for children and young adults. Reading counts quiz list otto shortell middle school. Her books have won the best book of the year citation, best book of the international interest citation, best book of the year for children, parents choice award, and more. Her first picture book, impossible, possum, was published in 1971. Ellen conford, an awardwinning childrens writer whose comic tales about everything from the travails of high school to a girls summer camp crush made her a favorite for at least one. The whole entire book is set around a valetines day dance at cutters forge high school called the sweetheart stomp. Ellen conford is currently considered a single author. Tickets for the sweetheart stomp are still available at the student government office. Confords more than 40 books included the jenny archer and. Honors received by ellen conford included a book of the year citation from the. She was a shy child, and gained a love of books while in elementary school, when she read up to eight books a week. Ellen conford books list of books by author ellen conford. Each piece is more of a onejoke concept than a fully rendered story, and doesnt even qualify as brain candy.
Crush book king county library system bibliocommons. J and her school is having a sweet heart stomp, and she hasnt found a date yet. Her books have won the best book of the year citation, best book of the. Frog princess of pelham by ellen conford, hardcover. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Click download or read online button to get the girl who had eveything ellen conford book now. Stories by ellen conford harper trophy books paperback january 6, 1999. Ellen conford ellen conford used books, rare books and new books. New york ap ellen conford, an awardwinning childrens writer whose comic tales about everything from the travails of high school to a. Ive been waiting to be discovered for years, the tenyearold tells the director of day after doom, a television movie that plans to use local citizens as extras.
Encouraged by her teachers, she decided while still in grade school to become a professional author. Impossible possum, by ellen conford and llustrated by rosemary wells. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Among her writings are the annabel the actress and jenny archer series. I like the book titled crush written by author ellen conford.
The third wheel diary of a wimpy kid, book 7, by jeff kinney. The warped fairytale element lends structure to the plot, but confords story is a strictly bythenumbers affair. In keeping with the book s title, a sense of fun runs through i love you, i hate you, get lost, as seven entertaining, quickreading stories highlight the humorous side to troubles with parents, step. Its a book full of short stories, that are in a series, so its a story collection. Title the things i did for love ellen conford date 1987 alternate title height doesnt matter as long as youve got the right hunk. I clean a lot of them off, but my interest is in the content, basic neatness, sturdiness. Browse books by ellen conford a job for jenny archer. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. She has loved writing since she was in the third grad. Some of the characters are amy, batsothat is not his real name, diana, b. The whole entire book is set around a valetines day dance at cutters forge high school called. Mates, dates, and cosmic kisses, by cathy hopkins or get the whole series. Amy and her boyfriend batso, whose distinguishing characteristics are that they are devoted to each other. Ellen conford was born in new york city on march 20, 1942.
Ellen conford has 48 books on goodreads with 8364 ratings. Ellen conford, a childrens writer whose comic tales about such things as the travails of high school and a girls summer camp crush brought her a. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Ellen confords basic philosophy comes through in all her books for young people. Attended hofstra college now hofstra university, 1959 62.
Author ellen confords complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If you are looking for a good book to read, then read crush, by ellen conford. Conford a professor of english and poet, november 23, 1960.
Ellen conford, popular childrens author, dead at 73 the. Annabel the actress starring in just a little extra by. Stories by ellen conford harper trophy books paperback january 6, 1999 by ellen conford author. Tickets for the sweetheart stomp are still available at the student government office, room 114. Marilyn taniguchi, santa monica public library, ca school library journal. I like to cook, do crossword puzzles, watch old movies, and. Ellen conford books, author biography, and reading level. Crush short stories, harpercollins new york, ny, 1997. Her other picture books include just the thing for geraldine and eugene the brave. Amy and batso are dating and amy is pround of her long finger nails that drives batso crazy. J is mad because the boy that she likes is going to the dance with a girl that she doesnt like. Its genre i would have to say is romance with a little bit of mystery.
Has a crush on haskell and conrad and a guy named walter. Ellen conford 1942 biography little, boston, brown, and books. In this collection of featherweight but pleasurable romances, conford i love you, i hate you, get lost composes 10 variations on a common theme. Ellen conford a series of nine romantic episodes in the lives of b. March 20, 1942, new york city, new york is an author for children and young adults. The girl who had eveything ellen conford download ebook. Tickets for the sweetheart stomp are still available at the student governme.
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