Best Selling Books by Carolyn Meyer

In 1520, thirteen-year-old Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older sister''s beauty and position at court, declares that she will one day be queen of England, and that her sister will kneel at her feet.

Visiting the island of Saint Lucia with his parents, pudgy, insecure, thirteen-year-old Sam finds a needed friend in Eulalia, and comes to share her interests and positive attitude toward life.

Describes the life of Alaskan Eskimos and their dilemma in trying to reconcile the white man''s ways with their ancient culture.

Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer''s ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury; her major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice-skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother, the princess, tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. It''s a fairy tale life -- until everything changes with the outbreak of war between Russia and Germany. As Russia enters WWI, hunger and poverty grows among the peasants, and soon they are not pleased with their ruler. While the czar is trying win a war and save their country, the country is turning on the royal family. When her father and the rest of the family are imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, suddenly Anastasia understands what this war is costing the people. In the pages of her diary, Anastasia chronicles the wealth and luxury of her royal days, as well as the fall from power, and her uncertain fate.

When seventeen-year-old Denny, who is black, falls in love with his white stepsister and her father throws him out, he drives cross-country to find his own father, whom he barely knows.

Instructions and patterns for making a number of items by crocheting, knitting, weaving, and by macramé.

The author recounts her visit to South Africa where she interviewed numerous young people, both black and white, to find out what growing up is like in a country torn apart by racial strife.

Information on how masks have been used by various peoples over the centuries and directions for making similar masks out of easily available materials.

Now in its fourth edition, Communicating for Results offers practical, classroom-tested instruction in the rhetorical techniques and persuasive strategies that students need to become effective writers and speakers. Supplemented with abundant group and individual activities to reinforce keyprinciples and help students hone their skills, this invaluable text will teach students to communicate with confidence.

In today''s fast-paced, multi-tasking work environments, successful communication means more than getting the message across: it means getting noticed and getting results. Communicating for Results: A Canadian Student''s Guide offers practical, classroom-tested instruction not only in grammar but in the rhetorical techniques and persuasive strategies that students need to become effective writers and speakers. Its hands-on, skills-based approach uses models, organizational plans, workshops, discussion forums, quick-reference guides, and checklists to simplify the writing process while banishing writer''s block and easing fears about public speaking. Designed to make effective communication achievable in even the most demanding workplace environment, Communicating for Results is equally suitable for classroom use and personal desktop reference.

Drowning her unhappiness in luxurious parties and scandalous fashions when she falls short of impossible court standards and expectations, Marie-Antoinette incites the wrath of her impoverished French subjects and her disapproving mother. By the award-winning author of Doomed Queen Anne.

The acclaimed author of "Mary, Bloody Mary" has penned a powerful historical novel about a little-known but gifted musician who becomes lost in the shadow of her younger brother.

A study of the contemporary Yupik culture in an Alaskan village as seen through the eyes of a typical family.

Now in its sixth edition, Communicating for Results offers practical, classroom-tested instruction in the rhetorical techniques and persuasive strategies that students need to become effective writers and speakers. Supplemented with abundant group and individual activities to reinforce key principles and help students hone their skills, this invaluable text will teach students to communicate with confidence. The sixth edition includes a wide selection of engaging digital resources, additional coverage of Indigenous Peoples business practices and perspectives, and guidance and detailed activities to teach students effective and ethical use of AI tools for communication purposes.

In 1501 fifteen-year-old Catharine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII, but soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur unexpectedly dies and her future becomes the subject of a bitter dispute between the kingdoms of England and Spain.

In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, twelve-year-old Rose Lee sees trouble threatening her black community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate the black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside the town.

The author relates her visit to Japan where she interviewed adults and children and recorded their feelings about life in a country experiencing drastic changes in lifestyle.

Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.

The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin''s Secret Service

A history of dairying around the world, particularly in the United States. Includes recipes using dairy products.

Provides original versions of folk songs from more than twenty-five cultures. As children sing or listen to the traditional and revised folk songs their knowledge of other cultures is expanded.

Includes index.Describes the history and important ingredients of bread-making. Includes customs and legends about bread and discusses breads popular in different countries.

Fourteen-year-old Win hopes to receive support and guidance in self-acceptance from his adult friend Elliott, despite another boy''s insistence that Elliott is homosexual.

A guide to woodworking with directions and diagrams for numerous projects ranging in difficulty from a cheese board to a desk.

Collection includes two draft typescripts of Carolyn Meyer''s young adult novel, Girl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O''Keefe, American Artist. Both typescripts bear handwritten editorial emendations and are signed by the author and dedicated to the Ted Hipple Special Collection.

More interested in learning about Life than domestic arts, as her parents wish, fifteen-year-old Teddie learns perhaps a bit more about life than she''s bargained for during the summer of 1928.

Discusses the growth, cultivation, processing, and uses of coconuts. Includes thirty coconut recipes.

Follows the career of a group of rock and roll musicians trying to make it big.

The complicated lives of C.C.''s family and friends fall into new patterns the summer she is fifteen.

Meyer offers a revealing look at Kristina, who was raised by the King and Queen of Sweden as a prince rather than a princess and assumed the throne as King at the age of 18.

Describes the equipment, stones, and procedures used in rock tumbling and gives instructions for making the polished stones into jewelry and other items.