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|  | Getting a Grip on Grammar by Dee C. Konrad Help students solve the myteries of good grammar and master the tools they need for effective communication. Clues present grammar rules in fun-to-read rhymes. Sample sentences provide More Clues . In Discovery sentences, students identify and practice applying their new skills. Then they Create their own pieces of writing incorporating what they have learned and demonstrating their mastery of skills. AUTHOR: Dee C. Konrad PUBLISHER: Pearson Learning FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | The American Heritage Notebook Spanish Dictionary The American Heritage? Notebook Spanish Dictionary has been created as a convenient bilingual reference tool for students of Spanish at the middle school, high school, and college level. It features more than 40,000 translations, U.S. English and Latin American Spanish, the latest Internet and computer terms, and numerous common idioms and phrases. PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Seeing the Blue Between by Paul B. Janeczko This collection of inspiring letters and poems written by poets addressing young would-be writers includes contributions from Naomi Shihab Nye, Karla Kuskin, Douglas Florian, and many others. AUTHOR: Paul B. Janeczko PUBLISHER: Candlewick Press FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood Sweaty palms. Butterflies in the stomach. Pacing back and forth. There is no doubt this character is nervous. But isn't there a more original, more vivid way to express this emotion? Absolutely. In this unique book, Ann Hood will help you find fresh, creative images, words and gestures to evoke feelings in your fiction. In 36 mini-lessons , Hood sheds new light on love, hate, fear, grief, guilt, hope, jealousy and other major emotions. Each lesson offers instruction on rendering that particular sentiment; good and bad examples illustrating how writers have succeeded and where others have gone wrong; and imaginative exercises for putting the feeling into words. AUTHOR: Ann Hood PUBLISHER: F & W Publications, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Family Tree Maker by April Leigh Helm, Helm Description not available.Explains how to use the software program to organize family history information, and offers advice on ancestry research AUTHOR: April Leigh Helm, Helm PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Let's Learn about Story Elements by Michelle O'Brien-Palmer Covering the element of plot--how to understand what makes an effective plot and how to engage the reader's interest--this book helps students become better readers. AUTHOR: Michelle O'Brien-Palmer PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Reference 
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