Here is a list of some great books about world war 1. I opened the book, and a few chapters in, i was thinking, really. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Somewhere along the way, she enters into that time frame and dips in and out of it. A timeslip story about first love and world war one, told uniquely t. Rebecca stevens ive always loved ghost stories, ive always loved love stories and ive always loved stories where the past and the present collide. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens miss mahees library of. Rebecca stevens writes with such respect and understanding that it s hard not to get pulled in to valentine joe. The dreamy and selfreflective rose will particularly appeal to girls aged 1015. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens roses granddad takes. As rose learns more about joe and the daytoday details of the war, she also learns to understand her own grief better. Rather fascinatingly, valentine joe strudwick was a real person.
See all books authored by rebecca valentine, including beyond the land of gold. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens rose, visiting the war graves near ypres with her grandfather, starts slipping back in time to wartorn city where she meets and befriends 15 year old joe. A timeslip story about first love and world war one, told uniquely through the eyes of a modern schoolgirl. Books will be despatched after the schools order is confirmed we do not charge for delivery, but your order may incur additional customs costs. He was born on valentines day 1900, in dorking, surrey. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Valentine joe rebecca stevens boeken, kinderboeken, cover. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens childrens stories at. The poem that made me fall in love with poetry, when i was 16, is wallace stevens this solitude of cataracts. Jun 01, 2016 in this meditation on living and dying, becca stevens shares moving and hilarious stories about her life, love, friends, and our many families. The dreamy and selfreflective rose will particularly appeal to. Valentine joe is her first solo book, and her second novel for chicken house, rose in the blitz, will be published in august 2016.
Listen to valentine joe audiobook by rebecca stevens. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Valentine joe rebecca stevens when fifteenyearold rose visits belgium, she can feel the deep scars left there by the great war. A timeslip novel featuring a modern teenager and events from the first world war published that such a war must never happen again. If you work at a school you can use rewards to buy books and resources for your classroom or library. Thank you rebecca stevens for this work, god bless you as. Wondrous reads this book packs a powerful emotional punch in just 150 pages as it combines grief, love and the reality of the trenches. Rebecca stevens has taken her own family connection with the great war and woven it into valentine joe s story. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens is one of many books being published this year as part of the commemorations of the start of first world war. Having really enjoyed reading valentine joe i was pleased to discover rebecca stevens had written a second book and even more delighted when i read it and found it every bit as engrossing as the first. Author motivation rebecca stevens own family story was her inspiration. Becca stevens is an episcopal priest, chaplain at vanderbilt university, and founder of magdalene and thistle farms. May 14, 2014 rebecca stevens, author of valentine joe, tells us about her favourite novels about war.
Inspired by the real life story of valentine joe strudwick, one of the youngest soldiers. Rebecca stevens has been a writer for many years, working mostly in childrens television and in comedy. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens sprinkled with words. This entry was posted in books, middle grade books and tagged armistice, armistice day, armistice day books, books beginning with v, books set in belgium, halloween books, rebecca stevens, valentine joe, valentine s day, ww1, ww1 books, wwi, ypres on november 5, 2018 by justine laismith. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens 9781909489608paperback.
Written by rebecca stevens, audiobook narrated by rebecca stevens. Elizabeth moffat, age 10 i think this book is stunning and i was really intrigued to read on each night when i was reading it in bed. Newspaper article evening chronicle newcastle, england childrens book of the week childrens book of the week. Cases that changed america 4volume set, and more on. Her first job was cowriting three series of pirates, a show about a family of pirates who settle in suburbia. Valentine joe cleverly presents roses own loss of her father next to the pain and loss of those that died in world war one. The collection of letters he sent from the front remain in stevens possession today. His dad was a gardener and his mum made money by doing peoples washing. Valentine joe and rose in the blitz author rebecca stevens is here to keep you motivated right to the end. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens federation of childrens. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens federation of children. Rebecca stevens books list of books by rebecca stevens.
Childrens book of the week childrens book of the week. Thank you rebecca stevens for this work, god bless you as you have blessed me amen x. Reviews the guardian its only a slim volume, but in its 150 pages rebecca stevens manages to weave the perfect war story. Then, in her room that night, she hears the sound of marching feet, and glimpses a young soldier on his way to the front line. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens have you ever stopped reading a book and it took you a minute or two to realise that youre actually at home and not living between the pages. Rebecca stevens published valentine joe in 2014, the centenary of the beginning of the war. Jo bell and jonathan davidson have spent many years writing and performing poetry and encouraging others to do the sam.
Jan 27, 2015 chicken house publishes two of the longlisted titles valentine joe by rebecca stevens and city of halves by lucy inglis, as does egmont the executioners daughter by jane hardstaff and mars. Buy valentine joe by rebecca stevens from waterstones today. Although ive written a childrens book about war myself i found it tricky to identify five others that i like. She has worked as an actor, a standup comedian and a scriptwriter for childrens television, writing for shows such as mr bean and postman pat. It is about a girl called rose who when visits belgium with her grandad to see the grave. Valentine joe s story gave me the chance to combine all three. I belong to the writers in schools programme, talk at seminars and book evenings, run creative writing workshops, do online tutoring for nz writers college and write a blog on childrens war books. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens the chicken house, 2014 15 chapters. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens chicken house, ps6.
Rebecca stevens reading from valentine joe youtube. Joe left school at thirteen and worked for his uncle who was a local coal merchant. Every child and adult for that mater, like myself, should read this. Schools earn scholastic rewards when parents or staff order from us. She founded the organization more than 20 years ago to provide a sanctuary and healing for women survivors of prostitution, trafficking and addiction not historically served. Discount prices on books by rebecca stevens, including titles like oxford reading tree treetops greatest stories. Aug 07, 2014 listen to valentine joe audiobook by rebecca stevens.
But when she hears the sound of marching late at night, she does not expect to see the ghosts of the past from her window. John mccraes famous poem in flanders fields written in essex farm in 1915 prefaces this story of a real boy soldier, valentine joe strudwick, killed on 14th january 1916. In this event, to mark the publication of jonathan davidsons new book, a commonplace. Its the day before valentine s, but rose can sense the shattered old city beneath the chocolatebox new. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens my thoughts after reading this middle grade book is about a girl who goes to belgium with her grandfather to visit his uncles grave. World war 1 fiction stay where you are and then leave by john boyne the amazing tale of ali pasha by michael foreman soldier dog by sam angus valentine joe by rebecca stevens a dog in no mans land by damian kelleher stories of. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens author enlarge cover. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Buy valentine joe by rebecca stevens 20140501 by rebecca stevens isbn. When fifteenyearold rose visits belgium, she can feel the deep scars left there by the great war. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens 9781909489608 booktopia.
Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Somewhere along the way, she enters into that time frame and dips in and out of. Lively and likeable, 15yearold rose accompanies her grandfather to ypres so that he can visit his uncles grave on the wars 100 th. And here on the booktrust website telling the story of the short life of a real person, she writes an interesting piece on using someone elses story, or someone elses life as the basis for your book.
Mar 17, 2014 rebecca stevens reading from her new novel, valentine joe may. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. You can see rebecca stevens here reading from valentine joe. Sep 03, 2014 rebecca stevens, valentine joe rose has got a lot going on in her life. Rebecca wrote her first childrens novel for chicken house, valentine joe, published in 2014 and has just finished working on a retelling of emma for oxford university press. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Rebecca valentine books list of books by author rebecca. Buy valentine joe by rebecca stevens online from the works. She is a prolific tv writer who has worked on bing bunny, byker grove and rupert bear. Like newexcellent an apparently unread copy in perfect condition. I really enjoyed it, taking me hauntingly into the past and ww 1, a trip that will stay with me when i think of valentine s day. Her first job was cowriting three series of pirates, a show about a family of pirates who settle in.
About the author rebecca stevens has always been highly creative. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens missmaheeslibraryofreads family, historical, tween book nov 27, 2018 oct 15, 2018 1 minute hi all, this last weeks choice was an easy one for me as it was the first one i thought of when i came up with my theme. She has worked as an actor, a standup comedian and a script writer for childrens television, writing for shows such as mr bean and postman pat.
A speaker, leader, priest and entrepreneur, becca stevens is the president of thistle farms, a multifaceted, international nonprofit. Valentine joe first came to the attention of chicken house publisher, barry cunningham, as a script for a radio play. Buy valentine joe book online at best prices in india on. Rebecca stevens roses granddad takes her on a trip to ypres, belgium to visit the graves of those who died in the great war. Her grandfather freddie was a headstrong london boy, who ran away at 15 to join scottish regiment, the seaforth highlanders. Jul 04, 2014 valentine joe by rebecca stevens rose, visiting the war graves near ypres with her grandfather, starts slipping back in time to wartorn city where she meets and befriends 15 year old joe and his dog. Nov 05, 2018 valentine joe by rebecca stevens my thoughts after reading this middle grade book is about a girl who goes to belgium with her grandfather to visit his uncles grave.
Rebecca stevens has been an actor, a standup comedian and a script writer for childrens television, writing for shows like mr bean and postman pat. Rebecca stevens author rebecca stevens tells us about the difficulties and pressures around writing real life characters and how to do it well and avoid being sued. I was a shy child who read a lot of books, but fiction held my heart, and i. May 01, 2014 buy valentine joe 1 by rebecca stevens isbn. Buy valentine joe book online at low prices in india. That night, rose hears marching and when she looks out of her window, she sees a. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens overdrive rakuten. Roses granddad takes her on a trip to ypres, belgium to visit the graves of those who died in the great war. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens author rebecca stevens narrator. Its the day before valentine s day, but rose can sense the shattered old city beneath. Valentine joe by rebecca stevens roses granddad takes her on a trip to ypres to visit the graves of those who died in ww1.
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