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  • Spoonhandle

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Spoonhandle, Ruth Moore's second novel, spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List and was made into the movie Deep Waters. Spoonhandle is about Maine, brilliantly authentic, but the story told is universal, as old as time as it deals with the struggle between love and meanness of spirit, between human dignity and greed. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sea Flower

    by Ruth Moore ...
    The Sea Flower centers on two down-and-out orphans, a persnickety cat, an eccentric fisherman, and the hurricane that brings them together. Marney Lessard and Liz Bigelow separately fled from trouble only to find themselves adrift on the same luxury houseboat. When they run aground on a nearly deserted Maine island, Arvid Small comes to their rescue. Stout and friendly, the island's one seasonal ... Read more

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  • Cold as a Dog and Other Stories

    The Poetry and Ballads of Ruth Moore

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Bestselling author Ruth Moore (1903-1989) not only wrote some of Maine's greatest novels, but was also a talented poet who published three books of poetry and wrote ballads that have become an ingrained part of pop culture along the coast. Her "The Night Charlie Tended Weir" is frequently performed in theaters and at clambakes. Folksinger Gordon Bok recorded an album based on her ballads. Cold as ... Read more

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  • The Walk Down Main Street

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Originally published in 1960, The Walk Down Main Street explores what happens when a river town in Maine goes mad over its school basketball team. Ruth Moore covers basketball thrills, coming of age, and the reality of small town inhabitants along with her usual razor-sharp wit and honest depictions of daily life. Readers will be able to recognize their own neighbors, coaches, parents, and friends ... Read more

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  • Candlemas Bay

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Ruth Moore is back with another story of small-town life on the coast of Maine. This time her writing follows several members of the Ellises, the well-respected and independent family that originally settled in Candlemas Bay. Jen Ellis is forced to play hostess to summer borders in order to pay off her late husband's debts. Her son Jeb must choose between his schooling and his devotion to the ... Read more

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  • The Weir

    A Novel of the Maine Coast

    by Ruth Moore ...
    The Weir, written in 1943, takes place on a small island fishing village in the years before World War II, set against a backdrop of handwork and struggle. Ruth Moore, one of the great regional novelists of the twentieth century, brilliantly and authentically captures not only the specific characteristics of coastal Maine, but chronicles universal human drama as the two primary families feud, ... Read more

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  • Second Growth

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Nearly two decades after her debut novel, Ruth Moore writes a saltier tale of Downeast life in Second Growth (1962). Rife with violent deaths, natural disasters, and even attempted blackmail, the town of Hillville has seen better days. Even the land is exhausted and has given what it can. Residents can no longer fish, farm, or manufacture to earn a good living, so they pick up seasonal work and ... Read more

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  • Speak to the Winds

    by Ruth Moore ...
    Three generations after Chin Island was inhabited by a bustling community of laborers, only a few families remain. A feud begins on Christmas Day, troubling the remaining inhabitants as they gossip and fan the flames of conflict. Two warring factions collide as the kindly Elbridge Gilman attempts to stop them along with his quick-tempered partner, Liseo MacGimsey. Readers will enjoy Ruth Moore's ... Read more

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  • Divided City

    The Play

    by Theresa Breslin, Paul Bunyan, Paul Bunyan, Martin Travers, Ruth Moore ...
    Series series Critical Scripts
    Nominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin's hit novel tells of how two young boys - one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan - are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker in a city divided by prejudice. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play has already been produced to great acclaim at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre.Graham and Joe just want to play football and be ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    The Play

    by Mark Haddon, Simon Stephens, Ruth Moore, Ruth Moore, Paul Bunyan, Paul Bunyan ...
    Series series Critical Scripts
    This schools' edition of Mark Haddon's multi-award-winning novel adapted for the stage of the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4. Featuring the play script from the Modern Plays edition but with the language adjusted for school use*, this edition includes a wealth of classroom activities for the English and drama classrooms.Christopher, fifteen years old, stands ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    Improving Standards in English through Drama at Key Stage 3 and GCSE

    by Charles Dickens, Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Critical Scripts
    Perfect for pupils aged 11+, this stage version of Dickens' classic tale uses John Mortimer's much-loved dramatisation first produced by the RSC in 1994.This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Cross Country for Two

    by M. Ruth Moore ...
    What happens when two teen-aged girls decide to cross the vast country of Canada by horseback? Cross Country for Two tracks the unexpected adventures and romance that Brenda and Robbie encounter as they make their way from Nova Scotia to the Pacific Ocean.You will feel the excitement of what happens when people step out of their comfort zone as the girls face several challenges along the roads. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD