You Never Did Learn to Knock 14 Stories About Girls and Their Mothers

by Mooney, Bel

• ISBN13: 9780753458778
• ISBN10: 0753458772
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-19
• Publisher: Kingfisher Books

Summary

This diverse collection of fourteen original contemporary stories captures many different aspects of the special relationship between mother and daughter. From happy discoveries to tragic loss and rebellion to resolution, this collection brings together fourteen of today"s top female writers from diverse cultures to explore a theme that is close to every woman"s heart.

Author Biography

Bel Mooney made her name as a journalist, columnist, and broadcaster before writing fiction for adults and children. She is the author of a best-selling series of stories for young girls, including I Don't Want To! and So What, which were inspired by her own daughter, Kitty.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Tantie	9	(14)
Adele Geras
Becoming an M.P.G.	23	(16)
Candice Ransom
The Dolphin Bracelet	39	(16)
Caroline Pitcher
Making It Up	55	(19)
Julia Jarman
Snow-Globe Moment	74	(17)
Shirley Klock
Broken Flower Heads	91	(14)
Kate Petty
Barn Swallows	105	(14)
Amy Boesky
Not Just a Pretty Face	119	(18)
Jean Ure
Sing	137	(24)
Linda Newbery
Missing Out	161	(19)
Betty Hicks
The Ninth Dragon	180	(19)
Jennifer Kramer
The Surprise	199	(10)
Jenny Land
You Never Did Learn to Knock	209	(24)
Cathy Hopkins
Hot Cool Summer	233	(21)
Bel Mooney
Acknowledgments	254

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