Elizabeth Lenhard, born in 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, is a dedicated author and educator known for her engaging storytelling and commitment to inspiring young readers. With a background in writing and teaching, she has contributed to the literary world through her insightful and relatable works.
A fun, frothy novel about friendship and knitting.
Scottie feels like her whole world is turning upside down. Then she discovers knitting, and it's as if she's been thrown a cashmerino lifeline. Soon Scottie and her best friend Amanda, along with new friends Bella and Tay, find themselves hanging at their local yarn store, a magical place called KnitWit, bound together by a yen for yarn and a hunger for friendship. Their stitches and their relationships become so intertwined that it's hard to remember which came first: the girls or the purls.
Chicks With Sticks is not just for crafty types (through it does include several knitting patterns and projects). It s for anyone who s ever found friends in the most unlikely place or wanted to. Sometimes you just need some string and sticks with some full-fat hot chocolate on the side to get you there."
For Scottie, Amanda, Bella, and Tay, life in Chicago is all about seeking shelter. They’ve found it in the raggedy comfort of KnitWit, in their fire-lit stitch ’n b---- at Joe’s, in the halls of their quirky private school, even in the arms of boyfriends.
But now the girls are staring down the end of high school. Fueled by the stresses of college applications and service projects, will it also mean the end of the Chicks? Or can this unlikely foursome bind off the happy ending that only true friendship can craft?
The Chicks return, along with four hip new projects.
With Rachel's flair for fashion, it's easy to stand out---especially in a town as dead as hers! But when a new girl shows up at school looking tall and pale and totally tragic, suddenly Rachel's not the only one turning heads! Rachel has a plan to take Lily's style from rags to runway-ready, but she can't help noticing Lily's a little, well, odd. She won't let Rachel near her family and spaces out so much she could pass for a zombie. Could there be more to Lily's problems than terrible fashion sense?
"When their parents go on a spy mission to Brazil, Carmen and Juni are assigned two babysitters from the OSS. But these aren't ordinary baby-sitters--one has sprouted whiskers, and the other has grown a set of tentacles! These are spies on the prowl. Has the OSS set a trap for the family, or is someone secretly sending animal agents into the ranks?..."--Cover back.
Carmen and Juni are bodyguards for the rich and famous and talentless. The rock star they're guarding has talents resulting from a special gem. When that gem is stolen, Carmen and Juni must get it back before it's used for evil.
"Carmen and Juni are off to an OSS sleep-away camp for training and summer fun. The camp director is a retired spy-turned-enviornmentalist named Oscar Zohn. But O. Zohn has larger plans in mind than just teaching kid spies ..."