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The Pinballs
''The Pinballs'' is a 1976 young adult novel by American author Betsy Byars. It is about three foster children, Carlie, Harvey and Thomas J., who have been taken in by the Masons, a couple who have cared for many other foster children and also have some personal problems. Carlie compares the children to pinballs, controlled by external forces and at the mercy of fate. It won the 1977 Josette Frank Award, the 1980 William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the 1980 California Young Reader Medal. ''The Pinballs'' received the Golden Archer Award, a student-choice book award sponsored by the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association. Plot Carlie lives in a foster home with the Masons, an infertile couple. The Masons have been foster parents for 17 kids. Carlie is the most outwardly hostile toward her situation, and quite skeptical about having trust in others. She plans to stay there until her family works out their problems. She must stay because her last stepfather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Afterschool Special
''ABC Afterschool Special'' is an American television anthology series that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards during its 25-year run. In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD. Episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pinballs
''The Pinballs'' is a 1976 young adult novel by American author Betsy Byars. It is about three foster children, Carlie, Harvey and Thomas J., who have been taken in by the Masons, a couple who have cared for many other foster children and also have some personal problems. Carlie compares the children to pinballs, controlled by external forces and at the mercy of fate. It won the 1977 Josette Frank Award, the 1980 William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the 1980 California Young Reader Medal. ''The Pinballs'' received the Golden Archer Award, a student-choice book award sponsored by the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association. Plot Carlie lives in a foster home with the Masons, an infertile couple. The Masons have been foster parents for 17 kids. Carlie is the most outwardly hostile toward her situation, and quite skeptical about having trust in others. She plans to stay there until her family works out their problems. She must stay because her last stepfather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Doran (actor)
Johnny Doran (born John Alan Doran, May 25, 1962) is an American former child actor. Reportedly discovered by a talent scout while performing George M. Cohan songs with his younger brother at P. J. Clarke's saloon in New York City, Doran began his acting career in the theatre, appearing as John Henry West in the off-Broadway production of ''F. Jasmine Addams'' in 1971, as Bobby Collins in the Broadway production of ''Children! Children!'' in 1972 and as Hughie Cooper in the national touring production of ''Finishing Touches'' from 1973 to 1974. After establishing himself in the New York theatre, Doran transitioned to work in feature films, appearing in principal roles in ''From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler'' and ''Treasure of Matecumbe'', as well as television films, including the ''ABC Afterschool Special'', ''The Pinballs'', the ABC made-for-television movie ''Captains Courageous'' and the NBC made-for-television movie ''Rainbow''. In addition to his film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Novels Adapted Into Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |