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Applying Life Skills (Eighth Edition)
by Joan Kelly-Plate Eddye EubanksApplying Life Skills, formerly known as Today's Teen, is a major revision of this hands-on comprehensive Family & Consumer Sciences program. This new edition blends a practical, hands-on approach with a fresh new design, interesting features, and new photographs to enhance readability and promote learning. Students will learn and apply essential life skills.
Appointment with Yesterday
by Celia Fremlin&“An excellent terror novel&” from a twentieth-century master of psychological suspense, the Edgar Award–winning author of The Hours Before Dawn and Uncle Paul (The Times Literary Supplement). Round and round on the London Underground rides Milly Barnes, who has left her real identity—and a shocking crime—behind in the basement flat she shares with her second husband. A union in name only, the marriage has taken its toll on Milly, leaving her only one option: escape. Once Milly gets her wits about her, she uses what little money she has to take a train to the coastal town of Seacliffe. There, she finds work as the help for the kind of women she once was, and finds a humble room in a boarding house. Freedom, like a breath of fresh ocean air, exhilarates Milly more than the trappings of the life she has left behind. That is, when she&’s not furtively reading newspaper headlines to check if she&’s been found out. Or hiding from phone calls and knocks on the door. For the consequences of Milly&’s not-so-distant past are closer than she thinks . . . Praise for Celia Fremlin &“Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin.&” —The Daily Telegraph &“Fremlin is here to stay as a major mistress of insight and suspense.&” —The New York Times &“Britain&’s Patricia Highsmith.&” —The Sunday Times &“Fremlin packs a punch.&” —Ian Rankin, New York Times–bestselling author &“Splendid . . . Got me hooked.&” —Ruth Rendell, New York Times–bestselling author &“Brilliant . . . So witty and clever.&” —Elly Griffiths, USA Today–bestselling author &“A master of suspense.&” —Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author
Appreciating Asperger Syndrome: Looking at the Upside - with 300 Positive Points
by Kenneth Hall Brenda BoydPeople with Asperger Syndrome have many characteristics that are frequently seen in a negative light. Brenda Boyd shows that for every characteristic of AS that can be looked at negatively, there are several positive aspects that can be drawn on and developed. Discussing AS in general terms, she talks through the reasons why people with AS approach life in the way they do, and what an enormous contribution they make to the world. She then explores different characteristics of AS; while she acknowledges the negative perception so many people have of these characteristics, she points out the large number of advantages to the Aspergers way of thinking for individuals with AS, those around them and society as a whole. For every negative, Boyd proves there are many more positives. From their refreshing honesty to their originality and potential to become leaders rather than followers, people with AS have many admirable personality traits that should be nurtured. This book shows that by adjusting our perceptions of what is 'normal' and embracing diversity, AS can not only be understood and accepted, but appreciated. Appreciating Asperger Syndrome is a celebration of AS which should be read by individuals with AS, family members, and anyone who knows or works professionally with individuals with AS.
The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker
by Cynthia DeFeliceAfter his family dies of consumption in 1849, twelve-year-old Lucas becomes a doctor's apprentice in this award-winning chapter book from beloved author Cynthia DeFelice, The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker. It's 1849, and twelve-year-old, Lucas Whitaker is all alone after his whole family dies of a disease called consumption which has swept through the community. Lucas is grief-stricken and filled with guilt. He might have saved his mother, who was the last to die, if only he had listened to news of a strange cure for this deadly disease.Unable to manage the family farm by himself, Lucas finds work as an apprentice to Doc Beecher, doctor, dentist, barber and undertaker. Doc amputates a leg as easily as he pulls a tooth, yet when it comes to consumption, he remains powerless, unwilling to try the cure he calls nonsense. Lucas can't accept Doc's disbelief, and he joins others in the dark ritual they believe is their only hope. The startling results teach Lucas a great deal about fear, desperation, and the scientific reasoning that offers hope for a true cure.The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker is a Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Approaches To Child And Family Policy
by Harold C. WallachThis unusual and stimulating collection of essays examines the state of child and family policy in the United States today. Drawing upon the diverse disciplines of the social and behavioral sciences, history, philosophy, and law, the authors assess the influence of federal policy on families; reasons for the failures in national child-care legislat
Aprende jugando: Una experiencia de aprendizaje real
by Pepe Pedraz¿Cómo podemos lograr que las niñas y los niños aprendan mediante el juego? Descubre nuevas metodologías de aprendizaje para aplicar a la rutina de los pequeños. Jugar puede ser muy productivo. Pepe Pedraz, especialista en la materia, nos sumerge en una gran aventura protagonizada por cinco niñas mediante la cual el lector aprenderá cómo los juegos pueden enseñarnos a entender la vida de otra forma. Además, los padres encontrarán en cada capítulo una explicación y ejemplos prácticos para seguir trabajando esos valores en el día a día de sus pequeños. Un libro esencial para potencial el pensamiento creativo y el aprendizaje a través del juego.
Aprender a educar II: Casos prácticos para evitar el mal comportamiento y el fracaso escolar
by Francisco Castaño Mena Pedro García AguadoEn este segundo libro, Pedro García Aguado y Francisco Castaño de Mena han revisado los casos que más se repiten en su consulta y, a través de ejemplos prácticos, nos muestran cómo solucionar problemas y guiar a nuestros hijos durante su crecimiento. La buena educación no es solo la que te ahorra problemas, sino la que hace de tu hijo una persona feliz capaz de afrontar la vida con seguridad y confianza porque le has proporcionado las herramientas y los valores necesarios para ello. Si el objetivo es hacer de tu pequeño una persona autónoma, respetuosa y segura, este es tu libro. «Los chicos que han recibido una educación inadecuada suelen ser inseguros, impulsivos y tener una baja autoestima. No se sienten capaces de afrontar los retos que les presenta la vida y suelen reaccionar con apatía, victimismo, ataques de furia y conductas de riesgo (alcohol, drogas, sexo), que no hacen más que ampliar la brecha entre ellos y el resto del mundo. Ante el hecho de que estos casos son cada vez más habituales, con Aprender a educar 2 queremos ayudar a los padres a dotarse de mejores herramientas y así prevenir muchos problemas de la adolescencia. »En Aprender a educar 2 te proporcionamos consejos sencillos y prácticos que se alejan de las teorías abstractas: te enseñamos el poder que puede tener un NO en el momento oportuno; te mostramos los beneficios de establecer unas pautas de comportamiento básicas y claras a la vez que demostramos la importancia del refuerzo positivo. Y lo más importante: te enseñamos cómo hacerlo a través de algunos de los casos con los que nos hemos encontrado a lo largo de nuestra carrera. »El objetivo es acompañarte en tu día a día y ayudarte a desarrollar herramientas propias para que te proporcionen seguridad en tu labor educativa.»Pedro García Aguado y Francisco Castaño Mena Con un lenguaje cercano y un contenido trufado de anécdotas, este es un libro que aporta soluciones y dota a los padres de herramientas para sentirse más seguros y educar de forma más eficiente. Haciendo hincapié en la educación familiar como factor de protección para prevenir posibles dificultades en relación con los hijos, los autores de Aprender a educar tratan asuntos como el fracaso escolar, problemas de conducta o el consumo problemático de drogas. Los consejos y las soluciones propuestas por estos expertos están basadas en el entrenamiento en habilidades educativas para padres y madres, la mejora de las relaciones en la familia y la importancia de adelantarse a los problemas para poder evitarlos.
Aprendizaje Inteligente
by Pablo Menichetti¡Un set de herramientas imprescindible para todo padre! Pablo Menichetti, el coach educacional número uno en Latinoamérica, nos entrega las herramientas y técnicas que han ayudado a transformar a miles de jóvenes latinoamericanos y de Singapur #país que ocupa el primer lugar en educación a nivel mundial# en estudiantes de excelencia, llenos de confianza, autoestima y con sobresalientes resultados académicos. Aprendizaje inteligente es un libro claro, directo e imprescindible para todo padre que desee potenciar las habilidades de su hijo para desenvolverse positivamente en el mundo de hoy.
April and Esme, Tooth Fairies
by Bob GrahamApril Underhill, seven-year-old tooth fairy, gets a call on her cell phone. This is it! Her first tooth collection. Convincing Mom and Dad to let April and her little sister, Esme, take on the task all by themselves takes a little doing. But soon, two tiny fairies fly off into the night, eager to prove how grown-up they can be. Once again, Bob Graham has rafted a tale of heartwarming adventure that is magical yet very real.
The April Baby (Noel Streatfeild Baby Book Series)
by Noel StreatfeildA treasury of inspiration for every April baby...Find out which names for your April baby have connotations of renewal, learn what is meant by a gift of a bunch of moss, bearded crepis, primroses, daisies and wood sorrel, and discover who your baby shares their birthday with - could it be Charlotte Brontë, Leonardo da Vinci or Alexander the Great?Much-loved author Noel Streatfeild originally launched this series of month-by-month baby books in 1959. Recently rediscovered in her publisher's archives, each little book arrives complete with gorgeous illustrations, and includes: - suggested names and games for babies born in each month - characteristics of your baby according to their zodiac sign- famous babies who share your baby's birthday- quotations and rhymes to fit every aspect of babyhood... and much more. With a warm, lively and charming introduction by Noel Streatfeild to every volume, each adorable book in this series is a pleasure to read, and an object to treasure.
April Flowers
by Donna Jo Napoli Lauren Klementz-Harte Doron Ben-AmiThe Little Angel of Understanding gets along with everyone -- except for the Little Angel of Learning. He uses big words, and the little angel doesn't always know what they mean. Will the Little Angel of Understanding be able to earn his wings if there are still some words he can't figure out? He'll have to help Maggie with her problem first. Maggie loves it when her grandmother comes for a visit. But this trip is different, because Gram isn't just visiting. She's going to move in with Maggie's family -- forever. Can the Little Angel of Understanding help Maggie make room for Gram?
April Fool! (Sweet Valley Twins #28)
by Francine Pascal Jamie SuzanneIt is April Fools Day in Sweet Valley and Jessica has planned her biggest trick ever. Things go wrong for Elizabeth, but not Jessica. The Home Ec Class makes Suffles and Elizabeth gets a C ... then she gets a detention!
April Foolishness
by Teresa Bateman Nadine Bernard WestcottIt's a spring morning on the farm. Grandpa is fixing breakfast for his visiting grandkids. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose! But Grandpa isn't at all upset at this news- he just pours himself a glass of milk! Why is Grandpa so cool? Because he knows the kids are trying to play an April Fool's trick! And then Grandma steps in with a trick of her own.
April Gold (Grace Livingston Hill #27)
by Grace Livingston HillMarilla Reed had spent her whole life in the warm comfort of a well-to-do household. Then, suddenly, her entire family was plunged into poverty. From the depths of desperation, Marilla found the satisfaction of fending for herself. And the infinite joys of falling in love. Grace Livingston Hill has created thrilling stories of inspiring wholesome people whose ardent faith and overflowing hearts cope triumphantly with the problems of the modern world. Bookshare has nearly all of her 100 books as well as her biography written by her son in law.
April in Paris: A Novel
by John J. HealeyA transatlantic novel for fans of A.S. Byatt and Don DeLillo. Shaun is an American professor enjoying his sabbatical—and his substantial inheritance—in Paris, until one night when he is startled awake by a nightmare. His attempts to decipher the dream lead him to a New York murder trial that occurred in 1916 in the Bronx. Upon discovering that the murder took place in the basement of his father's childhood apartment building and having no recollection of being told about it in his boyhood, Shaun explores the possibility of a repressed memory. His amateur, but psychologically astute, investigation coincides with the beginning of his first serious romance since the death of his wife five years earlier. By the time he uncovers the shocking truth behind the case, he has traveled to Spain, New York, Sweden, and back to France. While deciphering a murder that hits close to home, John J. Healey offers an intimate tale of love, family, and the complexities of the human heart.
An April Love Story: A Cooney Classic Romance
by Caroline B. CooneyLife is great for Marnie MacDonald—until her parents announce they&’re moving, taking her away from everything she knows and lovesPopular high school sophomore Marnie MacDonald loves her life. Then her parents break the news: They&’re moving to North Carolina! And that&’s not even the worst part. The MacDonalds are moving with their best friends, the Petersons—including their son, Lucas, a boy Marnie can&’t stand.In the blink of an eye, her world is uprooted. She has to leave school, her friends—all the things that matter most. And how&’s she supposed to get along without her boyfriend, Joel, the super-cool jock who would have taken her to his senior prom?Suddenly, Marnie&’s milking goats and picking apples on a farm with no telephones, no TV, and no after-school activities.But something starts to happen after she leaves the city and &“goes back to the land.&” She discovers a world she never knew existed—a whole new way of life. And the biggest shock of all? The boy she thought she hated is growing more and more appealing. Too bad Lucas doesn&’t have a clue how Marnie feels. Or does he?
April May June July: A Novel
by Alison B. HartA triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father&“Truly a great American novel that does the very best of what fiction can do: sink us into other people&’s lives, show us new worlds, make our hearts pound and our breath catch. Superb.&” —Julia PhillipsApril, May, June, and July Barber don&’t have much in common anymore. An upcoming family wedding will place the four siblings in the same room for the first time in years. But shortly before, when April spots their father, who went missing while serving overseas a decade ago, their reunion becomes entirely more complicated.While the siblings&’ search for the truth about their father forces them back into each other&’s lives, it also intensifies their private dramas. April loves her husband, but seeks excitement outside their marriage. May had big dreams for the future, but she&’s still stuck living at home. June is eager to marry her girlfriend, so why does she need a drink at every wedding-related event? And then there&’s baby brother July, whose unrequited love for his straight roommate has him more confused than ever.Confronting the past together, April, May, June, and July will find not only answers about their father, but new romance, hope, and understanding as they learn to embrace the beauty of their shared history.
April Raintree
by Beatrice MosionierMemories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters&’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher&’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.
April Raintree
by Beatrice MosionierMemories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters&’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher&’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.
Aprons on a Clothesline (Lake Emily #3)
by Traci DepreeFilled with the enchantment that makes Lake Emily everyone's hometown, ""Aprons on a Clothesline" is a lovely reminder that hope can be found even in the tragedies of life and that joy waits in the most unexpected places.
Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students With Autism
by Dawn Prince-HughesThe first book to be written by autistic college students who have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, or High Functioning Autism, Aquamarine Blue 5 demonstrates their unique way of looking at and solving problems and the challenges they face. These readable essays detail the struggles of a highly sensitive group and show that there are gifts specific to autistic students that enrich the university system, scholarship, and the world as a whole. Containing the stories of a dozen autistic students, the book deals with everything from learning to eat in dormitory dining halls to making friends to exploring sexuality.
Aquarium: A Novel
by Yaara ShehoriA debut novel following two sisters, both deaf and raised in seclusion by deaf parents, and the shattering consequences that unfold when that isolation comes to an end.Sisters Lili and Dori Ackerman are deaf. Their parents—beautiful, despondent Anna; fearsome and admired Alex—are deaf, too. Alex, a scrap metal collector and sometime prophet, opposes any attempt to integrate with the hearing; to escape their destructive influence, the girls are educated at home. Deafness is no disability, their father says, but an alternative way of life, preferable by far to that of the strident, hypocritical hearing. Living in a universe of their own creation, feared by and disdainful of the other children on their block, Lili and Dori grow up semi-feral. Lili writes down everything that happens—just the facts. And Dori, the reader, follows her older sister wherever she goes. United against a hostile and alien world, the girls and their parents watch the hearing like they would fish in an aquarium. But when the hearing intrude and a devastating secret is revealed, the cracks that begin to form in the sisters’ world will have consequences that span the rest of their lives. Separated from the family that ingrained in them a sense of uniqueness and alienation, Lili and Dori must relearn how to live, and how to tell their own stories.Sly, surprising, and as fierce as its protagonists, Yaara Shehori’s Aquarium is a stunning debut that interrogates the practice of storytelling—and storyhearing.
Aquellas mujercitas
by Louisa May AlcottUno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura en una nueva edición adaptada con ilustraciones de Montse Martín. Han pasado tres años desde que se reunieron con su padre y las hermanas March están descubriendo que convertirse en adultas noes tarea fácil: Meg debe aprender a llevar una casa y a Jo, que solo quiere escribir, pronto un inesperado suceso le romperá el corazón. Aunque a veces la vida no es exactamente como esperaban, pronto descubrirán que es posible alcanzar la felicidad a través de las cosas sencillas.
Aquí estuvimos
by Matt De la PeñaDesde las calles de Stockton hasta las playas de Venice Beach, y hasta la frontera con México, Aquí estuvimos narra el viaje de autodescubrimiento de un niño que intenta perdonarse a sí mismo en un mundo implacable. Cuando sucedió, a Miguel lo enviaron al centro de detención juvenil. El juez lo sentenció a un año en una casa hogar para menores; dijo que tenía que escribir en un diario para que algún consejero pudiera tratar de entender su forma de pensar. El juez no tenía idea de que en realidad le había hecho un favor a Miguel. Desde que sucedió, su madre ni siquiera había podido mirarlo a la cara. Cualquier hogar que no fuese el suyo sería un lugar mejor para vivir. Pero Miguel jamás pensó que conocería a Rondell y a Mong, y en todo lo que sucedería cuando huyesen. Solo pensó en llegar a la frontera con México, donde podría empezar de nuevo. Olvidar a su mamá. Olvidar a su hermano. Olvidarse de sí mismo. Sin embargo, la vida no suele funcionar como uno cree. Y la mayoría de las veces, escapar te lleva de regreso al mismo lugar del que una vez huiste.
Arabesques
by Anton ShammasA luminous, inventive, and deeply personal exploration of living in the liminal space between Jewish and Arab, ancient and modern, by a gifted Palestinian writer.Chosen by The New York Times as one of the best books of 1988, Arabesques is a luminous novel that engages with history and politics not as propaganda but as literature. That engagement begins with the language in which the book is written: Anton Shammas, from a Palestinian Christian family and raised in Israel, wrote in Hebrew, as no Arab novelist had before. The choice was provocative to both Arab and Jewish readers.Arabesques is divided into two sections: &“The Tale&” and &“The Teller.&” &“The Tale&” tells of several generations of family life in a rural village, of the interplay of past and present, of how memory intersects with history in a part of the world where different people have both lived together and struggled against each other for centuries. &“The Teller&” is about the writer&’s voyage out of that world to Paris and the United States, as he comes into his vocation as a writer, and raises questions about the authority of the storyteller and the nature of the self. Shammas&’s tour de force is both a personal and a political narrative—a reinvention of the novel as a way of envisioning and responding to historical and cultural legacies and conflicts.