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by Christie MathesonOne girl and her soccer team take a stand against the bullies who push them too far in this brave, inspiring novel that celebrates girl power and the true spirit of sports. Perfect for readers who love The Crossover and Fighting Words. <P><P> Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she’s good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship and a bright future—one that Alex’s family can’t promise her. <P><P> But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment than fun. And then there comes a point where enough is enough, and Alex and her teammates must take a stand to find a better way to make their soccer dreams come true. <P><P> Powerful and inspiring, Select explores the important difference between positive and negative coaching and celebrates the true spirit of sports.
Selected Novels of Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy
by Frances Hodgson BurnettThis special ebok bundle includes three of Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless tales: Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
Selected Stories
by O. HenryEighty stories that display O. Henry's comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life's realities. These stories about con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry's mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life's quirks.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (The\instant Help Solutions Ser.)
by Dr. Kristin NeffKristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life.More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion in the treatment of their patients—and Dr. Neff’s extraordinary book offers exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle, be it parenting, weight loss, or any of the numerous trials of everyday living.
Self-Driving Cars: The New Way Forward
by Michael FallonSelf-driving cars mark the next great shift in mass transportation. Learn about early attempts at self-driving technology, the benefits of driverless cars, controversies surrounding the new technology, innovations that make self-driving cars possible, and the industry's major players. This emerging "disruptive" technology has its roots in the work of engineers and futurists dating back decades. Author Michael Fallon traces how the software and hardware for self-driving vehicles developed through the years, including major milestones, notable misfires, and efforts from the public and private sectors. He also spotlights recent breakthroughs that have made self-driving vehicles viable on a mass scale, along with the public debate that these breakthroughs have created.
Selfie Made: Your Ultimate Guide to Social Media Stardom
by Meridith Valiando RojasHOW DO I MAKE IT BIG ON SOCIAL MEDIA? WHAT IS MY STORY—AND WHO IS MY AUDIENCE? WHAT CONTENT SHOULD I POST TO ACHIEVE #SUCCESS? HOW DO I GO VIRAL…OR HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO GET NOTICED?Selfie Made is a one-of-a-kind guide to creating a digital identity, finding an audience, and building a powerful brand—your own!—on the Internet. Whether you want to be in front of or behind the camera, produce click-worthy content or start your own business, this book is the place to begin. Written by Meridith Valiando Rojas, the hugely successful (and super friendly IRL) founder of DigiTour who has worked with every major star from YouTube to Musical.ly, this collection of personal anecdotes and professional advice, tricks of the trade and behind-the-screen secrets, will give you everything you need for your social media toolkit.Here, you’ll get to know the true stories behind some of today’s most successful multimedia stars and influencers, including:Max And Harvey - Blake Gray - Danielle CohnBryce Xavier - Lauren Godwin - Nathan TriskaTrevor Moran - Messy Monday - Simon Britton…and others who learned the ropes, beat the odds, and took social media by storm. And so can you!
Selfies from Space: How Satellites Help Science On Earth (Future Space Ser.)
by Tamra B. OrrSatellites may exist out in space, but they let us study Earth from the outside looking in. From climate change to natural disasters and more, find out how scientists are using satellites to tackle some of our world’s most challenging problems.
Selfish Elf Wish
by Heather SwainZephyr Addler has a problem. Her boyfriend, Timber, is now her ex, because she was keeping secrets from him. But what else can she do? After all, itÕs not that easy being an elf in the middle of BrooklynÑespecially when sheÕs not allowed to use magic to hide her familyÕs quirky elvin ways. To make matters worse, Bella, the meanest girl in school and ZephyrÕs archrival, has vowed to make ZephyrÕs life a living nightmare. Can Zephyr keep it together long enough to win Timber back, or will she give in to temptation and work some forbidden elven magic in the school halls? .
Selfish Elf Wish
by Heather SwainZephyr Addler has a problem. Her boyfriend, Timber, is now her ex, because she was keeping secrets from him. But what else can she do? After all, itÕs not that easy being an elf in the middle of BrooklynÑespecially when sheÕs not allowed to use magic to hide her familyÕs quirky elvin ways. To make matters worse, Bella, the meanest girl in school and ZephyrÕs archrival, has vowed to make ZephyrÕs life a living nightmare. Can Zephyr keep it together long enough to win Timber back, or will she give in to temptation and work some forbidden elven magic in the school halls?
Sellout
by Ebony WilkinsIt is a summer that will change everything . . . .NaTasha has a wonderful life in affluent Park Adams. She fits in, she has friends, and she's a member of the all-white ballet troupe. Being nearly the only African American in her school doesn't bother NaTasha. But it bothers Tilly, NaTasha's spitfire grandmother from Harlem, who decides NaTasha needs to get back to her roots or her granddaughter is in danger of losing herself completely. Tilly whisks NaTasha away to a world where all of a sudden nothing in NaTasha's life makes any sense: Harlem and Comfort Zone in the Bronx, a crisis center where (cont'd)
Semiprecious
by D. Anne LoveIt's the middle of summer in Mirabeau, Texas, but already Garnet Hubbard looks forward to fall -- to entering seventh grade and becoming a teenager at last. With Opal, her beautiful and popular fourteen-year-old sister, as her guide, Garnet is sure to have a great year. But everything changes when their mother, Melanie, packs them up and heads for Nashville, determined to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a country singer. Almost before they know it, Melanie drops the girls at her sister's house in Oklahoma, assuring them she'll be back just as soon as she's settled in Tennessee. But when a few days turn into a few weeks and beyond, with no Melanie in sight, the girls begin to realize what has happened. While Opal soon becomes one of the most popular girls in school, her younger sister struggles. For Garnet, getting used to her new life means trying to figure out how to have pride in herself when it seems she has little to offer the world and the odds are stacked against her. With only each other to lean on, Melanie's "precious gems" must learn to live with the hand they've been dealt and to accept the changing face of their family. Set in the early 1960s and beautifully told by D. Anne Love, Semiprecious is a powerful, poignant, and often funny coming-of-age novel that will stay with readers long after the turn of the final page.
Send Me Down a Miracle
by Han NolanA sleepy, God-fearing community in Alabama erupts in chaos when a flamboyant artist from New York City returns to her hometown for an artistic experiment. "A fresh voice and an enigmatic subject combine to make kids engage in an activity they probably don't do much-contemplate."-Booklist
Senderos fronterizos
by Francisco JiménezA la edad de catorce anos, Francisco Jiménez,/ junto con su madre y Roberto, su hermano mayor, es capturado por la migra. Obligada a abandonar su hogar en California, la familia entera viaja en autobus durante veinte horas, hasta llegar a la frontera mexicano-estadounidense en Nogales, Arizona,En los meses y anos subsiguientes, Francisco, su madre y su padre, asi como su hermana y sus cuatro hermanos, no solo luchan para mantener junta a su familia, sino que enfrentan tambien una aplastante pobreza, largas horas de trabajo y flagrantes prejuicios racistas. La manera en que ellos logran mantener su esperanza, tenacidad y generosa bondad se revela en esta emocionante continuacion de Cajas de carton. Sin amargura ni sentimentalismo, Francisco Jiménez termina de contar la historia de su juventud. Una vez mas -sus palabras, sencillas pero potentes, permitiran a los lectores abrir sus mentes y sus corazones.
Senegal (The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations)
by Tanya MulroyLocated on the westernmost point of Africa, Senegal is a land of stunning coastlines, semi-desert sands, fertile river valleys, grassland plains, and tropical rainforests. Since winning independence from France in 1960, Senegal has gained a reputation as one of Africa's most modern and progressive countries. Senegal is also one of the few states on the continent that has continued to see peaceful transfer of governmental powers through democratic elections. Although mostly rural, the former French colony features a mixture of modern urban communities and colonial towns, which attract a growing tourist industry. Senegal also has a strong manufacturing sector and foreign investment. However, despite its steady economic growth, Senegal continues to be plagued by poverty and high unemployment.
Sense And Sensibility: The Wild And Wanton Edition
by Lauren LaneAfter the death of their father and the transfer of the family home to their half brother John and his horrid wife Fanny, Marianne and Elinor Dashwood, along with their mother and younger sister, must find someplace new to live. While they search for a new home, however, Fanny’s brother Edward Ferrars comes to visit and forms an intense connection with Elinor - a connection that is severed when the Dashwood women move away.While Elinor pines for the love she’s lost, Marianne finds herself the object of affection of not one but two gentlemen in her new town - the reserved, thirty-five-year-old bachelor Colonel Brandon and the young, handsome John Willoughby.In this new twist on a beloved classic, Lauren Lane throws propriety to the wind and seamlessly weaves in the other side of the story - the story of what happens when the Dashwood sisters get their men behind closed doors. This Sense and Sensibility is chock-full of sex, and will finally give modern readers of Austen answers to all their biggest - and most salacious - questions. How do Elinor and Mr. Ferrars really say goodbye to each other? What exactly happens between Marianne and Mr. Willoughby during their first meeting? Has Colonel Brandon’s extended bachelorhood taught him a thing or two about how to please a woman?And who says a wild and wanton fling can’t lead to a happily-ever-after?Sensuality Level: Hot
Sense And Sensibility: The Wild And Wanton Edition
by Lauren LaneAfter the death of their father and the transfer of the family home to their half brother John and his horrid wife Fanny, Marianne and Elinor Dashwood, along with their mother and younger sister, must find someplace new to live. While they search for a new home, however, Fanny’s brother Edward Ferrars comes to visit and forms an intense connection with Elinor - a connection that is severed when the Dashwood women move away.While Elinor pines for the love she’s lost, Marianne finds herself the object of affection of not one but two gentlemen in her new town - the reserved, thirty-five-year-old bachelor Colonel Brandon and the young, handsome John Willoughby.In this new twist on a beloved classic, Lauren Lane throws propriety to the wind and seamlessly weaves in the other side of the story - the story of what happens when the Dashwood sisters get their men behind closed doors. This Sense and Sensibility is chock-full of sex, and will finally give modern readers of Austen answers to all their biggest - and most salacious - questions. How do Elinor and Mr. Ferrars really say goodbye to each other? What exactly happens between Marianne and Mr. Willoughby during their first meeting? Has Colonel Brandon’s extended bachelorhood taught him a thing or two about how to please a woman?And who says a wild and wanton fling can’t lead to a happily-ever-after?Sensuality Level: Hot
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen Mary Balogh Margaret DrabbleTwo sisters of opposing temperments who share the pangs of tragic love provide the theme for Jane Austen's dramatically human narrative. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters- and true love finally triumphs when sense gives way to sensibility and sensibility gives way to sense.
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane AustenA work of romantic fiction, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England in 1792 through 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, daughters of their father Henry's second wife, Mrs. Dashwood. The sisters are starkly different from each other; Elinor is the epitome of prudence and self-control while Marianne embodies emotion and enthusiasm.
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility is the beloved story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. When their father dies, the sisters' home is inherited by their older brother (their father's son from an earlier marriage). Adrift in a world where they'd once been so comfortable, the sisters move, along with their mother and younger sister into a home near relatives. They meet kind and wealthy Colonel Brandon (whose property they are now renting) and Marianne becomes enthralled with the dashing Willoughby. Romances bloom and die and bloom again, and all the while the sisters stay true to their natures—wise and practical Elinor and romantic and impulsive Marianne.
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility is the beloved story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. When their father dies, the sisters' home is inherited by their older brother (their father's son from an earlier marriage). Adrift in a world where they'd once been so comfortable, the sisters move, along with their mother and younger sister into a home near relatives. They meet kind and wealthy Colonel Brandon (whose property they are now renting) and Marianne becomes enthralled with the dashing Willoughby. Romances bloom and die and bloom again, and all the while the sisters stay true to their natures—wise and practical Elinor and romantic and impulsive Marianne.
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility is the beloved story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. When their father dies, the sisters' home is inherited by their older brother (their father's son from an earlier marriage). Adrift in a world where they'd once been so comfortable, the sisters move, along with their mother and younger sister into a home near relatives. They meet kind and wealthy Colonel Brandon (whose property they are now renting) and Marianne becomes enthralled with the dashing Willoughby. Romances bloom and die and bloom again, and all the while the sisters stay true to their natures—wise and practical Elinor and romantic and impulsive Marianne.
Sense and Sensibility: A Novel (First Avenue Classics ™)
by Jane AustenMrs. Dashwood's husband has died, leaving her and her three daughters—Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret—homeless and poor. They move in with distant relatives, the Middletons. Elinor is ruled by logic. When she learns her beloved Edward is engaged to another, she keeps her heartache a secret. Meanwhile, Marianne lives by her emotions and is smitten with the dapper Mr. Willoughby. When he proves false, Marianne is devastated. Through a series of romances and heartbreaks, Elinor and Marianne learn to balance sense and sensibility in order to find happiness. First published in 1811 in the UK, this is one of Jane Austen's most famous comedies of manners. This is an unabridged version of a 1902 edition, including illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots: A Carrot Noir
by David Roberts Daren KingSensible Hare was not a sensible hare. But he was a hare, and he had the ears to prove it. Sensible Hare, Hare Detective has a relaxing job - until a sassy ladyhare comes into his office asking for help to track down a missing suitcase of carrots. It is going to be a tough carrot to munch, but Sensible hasn't had a case in months - he's behind with the rent , and the landlord is on his tail - so he accepts the case. And soon, he is being trailed by every villain in town. So begins an outrageous adventure of Hare Shampoo, dangerous scrapes, carrots and foxy ladyhares . . .
Sent: Book 2) (The Missing #2)
by Margaret Peterson HaddixThirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip are reeling from the news that they're both missing children from history, kidnapped from their proper time period. Before they can fully absorb this revelation, a time purist named JB zaps Chip and another boy, Alex, back to the fifteenth century, where they supposedly belong. Determined not to lose their friends, Jonah and his sister, Katherine, grab Chip's arms just as he's being sent away. The result? Jonah and Katherine also end up in the fifteenth century, where they decidedly do not belong. Chip's true identity is Edward V, king of England, and Alex is his younger brother, Richard, Duke of York. But Chip is convinced that his uncle, Richard of Gloucester, plans to kill them and seize the throne for himself. JB promises that if the kids can "fix time," he will allow them to return to the present day. But how can they possibly return home safely when history claims that Chip and Alex were murdered? In a riveting tale that climaxes on the battlefield at Bosworth, master storyteller Margaret Peterson Haddix brings readers back in time to an unforgettable moment in history and plunges them into the adventure of a lifetime.
