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Spectacle: A Historical Thriller In 19th Century Paris (Spectacle Ser. #1)
by Jodie Lynn ZdrokSpectacle is a YA murder mystery from debut author Jodie Lynn Zdrok in which a young reporter must use her supernatural visions to help track down a killer targeting the young women of Paris.Paris, 1887. Sixteen-year-old Nathalie Baudin writes the daily morgue column for Le Petit Journal. Her job is to summarize each day’s new arrivals, a task she finds both fascinating and routine. That is, until the day she has a vision of the newest body, a young woman, being murdered—from the perspective of the murderer himself.When the body of another woman is retrieved from the Seine days later, Paris begins to buzz with rumors that this victim may not be the last. Nathalie's search for answers sends her down a long, twisty road involving her mentally ill aunt, a brilliant but deluded scientist, and eventually into the Parisian Catacombs. As the killer continues to haunt the streets of Paris, it becomes clear that Nathalie's strange new ability may make her the only one who can discover the killer’s identity--and she'll have to do it before she becomes a target herself.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Speech For Effective Communication
by Holt Rinehart Winston StaffSpeech For Effective Communication includes a number of topics to help the students throughout the syllabus. The main topics are The Communication Process, Interpersonal Relationships, Public Speaking, Democratic Processes among others.
Speech for Effective Communication
by Rudolph F. VerderberSpeech For Effective Communication is divided into 6 units, which are further divided into 22 chapters. Unit 1, containing Chapters 1-5, presents basic speech communication skills. Chapter 1 introduces the field of speech communication. Chapters 2 and 3 acquaint you with the concepts of verbal and nonverbal communication. Chapter 4 covers the vocalization process, and Chapter 5 introduces listening skills. Unit 2, containing Chapters 6-8, presents interpersonal communication skills, including making introductions, giving and receiving directions, using the telephone, engaging in conversations, and taking part in job and college interviews. Unit 3, containing Chapters 9-13, presents public speaking skills. Chapters 9-11 cover speech preparation skills; Chapter 12 discusses diction and effective word choice; and Chapter 13 introduces methods and skills for delivering speeches. Unit 4, containing Chapters 14-16, applies the information presented in Unit 3 to the development of three basic kinds of speeches: informative speech, process speech, and persuasive speech. Unit 5, containing Chapters 17-19, presents group communication skills. Chapter 17 covers group discussion; Chapter 18 introduces debate; and Chapter 19 discusses parliamentary procedure. Unit 6, containing Chapters 20-22, presents the performing arts, including oral interpretation, theater, and radio and television. Following these chapters are an appendix of speeches, a glossary of vocabulary terms, and the index.
Speech for Today
by Brian Ashbaugh Beka HortonGood speech habits have a direct connection with success—success in school, in conversations and discussions, and in presentations. Knowing how to speak well may make the difference between success and failure. This handbook in speech training presents the art of everyday speech in a friendly, conversational style that you and your high schooler will love. Your teen will learn the fine points of giving a personal testimony and a devotional. He may even discover performance talent as he studies monologue, poetry interpretation, and storytelling. Many speaking exercises and selections for interpretation provide opportunities for practice and performance. Grades 11–12.
Speed (Smallville Young Adult #5)
by Cherie Bennett Jeff GottesfeldTeenage Clark Kent secretly uses his superpowers to find the perpetrator of several racial hate crimes in Smallville.
Speed of Life
by J.M. KellyTwins Crystal and Amber have the same goal: to be the first in their family to graduate high school and make something of their lives. When one gets pregnant during their junior year, they promise to raise the baby together. It&’s not easy, but between their after-school jobs, they&’re scraping by. Crystal&’s grades catch the attention of the new guidance counselor, who tells her about a college that offers a degree in automotive restoration, perfect for the car buff she is. When she secretly applies—and gets in—new opportunities threaten their once-certain plans, and Crystal must make a choice: follow her dreams or stay behind and honor the promise she made to her sister.
Speedy
by Robert Ingpen Colin ThieleA heartwarming adventure from Australia?s master storyteller.Speedy is the fastest, cleverest dolphin ever to swim the waters around Kangaroo Island. To ten-year-old Mike and his fisherman father Ben, he is also a very special friend, always there to meet their boat and lead her home into the harbour. Speedy soon becomes a tourist attraction in their small fishing town. But not everyone loves him as much as Ben and his friend Sally, and one day they realise that the friendly dolphin is in deadly danger.
The Spell Book of Listen Taylor
by Jaclyn MoriartyThe Zing family lives in a world of misguided spell books, singular poetry, and state-of-the-art surveillance equipment. They use these things to protect the Zing Family Secret -- one so huge that it draws the family to the garden shed for meetings every Friday night. Into their world comes Listen Taylor, a socially isolated girl, about to enter junior high. Her father is dating a Zing, and she barely knows what she's getting into. Enter Cath Murphy, a young teacher at the elementary school that Cassie Zing attends, suffering from a broken heart. How will the worlds of these two young women connect with the delightful madness that is the family Zing?
The Spell Book Of Listen Taylor: (and The Secrets Of The Family Zing)
by Jaclyn MoriartyA fairytale, a mystery, a history of hot-air ballooning, and a romance . . . A novel so brilliant, moving, zingy -- and Zingy -- that it could only have come from Jaclyn Moriarty.The Zing family lives in a world of misguided spell books, singular poetry, and state-of-the-art surveillance equipment. They use these things to protect the Zing Family Secret -- one so huge it draws the family to the garden shed for meetings every Friday night. Into their world comes socially isolated middle grader Listen Taylor, whose father is dating a Zing. Enter Cath Murphy, a young teacher at the elementary school that Cassie Zing attends, suffering from a broken heart. How will the worlds of these two young woman connect? Only the reader can know!
Spell Bound (A Hex Hall Novel #3)
by Rachel HawkinsHailed as "impossible to put down," the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted. Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies-the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that's what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn't as confident. Sophie's bound for one hell of a ride-can she get her powers back before it's too late?
Spell Bound
by F.T. LukensAn instant New York Times bestseller! Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this &“charming and engaging&” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.Edison Rooker isn&’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn&’t have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn&’t even have magic. But he does have a plan—to regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed. Antonia is…intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name—Rook—both of which he&’s happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia&’s rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn&’t so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, Rook minds less and less. But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook&’s Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back…or face losing their magic forever.
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull (Johnny Dixon #3)
by John BellairsWhen Johnny and the Professor discover an old heirloom clock, the terror begins. The professor vanishes and Johnny is left to solve the mystery alone.
Spell Starter (A Caster Novel)
by Elsie ChapmanThe Sting meets Fight Club in this magical, action-packed sequel to Caster by Elsie Chapman.Every spell cast needs a starter.Aza Wu now has magic back. But like all things in her life, it has come at a great cost. After winning the Tournament of Casters, Aza is able to pay off her parents' debt to Saint Willow. But the price of the gathered spell she used to strip Finch of his magic has put her permanently in the employ of the gang leader. And the magic that has been returned to her is not her own.Aza is forced to use this magic, stolen and unpredictable, to do Saint Willow's dirty work. But the gang leader is ambitious and power-obsessed, and she always seems to have a larger plan. Aza knows that if Saint Willow can benefit, it doesn't matter who gets hurt along the way.Forced into a dangerous new situation, Aza will have to reckon with the choices she's made and the unstable magic she wields. If she can find a way out of Saint Willow's hold, she just might survive. That is, if her casting doesn't finally consume her.
Spellbinding
by Maya GoldThere's more than one way to be powerful . . .Abby Silva has made a startling discovery: She is descended from accused witches who lived in 1600s Salem. When Abby visits Salem, strange and inexplicable events unfold. Objects move on their own. Candles burst into flame. An ancient spell book winds up in her possession.Soon, Abby is thrust into a world of hexes, secrets, and danger. And then there's Rem Anders, the beautiful, mysterious Salem boy who knows more about Abby than he first lets on.A reckoning is coming, and Abby will have to make sense of her history--and her heart--before she can face the powerful truth.
Spellbound (The Spellbound Novels #1)
by Cara Lynn ShultzWhat's a girl to do when meeting The One means she's cursed to die a horrible death?Life hasn't been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Conner, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she's irresistibly drawn to-Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can't stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma's been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives-visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.
Spellcaster (The Spellbound Novels #2)
by Cara Lynn ShultzAfter breaking a centuries-old romantic curse, Emma Connor is (almost) glad to get back to normal problems. Although...it's not easy dealing with the jealous cliques and gossip that rule her exclusive Upper East Side prep, even for a seventeen-year-old newbie witch. Having the most-wanted boy in school as her eternal soul mate sure helps ease the pain-especially since wealthy, rocker-hot Brendan Salinger is very good at staying irresistibly close....But something dark and hungry is using Emma's and Brendan's deepest fears to reveal damaging secrets and destroy their trust in each other. And Emma's crash course in überspells may not be enough to keep them safe...or to stop an inhuman force bent on making their unsuspected power its own.
Spelled
by Betsy SchowFairy Tale Survival Rule #32: If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince Charming to save the day.Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks--like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the not-so-charming prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future. Talk about unhappily ever after.Trying to fix her prince problem by wishing on a (cursed) star royally backfires, leaving the kingdom in chaos and her parents stuck in some place called "Kansas." Now it's up to Dorthea and her pixed off prince to find the mysterious Wizard of Oz and undo the curse...before it releases the wickedest witch of all and spells The End for the world of Story.
Spells to Forget Us
by Aislinn BrophyA witch and a non-magical girl get stuck in an endless cycle of meet-cutes and breakups in this heart-stopping romantic young adult fantasy."A seamless, mind-bending exploration of love and identity that manages to completely re-invent the time-loop story....You&’ll never read a book quite like this again." —Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Into the LightLuna is a powerful witch. Known for her skills and feared for her temper, she&’s set to preserve her family&’s legacy by becoming the head of Boston&’s Witch Council—a job she does not want.Aoife is a non-magical girl. Raised under the lens of her influencer family, she&’s grown up in the public eye. Now she yearns for privacy—but knows her parents won&’t oblige.Just when they are at their lowest, Aoife and Luna find each other and start dating. As decreed by magic law, Luna casts a spell that will erase Aoife&’s memories of their history together if they ever break up. But when Aoife and Luna end things, it&’s both of them who forget . . . that is, until they meet again, fall for each other, and recover all the memories of their last attempt at dating.So begins the story of two star-crossed lovers who keep finding their way into each other&’s orbits, even as the universe pulls them apart. When they set out to break the cycle, will they be strangers forever or together at last?"A whirlwind of whimsical romance and examinations of autonomy and familial duty." —Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments
The Sphere of Secrets (Book Two of The Oracle Prophecies)
by Catherine FisherTogether with Alexos, Seth, Oblek, and a fallen silver star, Mirany is forced to continue the battle against the evil general Argelin.
Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia
by Marc FavreauA thrilling account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler.The Cold War spanned five decades as America and the USSR engaged in a battle of ideologies with global ramifications. Over the course of the war, with the threat of mutually assured nuclear destruction looming, billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives were devoted to the art and practice of spying, ensuring that the world would never be the same.Rife with intrigue and filled with fascinating historical figures whose actions shine light on both the past and present, this timely work of narrative nonfiction explores the turbulence of the Cold War through the lens of the men and women who waged it behind closed doors, and helps explain the role secret and clandestine operations have played in America's history and its national security.
Spies And Lies (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #13)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO CORNER A KILLER INSIDE THE FBI NANCY DREW has gone undercover at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Her mission: protect Judy Noll, Bureau trainee, daughter of a powerful senator, and apparent target of an assassin. But Nancy's investigation takes a sinister and surprising turn when Judy's roommate is murdered. Like Judy and Nancy, the victim was tall, slim, and had reddish blond hair. Nancy decides the only way to catch the killer is to set herself up as a target! Meanwhile ... FRANK and JOE HARDY are also posing as trainees to expose a corrupt FBI agent in an industrial espionage scheme. Huge illegal kickbacks are at stake, and the boys discover that the dirty money could cost lives. The integrity of the FBI hangs in the balance as Nancy, Frank, and Joe follow a twisted trail of treachery and tragedy, bribery and blackmail ...
Spike (Virals)
by Kathy Reichs Brendan ReichsThe pack is back on the prowl in this Virals adventure set after the events of Terminal. Tory and the Virals have untangled the most twisted mysteries and proven no crime is too complex for them to solve...now they just need to make it through Kit and Whitney's wedding day. As the daughter of the groom and maid-of-honor it's up to Tory to make sure everything goes off without a hitch. She expected to resolve last-minute wardrobe emergencies or venue issues but wherever the Virals go nefarious adversaries follow. Tory and her friends will need to stop a clever saboteur dead set on ruining the big day, whatever the cost. Featuring Tory's famous great-aunt Temperance Brennan, this exciting story shows the lengths the pack will go to when their loved ones' lives are on the line.
Spilled Ink
by Nadia HashimiIn this insightful and affecting YA novel by well-loved author of books for adults and middle graders Nadia Hashimi, an Afghan American teenager's small town is thrown into controversy and violence when her brother, taking a stand against hatred, plays a prank that some think went too far…When Yalda hears that her twin brother, Yusuf, will be performing with his band at a local venue, she lets her friends convince her to sneak out to see his show. But the night has something else in store: After the opening band makes some ugly jokes about “terrorists,” Yusuf uses his time in the spotlight for an impulsive stunt responding to the hate speech. Suddenly, simmering tensions begin boiling over in their Virginia town, where many Afghan refugees have sought safety. When a video of Yusuf’s performance goes viral online, it seems like everyone in town turns against their family’s restaurant, leaving their livelihood in jeopardy. And then Yusuf is seriously injured in a mysterious fall.Despite her grieving and frightened family, friends she is not sure she can trust, and a town that no longer feels like a safe home, Yalda must try to find her own voice—and do what she can to change her world for the better.
Spin
by Rebecca CapraraA Chicago Public Library Teen-Approved Best Book of 2023 &“A powerful feminist retelling of an ancient tale about empathy and defiance, written in beautiful verse from a truly unique viewpoint.&” —Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Surrender Tree and Young People&’s Poet Laureate The Song of Achilles and Circe get a sapphic, young adult twist in this &“exciting, richly textured, thought-provoking&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) retelling of the myth of Arachne spun in moving verse.Arachne is a homely girl with no claims to divinity or fortune, ostracized by all but her family and closest friend, Celandine. Turning to her loom for solace, Arachne learns to weave, finding her voice and her strength through the craft. After a devastating loss, Arachne and Celandine flee to the city of Colophon, where Arachne&’s skills are put to the test. Word of her talent spreads quickly, leading to a confrontation with the goddess Athena, who demands that Arachne repent for her insolence and pride. But Arachne will not be silenced. She challenges Athena, and a fateful weaving contest ensues, resulting in an exposé of divine misdeeds, a shocking transformation, and unexpected redemption. A brilliant weaver of words, author Rebecca Caprara transforms an ancient myth into a sweeping novel in verse, unraveling the tales that frame Arachne as a villainess and deliver a timely story of long-awaited justice.
Spin
by Lamar GilesEven in murder, the music lives on.When rising star Paris Secord (aka DJ ParSec) is found dead on her turntables, it sends the local music scene reeling. No one is feeling that grief more than her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and ParSec's chief groupie, Fuse -- two sworn enemies who happened to be the ones who discovered her body.The police have few leads, and when the trail quickly turns cold, the authorities don't seem to be pushing too hard to investigate further. But nobody counted on Paris's deeply loyal fans, ParSec Nation, or the outrage that would drive Fuse and Kya to work together. As ParSec Nation takes to social media and the streets in their crusade for justice, Fuse and Kya start digging into Paris's past, stumbling across a deadly secret. With new info comes new motives. New suspects. And a fandom that will stop at nothing in their obsessive quest for answers, not even murder...