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grl2grl: Short fictions
by Julie Anne PetersIn this honest, emotionally captivating short story collection, renowned author and National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters offers a stunning portrayal of young women as they navigate the hurdles of relationships and sexual identity. From the young lesbian taking her first steps toward coming out to the two strangers who lock eyes across a crowded train, from the transgender teen longing for a sense of self to the girl whose abusive father has turned her to stone, Peters is the master of creating characters whose own vulnerability resonates with readers and stays with them long after the last page is turned. Grl2grl shows the rawness of teenage emotion as young girls become women and begin to discover the intricacies of love, dating and sexuality.
i before e (except after c)
by Parkinson JudyHere is an amusing collection of ingenious mnemonics devised to help us learn and understand hundreds of important fact as children and can continue to resonate with us as adults. Featuring all the mnemonics you?ll ever need to know, this fun little book will bring back all the simple, easy-to-remember rhymes from your childhood?once learned, fix the information in the brain forever?such as learning to count by reciting ?One, Two, buckle my shoe, Three, Four, knock at the door.? Packed with clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious?and sometimes hilarious?sayings that can be used to solve a problem or cap an argument. Take a trip back to the classroom, and rediscover the assortment of practical memory aids covering a range of different subjects, including spelling, time, mathematics, history, general trivia, and much more. The information is organized in short snippets by category such as: * Geographically Speaking: Remember North East South West by reciting Never Eat Slimy Worms or Naughty Elephants Squirt Water. * Time and the Calendar: ?Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have 31 excepting February alone; And that has 28 days clear; With 29 in each leap year? * Think of a Number: Know the Roman numerals by remembering ?I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig Milk? * World History: ?In fourteen hundred, ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, And found this land, land of the Free, beloved by you, beloved by me? The clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious sayings are endless. Guaranteed to amuse and inform, here is a perfect gift for any language lover?complete with a To/From gift plate.
iBoy: Gekürzte Lesung
by Kevin BrooksA WiFi, WTF thriller from the author of Candy. “Intelligent and fast-moving, cleverly shifts between comic-book thrills and touching realism.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWhat can he do with his new powers—and what are they doing to him?Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they’re having an extraordinary effect on his every thought.Because now Tom knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But with his new powers comes a choice: To avenge Lucy, the girl he loves, will he hunt down the vicious gangsters who hurt her? Will he take the law into his own electric hands and exterminate them from the South London housing projects where, by fear and violence, they rule?Not even his mental search engine can predict the shocking outcome of iBoy’s actions.“The classic superhero plot, at once cutting edge sci-fi and moral fable.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Brooks is a master at revealing the unsteady fault line between good and evil.” —Booklist (starred review)“Brilliant, harrowing, uplifting . . . with a passionate truth. If I were a producer, I’d option iBoy immediately. This is the big one. Bravo!” —The London Times“Brooks delivers something that’s less a work of science fiction than a brutal rumination on vengeance, near-limitless power, and their effects on people, with believably flawed characters and a harsh setting that serve the story well.” —Publishers Weekly
iPhone and iPad Web Design For Dummies
by Janine Warner David Lafontaine Lee AndronA full-color guide to designing cutting-edge web sites for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch!Apple's touchscreen devices have created worldwide techno-lust, conjuring a record-breaking market out of thin air.iPads, iPhones, and iPods are so in demand that they outsell every other device in their categories. If your website is not designed to take advantage of the extraordinary new capabilities of these popular devices, then you will miss out on an increasingly important part of your audience.With all the focus on the App Store (thanks to the ubiquitous "There's an App for that..." ad campaign), you could be forgiven for overlooking the fact that the single most popular app on the iPhone and iPad is Safari. That's right. The humble web browser that comes installed on every iOS device, ready to surf at the flick of a finger. This is where iPhone & iPad Web Design For Dummies comes in. Based on real-world experience, this guide (written in a language that real human beings can read) shows you how to use HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery to produce interactive websites that will delight your users and keep them coming back for more.You'll discover how to plan the perfect mobile web experience, create interactivity and multimedia, test and optimize your creations, and publish and market your final design with iPhone & iPad Web Design For Dummies!
myPerspectives: British and World Literature [Grade 12], Volume One
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives: British and World Literature [Grade 12], Volume One
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives: British and World Literature [Grade 12], Volume Two
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives: British and World Literature [Grade 12], Volume Two
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives®, British and World Literature, Volume One
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives®, British and World Literature, Volume Two
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives®: British and World Literature, Volume One
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
myPerspectives®: British and World Literature, Volume Two
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school
by Elisha CooperElisha Cooper spent a year hanging out at a Chicago high school- listening, watching, questioning, and sketching the students. He followed eight kids in particular, mostly seniors, through their entire year, and by telling their specific stories-of classes, extra-curriculars, friends, romances, and family-he gives us a more general picture of what it's like to be a high school student today. Part documentary, part soap opera, part sketchbook, this is an eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining account-one that will appeal equally to readers who are looking forward to high school and those who are looking back.
serafina67 *urgently requires life*
by Susie DayThis hilarious debut is now available in paperback!Serafina doesn't have a boyfriend, doesn't have a best friend, and her parents fight all the time. But she does have a shiny new laptop (a present from her guilt-ridden and therefore overly generous dad). And with the shiny new laptop comes a shiny new identity: serafina67, blogging (and kissing) addict.But in a year when the secrets turn serious, and friends and parents might not be what they seem, is spilling your whole life on the Internet such a bright idea? It might just lead to tears, trouble, hilarious online adventures and a fresh new take on writing---a novel told as a blog.
with their eyes: September 11th
by Annie ThomsA deeply moving play remembering September 11, 2001, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold.A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age“Profound.” —Booklist“Moving.” —Publishers Weekly“Rings with authenticity and resonates with power.” —School Library JournalTuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center.The semester was just beginning, and the students, faculty, and staff were ready to start a new year. But within a few hours on that Tuesday morning, they would share an experience that would transform their lives—and the lives of all Americans.This powerful play by the students of Stuyvesant High School remember those who were lost and those who were forced to witness this tragedy. Here, in their own words, are the firsthand stories of a day we will never forget. This collection helped shape the HBO documentary In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11.For dramatic rights, please visit http://permissions.harpercollins.com/.
xo Orpheus
by Kate BernheimerFifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me. Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new kind of Trojan horse--his cremains in a bullet. Here, in beguiling guise, are your favorite mythological figures alongside characters from Indian, Punjabi, Inuit, and other traditions. Aimee Bender retells the myth of the Titans. Madeline Miller retells the myth of Galatea. Kevin Wilson retells the myth of Phaeton, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Emma Straub and Peter Straub retell the myth of Persephone. Heidi Julavits retells the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. Ron Currie, Jr. retells the myth of Dedalus. Maile Meloy retells the myth of Demeter. Zachary Mason retells the myth of Narcissus. Joy Williams retells the myth of Argos, Odysseus' dog. If "xo" signals a goodbye, then xo Orpheus is a goodbye to an old way of mythmaking. Featuring talkative goats, a cat lady, a bird woman, a beer-drinking ogre, a squid who falls in love with the sun, and a girl who gives birth to cubs, here are extravagantly imagined, bracingly contemporary stories, heralding a new beginning for one of the world's oldest literary traditions.
¡Acción Gramática! Fourth Edition: Spanish Grammar for A Level
by Phil Turk Mike Zollo Francisco VillatoroExam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/EduqasLevel: A-levelSubject: SpanishFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Make Spanish grammar second nature with this trusted reference book containing over 300 activities - now completely revised in line with the new A-level specifications.- Supplement key resources in class or encourage independent practice at home, with clear explanations of the grammar points needed at A-level and knowledge-check exercises throughout - Prepare for assessment with longer application activities focused on developing writing skills such as translation and summary - Build confidence as exercises get increasingly more challenging to mirror students' advancement throughout the course - Check students' progress with regular grammar tests and all answers supplied online
¡Así se dice! Glencoe Spanish 1
by Conrad J. SchmittGlencoe’s Spanish program brings a new dimension to second-language teaching and learning. Engages students in second-language learning through visually attractive books that make learning easy. Provides more in-depth study of culture through the GeoVistas section, which explores 21 Spanish-speaking countries. Includes more proficiency activities such as graphic novel format, games, and picture sequencing to help develop communicative proficiency. Increases students’ aural proficiency through the use of two motivating video programs on DVD to teach culture, vocabulary, and grammar. Includes more pre-AP preparation in the program and a Pre-AP workbook for Levels 1–3.
¡Así se dice! Glencoe Spanish 2
by Conrad J. SchmittGlencoe’s Spanish program brings a new dimension to second-language teaching and learning. Engages students in second-language learning through visually attractive books that make learning easy. Provides more in-depth study of culture through the GeoVistas section, which explores 21 Spanish-speaking countries. Includes more proficiency activities such as graphic novel format, games, and picture sequencing to help develop communicative proficiency. Increases students’ aural proficiency through the use of two motivating video programs on DVD to teach culture, vocabulary, and grammar. Includes more pre-AP preparation in the program and a Pre-AP workbook for Levels 1–3.
