Growing evidence supports the important relationship between trauma and academic failure. Along with the failure of zero tolerance policies to resolve issues of school safety and a new understanding of childrens disruptive behavior, educators are changing the way they view childrens academic and social problems. In response, the trauma-sensitive schools movement presents a new vision for promoting childrens success. This book introduces this p...
Barely surviving the extreme dementedness of Freekuency Festival 2012, Jason (Flapsandwich) bids farewell to his fellow Sicknote band members and embarks on an epic, totally unprepared pilgrimage along the Camino Portugués, from Porto to Santiago (240km of rugged terrain and extremes of weather that no TK Maxx raincoat or Poundland shades were ever meant to endure). This salutary change of scene soon produces dementedness all of its own, and a...
I began to wonder if love was strong enough to conquer anything, or if it even existed at all. At the time, the line between love and what I had with Collin was blurred. Lust, lies, and deceit can be perceived as love when you're fifteen and dating the senior boy who tells you everything you want to hear. These things conquered nothing but me, pulling me down more quickly than I wanted to realize. I'm Yours is based on a true story of a freshm...
Isn't It Rich? A Novella In Verse is an intoxicating and hilariously funny journey through one woman's life, where fascinating people, exotic places and lush events jump off the page in profoundly human and deeply disturbing ways. Vivid, erotic and occasionally surreal, these beautifully crafted gems reveal a complex and vulnerable existence, framed by our need for romantic connection.A Striking and Unconventional Poetry Debut from the Award-W...
Learning is always fun in Mrs. Mason's Class. The children are always singing and dancing in her class! One day, the principal issued the class a challenge! Would the children have enough courage to overcome individual trials of speaking up in class in order to win a free PIZZA PARTY
On May 28, 1977, ten year old Anna Cunningham fell... hard. The night her parents were killed, her picture-perfect childhood was shattered, and her heart slammed shut. Twenty-five years later, her psychology practice has stagnated, and her love life consists of one-night stands with beer-bellied rednecks. She's numb. She's alone. And she's ok with that - it's safer that way. But when a quirky little girl named Sunshine barges into her life, An...
Moscow Gunn comes across a horrific sight in Coe Meadow near the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. He consults friends and contacts to help him solve the mystery.The government also seems interested.What is the truth behind this terrible crime?
What happens when seven members of a cookie exchange suddenly win the mega millions? Now, in the midst of the worst economic downturn in three quarters of a century, The Lottery turns Pearlman's unflinching eye on class and security, arrogance and entitlement when she opens up the dirty little secret of money and wealth. As seven members of a cookie exchange meet to play the lottery, they realize each has scars from the economic system and has...
Al, Leyla, and Kat are trying to solve the mystery of an important figure in U.S. History. They use their super sleuth skills and clues to interpret the REAL story behind "The Missing President.
Follow die hard Buffalo Sabres fan Adam as he drags his loving and understanding wife, Shannon, all across Hell's Half Acre to fulfill his life long dream of watching his Sabres play in every current NHL city!
Laura Sinclair is a Research Assistant at the Sydney Museum. She had not expected much from her life, her mother's secret gambling problem had ruled it from an early age. However two forces unknowingly had been guiding her. As a child she had been given two books, one that had given her a love of Egyptian history and another to ignite a passion for translating cuneiform. This was to place her on her soul contracted path. A path that all of us ...
Each of these 30 full-page, patterns & design illustrations will inspire your inner artist as you have fun creating stunning pictures. So, grab your colored pencils, find a quiet space and reflect, relax & unwind. Printed with one image per single-sided page so you can choose your favorite media to use to color in each picture--colored pencils, pens, or markers.
SURFER SHARK TAMER FIRE WALKER EXPLORER TEENAGER HERO Five Centuries Ago, On the Island Now Called Hawaii, There was a Kingdom Filled with Adventure, Beauty, and Magic. When 16-year-old Prince Ailani and his brother Nahoa trespass on a forbidden burial ground and uncover an ancient tiki mask, they unleash a thousand-year-old curse that threatens to destroy their tropical paradise. As warring factions collide for control of Oceana, it sparks an...
