13-year-old Melody Potter has decided to escape from the horrible reality of her life, but she doesn't want to run away alone. So, she convinces her best friend, Autumn, to come along. At first, they find themselves on a memorable adventure, enjoying their new found freedom. However, shortly after arriving in New York City, the careless choices they make--that were driven by mental illness, depression, and anxiety--cost them big. Will a trusted adult come to the rescue in time to save them? Find out in this debut novel by teen author Kayla Jarppi.
Words Of Affirmation: An Affirmation Journal was written with you in mind, with the intent to build self-love. Designed as a journal, this book is meant to guide the reader through tough times, times of unsureness, and simply through a hard day. Filled with affirmations, activities, and areas for reflection, this book is a sure way to begin to heal and affirm the beauty within you
Zachary and his puppy, Wanda, love playing outside. But one day, a noisy drone falls from the sky and scares them That night, Zachary has a dream about big, scary robots. He knows he needs to be brave and face his dream to make it go away. With Wanda beside him, can Zachary show the robots he's not afraid? Join them on a brave bedtime adventure
Little Moon has always felt out of place amongst the stars. Fly through the universe with little moon and Mr Evening Star to uncover the secret to happiness with a journey through space as Little Moon discovers his differences, strengths, and self-worth. This tale follows a child with autism overcoming self-doubt and understanding the importance of individuality.
The Earth, scorched and tarnished, can no longer sustain life. Geodesic domes protect food plants and produce desperately needed oxygen, while children don breathing tanks for the ride to school. Archer Larson, a bitter, lonely teenager with the legacy of unethical experiments implanted in his body, finds himself drawn from his antisocial funk when a new student joins his class. Something is familiar about her. Why does he feel they've met before?Trying to forget the d j vu slowly overtaking him-as old prophecies of ruin start to sound like memories and the names of people he's never met start ringing bells-Archer sets aside his disinterest in his classmates. He makes a couple of new friends and reconnects with an old one.But eventually, he realizes what he has to do and disappears back into the most dangerous moment in all of time: the apocalypse. After all, he knows now that if he doesn't go, the people he's coming to care about will never be born. It will be a struggle to survive-if he survives at all. But the young man with the bruised and traumatized heart has something to care about now.Meanwhile, left behind in their own time, Archer's new and old friends try to get to grips with the strange things going on in their school, and face the growing suspicion that there's a plan behind all of them...
The Earth, scorched and tarnished, can no longer sustain life. Geodesic domes protect food plants and produce desperately needed oxygen, while children don breathing tanks for the ride to school. Archer Larson, a bitter, lonely teenager with the legacy of unethical experiments implanted in his body, finds himself drawn from his antisocial funk when a new student joins his class. Something is familiar about her. Why does he feel they've met before?Trying to forget the d j vu slowly overtaking him-as old prophecies of ruin start to sound like memories and the names of people he's never met start ringing bells-Archer sets aside his disinterest in his classmates. He makes a couple of new friends and reconnects with an old one.But eventually, he realizes what he has to do and disappears back into the most dangerous moment in all of time: the apocalypse. After all, he knows now that if he doesn't go, the people he's coming to care about will never be born. It will be a struggle to survive-if he survives at all. But the young man with the bruised and traumatized heart has something to care about now.Meanwhile, left behind in their own time, Archer's new and old friends try to get to grips with the strange things going on in their school, and face the growing suspicion that there's a plan behind all of them...
Wiley the wacky water droplet has fallen off his cloud, Vaporo But this time, when he awakens, Vaporo's nowhere in sight and Wiley is worried he'll never find another place he belongs. But Wiley's in luck because he's landed in the ocean on a plastic bottle named Spring. Spring is lost too, so the two friends decide to help each other. Their first stop? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Join Wiley as he and Spring explore the ocean, underwater creatures, and pollution on their way to finding what it truly means to belong.
Wiley the wacky water droplet has fallen off his cloud, Vaporo But this time, when he awakens, Vaporo's nowhere in sight and Wiley is worried he'll never find another place he belongs. But Wiley's in luck because he's landed in the ocean on a plastic bottle named Spring. Spring is lost too, so the two friends decide to help each other. Their first stop? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Join Wiley as he and Spring explore the ocean, underwater creatures, and pollution on their way to finding what it truly means to belong.
In the past, Angry Cat has spent all of his birthdays alone. This year, he decides to end that tradition and go on a journey to find friends to celebrate with him. Hopefully his angry personality doesn't drive them away...
In the past, Angry Cat has spent all of his birthdays alone. This year, he decides to end that tradition and go on a journey to find friends to celebrate with him. Hopefully his angry personality doesn't drive them away...
The grass isn't always greener on the other side.Tessa never dreamed of going to Shelfbrooke Academy, but the summer before her senior year, a lawyer visits her family saying she's a long-lost descendant of the D'Villes-one of the founding families of the school. Encouraged by her parents, she leaves everything she knows behind to finish her studies at the prestigious boarding school.Once there, Tessa's ties to the D'Villes give her access to all the perks Shelfbrooke has to offer-secret meetings, private rooms, hot guys.But when Tessa and Angelo, the artistic student she can't seem to stop thinking about, are paired for a school project, Tessa discovers not everyone shares the same love for the D'Ville name. Many would delight to see their fall from grace, while others are willing to do anything to climb to the top.How far is Tessa willing to go to learn more about her past while trying to follow her heart?Tessa is a modern retelling of the classic novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles and has a HEA.
Use Nonfiction Picture Books for Lively, High-Impact Lessons That Inspire Student Reading, Writing, and Response Want to make an unbelievable story utterly irresistible to young readers? Make sure the story’s true. Nonfiction, like poetry, can have a bad reputation for being boring, but in the hands of able picture book authors, it’s anything but. In Text Structures From Nonfiction Picture Books, elementary and middle grade teachers can channel the curiosity piqued from amazing true tales to help students further their reading comprehension and writing skills. With the bite-sized format of nonfiction picture books as a starting point, this practical book shares over 40 low-prep, quick-access lessons to get students reading, writing, and responding to nonfiction texts with ease. The book provides a wealth of instruction, including: Step-by-step lessons with multiple ways to use each picture book to prompt students’ writing and analysis of the textAn extensive list of nonfiction picture book titles organized by "books about people," "books about places," "books about things," and "books about animals"Topics, text structures, and writer’s craft moves provided for each bookLessons that introduce kernel essays, truisms, and reading responseEmbedded terms, examples, and assignments to teach the vocabulary of writer’s craft including refrain, polysyndeton, antithesis, and more! Based on master writing teacher Gretchen Bernabei’s instructional model, the lessons offer a lively, high-impact mix of reading aloud, discussion, modeling, student writing, and peer share. Plus, readers have access to a complete companion website full of text structure reproducibles, reading response prompts, additional lessons and extensions, student samples, and links to demo videos.
Life in the mountains as a ninja is not easy. When Sakuratoro, a legendary bandit feared by all, tries to wipe out all the ninjas from the face of the mountains, Kenimoto, a young man and son of the leader of the ninjas, must fight to save his and his friends' lives. Kenimoto learns what true courage and bravery is as he faces fear, enemies, and the constant threat of death.
Channel your inner entrepreneur with this fascinating compilation of stories from successful women in business. Out of My Comfort Zone: Stories of Courage, Perseverance and Victory offers a powerful look at the stories and struggles of female entrepreneurs and their rise to success. Read the stories of how they stepped out of their comfort zone to become the successful business women they were meant to be. Out of My Comfort Zone features profiles from remarkable women of all backgrounds and places in life. Explore stories from business coaches, a publishing consultant, professional life-style bloggers, a marketing strategist, and educators from across the globe. Each of these rising entrepreneurs offers valuable insight on the struggles, challenges and life-changing moments that brought them success and personal satisfaction. These remarkable women took risks, sought out challenges, and persevered in the face of adversity. By leaning into their passions and drive for success, they were able to change their lives. Now, they share those stories - and advice - with others. Out of My Comfort Zone is a must read for all women, no matter their personal journey. Learn how ordinary women navigated hurdles and found the courage, perseverance and determination to push through to beat the odds. Let these exceptional women inspire you to push through and find you own success
