Author : Joshua S. Levy
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1541528107
In the year 2299, seventh-grader Jack and his classmates find themselves in hostile alien territory after Jack accidentally launches their rickety public schoolship light years away from home.
Author : Karla Starr
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 069813981X
“I don't know when I've been so wowed by a new author” –Chip Health, co-author of The Power of Moments and Switch A talented journalist reveals the hidden patterns behind what we call "luck" -- and shows us how we can all improve outcomes despite life’s inevitable randomness. "Do you believe in luck?" is a polarizing question, one you might ask on a first date. Some of us believe that we make our own luck. Others see inequality everywhere and think that everyone’s fate is at the whim of the cosmos. Karla Starr has a third answer: unlucky, "random" outcomes have predictable effects on our behavior that often make us act in self-defeating ways without even realizing it. In this groundbreaking book, Starr traces wealth, health, and happiness back to subconscious neurological processes, blind cultural assumptions, and tiny details you're in the habit of overlooking. Each chapter reveals how we can cultivate personal strengths to overcome life’s unlucky patterns. For instance: • Everyone has free access to that magic productivity app—motivation. The problem? It isn’t evenly distributed. What lucky accidents of history explain patterns behind why certain groups of people are more motivated in some situations than others? • If you look like an underperforming employee, your resume can't override the gut-level assumptions that a potential boss will make from your LinkedIn photo. How can we make sure that someone’s first impression is favorable? • Just as people use irrelevant traits to make assumptions about your intelligence, kindness, and trustworthiness, we also make inaccurate snap judgments. How do these judgments affect our interactions, and what should we assume about others to maximize our odds of having lucky encounters? We don’t always realize when the world's invisible biases work to our advantage or recognize how much of a role we play in our own lack of luck. By ending the guessing game about how luck works, Starr allows you to improve your fortunes while expending minimal effort.
Author : Karla Manternach
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534428186
“For Junie B. graduates” (Kirkus Reviews). Join Meena as she navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and personal secrets in this charming middle grade debut. Meena’s life is full of color. She wears vibrant clothes, eats every shade of the rainbow, and plucks eye-catching trash from the neighborhood recycling bins. But when Meena’s best friend, Sofía, stops playing with her at recess and she experiences an unexpected and scary incident at breakfast, nothing can fight off the gray. That’s when Meena comes up with a plan to create the BEST and most COLORFUL Valentine’s Day Box in the class. With the help of her cousin, Eli, and her stuffed zebra, Raymond, Meena discovers that the best way to break through the blah is to let her true colors shine.
Author : Karla Suárez
Publisher : Charco Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1913867013
Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana. It was as if we’d reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That’s how low we sank. The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.
Author : Naomi Estell
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 22,43 MB
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1453504753
The Hands We Hold Justin Peterson who plays an excellent running back Football player for Langford High School who can out run almost anybody he's up against. Karla Anderson, who is the love of his life; a young lady who he has made future plans for the two of them. Nothing can stand in their way but something shocking is about to reveal between them and their dream for each other. One man who stands in between him and his girlfriend Karla and that one man was the coach himself. Coach Meyers, he is a coach that controlled Justin's whole career at least he thought he did however, there was a secret behind Coach Meyers and no one knew it but Justin will he reveal this devastating secret without hurting the one and only love of his life and most of all hurting his own career. Mrs. Avery Woods who became one of Coach Meyers closet friends. Mrs. Avery Woods is one of Langford High greatest eleventh and twelve grade English teacher. She's beautiful young and intelligent which all the young men in her classes fantasies about her, she also oversees after school care at the middle school after working at Langford High however, both were friend's among each other. Mrs. Avery Woods a beautiful and intelligent young woman who loves herself some younger men. The question is how young of a man will she go after to satisfy her needs? Unfortunately the only problem with this is will she be considered a pedifier to some. Another problem is that she's married. Will she remain a cheat? She seems to be married to a most prominent police officer that everyone in the neighborhood knows. She and Officer Woods were two of a kind. Both were from the hood and loved their younger groups. However, she would only consider to giving only one young man her love. Officer Woods who was considered no favorite in the neighborhood either especially toward the younger group of people who he always harassed. Then their were the Rev. Mitch Flemings whose congregation stayed full every Sunday morning one would think that they were giving out money just for coming to church yet the Rev. Mitch Flemings was just spreading his love among the congregation. Author-Naomi Estell Native from Birmingham, Al received a B.S. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in S.W.
Author : Jenny Blackhurst
Publisher : Headline
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1472253671
'Addictive stuff' WOMAN & HOME 'An addictive thriller' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A thoroughly twisty treat' HEAT You're invited to the most exclusive party of the year... In the gated community of Severn Oaks, a party is underway. It's an extravagant affair, and everyone in the neighbourhood is invited. But what started as an evening of lavish festivity soon takes a deadly turn when a body is found in the garden. Everyone on the guest list has secrets to keep. And one of them is already a killer... The explosive new thriller from No.1 eBook-bestselling author Jenny Blackhurst. This gripping page-turner is perfect for fans of THE BABYSITTER, CLOSE TO HOME, WHEN THEY FIND HER and Heidi Perks, and will leave you never looking at your neighbours in the same way again... *Previously published as SOMEONE IS LYING* _________________________________ Readers CANNOT put down THE PERFECT GUESTS: 'A compulsive, thoroughly engrossing thriller' RED MAGAZINE 'Dark as hell' SUSI HOLLIDAY 'Utterly gripping' WOMAN'S OWN 'An ideal read for Desperate Housewives fans' WOMAN'S WEEKLY _________________________________ PRAISE for Jenny Blackhurst: 'Utterly gripping' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Jenny is an evil genius' LISA HALL 'Hooked from the first page and kept me guessing right up until the end' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'This talented writer knows a thing or two about her craft' AMANDA JENNINGS 'Compelling, disturbing and thoroughly enjoyable' SHARON BOLTON 'An outstanding and original thriller' BA PARIS _________________________________ *Previously published as SOMEONE IS LYING*
Author : Karla McLaren
Publisher : Sounds True
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,87 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1683644425
An in-depth guide for engaging with anxiety—not as an affliction, but as an essential source of foresight, intuition, and energy for completing your tasks and projects. If you're facing anxiety, you've probably got one thing on your mind—how to make it go away. But what if this challenging emotion were actually trying to help? "When we ignore or repress our anxiety,” teaches Karla McLaren, "it can overwhelm us. But when we learn to welcome it with skill, we can access its remarkable gifts." Engaged with wisely, anxiety is your task completion ally—it helps you to focus, plan, take action, and fulfill your goals. With Embracing Anxiety, you'll join this acclaimed educator and researcher to explore: Principles and practices to befriend your anxiety at every level of intensity (before it overwhelms you)Strategies to engage with anxiety as a source of foresight, conscientiousness, and motivationWhy fear, confusion, and panic are not the same as anxiety, and tools to work with each effectivelyHow anxiety blends with anger, depression, and other emotions, and how to clarify these compounded statesUsing McLaren’s Conscious Questioning practice to engage with anxiety and garner its insightsHow to embrace procrastination and get things done "When you identify, listen to, and act on anxiety skillfully, you support its purpose," teaches McLaren, "and allow it to recede naturally until it is needed again." With Embracing Anxiety, you'll learn how to get this powerful emotion on your side.
Author : Karla Neblett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1473581419
CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE MONTH BY AFRORI BOOKS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4: OPEN BOOK 'It's hard not to fall for the main character . . . you can see the car crash coming, but you can't look away' CLAIRE FULLER 'A brilliantly crafted story about class and race, and the failure of society to catch children who fall through the cracks' INDEPENDENT Kai lives on a rural council estate in Somerset with his three older sisters, and his mum who is being led into an addiction by his troubled father. Kai adores three things: his dad, his friend Saffie and the school rabbit Flopsy - and is full of ambition to be the fastest runner in Middledown Primary. But Kai's natural optimism and energy collide with an adult world he doesn't understand. And when his life drifts towards an event that will change everything, will his love of nature and the wild rabbits in the woods provide him with the resilience he needs to overcome the odds? 'A heartfelt novel about poverty, race and trauma' GUARDIAN 'A brilliant debut; vivid and compelling' JENNI FAGAN
Author : Karla Oceanak
Publisher : Bailiwick Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1934649139
Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick has decided it’s fun to be artistic, and when his grandma Goosy gives him a second sketchbook, Aldo fills it with more comic drawings, fun words, and accounts of his extraordinary adventures in everyday life. When Aldo and his best friends, Jack and Bee, find a diamond ring, they can't decide if it’s real or fake; but real or not, they can't seem to hold on to it. As the trio hunts for the misplaced ring, they also learn about other countries and cultures. This second installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series includes a glossary of words to help kids broaden their vocabulary.
Author : Karla Mantilla
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 24,97 MB
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1440833184
Gendertrolling arises out of the same misogyny that fuels other "real life" forms of harassment and abuse of women. This book explains this phenomenon, the way it can impact women's lives, and how it can be stopped. Designed to educate the general public on a popular and brutal form of harassment against women, Gendertrolling: How Misogyny Went Viral provides key insight into this Internet phenomenon. The book not only differentiates this violent form of trolling from others but also discusses the legal parameters surrounding the issue, such as privacy, anonymity, and free speech online as well as offering legal and policy recommendations for improving the climate for women online. The analysis of social media and legal aspects of the book make it highly suitable as a reliable source to many modern classes. Additionally, increased awareness among the general and scholarly public of the phenomenon of gendertrolling would help galvanize widespread support for laws, policies, new online content provider protocols, and positive social pressure.
