One Letter at a Time


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Rick Hoyt was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Doctors advised his parents, that their offspring would be "nothing more than a vegetable."




Dear Justyce


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The stunning sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. Incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas. In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller, Nic Stone delivers an unflinching look into the flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system. Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce--the protagonist of Dear Martin--Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure. "A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system." -Kirkus, Starred Review




I Will Always Write Back


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The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends—and better people—through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.




No More Teaching a Letter a Week


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"Letter-a-week" may be a ubiquitous approach to teaching alphabet knowledge, but that doesn't mean it's an effective one. In No More Teaching a Letter a Week, early literacy researcher Dr. William Teale helps us understand that alphabet knowledge is more than letter recognition, and identifies research-based principles of effective alphabet instruction, which constitutes the foundation for phonics teaching and learning. Literacy coach Rebecca McKay shows us how to bring those principles to life through purposeful practices that invite children to create an identity through print. Children can and should do more than glue beans into the shape of a "B"; they need to learn how letters create words that carry meaning, so that they can, and do, use print to expand their understanding of the world and themselves.




Gadsby


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Gadsby is a novel by Ernest Vincent Wright. A fading fictitious city known as Branton Hills is rejuvenated due to the efforts of central character John Gadsby and a youth organizer. A humorous read!




One Wants to Be a Letter


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Jake Marrazzo is seventeen year old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who wrote a children's book, One Wants to be a Letter. The book is a story about being different. The main character is named One. One is a number whose friends are all letters. He has felt different and wants to be just like his friends. Throughout the story, One keeps trying to be a letter, when in the end he finds out that being a Number One was what he was meant to be. The book has received rave reviews and sold over 700 copies since being released on October 1, 2020.




Monograms


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A beautifully presented guide to applying exquisitely hand stitched monograms to enhance and personalise modern day items.




Year 4, Ages 7-9 Math, Reading, Writing Practice Workbook - Vol1, 3000 Questions


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KewlActiveMinds(TM) Workbooks and Practice Worksheets are immersive self-study tools that encourage and stimulate your child’s mind, while at the same time letting them have fun learning! Each section is devoted to a specific task, with a structured format to avoid distractions and short enough problems to hold attention. Very easy to use and understand to teach your child with simple, clear lessons and easy to follow exercises presented in an interactive way. A fun and challenging approach to plant the seeds of eagerness to learn and to keep your child’s mind sharp. Use daily, a page or two, to keep your child engaged, not taking too long so children don’t get bored while building a child’s capabilities and confidence! The Books a great addition to regular learning routines and a good method for parents to cope with distance learning. BENEFITS Through completing questions we hope to enhance your child’s comprehension, active use and development of: • REASONING • PROBLEM SOLVING • COMMUNICATION • CONFIDENCE • MOTIVATION EASY TO USE & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The books are designed to be easy to use, with sequentially numbered Questions and Answer Keys at the end of each Part to allow you to flip back and forth quickly. QR Codes for your smartphone take you to Parent Resources that provide additional support! BONUS CONTENT 1. Success Tracking Sheets - Recording sheets are included to help track a child’s progress through the Book and for individual sections, to show how they progress over time. 2. Parts Quizzes - Mixed question quizzes are included at the end of every Part to show how well your child has grasped the concepts throughout the material. 3. Downloadable Resources - You can use clear overlay sheets to preserve the practice worksheets and download additional Tracking Sheets as a means of cost-effective use of learning resources.




Just One Letter


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This is the story of my life from earliest memories to present day. I am male to female transsexual and as such have led a life of many ups and downs, most notably spending the best part of 50 years in total denial of my condition. I start my story on the day I told my wife why our marriage had been such a sham for the previous 5 years and admit that I am transsexual. The book progresses on two paths. The first describes my early childhood and development into an adult, getting married and having children. The second path describes my journey of transition following the disclosure to my wife. It details the process up to and including my Sex Reassignment Surgery in January 2010. It finishes with my receipt of a Gender Recognition Certificate and the issue of the new Birth Certificate with that all-important change of sex, which had been altered from the M on my original birth certificate to F on my new certificate thereby correcting the error at my birth and giving the book its appropriate title.




Consumer Joe


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In the bestselling tradition of "The Lazlow Letters" and "Letters from a Nut," screenwriter Paul Davidson has been firing off humble but humorous letters to Fortune 500 companies to find answers to such hot-button questions like why hasn't Minute Maid begun to sell an all pulp, juice-free product yet, and whether it's safe to microwave a bowl of Marshmallow Fluff on high for ten minutes. And the funny thing is . . . consumer-care departments everywhere have been writing back to him, addressing his queries with deadpan seriousness. Collecting dozens of selections from Davidson's funniest correspondence, "Consumer Joe" uncovers why a box of fifty envelopes only contained forty-seven and how colorblind people are supposed to tell whether their Ziploc baggies ("yellow and blue makes green") are properly sealed, while making numerous product-improvement suggestions along the way (such as adding Tuna Melt flavor to the Jamba Juice product line). Taking aim at the increasingly advertising-sponsored society, "Consumer Joe" features utterly absurd but irresistible missives to companies ranging from Barnes & Noble and Fed-Ex to Southwest Airlines and Taco Bell. Full of kvetches we all can relate to, "Consumer Joe" is poised to become the patron saint of every beleaguered shopper.