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Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers
Author : M. Ruth Little
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : Epitaphs
ISBN : 9781469621357
Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers
Author : Beth Ferry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 054403256X
When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor? Author Beth Ferry makes a memorable debut with a warm, rhyming text that includes a subtle anti-bullying message even the youngest reader will understand. New York Times bestselling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld imbues Stick and Stone with energy, emotion, and personality to spare. In this funny story about kindness and friendship, Stick and Stone join George and Martha, Frog and Toad, and Elephant and Piggie, as some of the best friend duos in children's literature.
Author : Abby Cooper
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374302871
Twelve-year-old Elyse has a rare genetic disorder makes the words other people say about her appear on her body.
Author : Emily Bazelon
Publisher : Random House
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0679644008
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well. No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily Bazelon, who has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama. In Sticks and Stones, she brings readers on a deeply researched, clear-eyed journey into the ever-shifting landscape of teenage meanness and its sometimes devastating consequences. The result is an indispensable book that takes us from school cafeterias to courtrooms to the offices of Facebook, the website where so much teenage life, good and bad, now unfolds. Along the way, Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not. She explores when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves. She also dispels persistent myths: that girls bully more than boys, that online and in-person bullying are entirely distinct, that bullying is a common cause of suicide, and that harsh criminal penalties are an effective deterrent. Above all, she believes that to deal with the problem, we must first understand it. Blending keen journalistic and narrative skills, Bazelon explores different facets of bullying through the stories of three young people who found themselves caught in the thick of it. Thirteen-year-old Monique endured months of harassment and exclusion before her mother finally pulled her out of school. Jacob was threatened and physically attacked over his sexuality in eighth grade—and then sued to protect himself and change the culture of his school. Flannery was one of six teens who faced criminal charges after a fellow student’s suicide was blamed on bullying and made international headlines. With grace and authority, Bazelon chronicles how these kids’ predicaments escalated, to no one’s benefit, into community-wide wars. Cutting through the noise, misinformation, and sensationalism, she takes us into schools that have succeeded in reducing bullying and examines their successful strategies. The result is a groundbreaking book that will help parents, educators, and teens themselves better understand what kids are going through today and what can be done to help them through it. Contains a new discussion guide for classroom use and book groups.
Author : Michael Hiebert
Publisher : Kensington
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1617737402
"There's something mesmerizing about Hiebert's storytelling voice." --The New York Times Book Review A case from the past sparks a nightmare for Detective Leah Teal in Michael Hiebert’s masterful new novel of suspense. Fifteen years ago, a serial killer tagged by the media as the Stickman spread terror throughout Alabama and became Alvin detective Joe Fowler’s obsession. After fifteen months and nine victims, Harry Stork was identified as the Stickman and Fowler shot him dead. The killings stopped. For a while. Now, more bodies are turning up, each staked through the chest with a stick-figure drawing in the killer’s signature style. Detective Leah Teal—Joe Fowler’s daughter and Alvin’s sole detective—receives a letter before each victim is found, just like her late father did. The only people who knew about the letters were the cops on the taskforce back then—and the killer himself. Did Joe shoot the wrong man, or was one of the detectives he handpicked involved all along? As a single mother, Leah tries to balance an increasingly disturbing case and a new relationship with caring for her children—bright, perceptive Abe, and teenaged Caroline, who’s in the first flush of young love. But with each menacing communication, each gruesome discovery, Leah realizes just how personal, and how devastating, the truth may be. Weaving lyrical prose and emotional richness into a taut, gripping mystery, Michael Hiebert creates a fascinating novel of life, love, and death in a small Southern town. Praise for the novels of Michael Hiebert Dream with Little Angels "Hiebert's first novel courts comparison to the classic To Kill a Mockingbird, but the book manages to soar as a moving achievement in its own right. In Hiebert's hands, psychological insight and restrained lyricism combine to create a coming-of-age tale as devastating as it is indelible. --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Readers who enjoy literary fiction depicting small-town life in the tradition of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird may want to try Hiebert's debut." --Library Journal "Michael Hiebert's debut delivers . . . a breathless, will-they-get-there-in-time affair, with a heartbreaking resolution." --Mystery Scene Close to the Broken Hearted "Hiebert does a masterful job of building suspense." --Publishers Weekly "A very good, sometimes emotional, mystery that will stay with you long after it's over." --Suspense Magazine A Thorn Among the Lilies "Engaging. . .Readers will keep guessing whodunit to the end." --Publishers Weekly
Author : Lewis Mumford
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Author : Scott Cooper
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2000-02-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0812932404
Sticks and Stones helps parents teach kids how to speak up for themselves more assertively, gently, and effectively. Each chapter, based on the characteristics of a particular bird, uses a wealth of examples and imaginative exercises to give kids the confidence to speak truth to power. This unique guide, beautifully illustrated with line drawings of each bird and informed by the author's gentle humor, will help kids be effective communicators and includes easy-to-follow exercises and sample scripts. Examples include: Shut down bullies (The Way of the Blue Jay) Overcome shyness (The Way of the Black Bird) Counter peer pressure (The Way of the Hummingbird) Resolve fights (The Way of the Dove) Accept blame (The Way of the Crow) And more
Author : Stephanie Rose Bird
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738702759
Tracing the magical roots of "hoodoo" back to West Africa, the author provides a history of this nature-based healing tradition and offers practical advice on how to apply hoodoo magic to everyday life.
Author : Beth Goobie
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554697239
Key Selling Points New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
Author : Sarah Mlynowski
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545800498
In a special class at Dunwiddle Magic School for children whose magic is unpredictable, Nory finds an outlet for her dritten-self in the kittenball team, and Bax worries because all he can do is turn into a rock, and nobody knows why.