Author: Carrie Cross Publisher: ISBN: 9780989414326 Category : Bullying in schools Languages : en Pages : 250
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A deserted mansion perches on a steep hillside, overlooking a rocky canyon. Tattered curtains hang behind broken windows, and a turret stretches toward the sky. Three years ago the wealthy owner disappeared suddenly, leaving behind a house full of secrets: A mysterious note, tantalizing clues, a hidden floor, one piece of a treasure map, and a missing fortune in diamonds. Thirteen-year-old sleuth Skylar Robbins moves into the mansion with her parents and embarks on a new and dangerous mission. Armed with her detective kit, and with the support of her BFF Alexa and a team of secret agents, Skylar sets out to decipher the clues and find the diamonds. Can she outwit a gang of older bullies and find the hidden jewels before they do? Or will the perils of middle school--like battling ruthless Emelyn Peters for the attention of class hottie Dustin Coles--get in her way? Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Hidden Jewels is an Amazon #1 Bestseller in Children's Detective Books, was voted Book-of-the-Month by LASR readers, won the 5-star Reader's Favorite award, and was a Top Ten Finalist for an Author Academy Award in the YA/Middle Grade category.
Author: Carrie Cross Publisher: Carolyn Ward ISBN: 9780989414371 Category : Languages : en Pages : 320
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Thirteen-year-old sleuth Skylar Robbins is about to take on her most dangerous case yet. The challenge: braving a savage enemy while solving the mystery of a strangely frightening idol. Skylar's new high-tech detective gadgets give her intelligence an extra edge. A canister of Invisi-powder is vital when she and her assistant detective, Alexa, suddenly need to disappear. Earbuds and a small high-powered microphone make up a Soundtrap: perfect for eavesdropping on her crush while he plays My Secret Kiss, or on the boys in the next hut while they devise a terribly risky plan. Her Supalight, visible from half a mile away, enables Skylar's crew to message her during a midnight attack. Night vision goggles might save her life when she's chased through a dark jungle with her brilliant partner, Daniel Gannon. Fierce island natives will stop at nothing to prevent the teens from discovering the true meaning of the idols. Will Skylar's team survive to return to middle school? Or will this field trip be their last adventure? Skylar Robbins mysteries have won multiple awards, and more than one have been Amazon #1 Bestsellers in Children's Detective Books. Accolades include being voted Book-of-the-Month by LASR readers, three 5-star Reader's Favorite awards, and one was a Top Ten Finalist for an Author Academy Award in the YA/Middle Grade category.
Author: Savala Nolan Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982137282 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 208
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"An incisive and vulnerable yet powerful and provocative collection of essays, Savala offers poignant reflections on living between society's most charged, politicized, and intractably polar spaces: between black and white, between rich and poor, between thin and fat - as a woman. The daughter of an Afro-Latinx father and a white mother, Savala's light complexion has always contrast her kinky hair and broad nose to embody what old folks used to call "a whole lot of yellow wasted." With her mother's beckoning, she began her first diet at the age of three and has been nearly skeletal and truly fat, multiple times. She has lived in poverty and had an elite education, with regular access to wealth and privilege. She has been in the in between. It is these liminal spaces - the living in the in-between of race, class and body type that gives the essays in Nearly, Not Quite their strikingly clear and refreshing point of view on the defining tension points in our culture. Each of the twelve essays, that comprises this collection are rife with unforgettable and insightful anecdotes, and are as humorous and as full of Savala's appetites as they are of anxieties. The result is a lyrical and magnetic read. In "On Dating White Guys While Me," Savala realizes her early romantic pursuits of rich, preppy white guys wasn't about preference, but about self-erasure. In "Don't Let it Get You Down" we traverse the beauty and pain of being Black in America as men of color face police brutality and "large Black females" are ignored in hospital waiting rooms. Savala offers an angle to inequities that is as deft as it is lyrical. In "Bad Education" we mine how women learn to internalize violence and rage in hopes of truly having power. And in "To Wit and Also" we meet Filliss, Peggy, and Grace the enslaved women owned by her ancestors, reckoning with how America's original sin lives intimately within our stories. Over and over again, Savala reminds readers that our true identities are often most authentically lived not in the black and white in the grey, in the in-between. Perfect for fans of Heavy by Kiese Laymon and Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, this book delivers a fresh perspective on race, class, bodies, and gender, that is both an entertaining and engaging addition to the ongoing social and cultural conversation"--
Author: R.A. Nelson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440635579 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 276
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Teach Me invites readers inside an experience that fascinates everyone—an affair between a teacher and student—and gives an up-close-and-personal answer to the question: How does this happen? The hardcover edition of Teach Me was a Booksense Fall 2006 Kid’s Pick, a TeenReads.com Best Book of 2005, and a selection for the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age.
Author: Skyler Andra Publisher: ISBN: 9781723892332 Category : Languages : en Pages : 288
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A secret guild. Three irresistible guardians. A sinister evil out to get her. Bearing the tattoo of a snake on her wrist says Luna was born into the Serpent Brotherhood; a sinister organisation that abuse supernatural creatures to harness their power. Problem is she has no memory of that life, and rumour has it no one leaves alive. That might explain why she and her family have been on the run for as long as she can remember. When the demon who murdered her parents returns to finish her, shit gets real. Like all her past coming back to haunt her. Assigned three guardians, Luna must navigate the strange, new world of the Guild of Shadows to unlock the mystery. If only she can keep her head in the game, and not let her sexy companions distract her.Darkfire is Book 1 in the Guild of Shadows Series and is a slow-burn reverse harem with steamy scenes.
Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453271996 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 231
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DIVFinding a special place where you can be at peace is difficult—but holding onto it is even harder/divDIV The last three years of Robin Williams’s life have been very difficult. She’s had to move with her large, poor family multiple times as her father seeks jobs as a migrant worker. Now, her father has a new job at the McCurdy Ranch and Robin often wanders off in order to cope with the constant change and difficulty surrounding her./divDIV /divDIVNear the McCurdy Ranch is the Palmeras House, an old abandoned house that Robin is told repeatedly not to explore. However, with a little help, she finds herself inside the building, in the one place it seems she has always been looking for: the Velvet Room. This plush room is the most beautiful place she has ever seen. Robin is fascinated and enchanted, but she can’t help but wonder: Why is it there? /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div
Author: Christopher Tomlins Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691204187 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 376
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A bold new interpretation of Nat Turner and the slave rebellion that stunned the American South In 1831 Virginia, Nat Turner led a band of Southampton County slaves in a rebellion that killed fifty-five whites, mostly women and children. After more than two months in hiding, Turner was captured, and quickly convicted and executed. In the Matter of Nat Turner penetrates the historical caricature of Turner as befuddled mystic and self-styled Baptist preacher to recover the haunting persona of this legendary American slave rebel, telling of his self-discovery and the dawning of his Christian faith, of an impossible task given to him by God, and of redemptive violence and profane retribution. Much about Turner remains unknown. His extraordinary account of his life and rebellion, given in chains as he awaited trial in jail, was written down by an opportunistic white attorney and sold as a pamphlet to cash in on Turner’s notoriety. But the enigmatic rebel leader had an immediate and broad impact on the American South, and his rebellion remains one of the most momentous episodes in American history. Christopher Tomlins provides a luminous account of Turner's intellectual development, religious cosmology, and motivations, and offers an original and incisive analysis of the Turner Rebellion itself and its impact on Virginia politics. Tomlins also undertakes a deeply critical examination of William Styron’s 1967 novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, which restored Turner to the American consciousness in the era of civil rights, black power, and urban riots. A speculative history that recovers Turner from the few shards of evidence we have about his life, In the Matter of Nat Turner is also a unique speculation about the meaning and uses of history itself.
Author: Molly Kennedy Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781530729265 Category : Success Languages : en Pages : 152
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HELP YOUR TEEN LEAVE THE EXCUSES BEHIND AND TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. Ever feel stuck? Like life's knocked you down and you're not quite sure how you're going to get back up...again? Does it ever seem like EVERYONE has an opinion about how you can get back up (your parents, teachers, friends, Instagram followers), but you don't know which opinion would be most helpful? Have you thought about giving up instead of getting up because it's just too hard? Enter Molly Kennedy. Growing up, Molly struggled constantly with knock-downs. She was neglected as a child, ran away at 15, and suffered more abuse as a teen. But she didn't give up. She got back up in a BIG way. Despite her circumstance she became a bodybuilding champion, an Olympic-style weightlifting gold-medalist, and an Ironman Triathlon finisher. Molly went on to build a successful business empowering students, educators, and caring adults around the US. How did Molly make such a dramatic and positive change in her life's trajectory? That's exactly what you'll learn in Creating the Champion Within. Through humor, compelling stories, and gut level honesty, Molly provides the insight and tools that will help YOU get back up and moving toward the life you've always wanted. Molly Kennedy is a nationally-acclaimed youth speaker and author. As a leading authority on the subject of resilience, she's empowered thousands of students to persevere by shifting how they think about their challenges and opportunities. Her humor, vulnerability, and expert advice has earned her the respect of students and educators around the country.
Author: Ben Gartner Publisher: ISBN: 9781734155211 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 278
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Exploring a mysterious cave in the mountains behind their house, John and his sister Sarah are shocked to discover they've time traveled to Ancient Egypt! Now they must work together to find a way back home from an ancient civilization of golden desert sand and a towering new pyramid, without parents to save them. The adventures abound--cobras, scorpions, a tomb robber, and more! The two kids have to trust each other, make friends who can help, and survive the challenges thrown at them . . . or be stuck in ancient Egypt forever. For readers graduating from the Magic Tree House series and ready for intense action, dive into this middle grade novel rich with meticulous historical detail.
Author: Carrie Cross
Author: Carrie Cross
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Author: R.A. Nelson
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Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Author: Karen M. Tani
Author: Christopher Tomlins
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