Download or read book Ethan Suspended written by Pamela Ehrenberg and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a school suspension and his parents' separation, Ethan is sent to live with his grandparents in Washington, D.C., which is worlds apart from his home in a Philadelphia suburb.
Download or read book Field Notes from a Pandemic written by Ethan Lou and published by Signal. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of 2020 In a book equal parts travelogue and pandemic guide, the journalist Ethan Lou examines the societal effects of COVID-19 and takes us on a mesmerizing journey around a world that will never be the same. Visiting Beijing in January 2020 to see his dying grandfather, the Canadian journalist Ethan Lou unknowingly walks into a state under siege. In his journey out of China and—unwittingly—into other hot zones in Asia and Europe, he finds himself witnessing the very earliest stages of a virus that will forever change the world as we know it. Lou argues that the coronavirus outbreak will have a far greater impact than SARS, for example, simply because China is now many more times integrated with the increasingly interconnected world. Over decades, globalization has crafted a world painfully sensitive and susceptible to shocks such as this pandemic. A crisis like it has thus been long overdue—and we have yet to see it unfold fully. In our integrated world, events that may previously be isolated now ripple farther and wider and in ways we do not expect and cannot foresee. We have not seen the worst, and if and when we outlast this pandemic, nothing will ever be the same. Decisions now—or indecisions—will shape and define the world for decades. These ideas are fleshed out through the virus's spawning and how it spread, the unprecedented measures to contain it and an examination of past pandemics and other crises and how they shaped the world--and an argument for why this one's different. Lou shows how drastically the virus has transformed the world and charts the greater and more radical shifts to come. His ideas and arguments are framed around his unintentionally tumultuous journey around the world, whose path the virus seemed to follow until he landed safely in quarantine in a small town in Germany, where he was able to take stock and start telling his story.
Download or read book Misjudged written by Barbara Crocetta and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble at Park Reaves Hospital always find the sisters, Daisy and Lillian Vanders. These two savvy nurses can always assess the situation and take action. The assessment is grim. Eight unexplained deaths in the Operating Room. The action is explosive. Ethan, a grieving son, seeks revenge. T.T. Hogan, the lawyer, seeks his own justice. A killer continues his misguided journey as he crosses the line of sanity. All the skills and expertise the sisters possess will be required to solve these deaths before there are more. What happened to the missing drug? Who killed Jake, the pharmacy manager? Why is the tech so afraid? Is the surgeon incompetent? Every participant misjudges the situation. Everyone except the sisters. Will Daisy and Lillian be in time to save the next victim? Be on the look out for more excitement. Barbara Crocettas second novel is a faced paced adventure taking place in a beleaguered Operating theater. It will exhilarate every reader. Coming soon "Night of the Siege".
Download or read book A Piece of Dust written by Cheryl Okimoto and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Jeremiah knows he needs to make friends with Deidra Collins since their best friends are getting married. He doesn't expect the troublesome woman to become anything more than the friend of a friend, but the sparks soon fly between them.
Download or read book Blindsided written by Mark Roser and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus—almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
Download or read book Multiethnic Books for the Middle School Curriculum written by Cherri Jones and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource makes it easy for teachers and librarians working with middle-school children to infuse their curriculum with multicultural literature. Carefully vetted and annotated, it encompasses fiction and non-fiction published in the last decade, making it an ideal reference and collection development tool for schools and public libraries alike
Download or read book Value Packed Booktalks written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide, 100 recommended books and booktalks offer the perfect way to start value discussions with teens and teen/adult book groups. With its focus on current, popular titles, Value-Packed Booktalks: Genre Talks and More for Teen Readers is a flexible tool for all educators—from Young Adult (YA) librarians and readers' advisors at public libraries to school librarians and teachers. Booktalks are provided for young adult literature published between 2006 and 2010, organized by values addressed in specific genres. Examples of discussions show how these booktalks can help teens define what is personally important to them and why. Unique in that it ties current popular genres to values (courage with adventure titles, problem-solving with mystery/suspense), the book focuses on 100 recently published YA fiction and nonfiction titles, offering summaries, lists of themes, values statements, booktalks, and curriculum connections. It also cites passages appropriate for read-aloud booktalks, designates a general grade-range (middle, junior, or senior high school), notes gender appeal for the titles (male, female, or cross gender), and lists similar or related works, some published before 2006.
Download or read book Burned written by Ellen Hopkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Crank" returns with a gripping, masterful novel, told in verse, that weaves a riveting story about a teenage girl who is raised in a fundamentally religious yet abusive family.
Download or read book Betrayal My Journey through South Africa written by Matthew Pilkone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Pilkone shares a fascinating story of struggle, love, and loss in apartheid-era South Africa in this memoir. Born in the rural farming community of Middelburg, it's not until his late teens that Matthew moves to Cape Town, where he falls in love with Amanda. The couple gets serious fast, and when it is time for Matthew to decide whether to join the police, it is an easy choice: joining the police gives him a guaranteed career path that enables him to take care of his widowed mum and Amanda. After graduating from a training college, he's sent to the crime-ridden city of Johannesburg. As a result of his excellent service record, he's singled out for an elite training course, and although he's frequently in peril, he eventually returns to Cape Town and marries Amanda. Life seems perfect, but it unravels when he discovers a terrible betrayal that ends with him leaving South Africa and losing everything he'd worked so hard to accomplish.
Download or read book Create a Culture of Kindness in Elementary School written by Naomi Drew and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase empathy in the elementary classroom with ready-to-use lessons that teach students positive skills and attitudes. Kids learn better and feel better about themselves in an atmosphere of safety and respect. This book shows you how to help students in grades three through six: Foster kindness, compassion, and empathy Manage anger Prevent conflict Respond to conflict Address name-calling and teasing Deal with bullying Accept differences With mini lessons that span those seven topic areas, you can build community and student relationships in 20 minutes or less per day. The prep work is already done: each of the 126 lessons has a script, and worksheets are available with the downloadable digital content. Included in the book are anger management activities, conflict resolution strategies, and character-building lessons. And with concrete ideas about how to address bullying in the classroom, these lessons help students understand what bullying is and how they can stand up to bullies. Based on a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 students and teachers, this resource can be used alone or as a complement to anti-bullying or character education programs already in place. The digital content in this book includes reproducible handouts, bonus activities, forms for parents, and information on schoolwide responses to bullying.
Download or read book Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries written by Sarah Gough and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gough, Feehan, and Lyons have taken everything learned from their research on developing GrandFamily Resource Collections and leading grandfamily programming in several states and put it in this easy to use guide. They share the successes and failures of existing programs so other librarians can hit the ground running rather than trudge through a time-consuming and costly period of trial-and-error. It’s a lot more efficient to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to make your own. The target population, grandfamilies, and most specifically, grandparents raising grandchildren have become a statistically-significant group worthy of attention in many communities but library practitioners may not have explored further due to a lack of resources and money. Special features include: List of Web resources (government agencies, support groups, etc.) List of grants and funding opportunities Sample grant applications List of possible community partners for the library Sample surveys or some tactic for getting to know the needs of one’s target population Sample marketing plans Sample promotional materials Sample activity sheets Sample release forms, etc. With this practical and comprehensive guide, your library will be ready to jumpstart or easily expand a stellar program for the grandfamilies in your community.
Download or read book Booklist s 1000 Best Young Adult Books since 2000 written by Gillian Engberg and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the explosion in YA publishing, it’s harder than ever to separate good books from the rest. Booklistmagazine’s editors’ deep and broad knowledge of the landscape offers indispensable guidance, and here they bring together the very best of the best books for young adults published since the start of the 21st century. Drawing on the careful judgment of expert YA librarians, this book Includes a foreword by best-selling YA lit authority Michael Cart, who demonstrates how we have entered a new golden age of books for young adults Collects reviews which showcase the most stimulating contemporary YA titles Features an essay in each section, grouped by genre, presenting an overview and examining relevant trends Indexes selections by author, title, and genre for handy reference The thoughtful professional review coverage for which ALA’s Booklist is known makes this volume an ideal tool for YA readers’ advisory and collection development.
Download or read book Cornfields written by Chris Whitmore and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chip Thurmond, a 33 year-old high school English teacher in San Jose, CA, has a problem. Her name is Estella Santos, an obsessed, conniving, 17 year-old who sits in the back row of Chip’s 2nd period class. The girl, who fancies herself Juliet and Chip her Romeo, will stop at nothing in her pursuit of her inspiring English teacher. One afternoon she meets with him after school and fabricates a story about her dad molesting her. She pleads for Mr. Thurmond’s assistance, but is empathetically told the two of them will meet tomorrow with Estella’s school counselor. That’s not what Estella had in mind! That night she contacts Chip, telling him she’s run away and has nowhere to go. Can he please, please help her? She ends up on his apartment couch and when Chip rebuffs her advances . . . it’s game on for Estella. Early the next morning, Chip’s principal discovers on his cell phone pictures of Estella at Chip’s apartment, including one of her wrapped only in a sheet. Chip is placed on administrative leave pending his dismissal and thinking it best, Estella decides to disappear. Assuming his arrest imminent, Chip buys a trailer and heads east eventually landing in the little town of Jones Lake, KS where he hopes to enjoy anonymity while finding employment at the town’s small, rural K-12 school. Street-smart, fearless, and a little crazy, Juliet soon picks-up her Romeo’s trail. Her only wish in life it seems is for the two to consummate their love or die trying. Jones Lake, Chip assumes, is a small, innocuous place where little happens, He soon finds out differently. Loaded with intrigue, romance, mystery, crime, and mysticism, the small town is full of off-beat characters, including: a homeless man claiming to be an angel; a troubled but beautiful teaching colleague plotting the death of her husband; an ornery chief of police who’s antagonistic toward everyone; a girl-next-door parent smitten with Chip; a cemetery caretaker who talks with the dead; and many more. And, as if it couldn’t get any worse, Chip learns from his previous school that Estella Santos has learned his whereabouts and is en route. Is it time to flee again Chip wonders or has he journeyed far enough? Is he ready to confront the must cunning, self-assured person he’s ever known and again risk his career. Or, maybe it’s just time to pack his bags and head to North Dakota?
Download or read book Because of You written by Barbara McMahon and published by Barbara McMahon. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free At Last Wrongly convicted for a crime she didn't commit, Abby is free after years in prison. Her entire world had been shattered, can she pick up the pieces and begin again? Worst Nightmare A prosecutor's worst nightmare–winning the conviction of an innocent woman. How can he ever make amends? Retribution or forgiveness? Ethan does all he can to make up for ruining a young woman's life. Can it ever be enough? Will Abby seek revenge or let the past go and look only toward the future?
Download or read book True Gentlemen written by John Hechinger and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exclusive look inside the power and politics of college fraternities in America as they struggle to survive despite growing waves of criticism and outrage. College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. Once a mainstay of campus life, fraternities are now subject to withering criticism for reinforcing white male privilege and undermining the lasting social and economic value of a college education. No fraternity embodies this problem more than Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national organization with more than 15,000 undergraduate brothers spread over 230 chapters nationwide. While SAE enrollment is still strong, it has been pilloried for what John Hechinger calls "the unholy trinity of fraternity life": racism, deadly drinking, and misogyny. Hazing rituals have killed ten undergraduates in its chapters since 2005, and, in 2015, a video of a racist chant breaking out among its Oklahoma University members went viral. That same year, SAE was singled out by a documentary on campus rape, The Hunting Ground. Yet despite these problems and others, SAE remains a large institution with strong ties to Wall Street and significant political reach. In True Gentlemen, Hechinger embarks on a deep investigation of SAE and fraternity culture generally, exposing the vast gulf between its founding ideals and the realities of its impact on colleges and the world at large. He shows how national fraternities are reacting to a slowly dawning new reality, and asks what the rest of us should do about it. Should we ban them outright, or will they only be driven underground? Can an institution this broken be saved? With rare access and skillful storytelling, Hechinger draws a fascinating and necessary portrait of an institution in deep need of reform, and makes a case for how it can happen.
Download or read book Roads of Love written by Irany Muniz and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roads of Love: Secrets of a Journey" is a novel about the chance encounter of two strangers, Ethan and Olivia, who embark on a journey together that changes their lives forever. The story takes place on a mysterious train that travels through exotic landscapes and presents exciting challenges. As Ethan and Olivia explore the train car, they discover a collection of antiques that tell the story of past journeys and whisper the promise of secrets that permeate not just the train car, but perhaps their own lives. Along the way, they uncover the truths hidden in their own hearts and develop a deep connection that blossoms into a love shrouded in mysteries and secrets. The novel is an invitation to explore the labyrinths of love and unravel the mysteries that hide on the roads of life.
Download or read book Texas Blaze written by Brenda Huber and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devastated by her guardian's death, Hope Lewis must travel to West Texas to live with her closest relative, an uncle she's never met. But a dark secret puts Hope in harm's way as a brutal renegade targets Hope and vows to destroy her uncle and his protégé, Ethan Kincaid. And the dangerous raider is only half her problem as she battles her confusing attraction for Ethan. After the murder of his fiancée, Ethan Kincaid is dedicated to revenge. He's vowed never to love again, but Hope pushes his resolve and self-control to their limits. Can he risk his heart a second time, or are some wounds too deep to heal?
