Download or read book Fidget Spinner League written by John Diary and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect story for the fidget spinner lover! A tale of terrific tricks, tremendous teamwork and troubled friendships. Let your imagination dig into the secret, underground world of fidget spinning competitions, where people aren't valued by their age, their looks or their friends, but by how awesome they can spin.Elijah didn't do well in school. He could never focus. His brain was always wandering off to fantastic places and his parents were always whispering about diagnoses with lots of letters in them... ADD, ADHD, ADHXYZ...That was just the way it was until that day. His babysitter, Grace, had an idea. She gave him one of her fidget spinners and suddenly everything changed. With it zooming between his fingers he could think clearly. He started spinning it in class, getting better and better with it until Grace noticed him spinning it one day.She invited him to a mysterious event that weekend. Elijah walked down into a dingy church basement and saw the most wonderful thing in the world: Hundreds of people all gathered around a stage. Hundreds of people just like him: fidget spinner lovers! But unlike him, each of the people on stage could perform the wildest tricks and maneuvers with their spinners. They were all competing against each other to be the best fidget spinner! Elijah settled in to watch the show, but there was something that he didn't know. Grace didn't just bring him there to watch... No, she had so much more in store for him.Fidget Spinner League is a great read alone book for kids seven years and older, while fidget spinner lovers of any age will like the story! Read aloud to younger kids who aren't ready to tackle it alone yet. Reluctant readers will excitedly engage with a story about the things they love, a story written just for them!Keep your eye out for the sequel to Fidget Spinner League, coming out later in 2017! Excerpt Sandy reached the bottom of the steps and then glanced back up at him with a smile. "You excited?" she said with a grin so wide that it threatened to crack her face in two.Elijah didn't answer, he just kept staring through the door. The first thing that he'd noticed about the room on the other side was that it was packed with people. And the second thing he'd noticed was the three pronged banner that was hanging over the stage at the far end of the room. Elijah knew the shape well. It was a fidget spinner. 'Could it be...''His curiosity drew him even closer. Tiptoeing down the steps he rushed past Sandy and Bentley who were watching him and plunged into the room that was full of people and loud, thumping music. Tables lined one side of the room with officials in matching blue shirts sitting at them. On the wall behind them, there were a number of papers posted up that the crowd was investigating thoroughly. There was activity on the stage as ten people filed in and took their seats on either side of it. But none of that was what grabbed Elijah's attention. It was the large letters on the front of the stage that drew his eyes. THE UNDERGROUND FIDGET SPINNER LEAGUE"What the--" Elijah started. He spun around to find Sandy. She was right there. "Sandy what the heck is--" He didn't have a chance to finish the sentence. The lights dropped, plunging the room into darkness except for the stage which was suddenly lit up by a couple high-powered beams. The room only got louder as the crowd whooped and cheered. A man, well a teenager really, with a megaphone took to the stage and after a couple crackles and cracks his artificially booming voice filled the room. "First up we've got the Silicon Cyclones against the A.D.Demons. The winner will make it through to the finals. LET THE SPINNING BEGIN!"Hollers filled the air as the teenager scampered off the stage and one member of each group sitting at the edges of the stage stood and strode slowly to the centre.Elijah turned and shouted. "Sandy! Is this real?!"

Download or read book Baseball Prospectus 2018 written by Baseball Prospectus and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 1209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2018 edition of The New York Times Bestselling Guide. PLAY BALL! The 23rd edition of this industry-leading baseball annual contains all of the important statistics, player predictions and insider-level commentary that readers have come to expect, along with significant improvements to several statistics that were created by, and are exclusive to, Baseball Prospectus, and an expanded focus on international players and teams. Baseball Prospectus 2018 provides fantasy players and insiders alike with prescient PECOTA projections, which The New York Times called “the überforecast of every player’s performance.” With more than 50 Baseball Prospectus alumni currently working for major-league baseball teams, nearly every organization has sought the advice of current or former BP analysts, and readers of Baseball Prospectus 2018 will understand why! Visit www.baseballprospectus.com for year-round baseball coverage

Download or read book A Case Solution Companion to Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology written by Sarah L. Castillo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This international compilation offers a range of potential solutions to case studies that cover pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments. Offering a companion text to Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology: An International Case Study Collection, this book provides three solutions for each of the case studies introduced. In so doing, it highlights that there is no "one-answer-fits-all" solution to the common issues with sport and performance psychology consulting and offers various suggestions for how an individual may wish to approach these and similar cases. Solutions address the CEDI principles (Case Conceptualization, Ethical Considerations, Diversity Awareness/Reflection, and Intervention Planning and Evaluation), as well as any case-specific questions. This clearly structured book serves as a useful resource for instructors looking to deepen discussion and offer alternatives to students’ ideas on how to approach certain cases. It will also be of interest to practitioners when approaching similar situations in their own work and looking for new pathways that they may not have considered.

Download or read book Beyond the Bell written by Melissa Pyrch and published by Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clearly worded, powerfully optimistic look at what high school students will face after graduation. -KIRKUS REVIEWS Mrs Pyrch Would Like to See You After Class. You're a graduate with a diploma and dream or no clue what do do next? Looks like you still have one more book to read. This one. Get ready to grow up and show up for your life Beyond the Bell. Everybody recalls that one teacher who made a difference--the coach who inspired, the teacher who challenged, and the English teacher who listened. Melissa Pyrch is that teacher. She has spent over two decades in classrooms with teenagers just like you. She understands your uncertainty, fear, and sheer excitement when thinking about your future. She gets it, and she's got you. So sit back and get comfortable as Mrs. Pyrch offers 12 lessons packed with encouraging advice for learning, leaving home, choosing a college major, landing a job, and navigating relationships. Through personal experience and examples from former students, she assures you - you are not alone. There will be no homework assigned on these chapters, but there will be a test on this content. Many, many tests as your life unfolds. Are you ready to rediscover who you are and move in the direction of your dreams? Get ready to let go of the inevitable insecurity and doubt of adolescence and trust who you are meant to be after your last school bell rings.

Download or read book A Storybook Wedding written by KJ Micciche and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watch out for karaoke mishaps that result in a fake engagement...because weddings are forever... When librarian Cecily Jane Allerton and hotshot struggling author Nate Ellis are caught in a compromising position during their MFA program, they decide to get married to keep the haters from destroying their careers. To the horror of Cecily's family, which is a big fan of big white weddings, they elope to City Hall. Now they're back on Block Island, pretending to be a real married couple, and finding that however fake the relationship may be, the mutual attraction is all too real. With Cecily vying for a literary award, Nate striving to get past his writer's block, and plans to annul the marriage after the MFA program ends, what could possibly go wrong? Praise for The Book Proposal: "Sassy, smart and wicked fun!" —Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author "A wonderfully real main character and a sparkling new voice. Every page is a rom-com lover's delight." —Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Do I Know You? "With witty banter and a clever, self-aware plot, this romantic gem marks Micciche as a writer to watch." —Publishers Weekly STARRED Review "Ridiculously endearing and entertaining, this debut rom-com...will have fans of bookish romances laughing out loud, unable to stop turning the pages." —Library Journal "Full of laugh-out-loud passages, great characters who seem ready to walk right off the page, and some fun raunchy bits, this is a joy to read." —Booklist

Download or read book Rules of Play written by Katie Salen Tekinbas and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-09-25 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.

Download or read book Brick x Brick written by Adam Ward and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the "Bob Ross of LEGO" in constructing cool creations with this how-to guide that brings legendary builds to life! Looking for something a little more exciting than your average LEGO® guide? You're in luck! Not only does this spectacular book offer step-by-step instructions for fun builds and crafts, it also includes intriguing trivia, micro challenges, and advice to boost your creative confidence. You'll also learn all about the author, Adam Ward, a professional artist who hosts the popular YouTube series Brick x Brick--and who wants you to become the best builder you can be. With a difficulty rating provided for each build, this is the perfect pick for LEGO® lovers of every skill-level. Get ready to make a masterpiece!

Download or read book Choose Your Own Minecraft Story the Zombie Adventure 4 written by John Diary and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the best book yet in this blockbuster series, you are brought back to the world of Minecraft, facing the ultimate challenge it has to offer: The End. Trapped in the body of a Minecraft zombie, you have gathered the materials, made the preparations, and finally opened a portal to the End. The prophecy says that your only way home is through this mysterious realm, populated by the alien Enderman and a massive, sinister dragon. As you step through the portal for the first time, you have decisions to make. Will you make the journey yourself or take along your friend and sidekick Gordo, even if it puts him in danger? Maybe you need more allies. Which of the friends you've made so far should you ask? The next installment in the adventure revisits all your favorite places and characters from the first three books. Perhaps you'll go looking for Fibula, the bossy skeleton that showed you the ropes of being a mob. Or maybe you'll reconnect with Teagan, that Creeper that had a crush on you. Or what about those self-conscious Enderman? How about those Zombie Piglins you freed that one time? Preparation is the key to success. Only clever planning will get you through to the end of this book and face-to-face with your final opponent: the Ender Dragon. Good luck! The Zombie Adventure 4: Beginning of the End is a rollicking comedy-adventure for kids aged 8 to 12. Perfect for the lover of Minecraft or the reluctant reader who will be drawn in by getting to choose their own path through the story. Readers will face moral questions, make mischief and explore the meaning of friendship in this fun-filled romp through their favorite game.

Download or read book The Storyspinner written by Becky Wallace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Keepers, a race of people with magical abilities, are seeking a supposedly-dead princess to place her on the throne and end political turmoil, but girls who look like the princess are being murdered and Johanna Von Arlo, forced to work for Lord Rafael DeSilva after her father's suspicious death, is a dead-ringer.

Download or read book The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day written by Dayna Abraham and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Your Kids Stay Calm, Be Happy and Make Every Day Amazing Do kids’ behaviors leave you confused and frustrated? Dayna Abraham is teaching the world there’s a better way. She, too, was baffled by her son’s behaviors until she realized the power of using science and child development to see him for the superkid he already was. In this revolutionary book, Dayna bridges the gap between kids and the adults who love them by empowering kids to be their own problem solvers and helping adults understand what kids really need to succeed. As a teacher, writer and mother, she explains that undesirable behaviors are really a cry for help. Kids have a need, but lack the tools and skills to express it. In this book, she gives kids fun projects and tools that boost their ability to control their behaviors, explain how they’re feeling and gain confidence. Each of the 75 unique sensory-rich projects in The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day will help kids navigate the most challenging times of day. Whether they struggle to get out the door in the morning or hate to sit for homework, this is the book for you. Kids will be begging to clean their room, their dinner plates and more with exciting activities such as: · Magnetic Morning Routines to help kids visualize their time and tasks to stay on track · Race to the Finish Dinnertime Gameboard to help even the pickiest eater find foods they like · Seated Silly Busters so even the wiggliest kid can get their work done · Weighted Snake Lap Buddies to calms fidgety legs and minds · Calming Glitter Slime to squash big worries · No-Sew Weighted Blanket to ensure a good night’s rest · ... and so much more The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day puts the power into kids’ hands to understand themselves, discover their superpowers and have an awesome day, every day.

Download or read book The Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DC Super Heroes Origami written by John Montroll and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when you combine Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League with the art of origami? You get the most incredible collection of paper-folding projects ever assembled. These 45 models, meticulously designed by internationally renowned origami master John Montroll, are guaranteed to amaze. With clear, step-by-step diagrams and instructions, simple squares of paper transform into Batarangs, S-Shields, Invisible Jets, Green Lanterns, and so much more. Also included in the back of the book are 96 sheets of specially illustrated folding papers to make your DC creations truly come to life. When you fold these models, your friends will believe you're the one with super powers.

Download or read book Creepers on the Crosswalk written by John Diary and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owen has been counting down the days until Minecraft Earth, the game of his dreams, is released. Now, it's here and it's better than he could ever have imagined. A mysterious figure, going by the name marchHARE, has hacked the game so that the whole city is one massive adventure.Everywhere you turn, the world of Minecraft is there. There are zombies in Owen's bedroom, Endermen at the end of the street, and happy Mooblooms chewing grass in the bathroom. To get to school, Owen has to trek through a shadowy jungle and when he gets there, kids are setting traps in the corridors and leaving notes for each other with signs that the teachers can't see.Owen and his best friend, tech-genius Aya, love living in a parallel universe that belongs just to them and the other kids. It's a place they can decide on their own rules, be who they want and literally build the world of their dreams. They couldn't be happier, but a storm is coming. No one knows who this marchHARE is or what they want, and as the Minecraft world turns dark with hordes of zombies wandering the streets and kids getting hurt for real, Owen and Aya start to worry that it's nothing good...Creepers on the Crosswalk is a thrilling adventure-comedy for kids eight to thirteen who love the game Minecraft Earth. It is filled with white-knuckle moments, elaborate mysteries to solve, real relationships and laugh-out-loud lines. It's Alice in Wonderland meets Artemis Fowl meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid set in the exciting world of Minecraft Earth. Readers' imaginations will be set on fire as they learn about the technology that makes their favourite game possible and when games can actually hurt us. EXCERPT "We found diamonds! Yes!" Logan shouted. "Haha, you noobs," he said, pointing at the other kids playing nearby on the playground. "We've got diamonds and you dooooon't!""Oh boy," Aya said. "Yeah..." Owen agreed. He watched as Henry and Logan stood together talking about the diamond pickaxes they were planning to make. "Hey," Aya snapped her fingers twice next to Owen's ear. "Wiring?""Oh." Owen examined the right side of the doorframe, where Redstone wiring ran to a dispenser on top of the wall. Aya was better at this stuff than Owen. She was probably only asking to be nice. "Looks good," he said and then pointed her phone up at the dispenser. "But what is that--""Great!" Aya grabbed back her phone as Owen watched it go. "Hey Logan!"The boy turned, looking confused. "What?""That's not a lot of diamonds. That's nothing. I've been collecting a ton of diamonds," she said. "Here." Aya tapped on her phone to invite Logan and Henry to the buildplate for the fort. "I put them all in this chest," she said. "Take a look."Logan raised an eyebrow at Henry and then walked toward Aya. Henry trailed behind, looking sideways at Owen. "You don't have diamonds," Logan said to Aya. "You have to do lots of adventures, and you don't really--"Aya snickered and gestured at the chest in the center of the walled area. "Well then, how did all these diamonds get in this chest?" Logan came marching toward the double-doors and the wooden box past them. He stepped onto the block right in front of the doors which compressed slightly as he did. "That's a pressure plate--" Owen started to say.And then the dispenser overhead spat out a stream of lava right over Logan's head. It flowed over him and pooled on the ground at his feet. Aya cackled. "Hey!" Logan said. His character had 'died,' and he'd been kicked off of the buildplate and could no longer see the fort. "Hey! You--" Aya couldn't stop laughing. Even Owen sniggered. "Whatever..." Logan said, trying not to look annoyed. "I knew you didn't have diamonds anyway!"Aya was too busy laughing to bother with a comeback. The boys stomped away as Aya slowly came back to her senses. "Oh, man!" she said finally. "I love this game."

Download or read book GAIMME written by Solomon A. Garfunkel and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Age of Wrath written by Abraham Eraly and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderfully well researched . . . engrossing, enlightening' The Hindu The Delhi Sultanate period (1206-1526) is commonly portrayed as an age of chaos and violence-of plundering kings, turbulent dynasties, and the aggressive imposition of Islam on India. But it was also the era that saw the creation of a pan-Indian empire, on the foundations of which the Mughals and the British later built their own Indian empires. The encounter between Islam and Hinduism also transformed, among other things, India's architecture, literature, music and food. Abraham Eraly brings this fascinating period vividly alive, combining erudition with powerful storytelling, and analysis with anecdote.

Download or read book The Post Calvin written by Josh Delacy and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are a collection of Calvin College graduates who couldn't stop writing when the classes were done. Here, we explore these restless post-diploma years in the best way we know how.

Download or read book The Skylighter written by Becky Wallace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joanna and Rafi are on the run, trying to protect the kingdom of Santarem from rogue Keepers.