Download or read book The Science of Breakable Things written by Tae Keller and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action." Eggs are breakable. Hope is not. When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. There's prize money, and if she and her friends wins, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers that survive against impossible odds. Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is sure that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to love life again. Which means it's time for Natalie's friends to step up and show her that talking about a problem is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light. With their help, Natalie begins an uplifting journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles. A vibrant, loving debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Think THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH meets THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR * KIRKUS REVIEWS * THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * "Natalie's Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression." --Publishers Weekly "A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Holy moly!!! This book made me feel." --Colby Sharp, editor of The Creativity Project, teacher, and cofounder of Nerdy Book Club

Download or read book The Buddy Bench written by Patty Brozo and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having seen what being left out is like, children become agents of change, convincing their teacher to let them build a buddy bench. A school playground can be a solitary place for a kid without playmates; in one survey, 80 percent of 8- to 10-year-old respondents described being lonely at some point during a school day. Patty Brozo’s cast of kids brings a playground to raucous life, and Mike Deas’s illustrations invest their games with imaginary planes to fly, dragons to tame, and elephants to ride. And these kids match their imaginations with empathy, identifying and swooping up the lonely among them. Buddy benches are appearing in schoolyards around the country. Introduced from Germany in 2014, the concept is simple: When a child sits on the bench, it’s a signal to other kids to ask him or her to play.

Download or read book Llewellyn s 2020 Magical Almanac written by Melissa Tipton and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich your magical practice and expand your mind with Llewellyn's 2020 Magical Almanac. For more than twenty-five years, this almanac has provided useful spells, rituals, and ideas that inspire all levels of practitioners to improve their connection to the elements. This year's edition features nearly thirty compelling articles, grouped by element, on magic and yoga, crystal grids, psychic protection, transportation mojo, principles of hermeticism, entropic magic, rituals for personal justice, magic in numbers, pop culture folk saints, and much more.

Download or read book The Splendid Sampler 2 written by Pat Sloan and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 28,000 quilters have sewn along with the Splendid Sampler community online. Now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again! Choose blocks designed by Pat and Jane plus superstar quilters Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, and many more. Blocks made with patchwork, applique, embroidery, and paper piecing provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques. You'll discover fun ideas for arranging your blocks in a gallery of sampler quilts. Share your progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this "Splendid" community of quilters!

Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul The Magic of Moms written by Amy Newmark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s something magical about moms. They always know the right thing to say or do, and somehow they do it all. Now it’s time to say thanks. It’s no secret that moms do it all. What is a secret is how they do it. Let Mom know how grateful you are—with this collection of stories lovingly selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library. Moms of all ages will enjoy these heartwarming, entertaining anecdotes about the magic it takes for moms to keep being moms day after day, year after year. Mom will feel loved and appreciated as she reads these 101 stories.

Download or read book The Magic of No Thank You written by Julie Benningfield and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the verge of returning to the wearisome job he had never wanted, David discovers that he must earn his doctor’s medical release by spending six weeks at a Vermont wedding venue. He is stunned when he discovers that it is run by his former fiancée, Callie, the only woman he ever loved. Callie had mysteriously vanished twenty four years earlier just before they were to be married, crushing David’s only dream, marriage and family with Callie. In this bittersweet reunion, David discovers the truth about Callie’s disappearance and realizes he must seize control of his life from Myra, his scheming and manipulative mother, who forced him to marry Jane and follow her choice of career. When Myra senses that her influence over David is being threatened, she intensifies her ongoing harassment of Jane attempting to lure David home from Vermont. Desperate for a future with Callie, David must now protect Jane from his unhinged mother and determine whether or not there will ever be a place for him in Callie’s current life.

Download or read book Magic Headband written by Eva Flowerday and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted

Download or read book Magic and the Terror at Loch Ness written by Gale Gene and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Wonder finds himself far from his safe beach community in Southern California and entrenched in a mystical thriller while on a filming expedition with his dad in Scotland. An innocent medieval experience develops into bizarre, unexplainable events that captivate and terrorizes everyone who comes in contact with Paul and his dog, Magic. With new teenage acquaintances, Paul and Magic embark on mysterious adventures to explore the medieval land of Scotland and Loch Ness, while witnessing gruesome forces of good and evil. While banding together, and fighting the terror that greets them around every corner, the newfound friends develop a bond that takes them to a realization of mortality and the supernatural.

Download or read book Cecilia s Magical Mission written by Viola Canales and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone in fourteen-year-old Cecilia’s Mexican-American community has a don—a special gift or talent. Her father, who’s named after St. Anthony, helps people find things, or parts of themselves, that they’ve lost. Paco, the janitor in the building where she lives, can tell fortunes. Cecilia can’t figure out hers, and she really needs to since her confirmation is coming up. The truth is, Cecilia doesn’t really believe people have celestial gifts. Her opinion begins to change when she gets apprenticed to Dona Faustina, who has a magic way with coffee. Soon Cecilia realizes that her apprenticeship involves something more sinister than a mystical brew! And on a trip back to the special Mexican village of Santa Cecilia, she and her friends Julie and Lebna learn something about friendship, community and the powers of good and evil. Award-winning author Viola Canales returns with an appealing novel for teens that highlights a Mexican-American immigrant community and the conflict first-generation young adults experience caught between contemporary American life and their parents’ traditional ways.

Download or read book Magic and Mystery written by Lily Webb and published by Lily Webb. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Moon Grove, where magic and murder are in the air! When broke, desperate reporter Zoe Clarke takes a job in a tiny town to reboot her life, she discovers her new home is overflowing with magic, supernatural beings — and paranormal mysteries! This box set continues Lily Webb's spellbinding Magic & Mystery series of paranormal cozy mysteries with the full-length books 7-9 in one convenient bundle: Shifters and Sabotage Crystals and Criminals Witches and Witnesses Shifters and Sabotage, Book 7: All’s fair in love and roar… Zoe Clarke’s life is changing shape. After solving a litter of paranormal mysteries, Zoe’s ready to slow down and focus on domestics with her new live-in shifter boyfriend, Beau. But someone in Moon Grove is eaten up with jealousy about their relationship — as Zoe learns from the series of disturbing anonymous letters addressed to Beau in their mailbox. So when Zoe finds Beau trapped in his golden retriever form, it's up to her to sniff out what happened. From his obsessive co-workers to the secretive community of shifters surrounding him, Zoe's convinced the attacker is someone in Beau's pack — until another prominent shifter is found locked in their animal form. Can Zoe track down the culprit and reverse the shifter curse? Or will the attacker take a bite out of her too? Crystals and Criminals, Book 8: Sometimes the truth isn’t crystal clear... Head Witch Zoe Clarke has never believed in fate. She’s sure she's gotten all she has through her own hard work and determination… until a traveling psychic sets up shop in Moon Grove and superstition sweeps everyone in town. But when the seer accurately predicts the death of a prestigious client, Zoe snaps out of her spell and wonders if there’s more to the mysterious mystic than meets the eye. From the psychic’s shadowy past to her parade of paranormal patrons, Zoe’s certain the soothsayer has something to hide — especially when her crystal ball goes missing and more of her clients meet unfortunate fates. Will Zoe divine the identity of the culprit before they strike again? Or will this be her last case for the foreseeable future? Witches and Witnesses, Book 9: Leadership can be murder... Head Witch Zoe Clarke is heading to court. Since her election, a rash of magical mysteries have haunted her administration, and now Head Warlock Heath Highmore, Zoe’s partner and close friend, stands accused of murder. But when a prominent witness turns up dead and the court of public opinion accuses Heath of orchestrating the murder to silence his opponents, Zoe refuses to let her friend take the fall for a crime she’s certain he could never have committed. From the Head Warlock’s power-hungry family to the many political enemies he’s made over the years, Zoe’s convinced someone has framed Heath and left him to hang — especially when another witness drops dead. Can Zoe expose the real killer and prove Heath’s innocence? Or will the culprit be their judge, jury, and executioner? Other Books in the Magic & Mystery Series: Bloodmages and Blackmail, Book 10

Download or read book Country Christmas Magic written by Cathy McDavid and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another chance for the cowboy The Cowboy’s Christmas Baby by Cathy McDavid When Tanner Bridwell discovers he’s a father, he gains some much needed hope. A year ago, Tanner lost his livelihood as a champion bull rider, and—more important—Jewel Saunders, the love of his life. Now this cowboy wants to do right by his family. But first he must reveal a stunning secret that will send Jewel and his beloved daughter either packing…or into his arms forever! The Cowboy’s Christmas Baby by Cathy McDavid Five years ago, Beth Thomas’s engagement to Danny Brockwood ended when his secret child was dropped off on his doorstep. Now pregnant—and about to be a single mother herself—Beth is back in her Alberta hometown, where the rugged mechanic is raising his son. Can two single parents win back each other’s trust with the help of one determined boy?

Download or read book Chase s Calendar of Events 2020 written by Editors of Chase's and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth The total solar eclipse The 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed) The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven The 100th birth anniversary of Ray Bradbury The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break up The Tokyo Olympic Games Scores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release Day Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

Download or read book CHILDHOOD CLASSICS Ultimate Collection 1400 Tales of Magic Adventure Fairytales Legends written by J. M. Barrie and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 14847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the most-beloved and enjoyed children's classics of all time. We include the educational classics retold for children, but also - the eternally enchanting tales of dragons, magical creatures, fantastic adventures and animal stories:_x000D_ Dragon Tales:_x000D_ The Reluctant Dragon_x000D_ My Father's Dragon_x000D_ The Book of Dragons_x000D_ Animal Tales & Fables:_x000D_ The Tale of Peter Rabbit_x000D_ The Tale of Benjamin Bunny…_x000D_ Mother West Wind Series_x000D_ The Burgess Bird Book for Children_x000D_ The Burgess Animal Book for Children_x000D_ The Velveteen Rabbit_x000D_ Uncle Wiggily's Adventures & Other Tales_x000D_ Little Bun Rabbit_x000D_ Mother Goose in Prose_x000D_ Lulu's Library_x000D_ The Jungle Book…_x000D_ White Fang_x000D_ Black Beauty_x000D_ The Story of Doctor Dolittle…_x000D_ Aesop Fables_x000D_ The Panchatantra_x000D_ Russian Picture Fables for the Little Ones_x000D_ The Russian Garland: Folk Tales_x000D_ Fairy tales & Fantasies:_x000D_ Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen_x000D_ Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm_x000D_ Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang_x000D_ Five Children and It…_x000D_ Peter Pan_x000D_ Alice in Wonderland_x000D_ Through the Looking Glass_x000D_ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Collection_x000D_ At the Back of the North Wind_x000D_ The Princess and the Goblin_x000D_ Tanglewood Tales…_x000D_ All the Way to Fairyland_x000D_ Friendly Fairies…_x000D_ Old Peter's Russian Tales_x000D_ Childhood Adventures:_x000D_ Robin Hood_x000D_ Pinocchio_x000D_ Gingerbread Man_x000D_ Little Women_x000D_ The Secret Garden_x000D_ A Little Princess_x000D_ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_x000D_ Journey to the Centre of the Earth_x000D_ Treasure Island…_x000D_ Anne of Green Gables Collection…_x000D_ The Wind in the Willows_x000D_ The Box-Car Children_x000D_ The Railway Children_x000D_ Oliver Twist_x000D_ David Copperfield…_x000D_ Classics Retold:_x000D_ The Iliad of Homer _x000D_ Odysseus_x000D_ The Arabian Nights Entertainments_x000D_ Viking Tales_x000D_ Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table_x000D_ Chaucer for Children_x000D_ Tales from Shakespeare_x000D_ Don Quixote_x000D_ The Pilgrim's Progress_x000D_ Robinson Crusoe_x000D_ Voyage to Lilliput_x000D_ Little Goody Two-Shoes & Mrs Margery Two-Shoes_x000D_ Charles Dickens' Children Stories_x000D_ The Story of Hiawatha_x000D_ Uncle Tom's Cabin_x000D_ Pocahontas

Download or read book War of Magic written by Meredith Mansfield and published by Meredith Mansfield. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the final book of the Dual Magics series, Vatar will need both kinds of magic to prevent all-out war. Enemies unite to move against his adopted city, just when that city is torn by unrest. Vatar started the turmoil by revealing secrets that had been kept for six hundred years. Now, he’s forced to accept the responsibility and power he’d rejected in order to bring the population together against this threat. And the greater challenge is still ahead, when the enemy turns their attack onto the plains. The magic-fearing tribe of his birth have no way to stand against the sorcery that will be unleashed against them. Unless Vatar and his friends defend them. But that may cost Vatar his first home, his identity, and half his family. Because if he reveals his magic, he may never be able to go home again. (Noblebright Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Shape Shifting, Deception)

Download or read book Your Moontime Magic written by Maureen Theresa Smith and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate You! Your Moontime Magic was created to honor and support everything about you! The start of your periods, also known as your moontime, and the transition from your kid-self to your teen-self can be awesome but also overwhelming. Let this book coach you through all things moontime, including physical and emotional changes, self-nurturing, mindfulness, and self-love. You’ll be inspired by stories of girls supporting other girls and discover rituals and mythology from many cultures to help you celebrate this special experience. It’s time to remove the needless embarrassment around periods so you can rock your monthly cycles! Complete with exercises, crafts, meditations, recipes, and practical advice, Your Moontime Magic provides guidance to care for your changing body and direction for bringing your magical visions to life.

Download or read book By Blood and Magic written by Jamie A. Waters and published by Hidden Realms Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the new romantic fantasy series by award-winning author, Jamie A. Waters… A priceless treasure is hidden within the ocean’s depths… Sabine barely managed to escape from Akros with her life. But the ocean isn’t safe for someone whose power stems from the forests. When their ship is attacked on the high seas and one of Sabine’s companions is taken hostage, only an agreement forged by blood and magic may save her friend’s life. The pearl of the sea is also the key to the gods’ revenge… With the dragon portal failing and the gods’ magic threatening to destroy their world, Sabine must choose between following her heart or upholding a sacred oath. The cost of ending a centuries-old feud may be higher than anyone expected. All magic demands a sacrifice—even if it’s hers. By Blood and Magic is the second novel in The Dragon Portal series, a romantic epic fantasy adventure featuring fae, dragons, and demons. This is an action-packed romantasy adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat into all hours of the night. Perfect for fans of T.A. White, Ilona Andrews, Sarah J. Maas, and Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Download or read book Mom Babble written by Mary Katherine Backstrom and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show sharing her "Holiday Magic" viral video. Hope, humor, and spiritual inspiration to families in the trenches of parenthood from the founder of Mom Babble. Mary Katherine Backstrom spends her days mending booboos, conquering the boogie man, comforting heartaches, laughing at knock-knock jokes, cooking pancakes, throwing baseballs, and mopping muddy floors. In other words she spends her days relishing in the beautiful, constant noise that is a life with children. In Mom Babble Mary Katherine (MK) Backstrom, founder and personality behind the Mom Babble online community, offers up hope, humor, and spiritual inspiration to families in the trenches of parenthood. With laughter, crying, and eye-rolls MK’s, oh so, real essays about raising littles will delight all the not perfect, not always holy, not completely normal, messy, honest and wonderful moms that read them. MK’s conversational approach connects with readers like dear friends cozied up on a coffee date. Praise for Mary Katherine Backstrom “I love how honest and relatable Mary Katherine is in her writing. When an author is raw, it is easy to make a connection to their work.” – Meredith Masony, Founder of That’s Inappropriate “One of Facebook’s funniest parents!” – Today Show Parenting Team “Mary Katherine brings love, wisdom, compassion, humor, and insight to her writing that is a must read for every parent.” – Love What Matters “I have probably read more parenting essays than anyone on the planet, and Mary Katherine’s voice still surprises me. I laugh out loud, cry, and recall the magic of being a mother in those fresh early years. She is a friend to the struggling moms in the trenches of motherhood.” – Jill Smokler, Founder of Scary Mommy and New York Times Best-selling author “Thank you for cracking us up.” – Today with Hoda & Jenna Product Features: Features funny and relatable personal essays. Expands on Backstrom’s already popular Mom Babble community posts and stories. Includes a forward by Meredith Masony, founder of That’s Inappropriate and That’s Inappropriate Parents online communities with nearly 1 million followers across multiple channels. 4-color photographs throughout. Grain embossed hardcover with ribbon.