Download or read book Safety Yells Back written by Fran Sutton and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our children are not prepared for Stranger Danger as we know it. Although there is no quick fix to the problem, there are many things we, as adults, can do to positively address the issue and make sure our children are aware of the rules of safety. Safety Yells Back, takes A.J. and his friends through common situations that have the potential to become dangerous. When confronted by strangers, will your child make the right decision or will they put themselves in harms way? Are you concerned that your child may be too polite or trusting when faced with questionable circumstances? Put your mind at ease as you educate your child using the Tiki Torch series of real life situations and adventures. Join these neighborhood kids as they learn some important facts to staying safe. Use the questions and answers printed at the end of Safety Yells Back to build confidence for both you and your child.
Download or read book Before the Ever After written by Jacqueline Woodson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero. As a charming, talented pro football star, he's as beloved to the neighborhood kids he plays with as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans. But lately life at ZJ's house is anything but charming. His dad is having trouble remembering things and seems to be angry all the time. ZJ's mom explains it's because of all the head injuries his dad sustained during his career. ZJ can understand that--but it doesn't make the sting any less real when his own father forgets his name. As ZJ contemplates his new reality, he has to figure out how to hold on tight to family traditions and recollections of the glory days, all the while wondering what their past amounts to if his father can't remember it. And most importantly, can those happy feelings ever be reclaimed when they are all so busy aching for the past?
Download or read book Manipulation Money and Murder written by Sheryl Jordan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xavier Hudson begins his life of crime at an early age. When he is still a child, his mother teaches him to steal, while his father gambles away every penny they had. As he grows up in the small town of Marion, Indiana in the 1960s, Xavier becomes a cold-blooded criminal, filled with rage, arrogance, and greed. Every actioneven those that might seem goodcarries the ulterior motive of evil intent. His boundless greed for money leads first to store and bank robberiesand then to murder. Eventually, a sheriff runs him out of the state, and Xavier finds safe haven in Minneapolis. His lesson has yet to be learned, though, as he continues his life of crime and abuse in his new city. Shannon Wilson is a sweet, nave young woman who grew up in the same town as Xavier. Their paths surprisingly cross in Minneapolis, when she moves there to raise her two children as a single mother. When they meet, both of their lives are irrevocably changed, but Shannon may not be able to settle Xavier down. Instead, they might both end up with bloody hands.
Download or read book REQUIEM FOR A GAME written by Robert Williams and published by Robert Williams. This book was released on with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satirical and raunchy look at football in which a former NFL linebacker looks back on his life after realizing he has a head injury caused by playing football.
Download or read book The Safe Place written by Tehila Peterseil and published by Devora Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kinneret is a child who daily confronts the school system with learning disabilities.
Download or read book Hands Free Mama written by Rachel Macy Stafford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.
Download or read book Dangerous Affair written by Monique Mealue and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Thomas is an eighteen year boy that is drafted into the Vietnam War shortly after his brother Seth returns from the war. Seth is medical discharged with an amputated let that earns him a purple heart. Over in the country of Vietnam, Kevin for the first time in his young life falls in love with a teenage Veitnamese girl that he meets in the chaotic big city of Saigon on his first weekend pass in the Army.
Download or read book Outsmarting Worry written by Dawn Huebner and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worry has a way of growing, shifting from not-a-big-deal to a VERY BIG DEAL in the blink of an eye. This big-deal Worry is tricky, luring children into behaviours that keep the anxiety cycle going. Children often find it hard to fight back against Worry, but not anymore. Outsmarting Worry teaches 9-13 year olds and the adults who care about them a specific set of skills that makes it easier to face - and overcome - worries and fears. Smart, practical, proven techniques are presented in language immediately accessible to children with an emphasis on shifting from knowing to doing, from worried to happy and free.
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Download or read book Augie written by John J. Bacchia and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible, never-before-told story of Augie Donatellia man fellow umpires consider a legend. Coalmines Bombers and Baseball Emmy Award-winning sportswriter/producer John Bacchia shares the incredible, never-before-told story of Augie Donatellione of Major League Baseballs unsung men in blue. A coal miner from Bakerton, Pennsylvania, Donatelli served his country as a tail gunner aboard a B-17 and found his lifes calling in the bleak con?nes of a Nazi prison camp. When Army Air Corps Sta? Sergeant Donatelli umpired softball games to boost morale for his fellow airmen at Stalag Luft VI, little did he know he was taking ?edgling steps towards becoming one of the most respected umpires in baseball history. However, prior to the end of the war, he would be subjected to a brutal black march across war-torn Europe before orchestrating a daring escape. Less than a decade after serving his country, Donatelli found himself at the pinnacle of his professionumpiring in the 1955 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. Hardened by his war experiences and his years of working in the coal mines, Donatelli hustled on the baseball diamond as if his life depended on it. He gave his heart and soul to the game he loved. Yet despite ?nding his dream occupation, Donatelli voluntarily put his career and livelihood in jeopardy, as he and his fellow umpires, Shag Crawford, Jocko Conlan, Al Barlick, and others, spearheaded the formation of the ?rst umpires union, the Major League Umpires Association. Cover Photo: Yankee manager Casey Stengel and Augie Donatelli standing toe-to-toe during an exhibition game, April 13th, 1951. Copyright Bettman/CORBIS
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Download or read book The Girl Who Came Calling written by Mark Pittman & Richard Eaves and published by RICHMARK MEDIA. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Girl Who Came Calling, is about Pilar Riviera, the beautiful bad-ass heroine with a blue blood pedigree (Ernest Hemingway's illegitimate daughter), tracing her Jewish ancestry all the way back to David who slayed Goliath. Killing is in her DNA. And kill she does, from JFK in Dallas, to Dorothy Kilgallen in New York, to Lucky Luciano in Naples, to Che Guevara in Bolivia. And along the way, she has an affair with Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley; seduces Jackie Kennedy; helps Fidel Castro plant hidden nuclear bombs in the US; assassinates Lucky Luciano, stealing his Rafael portrait that went missing during WW2; and then she fakes Jack Ruby's death, sneaks him out of Dallas and hides him away on a remote Cuban island. When Pilar isn’t bumping off the rich and famous, she’s hopping in bed with them. Smart, witty and beautiful, she can either seduce or kill you.
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Download or read book Dark Monolith written by F. P. Spirit and published by F. P. Spirit. This book was released on 2015-03-21 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A demonic cult. A secret of terrifying power. A desperate race to find it first. “They’ll be able to make… golems that haven’t been seen… since the Thrall Masters walked the earth…” Tevlar’s corpse warned. A hundred and fifty years have passed since the Thrall Masters nearly destroyed the land of Thac. Now the secret to their terrifying power has been found and the Serpent Cult is after it. To stop them, Glolindir and friends must seek out an ancient monolith hidden somewhere in the depths of the mysterious Darkwoods. Yet first they must deal with accusations of treason. They have been branded traitors and must prove themselves in trial by combat or be banished forever. From the tournament fields of Ravenford Keep to the depths of the Darkwoods, the young heroes face deadly traps, fierce monsters, and cunning demons. Can they reach the Dark Monolith before the cult? And if so, what terrifying magical force awaits them there? Enter a world of magic and adventure in this fun tale of heroes in the making. Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons.
Download or read book The Dimensional Breach written by Kevin Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sequel to this book The Queen’s Return Also by author The Curse Broken Warrior I hope you find the same adventure and fantasy in this book as a reader as I found the adventure in writing it. ~ Kevin Moore
Download or read book Getting Old Sucks If You Let It written by Barbara Leigh Hartenfeld and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have heard before that you begin aging the minute you are born. Pretty depressing don't you think? Aging definitely has its mysteries but it also has a lot of fun surprises-little unexpected twists and turns-that happen when you least expect them and that is what makes this journey we call "Life" so interesting. There hopefully are a lot of years between birth and the end of life, so my dear friends, I ask that you Enjoy the Journey. Enjoy my journey as I share the wisdom and sense of humor I have been forced to develop in spite of Mother Nature's attempt to try my patience every chance she gets. You will find that we women around the world are all sisters on this trip. Aging is inevitable, so why not make the best of it? In my particular journey, there are so many things my mother didn't tell me! As a result, growing older has at times been an agonizing challenge so I am sharing some common sense secrets to make your journey more fun. I have injected humor throughout. After all, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can and still get away with it?
Download or read book The Milk Dealer written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 2088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
