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Aiming High: Junko Tabei's Daring Climb (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)
by Michael Love Catherine JohnFOR THE LOVE OF CLIMBING No woman had ever climbed to the peak of Mt. Everest. Dozens of men had died trying. Yet Junko Tabei decided it was time for her to face the dangers and try to reach the top. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Artist by Accident: The Story of Frida Kahlo (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)
by Joan NicholsTHE PATH TO ART How does someone grow up to become a great artist? Some artists might say it's destiny. Some might say it requires genius. For Frida Kahlo, it happened by accident. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Things I Learned From Falling: The must-read true story of 2020
by Claire NelsonAn inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds.'Uplifitng and brave' - StylistThe must-read true story of 2020.In 2018, Claire Nelson made international headlines. She was in her thirties and was beginning to burn out - her hectic London life of work and social activity and striving to do more and do better in the big city was frenetic and stressful. Although she was surrounded by people all of the time, she felt increasingly lonely.When the anxiety she felt finally brought her to breaking point, Claire decided to take some time off and travelled to Joshua Tree Park in California to hike and clear her head. What happened next was something she could never have anticipated.While hiking, Claire fell 25 feet, gravely injuring herself and she lay alone in the desert - mistakenly miles off any trail, without a cell phone signal, fighting for her life. She lay in the elements for four days until she was miraculously found - her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells her incredible story and what it taught her about loneliness, anxiety and transformation and how to survive it all.
Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life In Italy
by Frances MayesContinuing Frances Mayes's account of her love affair with Italy, Bella Tuscany presents the author now truly at home there, meeting the challenges of learning a new language and touring regions outside Tuscany, including castle towns, fishing villages, and islands. With fresh adventures and updates on the characters introduced in Under the Tuscan Sun, Mayes also explores new themes in this wondrous corner of the world, delving into gardening, wine-making, and the experience of primavera - a season of renewed possibility. And Mayes reveals more simple pleasures from her Tuscan kitchen in a section devoted to recipes. In the sensuous, vivid prose that has become her hallmark, Bella Tuscany celebrates Mayes's deepening connection to the land and her flourishing friendships in a newfound haven of idyllic living.
Faith: Essays from Believers, Agnostics, and Atheists
by Victoria ZackheimDelve into this thought-provoking collection of personal essays from award-winning and bestselling authors who explore the perennial question: What do I believe?Whether believer, skeptic, agnostic, atheist, or something other, these twenty-four authors share a fascinating, daring, and multifaceted perspective on what faith means (or doesn't mean). The collection of personal essays includes bestselling authors such as Anne Perry, who writes about a deeply spiritual faith that embraces and sustains her through every step of her life. Caroline Leavitt writes about tarot cards, mediums, and quantum physics to explain her concept of faith. Afghan-American author Tamim Ansary beautifully captures his childhood curiosity amidst his Islamic views. There is the irrepressible Malachy McCourt's anti-religion rant, and then Pam Houston's signature wit and sense of irony, which gives the question of faith a surprising twist. Honest, provocative, and candid, Faith begins a larger conversation and invites the question: What do you believe?
Deep Trouble / Finding His Quiet Place: T Cumming, the World's Youngest Master Diver (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Sean Petrie Doug SiroisNIMAC-sourced textbook
Garrett Morgan: The Man Behind the Mask (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Harold WilliamsNIMAC-sourced textbook. In a tunnel deep under Lake Erie, a massive explosion had trapped a group of workers. Unless rescue came soon, the men were sure to die. Their only hope for survival was if Garrett Morgan arrived with his remarkable new invention.
Jacob's Promise (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Julie WeissNIMAC-sourced textbook. A Hard Life. As a young man, Jacob Riis spent time living on the streets. He often had no job and no home. What chance did he have for a better life?
Joseph Lister: Father of Modern Surgery / The Great Stink (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Kelly MartinsonNIMAC-sourced textbook
Louis Armstrong's Horn (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by J. C. Kane Charly PalmerNIMAC-sourced textbook. A LUCKY BREAK. Louis Armstrong was eleven years old when he was sent to live in a home for troubled boys. He thought it was the worst thing that had ever happened to him. But it turned out to be the best.
Malala the Brave (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Joan Nichols Brian DeinesNIMAC-sourced textbook. A HERO. Most people run away from danger when they are scared. Malala did not. That made her a hero.
Margaret's Machine (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Catherine Friend Ron MazellanNIMAC-sourced textbook. Inventing the Paper Bag. Paper bags are boring, right? Not if you know the story behind their invention.
Motorcycle Queen: The Story of Bessie Stringfield (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Jonathan Bartlett Joan NicholsNIMAC-sourced textbook. Vrrroooommmm! Meet Bessie Stringfield, the pioneering black female motorcyclist who paved the way for all women to ride.
WAM: Tales of a Wandering Loon (Inspirational Series)
by Chris YoungAs a kind, chatty, and good-humoured man with a zest for life and a passion for helping people, Chris Young adored his job as a social worker. But things fell apart when, in 2008, he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. His illness brought about the end of his calling and he found himself in need of a new project and purpose.And so it came to be that in 2011, Chris began a campaign called Walk a Mile In my Shoes. He walks around the edge of the UK – the edge of society being where many people with mental health problems feel they are – without spending any money and relying on the kindness of strangers.In 2015, he joined forces with See Me Scotland to distil the success of the coastal walk into a series of events, inviting other people to join him and discuss mental health. He encouraged them to literally walk a mile in each other's shoes. Walk a Mile: Tales of a Wandering Loon is the story of how a normal, nurturing childhood turned into one of neglect and abuse and how this, combined with a little faulty brain wiring, led to a severe and enduring mental illness.
Love and Remission: My Life, My Man, My Cancer (Inspirational Series)
by Annie BelascoIn her mid-twenties, balancing a stable job and a partying lifestyle, Annie was also on the hunt for a man. She wanted to find Mr Right, get married, buy a house, and live the life she’d always wanted. But then one day, she found a lump ...Breast cancer. The two words that would derail Annie’s life. Suddenly she realised how short her life had been, and the very idea of finding love seemed impossible. As her hair fell out, and her social life crumbled, her mental health deteriorated. She began to question if she would actually survive. Struggling with an identity crisis and worryingly low moods, she wondered if she’d ever be able to live the normal life that had been within her reach only months earlier.Love and Remission tells the tale of a young woman in search of love and mental wellbeing.
Within the White Lines: How the Beautiful Game Saved My Life (Inspirational Series)
by Ruth FoxGrowing up, Ruth was on track for an ideal life – she had the grades, friends, great sporting potential, and a strong bond with her sister. However, when she was 14, her perfect life began to crack. After suffering an injury, Ruth began seeking control in other areas of her life to combat growing feelings of depression. Having recovered physically, but not mentally, she eventually quit the game she loved so much.Having been let down repeatedly by the authorities – including during a stay in a mental health hospital – she sought support and understanding from authority figures and role models. And as she battled through the next few years, Ruth rediscovered football as a way to keep grounded during the most chaotic times in her life.Now an active campaigner for mental health awareness and training, especially in sport, Ruth is a proud ambassador and advisor for The Shaw Mind Foundation and Mental Health Football Association.
Sound Mind: My Bipolar Journey From Chaos to Composure (Inspirational Series)
by Erika NielsenErika Nielsen knew that her real language was music - her truest voice, the cello - by the time she was three years old. She knew she would become a professional musician by the eighth grade. But she could never understand why sometimes she felt as if she was floating on sparkling clouds, enchanted by her own brilliance, while at other times she huddled in a dark, wretched place, sobbing and overcome with her inadequacy. At age 27, she finally found out: she was mentally ill.Containing wellness tips and coping strategies to live creatively, productively, and healthily with a mental illness, Sound Mind is a story of hope, healing, and transformation that reminds us that it is not only possible to function with a mental illness, it is possible to thrive. By promoting education, awareness and de-stigmatization of mental illness, Sound Mind helps write a new narrative around mental health and wellness.
Stronger. Braver. Wiser.: How My #MeToo Story Helped Me Thrive (Inspirational Series)
by Jennifer PotterJennifer Potter might never have said anything. She might have just let everything rest. But after seeing the progress made by the #MeToo movement, she knew she had to speak up. So she told the police about her rape.At just 17 years old, she was assaulted by a family friend, someone close to her. She told her parents but she didn’t report it. Filled with shame about what had happened, she tried to forget about it instead. But trauma leaves scars that can’t be seen, and she spent years trying to run away, only to find that she kept running into the very thing she was trying to flee.And so she chose to file a report, in the hope that she might heal. But revisiting the trauma brought everything back: the memories, the pain, the shame of being assaulted. And being questioned on the stand, 20 years after the attack, was like a living nightmare. Maybe this was all for nothing …Stronger Braver Wiser is fundamentally a story of triumph; a real-life David vs Goliath tale of a woman finding her own justice in a world that sought to rob her of it.
The Mad Traveller: Waking up from Fugue (Inspirational Series)
by Imogen GroomeHow terrifying is it when you disappear from your everyday life and wake up somewhere else, without even knowing how you got there? That is the experience of someone with dissociative fugue – and that was the life Imogen Groome lived. A clever and quiet child, Imogen was marginalised and bullied at school. Sometimes she walked out of lessons, because she simply couldn’t cope; sometimes, something inside her woke up, and “The Mad Traveller” took over.Imogen was the girl who kept going missing. And as she struggled to deal with a life that just kept on getting harder, she zoned out more and more. But even when she found herself homeless in London, abused by the people she trusted, and forced to endure a life of compromise, Imogen never lost her faith in her ability to recover.The Mad Traveller is a very relatable story for anyone who has ever found themselves marginalised, alone or afraid. At its heart, this is a story for anyone who has ever dared to dream big.
I'll Be Right Back: Parenting with Mental Illness
by Tova FeinmanAre we doomed to repeat the failings of our parents?After a whirlwind romance and marriage, Tova soon found herself pregnant. And she was determined to be the best mother she could be.But then she discovered uncomfortable secrets about her new husband. Tova was thrown out, and left to look after their daughter, Katie on her own.Wracked with memories of her unhappy childhood and suffering with postnatal depression, Tova struggled to be the mother she knew her daughter deserved.And then Katie lost her eyesight, and Tova had to fight the medical establishment and her own inner demons to secure a promising future for her daughter. Which would win, Tova's love for Katie or Tova's mental illness?
Julio Iglesias. La biografía
by Óscar García BlesaSemblanza del artista español más influyente de las últimas 5 décadas. En la noche que cumplía veinte años, un accidente de coche en una carretera de Madrid cambió para siempre la vida de un joven lleno de sueños. Aquel muchacho, inmóvil durante más de un año y medio en una cama de hospital, se abrazó a una guitarra como única válvula de escape. Desde su cama, sin saberlo, Julio Iglesias construiría una de las historias de conquista global más fascinantes del siglo XX. La vida de Julio Iglesias es mucho más que una colección de efemérides y cifras, es una historia de superación, amor, fama, éxito y redención. Su carrera no es solo el relato de su inigualable triunfo y reinvención, es también la crónica sociocultural de todo un país a lo largo de más de setenta años. En 2019 se cumplen 50 años del debut discográfico de Julio Iglesias. Recabando datos de su trayectoria personal y profesional, Óscar García Blesa reúne todas las piezas de un puzle vital, un repaso por las luces y las sombras de su historia, una vida intensa como la letra de muchas de sus canciones. Julio es la crónica emocional, cultural y sentimental de un artista único que nunca ha abandonado los escenarios y que no tiene intención de hacerlo mientras viva.
The First Conspiracy (Young Reader's Edition): The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
by Brad Meltzer Josh Mensch#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer unravels the truth behind the secret assassination attempt on George Washington and how the plot helped create the CIA and the FBI in this young reader's adaptation for younger audiences.1776.The early days of the Revolutionary War.It supposedly began with Thomas Hickey, a private in the Continental Army, and New York governor William Tryon. In an astonishing power grab, they plotted to kill Hickey's boss: a man by the name of George Washington.In the end, Hickey was caught, brought to trial, and found guilty. It would seem he became the first person in the new nation to be executed for treason.But to this day, nobody knows for sure if this story is true. In The First Conspiracy, Brad Meltzer sheds light on the close-kept secrets and compelling details surrounding this story and exposes the history of how the assassination plot catalyzed the creation of the CIA and FBI.This page-turning investigation offers young readers an in-depth look at the facts and remaining questions that surround this contested historical event.
El silencio de los goteros
by Enfermera saturadaUn libro más vendido que el ibuprofeno. Son las nueve de la mañana y Satu regresa a su apartamento en la calle del Pez tras un infernal turno de noche en el hospital. Dicen que no hay noche buena, pero esta ha sido especialmente mala. Tanto que, al llegar, no sabe si desayunar o cenar, si ponerse la crema de día o la de noche, o si su melatonina está a punto de hacer las maletas y buscar otro cuerpo con horarios normales. Pero una extraña oferta de empleo en la que buscan a una enfermera zurda ha llamado poderosamente su atención. Así que en vez de irse a dormir, decide enviarles su currículum para ver si, de una vez por todas, deja de ser fija en la temporalidad y puede abandonar el jet lag permanente en el que vive... o al menos descubrir qué oculta esta extraña oferta. Tras conquistar a cientos de miles de lectores con su particular visión de los hospitales y del mundo sanitario, llega una nueva entrega de nuestraquerida Florence Nightingale de las redes sociales. Desde las máquinas de medicación hasta los desayunos en el hospital, pasando por los tubos de analítica o los vendedores que recorren las plantas, nada escapa a esta mordaz e hilarante enfermera. Enfermera Saturada se define como una enfermera española que busca hacerse un hueco en la sanidad. Empieza los turnos en planta, baja a la UCI, sube a prematuros y termina en urgencias. Esta enfermera se maneja como pocas en las redes sociales, desde donde a diario decenas de miles de personas ven cómo repasa, con humor y descaro, la actualidad de su hospital y la de cualquier hospital de España. Si no tienes claro si una enfermera que pincha en el turno de noche es una DJ, Si estás convencido de que la persona que inventa el tamaño de las pastillas no es buena persona. Si no soportas a las señoras que te dicen en qué vena tienes que pincharlas, este es tu libro. La crítica ha dicho...«Enfermera Saturada, el tuitero gallego que te cuenta lo que no sabes de los hospitales.»El Español. «Su autor consigue lo que parece imposible, describir con humor la precaria situación de la enfermería española.»Cadena SER. «Una saga de libros que muestran el poder de las historias que nos tocan.»La Voz de Galicia.
Sometimes Life is More Than I Can Stomach: How I Conquered My Eating Disorder
by Nina FederleinSometimes Life is More Than I Can Stomach: How I Conquered My Eating Disorder Psychosomatic illnesses are unfortunately very prevalent in this day and age. Many sufferers and their relatives often feel completely helpless in the face of these conditions and their progression. In this book, the author recounts her own tale of suffering. Using diary entries and narratives, she gives the reader a ruthlessly honest insight into her thoughts and the daily ordeals she went through during her more than seven-year struggle with an eating disorder. But she also offers hope for a fulfilling life because, despite her anorexia, – which later turned into bulimia, depression, and borderline disorder – she managed to free herself from the vicious cycle and now leads a content and symptom-free life with her husband and two children. Nina Federlein: “Every eating disorder sufferer has their own story. This is mine.”
Confesiones sin vergüenza: Las mujeres españolas nos cuentan sus fantasías sexuales
by Valérie TassoPor primera vez en la historia de nuestro país, las mujeres españolas cuentan abiertamente sus fantasías sexuales. Este no es un estudio científico, más bien al contrario, es una recopilación de narraciones cortas en las que mujeres muy diversas se despojan de la vergüenza y cuentan sus secretos mejor guardados. Durante varios meses Valérie Tasso condujo el Club Cincuenta sombras, un club que organizó una gira por numerosas ciudades de España celebrando reuniones en las que la sexóloga hablaba sobre cómo trasladar la ficción de la famosa trilogía a la realidad de los lectores y se compartían secretos y fantasías sexuales. A partir de esas confesiones que le contaban anónimamente las mujeres que asistían a los talleres, nació la idea de este libro. La gran mayoría de las mujeres suelen sentirse culpables por tener fantasías sexuales, así que el objetivo principal de este libro es desculpabilizar y apoyar. De la mano de mujeres anónimas pero reales, mujeres de distintas edades, estatus sociales, estados civiles y preferencias sexuales, los lectores sabrán con qué y con quién fantasean las protagonistas de las historias e incluso podrán sentirse identificados y «aliviados» por comprobar que «no somos las únicas en fantasear sexualmente sobre ciertas cosas».