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If a Pickle Could Talk
by M. J. McGovernAnnie looked up from her homework. Her younger brother Petey was sitting at the opposite end of the kitchen table, talking to a jar of pickles.
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
by Gennifer CholdenkoKirsten's parents are barely speaking to each other, and her best friend has fallen under the spell of the school's queen bee, Brianna. It seems like only Kirsten's younger science-geek sister is on her side. Walker's goal is to survive at the new white private school his mom has sent him to because she thinks he's going to screw up like his cousin. But he's a good kid. So is his friend Matteo, though no one knows why he'll do absolutely anything that hot blond Brianna asks of him. <P><P> But all of this feels almost trivial when Kirsten and Walker discover a secret that shakes them both to the core.
If a Tree Falls: A Family's Quest to Hear and Be Heard
by Jennifer RosnerA revealing memoir of a family and a &“wrenching journey into deafness from the standpoint of a mother, a wife, a daughter, a philosopher, and a Jew&” (Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language). When her daughters were born deaf, Jennifer Rosner was stunned. Then she discovered a hidden history of deafness in her family, going back generations to the Jewish enclaves of Eastern Europe. Traveling back in time in her mind, she imagined her silent relatives, who showed surprising creativity in dealing with a world that preferred to ignore them. Here, in a &“gentle meditation on sound and silence, love and family&” Rosner shares her journey into the modern world of deafness, and the controversial decisions she and her husband made about hearing aids, cochlear implants and sign language (Publishers Weekly). Punctuated by memories of being unheard, Rosner&’s imaginative odyssey of dealing with her daughters&’ deafness is at its heart a story of whether she—a mother with perfect hearing—can ever truly hear her children.
If at First You Don't Conceive: A Complete Guide to Infertility from One of the Nation's Leading Clinics
by William SchoolcraftMore than 7.3 million women in the United States are unable to have children because of infertility challenges, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Women and men diagnosed with infertility often feel overwhelmed and panicked; they are eager for accessible information and medically sound guidance. In this breakthrough book, Dr. Schoolcraft, one of the most renowned fertility specialists, offers hope to prospective parents by explaining what they need to know, including: • choosing the right physician and clinic• finding proven treatments for each condition• dealing with the emotional challenges of infertility• understanding the financial aspects of treatmentIf at First You Don't Conceive offers the latest information in the key areas of fertility drugs, insemination, in vitro fertilization, male infertility treatments, fertility options for cancer patients, and much more. It saves millions of hopeful parents from suffering and confusion by allowing them to become their own best advocates in the fight for fertility.
If the Buddha Had Kids: Raising Children to Create a More Peaceful World
by Charlotte KaslThe bestselling If the Buddha . . . series continues with some Zen wisdom for frantic parents In an age when so many kids seem to be glued to video games and eating fast food dinners on the way to a soccer game, author Charlotte Kasl urges parents to step back and examine what is important in their lives, and to take the time to truly get to know their children. Using spiritual guidelines as well as practical advice, Kasl encourages parents to raise their children to be peacemakers in a turbulent world. Like her previous Buddha titles, If the Buddha Had Kids includes exercises for readers to apply to their own lives, and is filled with wonderful quotes that will inspire readers and keep them coming back to this book for advice as their children grow older. .
If the Horseshoe Fits (Horseland #6)
by Annie Auerbach Jim PerontoDealing with a first crush is not always easy--especially when you don't know how to approach the boy! Unsure of what to do, Alma turns to Chloe and Zoey for advice. The two sisters quickly jump at the chance to give Alma a makeover. With the tomboy style gone, will Alma's new makeover give her the courage to finally talk to her crush?
If the Ice Had Held (SFWP Literary Awards)
by Wendy J. FoxMelanie Henderson's life is a lie. The scandal of her birth and the identity of her true parents is kept from her family's small, conservative Colorado town. Not even she knows the truth: that her birth mother was just 14 and unmarried to her father, a local boy who drowned when he tried to take a shortcut across an icy river. Thirty-five years later, in Denver, Melanie dabbles in affairs with married men while clinging to a corporate job that gives her life order even as her tenuous relationships fall apart. She still hasn't learned that the woman who raised her is actually her aunt—or that her birth mother visits her almost every day. This fiercely-guarded secret bonds the two most important women in her life, who hatched a plan to trade places and give Melanie a life unmarred by shame. Yet, as a forest fire rages through the Rocky Mountains and a car accident shakes the family, Melanie finds herself at the center of an unraveling tangle of tragedy and heartbreak. If the Ice Had Held speaks with a natural lyricism, and presents a cast of characters who quietly struggle through complicated lives.
If...
by Evelyn Mcfarlane James SaywellAdolescence is one of the most challenging times of our lives -- and, of course, the most fun. What do teens want to know about and ask about? It may be friends, TV, school, romance, music, peer pressure, cliques, proms, parties, gossip, parents, food, hair, videos, shopping, sports, card, the future -- just to name a few. And there is nothing more fun for teens than asking friends and schoolmate questions about all these things.With the same imaginative zeal that has made the If series so wildly popular, Evelyn MacFarlane and James Saywell engage teems with question such as:If you could pick any three friends to go to college with, whom would you take?If you could start a new fashion trend a school, what style would you propose?If you could have any one super power, what would you choose?If you were stranded on an island and could have one CD, movie, and book -- what would they be?If you could have starred in any music video in history, which would you pick?From the Hardcover edition.
Iggy Loomis, A Hagfish Called Shirley
by Jennifer Allison Michael MoranDaniel is trying really hard to be a good older brother, especially now that Iggy has mutant insect abilities that he got from the alien next door. But when Iggy flushes the alien's pet hagfish down the toilet, he goes way too far. Now Shirley the hagfish is fated to a life in the sewers! It's up to Iggy to use his powers to find Shirley, but with his temper tantrums and fits--and everyone on Daniel's case--it looks more and more like Shirley will never come home. Can Daniel convince Iggy to save the day, before everyone is grounded for life? With aliens, superpowers, slime mold, pets, extra-slimy creatures, and Jennifer Allison's laugh-out-loud humor, this sequel to Iggy Loomis, Superkid in Training is an out-of-control good time!
Iggy's World (Orca Currents)
by Gail Anderson-DargatzFourteen-year-old Iggy comes from a famous family. Well, sort of. His dad directs a cheesy sci-fi Web series, his mom writes for it, and his sister has a successful YouTube channel. Iggy doesn’t have the acting bug, so he feels like an outsider. Wanting to prove himself, Iggy starts his own podcast about what interests him: insects. But it’s not until Iggy embarrasses his famous sister on air that his podcast really takes off. He’s thrilled with his own success, until she fires back. Now it’s all-out war. Iggy’s World is an exploration of the age-old problem artists face: when we find inspiration from our real lives, what will our friends and family think? And, of course, just how much of our private lives do we really want to reveal online? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Igniting Real Change for Multilingual Learners: Equity and Advocacy in Action (Equity and Social Justice in Education Series)
by Carly SpinaIn schools across the country, educators are serving more and more multilingual students and families. This book equips you with the considerations, tools, and resources you need as you fight for equity and advocate for those you serve.Author Carly Spina unpacks a variety of approaches and lenses, including multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) structures, family engagement, centering student experiences, and nurturing and cultivating a multilingual mindset throughout school classrooms and communities. Each chapter provides practical tools, tips, and vignettes to help you go beyond the “why” to take action. Throughout the book, you will be called to Question, Equip, and Act!As you work through the book, you’ll be inspired to move your systems forward on your equity journey for multilingual students. Get ready to Ignite Real Change!
Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction
by Catherine PearlmanThis book teaches frustrated, stressed-out parents that selectively ignoring certain behaviors can actually inspire positive changes in their kids. With all the whining, complaining, begging, and negotiating, parenting can seem more like a chore than a pleasure. Dr. Catherine Pearlman, syndicated columnist and one of America’s leading parenting experts, has a simple yet revolutionary solution: Ignore It! Dr. Pearlman’s four-step process returns the joy to child rearing. Combining highly effective strategies with time-tested approaches, she teaches parents when to selectively look the other way to withdraw reinforcement for undesirable behaviors. Too often we find ourselves bargaining, debating, arguing and pleading with kids. Instead of improved behavior parents are ensuring that the behavior will not only continue but often get worse. When children receive no attention or reward for misbehavior, they realize their ways of acting are ineffective and cease doing it. Using proven strategies supported by research, this book shows parents how to: - Avoid engaging in a power struggle - Stop using attention as a reward for misbehavior - Use effective behavior modification techniques to diminish and often eliminate problem behaviors Overflowing with wisdom, tips, scenarios, frequently asked questions, and a lot of encouragement, Ignore It! is the parenting program that promises to return bliss to the lives of exasperated parents.
Il bimbo dal nome strambo
by Eva MarkertRiccardo Scoreggini trova che il suo cognome sia terribilmente imbarazzante. Qualsiasi tentativo di nasconderlo agli altri finisce immancabilmente in una catastrofe. Un giorno a scuola arriva un nuovo compagno di classe che per via dei suoi cognomi – o per meglio dire, per via del suo cognome – deve affrontare analoghe difficoltà. Riuscirà il nostro Riccardo a imparare da questo bambino come si fa a restare calmi in questa situazione? Una storia a lieto fine tutta da ridere.
Il caso della cicala fuori luogo
by John Henry "Doc" HollidayBo "Didley" Hart e la sua spalla Phredrica J. Fox insieme al loro nuovo detective, Indigo Jones, affrontano il loro terzo caso come investigatori privati. Una serie di omicidi lungo il sentiero degli Appalachi hanno tutti una cosa in comune: infastidire gli investigatori della polizia e i resti di un insetto che proprio non dovrebbe essere lì. Bo e Phred vengono assunti per scoprire i perché e i come. Quindi, allaccia la cintura di sicurezza e preparati per il viaggio...
Il diario segreto di Olivia
by Valerian MarkarovQuesto romanzo è la storia di una ragazza moderna di nome Olivia che cerca il suo posto in questo mondo non così amichevole. Sopravvive al bullismo in una scuola di New York, si innamora di un ragazzo. Ma la vita è complicata. L'ospite dello studio fotografico, condivide con la ragazza i segreti della sua professione, ha una simpatia speciale per lei. Nel frattempo, uno dei migliori psicoanalisti di Manhattan, il vecchio Freud brontolone, sta cercando di guarire le anime ferite dei suoi pazienti randagi.
Il dono di Afrodite
by Olga KryuchkovaIl dono di Afrodite è una storia d’amore fra una fanciulla diciottenne, figlia di un nobiluomo russo, e un ussaro squattrinato (gli ussari erano soldati della fanteria leggera a servizio dell’impero russo nel diciannovesimo secolo). La ragazza rifiuta di sposarsi con l’uomo che i suoi genitori hanno scelto per lei, un conte benestante dell’alta aristocrazia, quarant’anni più vecchio. La giovane prova a convincere suo padre a disdire le nozze, ma inutilmente. Il coraggioso ussaro rapisce e sposa la fanciulla. Fortunatamente, il conte, vittima d’infamia, scopre di essere un parente stretto dell’ussaro. Così lo zio si riconcilia col suo giovane nipote che diviene anche il suo erede più caro. Questo libro è rivolto alle donne di ogni età.
Il mondo è il mio tamburo
by Amber Richards Laura AlbiniPer i bambini il mondo intero è un irresistibile parco giochi che li implora di divertirsi. Nel toccante libro per bambini, Il mondo è il mio tamburo, quel divertimento è il suono dei risonanti tamburi del piccolo Hudson! Hudson è in grado di trasformare qualsiasi cosa in un tamburo e produrre suoni incredibili! Meravigliosamente illustrato ad acquerello, stimola i bambini ad essere creativi con gli oggetti comuni che li circondano. Aspettate di vedere cosa sa fare con i suoi tamburi fatti in casa! Potrebbe essere il concerto del secolo o finire in un enorme groviglio di tamburi e martellanti mal di testa! In ogni caso, ci sarà da divertirsi!
Il valore di una donna
by Guido Galeano Vega Stefano VazzolaPurtroppo la storia dell'umanità post diluvio (Genesi 6 e 7) ci rivela che le donne hanno sofferto molto, soprattutto a causa dell'abuso da parte degli uomini, della mancanza di rispetto e della mancanza di valorizzazione dell'identità della donna. Hanno patito ridicole limitazioni sociali, intellettuali e lavorative, scorrettezze di ogni tipo, disprezzo, discriminazione ed emarginazione. A un certo punto gli uomini commisero l'ingiustizia di chiamarle sesso debole, di solito con un'accezione di disprezzo, di inutilità o di molestia. La cosa ironica è che ogni uomo, dopo Adamo, esiste grazie a una donna. Senza il ventre della donna non potrebbero venire partoriti; senza i seni della donna non resisterebbero una settimana, e senza la protezione, l'aiuto e la cura e l'educazione delle rispettive madri non diventerebbero uomini utili, non potrebbero diventare forti né sentirsi in grado di gestire la loro indipendenza. Quest'opera mira a porre le donne sul piedistallo che meritano. Noi uomini non siamo migliori, abbiamo solo altri ruoli nella vita.
Ill Met in the Arena
by Dave DuncanThe nobles of Aureity have been breeding their children for psychic powers for generations. Women's powers are mental, including psychic control and mind-reading, making them ideal rulers. Men have superhuman strength and can teleport to any place they have previously visited. Consequently, young noblemen make their fortune by competing in psychic gladiatorial contests to display their powers in the hope of being hired and married by women of high rank. When Quirt, an older man with obvious skill but little known record, first enters the arena, the combat circuit is abuzz wondering who he might be. But his mystery is almost eclipsed by the young cub who has been entering competitions anonymously and winning them all. Barely in his teens, full of raw power but short on training or patience, Humate is so horrified when he's bested by Quirt that he insists on finding out where he came from. Unfortunately for Humate, the answer reaches far beyond his birth: back to the terrible wrongs done to Quirt's mother and his new wife by one of Humate's relatives, and back to Quirt's sentencing, a doom which takes away his identity until he can bring the culprit to justice. Humate is in deep denial about this familial scandal generations deep, but Quirt must try to convince him to help, compelled by his doom and by the stirrings of a new love that cannot possibly be realized in his nameless condition. No one ever said revenge was going to be easy.
Illegal: A Disappeared Novel
by Francisco X. StorkWhat does it mean to be illegal in the United States?Life in Mexico is a death sentence for Emiliano and his sister Sara.To escape the violent cartel that is after them, they flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping that they can find a way to bring their pursuers to justice.Sara turns herself over to the authorities to apply for asylum.Emiliano enters the country illegally, planning to live with their father.But now Sara is being held indefinitely in a detention facility, awaiting an asylum hearing that may never come, finding it harder every day to hold on to her faith and hope. Life for Emiliano is not easy either. Everywhere he goes, it's clear that he doesn't belong. And all the while, the cartel is closing in on them...Emiliano sets off on a tense and dangerous race to find justice, but can he expose the web of crimes from his place in the shadows?Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork's powerful follow-up to Disappeared delves with his usual sensitivity into the injustice that hides under the guise of the law in the United States. This is a timely and moving story that takes an unsparing look at the asylum process and the journey to find a new life in the US.
Illegal: A graphic novel telling one boy's epic journey to Europe
by Eoin Colfer Andrew DonkinThis is a powerful and timely story about one boy's epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout. From Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children's Laureate, and the team behind his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels. Ebo: alone.His sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his sister.*Winner of the Judges' Special Award at the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year Awards*'Beautifully realised and punchily told.' Alex O'Connell, The Times Children's Book of the Week'A powerful, compelling work, evocatively illustrated ... It would take a hard heart not to be moved by this book.' Financial Times
Illegally Yours: A Memoir
by Rafael AgustinA funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin (Jane The Virgin) accidentally discovered he was undocumented and how that revelation turned everything he thought he knew about himself and his family upside down.Growing up, Rafa&’s parents didn't want him to feel different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." But when he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school, his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status. Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do -- there was no episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack gets deported! While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son, Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future. Illegally Yours is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez &“Latin Explosion&” to his social advantage in the &‘90s to how his parents—doctors in their home country of Ecuador—were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?
Illuminate: A Gilded Wings Novel, Book One
by Aimee AgrestiHaven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything changes when she isawarded a prestigious internship at a posh Chicago hotel under the watchful eyes of agroup of gorgeous strangers: the powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; hersecond-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff ofglamazons called The Outfit.As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people arenot quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers the evilagenda of Aurelia and company: they're in the business of buying souls. Will they succeedin wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able tothwart this devilish set's plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at thehotel?
Illumination Night: A Novel
by Alice HoffmanA &“wondrous&” novel of fear, desire, loss, and discovery on Martha&’s Vineyard by the New York Times–bestselling author of Practical Magic and Seventh Heaven (Chicago Tribune). Elizabeth Renny has only made two decisions of consequence in her seventy-plus years. While the first, marrying her husband, had adequate results, the second—deciding she could fly from her bedroom window—is less successful. But her flight sets in motion a series of events that will forever change the lives of six residents of Martha&’s Vineyard: a young boy who refuses to grow, a wife stifled by her irrational anxiety, a husband tempted by the unknown, a girl flirting with disaster, a gentle giant tortured by his size, and an old woman with nothing to lose. Praised as &“an intelligent novel&” by the New York Times and &“achingly vivid&” by Newsday, Illumination Night is a sparkling and heartbreaking narrative that explores marriage, friendship, youth, yearning, disillusionment, and desire, a book as bright and memorable as the festival of lanterns for which it is named.
Illusion
by Martina BooneBarrie must rescue her beloved and her family from evil spirits in the masterful conclusion to the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy.Caged by secrets all around her and haunted by mistakes that have estranged her from Eight Beaufort, Barrie Watson is desperate to break the curse that puts her family in danger--without breaking the beautiful magic that protects Watson's Landing. To do that, she must heal the rifts that have split the families of the island apart for three hundred years, unravel the mystery of the Fire Carrier and the spirits he guards, and take control of forces so deadly and awe-inspiring they threaten to overwhelm her. With the spirits that cursed Watson Island centuries ago awake and more dangerous than ever, she finds an unlikely ally in the haunting and enigmatic Obadiah, whose motivations and power she still can't read--or trust. His help comes at a price, however, plunging Barrie into a deadly maze of magic and wonder, mystery and intrigue that leads through history to places she never imagined she could go.