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Kudo Kids: The Mystery in Manhattan (Kudo Kids #2)
by Michelle Schusterman Maia Shibutani Alex ShibutaniThe Kudo Kids are back in this fun filled, fast-paced middle-grade mystery from two-time Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani, perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Andy and Mika are about to take a bite out of the Big Apple.When the Kudo Kids travel to New York City for the first time, they're ready to hit the ground running and see the sights. But the siblings quickly realize that they're excited for very different reasons--Mika wants to take photos of iconic landmarks and visit a famous camera store, while Andy can't wait to try out an escape room that one of his friends told him about. Both of their plans get shaken up when they learn that Aunt Kei is in desperate need of assistance as she prepares for an important fashion presentation. Not wanting to pass up an opportunity to explore, Andy and Mika enthusiastically volunteer to help run errands with their cousin, Jenny.When a very special dress, the centerpiece of Aunt Kei's collection, goes missing, they find themselves on a chase around the city to find it in another unforgettable mystery that will leave readers guessing until the very end.
Kudo Kids: The Mystery of the Masked Medalist (Kudo Kids #1)
by Michelle Schusterman Maia Shibutani Alex ShibutaniFrom two-time Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani comes a fun-filled, fast-paced middle-grade mystery set at the Tokyo Olympics.Andy and Mika are going to Tokyo! The Kudo Kids have never been to Japan before, so they can't believe they get to attend the Summer Olympics there. The siblings plan to eat tons of delicious Japanese food, watch every event they can, and win a super-popular new game called OlympiFan.Developed by a mysterious former medalist, OlympiFan brings players together from all over the world to search Tokyo for virtual medals and clues to the secretive creator's identity. Andy loves puzzles, and he's determined to crack this one, especially since the winning team will get to be beta testers for the Masked Medalist's future games!Mika wants to find as many clues as she can, but she also has a secret goal of her own--one that could get her into big trouble. But when someone sabotages the game, the Kudo Kids have an even bigger mystery to solve than the Masked Medalist's identity. If they want to capture the gold, Mika and Andy have to figure out who's trying to stop their team before someone beats them to the grand prize!
Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You
by Cynthia D. GrantAbandoned by her mother, Olivia Greene decides to take care of herself--if only she can keep it a secret Life's been strange for Olivia Greene ever since her mother, Luna Lee, went to the store for margarine and never came back. Afraid of being sent to live with her terrible uncle--or worse, his children--Olivia carries out elaborate schemes to convince the people of Kumquat that Luna Lee still lives at home. Absolutely no one can find out--except, of course, for Olivia's best friend, Rosella. But Olivia's carefully constructed life threatens to fall apart with the arrival of the incredibly hot Raymond Mooney, whose family just moved back to Kumquat under mysterious circumstances. If he can tell Olivia his secrets, can't she tell him hers? Or would that threaten the lies Olivia has so carefully woven to protect herself?
Kutumb Nivas Second Semester FYBA New NEP Syllabus - RTMNU: कुटुंब निवास दुसरे सत्र एफ.वाय.बी.ए. नवीन एन.इ.पी. अभ्यासक्रम - राष्ट्रसंत तुकडोजी महाराज नागपूर विद्यापीठ
by Prof. Triveni Farkade Dr Bhushana Kalamkar‘कुटुंब निवास’ हे पुस्तक राष्ट्रसंत तुकडोजी महाराज नागपूर विद्यापीठाच्या बी.ए. द्वितीय सेमिस्टरच्या नवीन शैक्षणिक धोरण (NEP 2020) नुसार लिहिलेले आहे. यामध्ये घर, निवास, कौटुंबिक जीवनचक्राचा निवासावर होणारा परिणाम, इमारतीचे आराखडे, अधोसंरचना-अधिसंरचना, आंतररचना, रंग, सजावट, प्रकाशयोजना यावर सखोल विवेचन आहे. पुस्तकात डिज़ाइनचे मूलतत्त्व, डेकोरेशन, फर्निशिंग आणि लाइटिंग यासारख्या घटकांची तांत्रिक व व्यावहारिक माहिती दिली आहे. विद्यार्थ्यांसह शिक्षक, गृहिणी आणि स्पर्धा परीक्षा देणाऱ्यांसाठी हे पुस्तक उपयुक्त आहे. अभ्यासक्रमानुसार प्रश्नसंच, प्रतिवेदन लेखन आणि केस स्टडीही समाविष्ट आहेत.
Kwame Crashes the Underworld
by Craig Kofi FarmerDiscover a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong and Amari and the Night Brothers.Twelve-year-old Kwame Powell isn't ready to deal with losing his grandmother, even as he and his family head to Ghana for her celebration of life. He's definitely not ready when he's sucked into a magical whirlpool that leads straight to Asamando, the Ghanaian underworld. There, he comes face to face with his grandmother, who is very much alive, and somehow still...a kid? Together with his best friend, Autumn, and a talkative aboatia named Woo, Kwame must battle angry nature gods, and stop the underworld from destroying the land of the living.But there's an even bigger problem: Only living souls can leave Asamando. In order to save the mortal world and return home, Kwame will need to find the courage to do the bravest thing of all -- learn how to say goodbye.***Praise for Kwame Crashes the Underworld:★ "A grand tale, funny and terrifying in turns, steeped in Ghanaian spirituality and folklore, and wrapped around themes of identity, obligation, true friendship, and devastating loss." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "This swashbuckling, supernatural adventure into the land of Ghanian mythology will have all readers (and especially fans of Rick Riordan Presents titles) craving more. Highly recommended." — School Library Journal, starred review"Brimming with laughter, joy, and beautiful messages about grief, hope, lost loved ones, identity, and the ancestors, Kwame Crashes the Underworld rattles the spirit. Kwame Powell is a much-welcomed hero to the canon of children's books." — Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Marvellers and The Memory Thieves“Craig Kofi Farmer brings to life the myths of Ghana with heart, humor, and cinematic flair. I wish this book had existed when I was a child. I dare readers not to let Kwame Powell into their hearts.” — Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times-bestselling author of Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting
Kwanzaa and Me: A Teacher's Story
by Vivian Gussin PaleyALL these white schools I've been sent to are racist," Sonya says. "I'd have done better in a black school. I was an outsider here." These are hard words for Vivian Paley, whose own kindergarten was one of Sonya's schools, the integrated classroom so lovingly and hopefully depicted by Paley in White Teacher. Confronted with the grown-up Sonya, now on her way to a black college, and with a chorus of voices questioning the fairness and effectiveness of integrated education, Paley sets out to discover the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. This is an odyssey undertaken on the wings of conversation and storytelling in which every voice adds new meaning to the idea of belonging, really belonging, to a school culture. Here are black teachers and minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator, and the children themselves, whose stories mingle with the author's to create a candid picture of the successes and failures of the integrated classroom. As Paley travels the country listening to these stories, we see what lies behind recent moves toward self-segregation: an ongoing frustration with racism as well as an abiding need for a nurturing community. And yet, among these diverse voices, we hear again and again the shared dream of a classroom where no family heritage is obscured and every child's story enriches the life of the schoolhouse. "It's all about dialogue, isn't it?" asks Lorraine, a black third-grade teacher whose story becomes a central motif. And indeed, it is the dialogue that prevails in this warmly provocative and deeply engaging book, as parents and teachers learn how they must talk to each other, and to their children, if every child is to secure a sense of self in the schoolroom, no matter what the predominant ethnic background. Vivian Paley offers these discoveries to readers as a starting point for their own journeys toward community and kinship in today's schools and tomorrow's culture.
Kween
by Vichet ChumA searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen’s journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo.Soma Kear’s verses have gone viral. Trouble is, she didn’t exactly think her slam poetry video through. All she knew was that her rhymes were urgent. On fire. An expression of where she was, and that place…was a hot mess. Following her Ba’s deportation back to Cambodia, everything’s changed. Her Ma is away trying to help Ba adjust to his new life, and her older sister has taken charge with a new authoritarian tone. Meanwhile, Soma’s trending video pushes her to ask if it’s time to level up. With her school’s spoken word contest looming, Soma must decide: Is she brave enough to put herself out there? To publicly reveal her fears of Ba not returning? To admit that things may never be the same? With every line she spits, Soma searches for a way to make sense of the world around her. The answers are at the mic. From debut author Vichet Chum comes a celebration of Khmer identity, queerness, and embracing the complicated histories that shape who we are and want to be.
Kyle Finds Her Way
by Susie SalomOn the first day of sixth grade, Kyle Constantini lands in the principal's office after standing up against (that is, punching) Ino Nevarez, who was teasing a deaf girl at school. Her punishment? Join the NAVS program, which teaches constructive problem-solving (that is, not punching). Kyle loves NAVS, where her team competes in a challenge to navigate a maze. But her parents refuse to let her participate... so Kyle may just have to fudge the truth a bit to get around them. Then her best friend starts to crush on a cute new English boy, who seems to be interested in -- Kyle? As the NAVS competition approaches, she has to trust her instincts, take some good advice, and figure out her way through the amazing maze of middle school. Rich characters, a big heart, and a witty, warm voice make Kyle Finds Her Way a debut worth discovering.
Kyle's Island
by Sally DerbyKyle is willing to do anything just to earn money to help with cabin payments so his family doesn't have to give it up. This summer may be the last at the lake, and Kyle struggles to understand the changes in the people in his life.
Kyra's Story
by Dandi Daley MackallWhen Kyra of Macon, Iowa, becomes overwhelmed by the stress of senior year in high school, the school play, and early admission to drama school she begins taking prescription drugs, unaware that her twin brother will suffer the consequences.
L Platers: How to support your teen daughter on the road to adulthood
by Madonna King'In this insightful and practical exploration of female young adulthood, Madonna offers a remarkable way of understanding and sharing the realities of growing up for so many of our daughters.' - Dr Justin CoulsonA must-read guide for parents of teenage girls that explores what our girls need us to know in order to support them through the unprecedented pressures of growing up in today's world.The world is a very different place from two years ago. And the impact on our 16-, 17- and 18-year-old girls is huge. At one of the most critical times in their development - an age when they're ready to spread their wings and look to the future - they have had to deal with enormous disruption and dislocation, and come to terms with living life from their bedrooms. The long stints of remote learning and the anxiety of at-home exams has compounded with the ever-present pressure of the ATAR and worries around friendships and relationships, who they want to be, gender identity, alcohol, vaping, and sex, body image and mental health. Self-harm and eating disorders have risen dramatically. For school-leavers, the uncertainty around university study and the jobs market only adds to the heavy toll.To support our girls, we need to understand the pressures this generation is under by listening to what worries them and what they need - and journalist and social commentator Madonna King has done just that. Having consulted 1000 young women, along with parents, senior educators, and health care professionals in her research for this book, L Platers delivers the answers we need as parents to help our girls on the road to adulthood.'Madonna tells us the truth about what Australian tween and teen girls are feeling and thinking. Best of all, she equips parents with useful tips on what our girls need from us and wish we knew.' - Rebecca Sparrow, author of Ask Me Anything
L is for Lion (Between the Lions)
by Between the Lion's StaffBetween the Lions® is an award-winning PBS KIDS® series that helps children gain literacy skills through games, songs, and stories! Now, with L Is for Lion, parents and teachers can expand on what children love about their favorite show with activities that make learning letters easy and entertaining. - See more at: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/l_is_for_lion#sthash.hSah6p6R.dpuf
L'Angleterre, un étrange pays
by Jack StrangeUn tour d'horizon plaisant des étrangetés rencontrées en Angleterre. Singularités linguistiques, plats régionaux devenus rares, fantômes à revendre, sports et jeux en tout genre, sorcières, voleurs de grand chemin, excentriques, contrebandiers, rien ne manque dans cet ouvrage court mené à un rythme endiablé.
L'Assommoir
by Emile Zola Robert Lethbridge Margaret MauldonThe seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (1877) is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. At the center of the story stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But her husband soon squanders her earnings in the Assommoir, a local drinking spot, and gradually the pair sink into poverty and squalor. L'Assommoir was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. This new translation captures not only the brutality but the pathos of its characters' lives.
L'Incredibile Settimana di Matt
by Martin LundqvistUna settimana movimentata insegna al piccolo Matt ad affrontare gli alti e bassi della vita. Matt ha 6 anni e vive a Sydney, in Australia, con i genitori. Segui Matt durante questa settimana piena di amicizia e sport, ma anche di domande esistenziali sulla vita come il rapporto tra scienza e religione e la perdita di una persona cara. Per bambini dai 5 ai 9 anni.
L'Ombra del ricordo
by Bloodwitch Luz OscuriaUna storia realistica a sfondo psicologico Sono Julien. Ho 31 anni ed è il 2014. Almeno, questo è quello che mi è stato detto appena ho ripreso conoscenza in ospedale, in terapia intensiva. Non ricordo nulla, nemmeno la mia vita. Nessuno a parte me, sa cosa sia successo, ma io l'ho sepolto in qualche meandro della memoria. Gradualmente torneranno. Liti, insulti, violenze domestiche, fino alla sparizione di Catherine subito dopo l'aggressione che mi ha quasi ucciso. L'ombra dei ricordi riapparirà, anche se il prezzo da pagare sarà alto.
L'altra
by Marta RojalsAmb el teló de fons de l’actualitat més omnipresent i fent gala de l’estil fresc i personal, el sentit de l’observació afinat i la bona orella per al diàleg que ja van captivar a Primavera, estiu, etcètera, Marta Rojals desplega present i passat com un mecanisme exacte al voltant d’una protagonista plena d’arestes i ofereix una novel·la extraordinària sobre els secrets, les relacions i la necessitat d’oblidar. L’Anna, Annona, Nona. Dissenyadora gràfica per accident, autònoma per obligació, introspectiva, sempre calculant, equilibrant la balança, posant el comptador a zero per continuar endavant. I en Manel, Nel, Nelet, el seu company, tan a prop i tan lluny, tanta necessitat i tanta ràbia soterrada. En un context en què tot trontolla, és fàcil que les coses canviïn de sobte, i a la Barcelona actual això no és una excepció: la crisi que ofega, una inquilina imprevista, una família que obliga, una transformació vital que s’imposa. Com serà que l’Anna pugui equilibrar les coses, recalcular la trajectòria, continuar amb la seva vida cuirassada? Si és que pot, perquè aquests no són els únics canvis inesperats que s’acosten.
L'amie secrète de Marie
by Eva MarkertLa meilleure amie de Marie est plus âgée qu’elle et vit dans son ventre. Personne n’a le droit de le savoir, sinon Anne partira à tout jamais. Tout se complique le jour où Joséphine s’installe en face de chez Marie et qu’elles deviennent amies. Son amitié avec Anne est-elle en danger ?
L'autisme, on en guérit.....!
by Marcus Pfeiffer Traducteur Noury BakrimCet excellent ouvrage peut être considéré comme le livre de référence à consulter par les parents, les familles et les thérapeutes aux prises avec l'autisme. En plus d'un optimisme et d'un engagement passionnés, il nous livre un tour d'horizon dans les dédales théoriques, pratiques et thérapeutiques des causes, effets et espoirs permis. Comme pour joindre l'utile à l'agréable ou l'agréable à l'utile, il propose les soins de son établissement thérapeutique en Andalousie (Espagne) - la meilleure terre où un autiste puisse respirer le boheur et s'améliorer- et démontre l'efficacité de leurs approches basées sur le traitement intégrant des régimes alimentaires, du sport/activité, du cupping (acupuncture par coupelles) et du traitement des comportements problématiques ainsi que les concomitants associés. J'ai eu autant du plaisir à le traduire et je le recommande à tous les lecteurs concernés, j'en suis moi-même un étant le papa d'un enfant autiste, Daniel (11 ans). Bravo.
L'écrivaine morte: roman contemporain
by Núria AñóAnna est une écrivaine d’un âge moyen qui a élevé sa fille toute seule. Dans le présent du roman, Berta a grandi et ses doutes aussi : à l’anxiété de connaître son père qu’elle a seulement vu sur une photo vient s’ajouter sa relation fragile avec son fiancé Hans marquée par une crise. Hans, quant à lui, travaille dans une usine. Clara, sa sœur, est une éternelle jeune fille incomprise obsédée par un type qui conduit une moto jaune. Cependant, c’est d’abord l’histoire d’Anna Flieder. Lorsque celle-ci choisit d’entamer l’écriture d’un livre au ton plus biographique, elle est aussitôt touchée par l’inspiration qui prend la forme du même homme qu’elle avait abandonné il y a des années de cela. « C’est dans l’histoire elle-même que l’on peut observer le processus de création de la femme de lettres (…) Ce roman est destiné à ceux qui aiment lire et se laissent absorber par la lecture car il suscite l’imagination donnant ainsi lieu à plusieurs intuitions » – La mañana « Le roman l’écrivaine morte est ainsi une invitation à tous ceux qui apprécient la manière par laquelle la littérature se réfléchit sur elle-même dans une œuvre littéraire. En outre, il offre à son lecteur la possibilité de cheminer sur les traces d’autres personnages dotés de sentiments qui apparaissent dans des situations faites pour provoquer en nous une identification inévitable. (…) Plaisir délectable d’un texte littéraire qui se distingue par un langage métaphorique en suggérant des images révélatrices de scènes quotidiennes que la vie, pleine de ses multiples possibles, nous empêche de voir » – Dre. Alexandra Santos Pinheiro, Resonancias literarias, n° 153 « Ce livre raconte l’histoire d’Anna, une écrivaine, son monde et la vie des personnages qui l’entourent. Anna vit sa vie littéraire comme
L. A. Burning: A Novel
by D. C. TaylorAn ex-con hits the streets of L.A. to find her twin sister&’s killer. Is it a mission of justice—or a quest for vengeance?Cody Bonner, identical twin, daughter of a major movie star, a teenage street kid in Los Angeles, a bank robber at nineteen, and a prison inmate at twenty. When she&’s released after six years, she returns to L.A. with a purpose: to learn the truth about her sister Julie, who washed up on a Malibu beach a year earlier. The connection between the twins was so powerful that the day Julie died, Cody collapsed in the prison yard. Now that bond is driving her to seek justice—at any cost. Using bootleg skills she learned in prison, Cody begins to peel back the layers of mystery. Her search leads her to the darker alleys behind the dazzle of the film business, and into the world of high-powered agents, high-priced call girls, and men with a taste for sexual violence. As she homes in on her mother&’s powerful agent, Harry Groban, a man with ugly accusations of abuse in his past, Cody becomes more deeply enmeshed in the life she left behind as a teenager: her mother&’s star power, her former classmates-turned-producers, glitzy parties, and a handsome former love who knows all the players. Is Groban at the center? Could there be others who had a hand in Julie&’s murder? As Cody gets closer to the truth, another ghost from her criminal past is stalking her—one that could put her back in prison for years.
L.A. Weather: A Novel
by María Amparo EscandónStorm clouds are on the horizon in L.A. Weather, a fun, fast-paced novel of a Mexican-American family from the author of the #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller Esperanza’s Box of Saints. <p><p> L.A. is parched, dry as a bone, and all Oscar, the weather-obsessed patriarch of the Alvarado family, desperately wants is a little rain. He’s harboring a costly secret that distracts him from everything else. His wife, Keila, desperate for a life with a little more intimacy and a little less Weather Channel, feels she has no choice but to end their marriage. Their three daughters—Claudia, a television chef with a hard-hearted attitude; Olivia, a successful architect who suffers from gentrification guilt; and Patricia, a social media wizard who has an uncanny knack for connecting with audiences but not with her lovers—are blindsided and left questioning everything they know. Each will have to take a critical look at her own relationships and make some tough decisions along the way. <p><p> With quick wit and humor, Maria Amparo Escandón follows the Alvarado family as they wrestle with impending evacuations, secrets, deception, and betrayal, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick together or burn it all down.
LEGO Space: Building the Future
by Tim Goddard Peter ReidCome explore an incredible LEGO® universe in LEGO Space: Building the Future. Spaceships, orbital outposts, and new worlds come to life in this unique vision of the future, built completely from LEGO bricks.A selection of step-by-step building instructions will have you constructing your own cosmic creations to play with at home. Marvel at interstellar battlecruisers, space pirates, charming robots, and other stunning builds from an amazing future!
LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models: Clever Contraptions
by Yoshihito IsogawaMaster builder and LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa helps you build more than 100 creative, non-electric models with LEGO Technic parts. Part of a two-volume set.This book in the LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models series features 106 motor-free mechanisms for you to build and operate. Each project includes full-color photographs from multiple angles and illustrated Technic parts to help you follow along. The models range from practical tools for lifting, gripping, shooting, and measuring to working gadgets that demonstrate principles of mechanical engineering. The Technic models in Clever Contraptions require no electric elements or sensors. Instead, you&’ll use cranks, winches, doors, and rotators to operate devices including wind turbines, spinning tops, grabbing tools, and a spirograph. The clever kinetic ideas at play will inspire you to create your own mechanicals marvels. This Technic guide is part of a series, and the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa. Each book in the series is filled with vibrant photos of Isogawa&’s unique non-electric models, which will fire up the imaginations of LEGO builders of all ages.Imagine. Create. Invent. Now, what will you build?
LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models: Simple Machines
by Yoshihito IsogawaMaster builder and LEGO luminary Yoshihito Isogawa helps you build more than 100 creative, non-electric models with LEGO Technic parts. Part of a two-volume set.This book in the LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models series features 141 motor-free devices for you to build and operate. Each project includes full-color photographs from multiple angles and illustrated Technic parts to help you follow along. The models range from basic mechanisms that showcase the power of gears and rotation to moving vehicles that demonstrate linear, oscillating, rotary, and reciprocating motion. The Technic models in Simple Machines require no electric elements or sensors. Instead, they operate with cranks, chains, cams, rack-and-pinion gears, rubber bands, weights, and flywheels. As you explore these projects and develop your building skills, you&’ll be inspired to create your own mechanical marvels. This Technic guide is part of a series, and the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa. Each book in the series is filled with vibrant photos of Isogawa&’s unique non-electric models, which will fire up the imaginations of LEGO builders of all ages. Imagine. Create. Invent. Now, what will you build?