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Cities: A Groundwork Guide (Groundwork Guides)
by John LorincA thought-provoking look at the demands and expectations we place on our growing cities in the twenty-first century. An excellent introduction to the subject for young adults. Today, more people live in cities than in rural areas. The search for better housing, transit, economic opportunity, and security within neighbourhoods forces today's city-dwellers -- in both the developed world and in megacities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America -- to confront what it means to live in our urban world. In this book, cities specialist John Lorinc considers the enormous implications of the mass migration away from rural regions, and predicts that solutions will emerge from neighbourhoods and dynamic networks linking communities to governments and the broader urban world. "[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
El Punto Justo
by Anneli LortLa caída del golfista profesional Sebastian Bloom lo lleva casi al límite al perder todo lo que amaba, y tras una amargura que lo lleva a casi incluso perder su pasion por su carrera, conoce a Olivia Carmichael, una escitora anónima encargada de escribir su autobiografía, que escapando de su doloroso pasado en Londres para instalarse en Appleton Vale, no sólo en cuentra paz, armonía y un lugar lleno de amigos increíbles, sino también un hogar, un amor, y una historia repleta de idas y vueltas, engaños y desengaños verdaderamente emocionante. The Sweet Spot es una conmovedora historia de amor, tristeza y desengaños plagada de historias fuertes y muy terrenales que nos atraparán en este viaje a través de los campos de golf y los parques celestiales del pueblo de Appleton Vale.
Old School for a New Generation
by S. LothExperiential Insight for Youth and Young AdultsConcept, ideas, tidbits, and suggestions. Old School for a New Generation will get you thinking about people, circumstances, and your surroundings from a different perspective. The underlying theme speaks to genuine human interaction and pondering what's around you. Written in straight-forward, easily digestible tweet-length chunks, it's a thought-provoking, easy read that won't put your feet to sleep. And down the road you might not have to look back and ask yourself: "If I knew then what I know now. . . "The journey of life is full of surprises and hidden meaning, and there is much to appreciate, but sometimes it isn't easy. There are many layers, so take time to truly experience them. The key is to explore what you like and follow it, but don't rush through it! Old School for a New Generation is about passing along tidbits of what that author has seen, done, experienced, and most importantly, learned by making mistakes. And by providing this insight, hopefully make your passage through youth, and life, a bit easier.
Die Alice-Maschine: Figurationen der Unruhe in der Populärkultur (Studien zu Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und -medien #6)
by Christine LötscherLewis Carrolls Alice-Bücher gehören zu den Klassikern der Kinderliteratur. Die Nonsense-Erzählungen wurden immer wieder neu interpretiert und vielfach für Theater, Kino und Fernsehen adaptiert; sie inspirierten Avantgarde-Bewegungen wie Dada und Surrealismus. Denn die Poetik der Alice-Bücher ist voller Widersprüche und Paradoxa, die sich in der Lektüre als ein vibrierender Zustand der Unruhe realisieren. Wenig bekannt ist aber, wie sehr das Zusammenspiel unvereinbarer ästhetischer Figurationen aus Alice in Wonderland ein Eigenleben in der Populärkultur entwickelt hat, das bis heute wirksam ist: als Alice-Maschine. Christine Lötscher macht diese Dynamik in ihren Analysen erstmals sichtbar und zeigt auf, wie die Alice-Maschine das Nicht-Verstehen, das Denken und Fühlen an der Grenze der Sinngebung zwischen Freiheit und Verstörung ästhetisch genießbar macht – besonders in Zeiten gesellschaftlicher und medialer Umbrüche.
Don't Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir
by Deborah A. LottA woman recounts coming of age in the shadow of her father’s mental illness in this “candid, unsettling portrait of madness and enduring love” (Kirkus).Deborah A. Lott grew upina Los Angeles suburb in the 1950s, under the sway of her outrageously eccentric father. A lay rabbi who enjoyed dressing up like Little Lord Fauntleroy, he taught her how to have fun. But he also taught her to fear germs, other children, and contamination from the world at large. Deborah was so deeply bonded to her father and his peculiar worldview that when he plunged from neurotic to full-blown psychotic, she nearly followed him.Sanity is not always a choice, but for sixteen-year-old Deborah, lines had to be drawn between reality and her own “overactive imagination.” She saved herself through an unconventional reading of Moby Dick, a deeply awkward sexual awakening, and entry into the world of political activism as a volunteer in Robert F. Kennedy’s Presidential campaign.After attending Kennedy’s last stop at the Ambassador Hotel the night of his assassination, Deborah would come to a new reckoning with loss. Ultimately, she would find her own path, and her own way of turning grief into love.
Open Fire
by Amber LoughA dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women's struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history. In 1917, Russia is losing the war with Germany, soldiers are deserting in droves, and food shortages on the home front are pushing people to the brink of revolution. Seventeen-year-old Katya is politically conflicted, but she wants Russia to win the war. Working at a munitions factory seems like the most she can do to serve her country—until the government begins recruiting an all-female army battalion. Inspired, Katya enlists. Training with other brave women, she finds camaraderie and a deep sense of purpose. But when the women's battalion heads to the front, Katya has to confront the horrifying realities of war. Faced with heartbreak and disillusionment, she must reevaluate her commitment and decide where she stands.
The Secrets We Keep
by Deb LougheadFirst she blamed herself. Now she doesn’t know who to trust. When Kit disappeared at a party and was found drowned in the quarry the next day, Clem knew who to point the finger at: herself. She was the last person to see him alive, the last person who could have helped. If she had just kept a closer eye on him instead of her crush, Jake, maybe Kit would still be here. She knows she made a mistake, and wishes she could just forget about it — but Clem’s friend Ellie says she’ll expose Clem’s secret if she doesn’t play along with Ellie’s lies. Jake seems to have his own difficult secrets, and when he and Clem start to talk, they make a plan to help themselves move on. But when an unexpected discovery at the quarry makes everyone question what they thought they knew, Clem and Jake decide it’s up to them to uncover the truth.
Waking Fire (Waking Fire #1)
by Jean Louise"Propulsive and full of heart." —Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless and HavenfallThis incendiary YA fantasy debut follows a girl who will stop at nothing to save her village after it&’s discovered by a dangerous warlord and his army of undead monsters. Naira Khoum has only known life in Lagusa, a quiet village at the desert&’s end. But to the rest of the world, Lagusa is a myth, its location shrouded in secrecy. While war rages to the north led by power-hungry Sothpike and his army of undead monsters called Dambi, Naira&’s people live in peace. Until the impossible happens—Lagusa is attacked by a Mistress sent to do Sothpike&’s bidding with a hoard of Dambi under her control. The Mistress is looking for something, and she&’s willing to let her Dambi destroy Lagusa to get it. Desperate to protect her home, Naira convinces her twin brother Nez and handsome refugee Kal to join the newly formed resistance with her. Together, they&’ll have to figure out what the Mistress wants—before there&’s nothing left of Lagusa to save.
Under His Wings: A Story of Hope
by Karen LouiseAbandoned by her parents and adopted by a well-meaning couple, Kara failed to find the love she desired. Relationships with men left her heart scarred. Even her unexpected marriage to a wealthy, well-connected engineer on his way to the West, fell short of her expectations.
The Buddha's Apprentices: More Voices of Young Buddhists
by Sumi D. LoundonThe Buddha's Apprentices explores that territory in greater detail, telling 27 more stories from young Buddhists, including teenagers, and prominent older Buddhist teachers looking back on their own youth.
The Girl Least Likely
by Katy LoutzenhiserTo All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin’) in this funny, romantic, and heartfelt coming of age story about a teen stand-up comic learning how to be her truest self, from the author of If You’re Out There. Gretchen has always been more of a “least likely” than a “most likely” kind of girl. So how does she somehow find herself living out every trope from her favorite rom-coms . . . ? The Best Friend Crush: Why is it suddenly so hard to act normal around her childhood BFF, Samuel? Must be time for a— Makeover(!): Black leather pants and some red lipstick are apparently enough to lend Gretchen the bravado to do an impromptu set at a comedy club and catch the eye of — The Roguish Bad Boy: Jeremy, the alluring young comic who thinks her name is Sabrina. It might just be— The Perfect Cover: A way for Gretchen to escape into her new funny-girl alter ego and figure out who she really is—and what she really wants. But as rom-coms have taught her, leading a double life can only last so long. . . . "A rom-com with six extra helpings of riotous comedy, The Girl Least Likely has so many laughs your actual day will be brighter for reading it.” —E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars
If You're Out There
by Katy Loutzenhiser“Funny, engrossing, and one-of-a-kind. If You’re Out There completely swept me away.” —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Leah on the OffbeatPart whip-smart suspense tale, part touching story of friendship, this is an extraordinary debut about a determined teen trying to solve a mystery no one else believes in.After Zan’s best friend moves to California, she is baffled and crushed when Priya suddenly ghosts. Worse, Priya’s social media has turned into a stream of ungrammatical posts chronicling a sunny, vapid new life that doesn’t sound like her at all.Everyone tells Zan not to be an idiot: Let Priya do her reinvention thing and move on. But until Zan hears Priya say it, she won’t be able to admit that their friendship is finished.It’s only when she meets Logan, the compelling new guy in Spanish class, that Zan begins to open up about her sadness, her insecurity, her sense of total betrayal. And he’s just as willing as she is to throw himself into the investigation when everyone else thinks her suspicions are crazy.Then a clue hidden in Priya’s latest selfie introduces a new, deeply disturbing possibility:Maybe Priya isn’t just not answering Zan’s emails.Maybe she can’t.
Sé fuerte: 365 días del año
by Demi LovatoLa popular actriz y cantante, Demi Lovato, comparte con sus lectores sus reflexiones, opiniones y puntos de vista sobre diferentes aspectos de la vida. Para la superestrella Demi Lovato la vida ha sido un viaje, una etapa en donde ha alcanzado logros deslumbrantes y ha sufrido pérdidas desgarradoras. Este es un libro para todas las personas, de todas partes, que están en un viaje personal y que necesitan consuelo, inspiración y una razón cada día para ser fuertes. Demi Lovato es una artista premiada con numerosos discos de platino, estrella de televisión y actriz. Se ha enfrentado con problemas que abarcan desde la adicción a la depresión. Todo mientras atravesaba por una fase de autodescubrimiento y búsqueda de la felicidad. Demi ha relatado la crónica de su viaje en los medios de comunicación, en las letras de sus canciones y en twitter, con millones de seguidores. Sus tweets han evolucionado hasta convertirse en Sé fuerte, una poderosa colección de 365 días donde se recogen los puntos de vista más sinceros, valientes y esperanzados de Demi. Cada día a lo largo de este año de reflexión, se alimenta con una frase significativa para la autora y una meta a lograr por el lector en los momentos difíciles. Aquí están sus palabras, las citas que la inspiran, sus reflexiones y metas personales. Un libro para disfrutar cualquier año, en cualquier momento de la vida para sentirse fuerte.
Sé fuerte. 365 días del año
by Demi LovatoEste es un libro para todas las personas, de todas partes, que están en un viaje personal y que necesitan consuelo, inspiración y una razón cada día para ser fuertes. «Da las gracias por tu viaje, porque solo es tuyo».Para la superestrella Demi Lovato la vida ha sido un viaje, una etapa en donde ha alcanzado logros deslumbrantes y ha sufrido pérdidas desgarradoras. Demi es una artista premiada con numerosos discos de platino, estrella de televisión y actriz. Se ha enfrentado con problemas que abarcan desde la adicción a la depresión. Todo mientras atravesaba por una fase de autodescubrimiento búsqueda de la felicidad. Demi ha relatado la crónica de su viaje en los medios de comunicación, en las letras de sus canciones y en twitter, con millones de seguidores.Sus tweets han evolucionado hasta convertirse en Sé fuerte, una poderosa colección de 365 días donde se recogen los puntos de vista más sinceros, valientes y esperanzados de Demi. Cada día a lo largo de este año de reflexión, se alimenta con una frase significativa para la autora y una meta a lograr por el lector en los momentos difíciles.Aquí están sus palabras, las citas que la inspiran, sus reflexiones y metas personales. Un libro para disfrutar cualquier año, en cualquier momento de la vida para sentirse fuerte.
Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year
by Demi LovatoDemi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself―to her health, her happiness, her being. Those commitments are the bedrock of her recovery and her work helping other young people dealing with the issues she lives with every single day. Demi is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album―DEMI―is already a smash hit. She's about to embark on her second season as a judge on X-Factor, and just launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program. And she is an outspoken advocate for young people everywhere. Demi is also a young woman finding her way in the world. She has dealt deftly with her struggles in the face of public scrutiny, and she has always relied, not just on friends and family, but daily affirmations of her self-worth and value. Affirmations that steady her days and strengthen her resolve. Those affirmations have grown into STAYING STRONG, a powerful 365-day collection of Demi's most powerful, honest, and hopeful insights. Each day will provide the readers with a quote, a personal reflection and a goal. These are Demi's words. Words she lives by and shares with the people she loves and total strangers alike. They are a powerful testament to a young woman standing up and fighting back.
Salvation's Song
by Pearl LoveOnly a chosen few can prevent an ancient evil from overtaking the world: the Singers, the Seekers, and the Saviors…. Tyrell Hughes and Jeremy Michalak are both juniors at Winton Yowell High School in Chicago, and aside from sharing a homeroom, they couldn’t be more different. Tyrell is well-liked, surrounded by friends, popular with girls, and looking forward to a bright future. Jeremy transfers to Winton Yowell to escape the troubles of his past. He’s hoping to survive his last two years of high school by flying under his new classmates’ gaydar and indulging in his passion: playing clarinet. Tyrell and Jeremy struggle to ignore their attraction to each other. But that becomes increasingly difficult as young people across the city start dying. Both teens realize they alone know the true cause of the tragedies—and have the ability to put a stop to them. They’re the city’s only chance to defeat the dark forces threatening it, but to succeed, they’ll need to find common ground and reconcile the desires they’re trying to deny.
Betsy's Wedding
by Maud Hart LovelaceIn this final book of the Betsy Ray series, Betsy finally marries her high school dream, Joe.
The Troubled Adolescent: Challenges and Resilience within Family and Multicultural Contexts
by Jennifer L. Lovell Joseph L. WhiteThis book is written for students and clinicians who want to learn about adolescent behavioral health and psychosocial development. It focuses on the experiences of culturally diverse adolescents and families including, but not limited to, diversity based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability/disability status, age, nationality, language, and socioeconomic status. Written from a bioecological and strength-based perspective, it views adolescents as having the power to initiate growth and recover from setbacks.
Wonderful Feels Like This
by Sara LövestamThe Elegance of the Hedgehog meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Wonderful Feels Like This, a novel that celebrates being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect us.For Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival. She's never fit in with any of the groups at school, and she's viciously teased by the other girls in her class. The only way she escapes is through her music—especially jazz music.When Steffi hears her favorite jazz song playing through an open window of a retirement home on her walk home from school, she decides to go in and introduce herself.The old man playing her favorite song is Alvar. When Alvar was a teenager in World War II Sweden, he dreamed of being in a real jazz band. Then and now, Alvar's escape is music—especially jazz music. Through their unconventional but powerful friendship, Steffi comes to realize that she won't always be stuck and lonely in her town. She can go to music school in Stockholm. She can be a real musician. She can be a jitterbug, just like Alvar.But how can Steffi convince her parents to let her go to Stockholm to audition? And how it that Steffi's school, the retirement home, the music, and even Steffi's worst bully are somehow all connected to Alvar? Can it be that the people least like us are the ones we need to help us tell our own stories?"Sensitive and deeply moving: outstanding." —Kirkus, starred review"Empathy, identity, and the transformative power of music bind this tale of an atypical friendship between a teenage outcast and a jazz musician."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
A Practical Guide to Wizardry
by Archmage LowadarThis lavishly illustrated book explores the magic and wonder of wizardry for young readers.
‘The Right Thing to Read’: A History of Australian Girl-Readers, 1910-1960
by Bronwyn Lowe‘The Right Thing to Read’: A History of Australian Girl-Readers, 1910-1960 explores the reading habits, identity, and construction of femininity of Australian girls aged between ten and fourteen from 1910 to 1960. It investigates changing notions of Australian girlhood across the period, and explores the ways that parents, teachers, educators, journalists and politicians attempted to mitigate concerns about girls’ development through the promotion of ‘healthy’ literature. The book also addresses the influence of British publishers to Australian girl-readers and the growing importance of Australian publishers throughout the period. It considers the rise of Australian literary nationalism in the global context, and the increasing prominence of Australian literature in the period after the Second World War. It also shows how access to reading material improved for girls over the first half of the last century.
Bullet Catcher
by Joaquin LoweA unique gun-slinging adventure about a feisty teenage girl determined to leave her small-town life and venture into the desert to join a band of legendary outlaws. In the small town of Sand, populated by gunslingers and surrounded by endless desert, Imma washes dishes and grieves for a life she never had. She and her brother, Nikko, dreamed of escaping to become bullet catchers, a legendary band of outlaws who can deflect bullets with their hands. But they were wiped out years ago, Nikko with them. And leaving is impossible when walking into the desert means certain death. When she sees a stranger catch a man's bullet and turn it back on him, Imma knows it can only mean one thing: the bullet catchers live on, and this is her way out. Determined to follow him, Imma starts a journey that will take her to her physical extremes and force her to question just what family means and who she really is: bullet catcher or gunslinger; hero or monster.
Give Me Wings: How A Choir Of Former Slaves Took On The World
by Kathy LowingerThe 1800s were a dangerous time to be a black girl in the United States, especially if you were born a slave. Ella Sheppard was such a girl, but her family bought their freedom and moved to Ohio where slavery was illegal; they even scraped enough money together to send Ella to school and buy her a piano. In 1871, when her school ran out of money and was on the brink of closure, Ella became a founding member of a traveling choir, the Jubilee Singers, to help raise funds for the Fisk Free Colored School, later known as Fisk University. <p><p> The Jubilee Singers traveled from Cincinnati to New York, following the Underground Railroad. With every performance they endangered their lives and those of the people helping them, but they also broke down barriers between blacks and whites, lifted spirits, and even helped influence modern American music: the Jubilees were the first to introduce spirituals outside their black communities, thrilling white audiences who were used to more sedate European songs. <p> Framed within Ella's inspiring story, Give Me Wings! is narrative nonfiction at its finest, taking readers through one of history's most tumultuous and dramatic times, touching on the Civil War, Emancipation, and the Reconstruction Era.
El dador (Giver Quartet)
by Lois LowryLois Lowry&’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is now in Spanish. ¡Ahora disponible en español! Ganador de la Medalla Newbery y un New York Times bestseller, El dador. AHORA EN ESPAÑOL The Giver, Lois Lowry&’s Newbery Medal–winning novel, has become one of the most influential books of our time. Placed on countless reading lists and curricula, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is a modern classic. This beloved contribution to children&’s literature is now available in Spanish. The haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity, is as resonant today as when it was first published.