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Aven Green Soccer Machine (Aven Green #4)
by Dusti BowlingAven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling&’s Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book. Third-grader Aven Green is an expert soccer player. She even has her own top secret moves! But when her friend Sujata joins the team, Aven has a hard time learning to help the new player shine. When the time comes to choose a new team captain, will Aven learn to share the spotlight and understand what it means to be a team player?Praise for Aven Green Music Machine: "Realistic, affirming, and uplifting." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewPraise for Aven Green Sleuthing Machine:&“Bowling&’s beloved &“Life of a Cactus&” protagonist returns in a new series of chapter books that capture her life as third grader. . . . Young readers will laugh aloud at Aven&’s funny reactions . . . [and] they will be intrigued by the practical skills she has perfected. . . . This chapter book companion to Bowling&’s well-loved middle-grade series is a recommended purchase.&” —School Library Journal (Starred review)
Averil Offline
by Amy Noelle ParksA fun, fast-paced story about a girl determined to cut the cord with her helicopter parents.Twelve-year-old coder Averil can't do anything without her parents knowing. That&’s because her mom uses the Ruby Slippers surveillance app to check where she is, who she texts, and even what she eats for lunch. Averil wonders how she&’s ever going to grow up if she&’s not allowed to learn from mistakes. When she learns that Ruby Slippers is about to become even more invasive, she teams up with Max, a new kid at school dealing with overbearing parents of his own. Together they figure out an almost foolproof way to ditch their parents and run away to the college campus that&’s home to the quirky Ruby Slippers creator. It&’s an extreme challenge just getting to meet with him—but the two kids cleverly figure out a series of puzzles and get their meeting. What they find gives them pause—and gets them thinking about the value of honesty in a new light. After all, isn&’t trust at the heart of their parents' need to know?
Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care
by Koshin Paley Ellison His Holiness the Karmapa Matt WeingastThis book isn't about dying. It's about life and what life has to teach us. It's about caring and what giving care really means. In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge, uplift, comfort--and change the way we think about death. Equal parts instruction manual and spiritual testimony, it includes specific instructions and personal accounts to inspire, counsel, and teach. An indispensable resource for anyone involved in hospice work or caregiving of any kind. Contributors include Anyen Rinpoche, Coleman Barks, Craig D. Blinderman, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Joshua Bright, Ira Byock, Robert Chodo Campbell, Rafael Campo, Ajahn Chah, Ram Dass, Kristen DeLeo, Issan Dorsey, Mark Doty, Norman Fischer, Nick Flynn, Gil Fronsdal, Joseph Goldstein, Shodo Harada Roshi, Tony Hoagland, Marie Howe, Fernando Kawai, Michael Kearney, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Stanley Kunitz, Stephen and Ondrea Levine, Judy Lief, Betsy MacGregor, Diane E. Meier, W. S. Merwin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Frank Ostaseski, Rachel Naomi Remen, Larry Rosenberg, Rumi, Cicely Saunders, Senryu, Jason Shinder, Derek Walcott, Radhule B. Weininger.
Awaken (Abandon #3)
by Meg CabotFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth comes to a thrilling conclusion.Death has her in his clutches. She doesn't want him to let go.Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the one place she's always dreaded most: the Underworld. The sacrifice seemed worth it, though, because it meant she could be with the boy she loves.But now her happiness -- and safety -- are threatened, all because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules: He revived a human soul.If the balance between life and death isn't fixed, both the Underworld and Pierce's home back on earth will be wiped away. But there's only one way to restore order. Someone has to die.
Away (Alone)
by Megan E. FreemanA group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this powerful and dramatic companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs.After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having their world upended, they grow curious about the mysterious threat. And as they begin to investigate, they start to discover that there&’s less truth and more cover-up to what they&’re being told. Can they get to the root of the conspiracy, expose the bad actors, and bring an end to the upheaval before it&’s too late?
BCOM Student Edition 6: Business Communication
by Carol M. Lehman Debbie D. DufreneBCOM6 provides expanded coverage on technology and social media, abundant real world examples, and model documents to guide students' writing practice.
BIO 160 Laboratory Manual: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
by Chris SullivanLaboratory manual for exercises in basic life sciences and anatomy.
BTEC First Health and Social Care Level 2 Assessment Guide: Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development & Unit 2 Health and Social Care Values
by Ian Gunn Carole Trotter Joanne FranksTake the guesswork out of BTEC assessment with sample student work and assessor feedback for all pass, merit and distinction criteria.By focusing on assessment this compact guide leads students through each pass, merit and distinction criterion by clearly showing them what they are required to do.- Helps your students tackle the new exam with confidence, with mock examination questions together with answers and feedback provided. - Provides a sample student answer for every single pass, merit and distinction criterion, together with detailed assessor's comments on how work can be improved, so that students know exactly what their work needs to show to hit their grade target - Saves you time - realistic model assignments are included and provide an opportunity to generate all evidence, with each criterion and grade clearly indicated, so there is no need to rewrite yet more assignment briefs- Use instead of a textbook - detailed revision-style summaries of all the learning aims from the unit support students, allowing them to quickly find the facts and ideas they will need for their assessment- Enables you to customise your course - combine this guide with others in the series so you only pay for the units you deliver
BTEC First Health and Social Care Level 2 Assessment Guide: Unit 3 Effective Communication in Health and Social Care
by Elizabeth RasheedTake the guesswork out of BTEC assessment with sample student work and assessor feedback for all pass, merit and distinction criteria.By focusing on assessment this compact guide leads students through each pass, merit and distinction criterion by clearly showing them what they are required to do.- Provides a sample student answer for every single pass, merit and distinction criterion, together with detailed assessor's comments on how work can be improved, so that students know exactly what their work needs to show to hit their grade target - Saves you time - realistic model assignments are included and provide an opportunity to generate all evidence, with each criterion and grade clearly indicated, so there is no need to rewrite yet more assignment briefs- Use instead of a textbook - detailed revision-style summaries of all the learning aims from the unit support students, allowing them to quickly find the facts and ideas they will need for their assessment- Enables you to customise your course - combine this guide with others in the series so you only pay for the units you deliver
BTEC National Level 3 Sport and Exercise Science 4th Edition
by Simon Rea Jennifer Stafford-Brown Tim EldridgeHelp your students gain the academic expertise and employability skills needed for further progression in education or the workplace with this textbook, fully updated to reflect the new structure and content of the 2016 Level 3 BTEC qualification.- Prepare your students for new external assessment requirements with teaching guidance and tips- Contextualise knowledge and build practical understanding of concepts with case studies- Provide opportunities to stretch and challenge Distinction students- Help students prepare for assignments with activities linked to assessment criteria- Written by expert author team Jennifer Stafford-Brown and Simon Rea
BUSN 6
by Chuck Williams Jim Mcgowen Marcella KellyCreated through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with over 2,000 students and faculty, BUSN 6e is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. BUSN delivers all the topics found in lengthy Introduction to Business texts, but provides this content in a streamlined, riveting, less cluttered design that captivates students and saves you valuable time with powerful, integrated resources. CengageNOW is now being offered with BUSN 6e. Written by experienced business instructors in touch with the needs of today's instructors and students, this edition provides a more student-focused, less linear proven learning model. BUSN 6's lively engaging approach immediately draws students into business fundamentals with a compelling design that addresses all core Introduction to Business topics in only seventeen succinct chapters, including a unique chapter on Business Communication. Your students stay on top of the timeliest developments with the book's well-balanced presentation and wealth of supplements, including CourseMate, an interactive teaching and learning solution. All supplements are tightly integrated with the sixth fifth edition of BUSN to ensure your students master critical communication skills and chapter concepts. Keep all of your students motivated and excited about business today, no matter what their major, with the powerful, unique approach and resources found in BUSN 6.
Baccano!, Vol. 1: The Rolling Bootlegs
by Ryohgo Narita Katsumi EnamiNew York, 1931. The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law, but behind this prohibition, organized crime flourishes-so, too, do bank robbers, bootleggers, assassins, and homunculi. Some want money, some are chasing the secret to immortality, and others just want to have a really good time. You know what they say, though: You can't always get what you want.
Backlash
by Nicholas FiskThe time is the middle of the twenty-first century; the place Argosy IV. Marooned on this alien planet, the three Clegg children are taken captive by hostile robot Doops, led by the cruel Princess Supa. Meanwhile, underground, Madrigal and Hansi are busy plotting...But what is their sinister secret?And who or what is 553?
Backlash
by Sarah Darer LittmanIn critically acclaimed author Sarah Darer Littman's gripping new novel what happens online doesn't always stay online . . .Lara just got told off on Facebook. She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance. It's been a long time since Lara's felt this bad, this depressed. She's worked really hard since starting high school to be happy and make new friends.Bree used to be BBFs with overweight, depressed Lara in middle school, but constantly listening to Lara's problems got to be too much. Bree's secretly glad that Christian's pointed out Lara's flaws to the world. Lara's not nearly as great as everyone thinks.After weeks of talking online, Lara thought she knew Christian, so what's with this sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse - are they true?But no one realized just how far Christian's harsh comments would push Lara. Not even Bree. As online life collides with real life, the truth starts to come together and the backlash is even more devastating than anyone could have imagined.
Bad Badger: A Love Story (Bad Badger)
by Maryrose WoodFor fans of Odder and Skunk and Badger comes a heartwarming story of an unlikely friendship between a gull and a badger. Septimus is not good at being a badger. He adores the sunset. He dreams of going to Venice. And he lives alone in a charming cottage by the sea. He&’s not unhappy with his tidy, solitary life, but there are times when being so bad at badgerdom makes him wonder if he&’s even a badger at all. When a gull of very few words lands on the windowsill, Septimus leaps at the possibility of friendship. However, his new confidant soon goes missing and Septimus is bereft. Determined to find his best—and only—friend, he ventures into new territory and encounters a cast of surprising characters. Can Septimus be as brave and bighearted as he&’ll need to be to find Gully? Or is he really a bad badger after all?Bad Badger is a young middle-grade novel about badgers, gulls, and learning that staying true to yourself means knowing who you are to begin with.
Bad Best Friend
by Rachel VailRachel Vail's powerful middle-grade novel proves once again that no one does tween better than she does!Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend Ava have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: at gym class pair-up, Ava chooses someone else to be her partner. Niki is devastated. It's clear that Ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving Niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. Niki's nine-year-old brother Danny continues to act out more and more publicly. Their mother refuses to admit that Danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it's clear he needs help. Niki doesn't want to be like her brother, to be labeled as different. She just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?
Bad Dreams (Fear Street Superchillers #22)
by R.L. StineIt’s just a bad dream—but it seems so real. Every night Maggie Travers has the same horrible dream. Every night she is forced to watch the same murder. And every night the girl in her dream cries out for help. Maggie is afraid to go to sleep again. But when the terrifying dream starts to come true and the gruesome accidents begin, staying awake is the real nightmare!
Bad Girls Don't Die (Bad Girls Don't Die #1)
by Katie AlenderA page-turning, spine-chilling young adult murder mystery about surviving the ghosts around us.Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage. Or her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey. Or even like her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude. When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green, sometimes she uses old-fashioned language, and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves. Water boils on the unlit stove, and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening: to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey—but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?
Bad Graces
by Kyrie McCauleyYellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s gripping and magical YA thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress of harsh elements, a mysterious monster, and an unraveling of secrets after their yacht is wrecked off the coast of North America.Liv Whitlock knows she doesn’t belong there. But after years of stumbling between foster homes, often due to her own self-destructive tendencies, Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister’s identity.Liv starts to rewrite her story, winning a prestigious internship on a movie set filming in Alaska, and finds herself on a luxury yacht alongside pop star Paris Grace, actress sisters Effie and Miri Knight, Olympic gymnast Rosalind Torres, and social media influencer Celia Jones. Liv tries to find common ground with her famous companions, but just as the group starts to bond, a violent storm wrecks their vessel, stranding them on an island in the North Pacific Ocean.Among the threats of starvation and exposure, they learn there is a predator lurking in the forest, unlike anything they’ve seen before—until they begin to see it in themselves. Every injury they suffer on the island causes inexplicable changes in their bodies. With little hope for rescue and only each other as their final tether to humanity, can the girls endure the ominous forces at work on the island? Or will they lose themselves to their darker natures?
Bad Moonlight (Fear Street Superchillers #4)
by R.L. StineDanielle Verona can’t believe the band picked her to be their new lead singer. She’s on the road, performing at all the hot clubs. The adoring fans, the bright lights—it’s a dream come true! But when nighttime falls, Danielle can feel the terror in the darkness. There’s eerie howling outside her window. And then a band member is killed, ripped to shreds by a wild animal. Danielle knows something is out there, lurking in the moonlight. Something savage...and hungry.
Bad Order
by B.B. UllmanA Wrinkle in Time meets Stranger Things in an out-of-this-world fast-paced middle grade story about a sister and her special little brother fighting to save the world from an interdimensional catastrophe. Mary Day&’s life has always been different, because her little brother, Albie, is different. He doesn&’t speak, but he can communicate with Mary via mental telepathy, sending her—and her alone—&“mind memos.&” To Albie, Mary is Pearl, the person he holds most precious. Then, one snowy day, Albie transmits an alarming two-word message: Bad order. Soon after, Mary and her best friend, Brit, discover a mysterious red mist in the woods that seems to draw them in . . . and turn all their feelings negative. A visit from three extraterrestrials (hilariously trying to pass as human) reveals the truth: there&’s a disastrous leak in the dimensional universe—and if Albie can&’t repair it, angry, evil thoughts will overtake the entire population. Can Mary, Brit, Brit&’s brother Lars, and Albie save the world? And will Mary finally realize that she, like Albie, has something special inside herself?
Bad Things Happen Here
by Rebecca BarrowI Killed Zoe Spanos meets The Cheerleaders in this &“atmospheric and multi-layered mystery&” (Kara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders) about an island town with a history of unsolved deaths—and a girl desperate to uncover the mystery behind it all.Luca Laine Thomas lives on a cursed island. To the outside world, Parris is an exclusive, idyllic escape accessible only to the one percent. There&’s nothing idyllic about its history, though, scattered with the unsolved deaths of young women—deaths Parris society happily ignores to maintain its polished veneer. But Luca can&’t ignore them. Not when the curse that took them killed her best friend, Polly, three years ago. Not when she feels the curse lingering nearby, ready to take her next. When Luca comes home to police cars outside her house, she knows the curse has visited once again. Except this time, it came for Whitney, her sister. Luca decides to take the investigation of Whitney&’s death into her own hands. But as a shocking betrayal rocks Luca&’s world, the identity of Whitney&’s killer isn&’t the only truth Luca seeks. And by the time she finds what she&’s looking for, Luca will come face to face with the curse she&’s been running from her whole life.
Bad Tuesdays 3: Bad Tuesdays: Book Three (Bad Tuesdays Ser.)
by Benjamin J. MyersChess Tuesday is on the run...And the deadly Twisted Symmetry isn't far behind.They've already hunted down and imprisoned her brothers, Box and Splinter. In a world where neither friends, enemies nor family are what they seem, trust is not an option. And Chess is about to discover that the truth may be more dangerous than she ever thought possible.
Bad Tuesdays 4: Book Four
by Benjamin J. MyersSplinter Tuesday is hungry for power, and he has a daring plan to get it - if he can stay alive!His brother, Box, is fighting for his life on a distant planet.His sister, Chess, is learning to walk between the worlds. Only then will she be ready to take on the evil Twisted Symmetry - and win.But the Twisted Symmetry has plans of its own. Time is running out. Splinter, Box and Chess have never been in more danger.
Bad Tuesdays 5: Book Five
by Benjamin J. MyersChess must decide who to trust as things begin to spiral out of control. Box is now part of the Twisted Symmetry's Elite Cavalry. Has he forgotten where his loyalties lie? Is it too late? Or can he still help Chess in her struggle to stop the Twisted Symmetry's sinister plan?