Meet Dalton Moss: quick-witted, impulsive, aggressively unambitious; a halfhearted assistant to a Hollywood events planner, she has a penchant for dive bars and abusing her mother’s credit card. Meet Dalton’s boyfriend, Roman: charming, intellectual, worldly; he lands in L.A. just long enough to slip a two-carat diamond on her finger before flying right off again. Now meet Dalton’s other boyfriend, Jeremy: perfect in his imperfection, surly in his attraction to her and can match her beer for beer; she doesn’t want to love him, but can’t help herself, despite Roman—and despite Jeremy’s other girlfriend. Confused? So is Dalton. Now that she’s engaged, twenty-five-year-old Dalton figures she should temper her fiery, furtive relationship with Jeremy. After all, this is her chance to shed her bad-girl habits and live happily ever after. It’s a no brainer: Roman’s offering a rescue from her drowned existence in L.A. But Jeremy could be her twisted ticket to wonderland. She’s been holding out for a crushing feeling, a love like that, but will she figure out which man she has it with before she loses them both?
Digital Storytelling and Ethics: Collaborative Creation and Facilitation provides a method for analyzing digital storytelling practices that focuses on the rhetorical, dialogic, co-productive, creative storymaking space rather than the finished stories or the technologies. Looking through a new media lens, Amanda Hill situates the digital storytelling genre and writing practice as a co-creative media process created between writers, storytellers, educators/facilitators, institutions, and the audience, and discusses the inter-relationships within the collaborative writing workshop as well as in those found in the dissemination of the final digital stories. Digital Storytelling and Ethics provides a reflexive look at the responsibility of the facilitator in co-creative digital storytelling writing spaces and makes use of diverse international case studies as examples. Hill shows that writing educators/facilitators should interpret their roles within the collaborative creation process. This will ensure that responsible facilitation practices based in witnessing guide the storytelling process and create an environment that treats participants as subjects with the ability to respond to the world. This innovative book is an essential read for collaborative digital writers and facilitators.
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and #1 USA Today bestseller Amanda Gorman’s electrifying and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition. “Stunning.” —CNN “Dynamic.” —NPR “Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe with her call for unity and healing. Her poem “The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country” can now be cherished in this special gift edition, perfect for any reader looking for some inspiration. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this remarkable keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.
A sanity-saving guide to parenting and child development Raising kids is hard, and the rules, behaviors, and patterns seem to change as they get older. It's enough to make any parent feel irritated, overwhelmed, or exasperated—and that's okay. Growing Pains brings you age- and stage-specific strategies to keep you from feeling helpless. Tantrums, sulking, rule enforcement—this book will assist you in navigating the ups and downs of child development with a clear head on your shoulders. You'll learn a variety of techniques designed to help you deal with common kid conundrums like lying, not sharing, separation anxiety, and others. Through it all, you'll get the support you need to be there for your kid as they grow up. This parenting book on child development includes: Proven Strategies—Learn how to deal with topics like anger fits and pouting in a reasonable manner with careful methods. Ages 4 to 10—Age-by-age chapters to guide you along this journey of child development with each passing year. Moments of sanity—Suggestions for keeping your cool when things get a little perplexing and overwhelming. Apply these effective parenting tactics during difficulties with child development and keep the peace within your home.
What would you wish for? This middle-grade novel exploring what it means to become a blended family is perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change. 12-year-old Winnie feels stuck. She's alone in a new town with a mom who doesn't seem to notice how miserable Winnie's new stepbrother and stepfather make her. One night, when Winnie makes a hasty wish, she nearly gets sideswiped by an odd bird, leading her to a strange oak tree with even stranger glowing leaves. Investigating the tree, Winnie discovers a nest of golden eggs with wishes inscribed on the shells. After Winnie accidentally breaks two of the eggs, the wishes come true. Winnie sneaks back to the tree to try to grant her own wishes. But when she realizes the wishes are coming true in unexpected and terrible ways, Winnie must find a way to fix everything. . . . .
A sanity-saving guide to parenting and child development Raising kids is hard, and the rules, behaviors, and patterns seem to change as they get older. It's enough to make any parent feel irritated, overwhelmed, or exasperated--and that's okay. Growing Pains brings you age- and stage-specific strategies to keep you from feeling helpless. Tantrums, sulking, rule enforcement--this book will assist you in navigating the ups and downs of child development with a clear head on your shoulders. You'll learn a variety of techniques designed to help you deal with common kid conundrums like lying, not sharing, separation anxiety, and others. Through it all, you'll get the support you need to be there for your kid as they grow up. This parenting book on child development includes: Proven Strategies--Learn how to deal with topics like anger fits and pouting in a reasonable manner with careful methods. Ages 4 to 10--Age-by-age chapters to guide you along this journey of child development with each passing year. Moments of sanity--Suggestions for keeping your cool when things get a little perplexing and overwhelming. Apply these effective parenting tactics during difficulties with child development and keep the peace within your home.
Magic doesn't work the way you think it will, but it's what Kate needs as she confronts friendship trouble, her parents' divorce, and Grammy's dementia in this lyrical middle-grade coming-of-age novel for fans of Half a Chance and The Same Stuff as Stars. Kate has trouble believing in magic, especially since the people she loves keep leaving her. But when Grammy tells her the three rules of everyday magic--believe, give, and trust--Kate can't resist believing, at least a little. Following Grammy's advice, she tries to bring her father, her best friend, and even Grammy herself back to her. Nothing turns out as Kate expects, yet the magic of giving--of trusting that if you love and give, good things will happen, even if you don't see them happen--will change Kate and her family forever.
This gentle and affirming story encourages readers to remember a loved one in small and meaningful ways through their own life experiences. Our loved ones are always with us, and we can remember them not only with past experiences, but with future ones as well. Whether it's making a snowman just like they used to, or watching the fireworks they would love, or simply being thankful for the time spent with them, they will always be there. This companion book to You'll Find Me offers gentle and positive ways to incorporate a lost loved one's presence into future life experiences. The soothing narration and soft scenes allow space for loss while encouraging a transition to remembrance and hope.
Loss becomes remembrance in this book that offers tender ways to pay tribute to, and meaningfully incorporate, a loved one’s lost presence into present and future life experiences. Be it departed friends, family, pets, and more, memories can carry us beyond the precious moments we have together to keep the ones we loved before in mind forever. Throughout the book the omnipresent narrator encourages thoughtful reflection on the empty spaces left by the loss. The gentle scenes portrayed inspire recovery from sadness and honor those who are absent. This lyrical heartful story provides consent and gently encourage readers to move to a place of peace and acceptance despite the absence.
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole. Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dad’s cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting her dad's genetic mutation, Li-Fraumeni syndrome. There’s a genetic test Cass can take that will tell her for sure. There’s still so much she wants to do—play baseball, study at the zoo, travel the world with her best friend, Jayla. Would it be better not to know? When it turns out Dad’s cancer is worse this time, Cass is determined to keep up their World Series tradition while navigating all the change and uncertainty that lies ahead. Poignant and powerful, Cass’s story brings the pains and anxiety linked with illness to the surface, and reminds us that sometimes hope is worth holding on to. Praise for The Hope of Elephants: A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2023 An NCTE Notable Poetry Book of 2022 A 2022 Cybils finalist for Novels in Verse A Whitney Awards finalist
Max wants a pet, but his mother says no to cats and dogs, so Max decides to adopt a pet cloud he calls Fluffy--but pet clouds can be difficult to take care of, as well as hard to house-train, and when a storm blows Fluffy away, Max does not know what to do without his friend. Includes information on different types of clouds.
Een luxe tweetalige editie van het inaugurele gedicht van Amanda Gorman, ‘The Hill We Climb’ Zaïre Krieger vertaalt Amanda Gormans werk naar het Nederlands Met een voorwoord van Oprah Winfrey Amanda Gorman maakte wereldwijd diepe indruk met de voordracht van haar gedicht ‘The Hill We Climb’ tijdens de inauguratie van Joe Biden. Haar voordracht was een inspirerend voorbeeld van de kracht van literatuur, en haar boodschap van verdraagzaamheid, verbinding en perspectief is een fundament voor talloze generaties. Deze schitterende cadeau-editie van Gormans spoken word-gedicht werd voorzien van een voorwoord door Oprah Winfrey en is een echt collector’s item dat de macht en schoonheid van het woord viert. Zaïre Krieger vertaalt Gormans poëzie naar het Nederlands en vangt de essentie van deze gedichten op unieke wijze die recht doet aan de spoken word-cultuur. In de pers ‘Zaïre Krieger vertaalt Gormans gedicht subliem en subtiel.’ ***** NRC Handelsblad ‘Amanda Gorman betoverde bij de inauguratie van president Biden – maatschappelijk betrokken teksten, openhartig en theatraal.’ de Volkskrant ‘Verstaanbaarheid lijkt Kriegers voorkeur te genieten en ze heeft het werk goed vertaald.’ het Parool ‘Een krachtig gedicht. Indrukwekkend.’ De Standaard ‘Amanda Gorman: een jonge dichter die put uit diepe bronnen.’ NRC Handelsblad ‘De 22-jarige dichteres Amanda Gorman maakte indruk bij de inauguratie van Joe Biden.’ Trouw
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry"--
Great book for children to help them with their emotions. Children will see their emotions as characters who interact with them. They will learn that emotions are normal and happen to everyone. Kids will be able to recognise, name and react to all different emotions to help them in their daily lives. This book is excellent for children, parents and teachers alike. Meet the Mood Munchers - a family of emotions who watch carefully and love to jump in when the right situation arises. They live in the rainbows above the clouds and can see when they are needed. Their magical power enables them to multiply to allow everyone to feel.Encounter Blaze, Ray, Blue and Jitters just some of the Mood Munchers. This is a story about Blaze - the Angry Mood - Nothing can stop him once he gets burning! Or can it? Through his story Blaze shows exactly how he is feeling, what he feels he must do and what he needs to do before he can return to his family within the rainbow. Come inside and find out how an inferno can become a small pleasant flame.
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