Stacy Bell was a typical eighties teenager. She had a colossal crush on Michael Jackson and teaching herself to break-dancewas a daily ritual. Like most girls her age, she fantasized about being the prettiest, most fashionable, and the most popular seventh grader at Forest Hill Middle. The key to making her dreams a reality was being noticed by the cutest eighth grade boy in school. Desperate to fit in, Stacy and her best friend, Tomeka (who is well known), conspire to make Stacy's dream a reality. Their weapon of choice is a Golden Girl perm hair kit. However, to Stacy's surprise, an unexpected road block has halted her plans for a glamorous makeover. This setback causes more agony than fame; spiraling Stacy's confidence to an all time low. A continuous chain of unfortunate events forces Stacy to regret ever revealing her secret crush. Her friendship with Tomeka is in limbo, a mysterious note may blow her cover, and to make matters worse, she is unprepared for an unanticipated class presentation. What appears to be shear tragedy leads Stacy to a completely new world and allows her to take an introspective journey of discovery.
From acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of a teen girl becoming a woman on her own terms against the backdrop of widespread social change in the early 1900s. Savannah Riddle is lucky. As a daughter of an upper class African American family in Washington D.C., she attends one of the most rigorous public schools in the nation--black or white--and has her pick among the young men in her set. But lately the structure of her society--the fancy parties, the Sunday teas, the pretentious men, and shallow young women--has started to suffocate her. Then Savannah meets Lloyd, a young West Indian man from the working class who opens Savannah's eyes to how the other half lives. Inspired to fight for change, Savannah starts attending suffragist lectures and socialist meetings, finding herself drawn more and more to Lloyd's world. Set against the backdrop of the press for women's rights, the Red Summer, and anarchist bombings, Saving Savannah is the story of a girl and the risks she must take to be the change in a world on the brink of dramatic transformation.
Technology has introduced dramatic new efficiencies to supply chain design, management, and control--but only to those who can open their minds to these new methods and strategies. This book presents innovative articles from eighteen of today's top young Ph.D. scholars, each based on discussions at the 2000 Frank Batten Young Leaders Forum of the College of William and Mary. These ""rising stars"" from the country's most prestigious operations management programs each take a fresh perspective on current practices and future directions in supply chain management and overall business strategy. Provocative yet valuable questions are asked--and answers provided--on subjects including: * Development of effective performance metrics * Techniques to streamline the order management cycle * Methods to leverage product design and manufacture to reduce supply chain costs * Ways to share knowledge throughout an organization concerning forecasts, manufacturing and sourcing plans, and distribution.
From birth to adulthood, children now find themselves navigating a network of surveillance devices that attempt to identify, quantify, sort and track their thoughts, movements and actions. This book is the first collection to focus exclusively on technological surveillance and young people. Organised around three key spheres of children’s day-to-day life: schooling, the self and social lives, this book chronicles the increasing surveillance that children, of all ages, are subject to. Numerous surveillance apparatus and tools are examined, including, but not limited to: mobile phones, surveillance cameras, online monitoring, GPS and RFID tracking and big data analytics. In addition to chronicling the steady rise of such surveillance practices, the chapters in this volume identify and problematise the consequences of technological surveillance from a range of multidisciplinary perspectives. Bringing together leading scholars working across diverse fields – including sociology, education, health, criminology, anthropology, philosophy, media and information technology – the collection highlights the significant socio-political and ethical implications of technological surveillance throughout childhood and youth.
Are you ready to be the person you want to be? If you have adult attention de?cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), accomplishing everyday tasks like paying bills, getting to a meeting on time, or simply buying groceries can be extremely difficult. At the end of the day, you may feel frustrated and unfocused, and life may seem unmanageable. So, how can you move past the constant forgetfulness, recurring mistakes, disorganization, distractibility, and restlessness that keep you from being your very best? Transforming ADHD offers a breakthrough, scientifically-grounded approach to attention and action regulation skills and strategies. Looking at ADHD through the latest research and the broad perspective of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB)--a model that views one's mind, brain, body, and relationships as intimately connected--you'll discover how to work with your brain instead of against it, and transform the way you live your life. Using the practical exercises, tools, and techniques presented, you'll learn how to effectively direct your attention and motivate yourself to action so you can move toward the life you want.
Giles County was founded on November 14, 1809, and is known as the land of milk and honey. The county is home to over 30 National Register properties, Civil War skirmish sites, a varied cultural heritage, and intersecting Trail of Tears routes (Benge's and Bell's). It is also the beginning place for many well-known African Americans, such as noted architect Moses McKissack, founder of McKissack and McKissack. Giles County is a place where many ancestral lineages return home to their roots for research or to discover their rich African American history and heritage.
Love Hurts By: Tonya Renee Smith Tonya Renee Smith has a love and a passion for a strong, caring family dynamic. Family is the most important thing to her in the world. While she lived in the small town of Vardaman, Mississippi, she came from a broken home, which she never felt that she was worthy or good enough to be loved. She searched for genuine love that her granny showed her but never really seemed to find it. Her hobbies are watching TV shows, and while watching these different characters and families, they often struggled to make ends meet, or just simply had issues that they had to overcome just like Tonya in her own life. Tonya Renee Smith loves writing and has a very special passion for education. The love of special needs children has drawn her to work with children with emotional and physical disabilities for more than 13 years.
THE POWER OF BODY LANGUAGE is for everyone who wants to know what others are really saying and thinking - what is going on beneath the words. It's also for people who want to improve their own communication and improve how they are perceived by others in both their professional and personal lives. What makes Reiman's book on body language different from others on the market is its simplicity and practical nature. Essentially, it is a book you can use to enhance your everyday communication. After you read this book you will immediately understand what specific gestures, facial cues, body positions and body movements mean, and you will know how to use this information to understand others better and to express yourself more effectively.
Mary-Kate and Ashley star as twins Chloe and Riley Carlson in this hilarious new series, based on the hit TV show, SO LITTLE TIME. Life is anything but boring for Riley and Chloe. Their parents are separated and the girls split their time between their mum's swanky beachfront pad and their dad's cosy, cluttered trailer. It's just a normal day at the Carlson house. Riley's being hounded by a geeky guy she can't say no to. Chloe's trying to get the attention of a gorgeous guy who doesn't know she's alive. And both girls are about to start high school. Boys, school, shopping, friends... no wonder they have so little time! By Jacqueline Carrol.Based on the teleplay by Eric Cohen and Tonya Hurley.
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