City Schools

What if your school was invaded by aliens ... and nobody noticed? Welcome to Martin City, where 12-year-old Kylie and her 10-year-old brother Jordan are about to have the weirdest day ever. When two bumbling Martians named Hoop and Bob crash-land in the local park, they decide that taking over the school is the first step to world domination. Join this sibling duo on a hilarious, out-of-this-world adventure as they: • Crawl through air vents to avoid hypnotized classmates • Team up with a karate-chopping (well, sort of) janitor • Learn what it really means to be a leader—on Earth ...

In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a 20-year career as a non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high school. But his hopes quickly collided headlong with the appalling reality of his students' lives and a hobbled education system unable to help them. Freddy runs a drug ring for his incarcerated brother; Nee-cole is homeschooled on the subway by her brilliant homeless mother; Byron's Ivy League dream is dashed because he is undocumented. In the end, Boland isn't hoisted on his students' shoulders and no one passes AP anything.

‘This clever generic hybrid is an addictive blend, reminiscent of the TV series Teachers mixed with detective noir.’ The Independent. Truant. Drunk. Sexually deviant.And that’s just the English teacher. It's the last day of term at the Gilda Ball Academy and time is running out: a teacher faces the sack following an anonymous allegation of child abuse...Told within a single day, The Last Day of Term interweaves the gritty realities of teenage life in an inner-city school with a touching and comic story of a man in crisis.Teacher Martin Hick is about to get the promotion he s wanted ...

This important book offers a practical guide to understanding how Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) can be used in the classroom. Gardner identified eight different types of intelligence: linguistic, logical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Celebrating Every Learner describes the characteristics of each type of intelligence and follows up with ready-to-use lesson plans and activities that teachers can use to incorporate MI in their pre-K through six classrooms.

Fans of New York Times best seller The Nanny Diaries will rejoice in this wickedly hilarious novel, which acclaimed author Katharine Weber says is "much funnier and darker". Optioned for a major motion picture starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Ivy Chronicles skewers the twisted priorities of America's well-heeled elite.

Christina Asquith presents a moving firsthand account of her year teaching in one of Philadelphia’s worst schools. Told with striking humor and honesty, her story begins when the School District of Philadelphia, in desperate need of 1,500 new teachers, instituted a policy of hiring "emergency certified" instructors. Asquith, then a 25-year-old reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, joined their untrained ranks. More challenging than her classroom in the crime-infested neighborhood known as "the Badlands" are the trials she faced outside.

"Miller's stories stick to your ribs like good simple cooking. You may find his characters haunting your thoughts. There's a lot here." — Jamie Lucke, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. "These stories spoke to me, took me back in my memory to a place and time where the characters seemed strangely familiar, a testament to Miller's ability to tap into those poignant, life moments that shape who we once were, and who we will be." — Jeff Nelms, writer, Arlington, Texas What is going on in your next-door neighbor's head? Jonathan Miller knows. In Alone Again, Miller's second book of short ...

♥ The Bakery Romance Series ♥ What would you do if you caught your fiancé cheating on you? After Kelly Richardson walks in on her cheating fiancé she makes some drastic changes in her life. At thirty years old, she moves away from home for the first time, desperate to escape her controlling father. When she volunteers for her church’s Christmas homeless ministry, she’s stunned when she discovers that Jamal Jennings, her first love, has also volunteered to feed the homeless. Jamal Jennings has returned to Baltimore to care for his sick mother. He’s determined to stay in the area ...

He’s in it to win it. But when he brings in a troubled teen as a ringer, is the price of success too high? Vietnam vet Donny Doyle has a job no one wants: coaching Tsalagee High’s basement-dwelling football team. And despite the school’s decade-long record of failure, he promises to deliver the backwater Oklahoma town a state championship. But the only way to do it is to recruit a terrifying, mammoth kid straight out of juvenile detention. Battling his own PTSD, Coach Doyle struggles to tame his ticking time bomb of a player into a disciplined gridiron beast. And after a fast five-win...

A feel-good story of unexpected second chances and hope. Birch Springs was supposed to be my past. But when my dad needs me, I walk away from my city life and come back to take care of him. What I don't see coming is Blake Donovan, my first love, living right across the street. Now he's a widower with a son. Before I know it, I’m sharing sweet moments with Blake and his son. Reconnecting stirs up feelings I thought I'd buried for good. Suddenly those old feelings are back, stronger than ever. Spending time with Blake feels like I’m exactly where I’m meant to be, but I wonder if ...

FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE From the time she was eight, Darci Kistler knew she wanted to be a ballerina. At thirteen she was on her own in New York City, attending one of the most famous ballet schools in the world. At seventeen she became the youngest principal ballertina in the history of the New York City Ballet. How did Darci make her dream come true? In her own words, she tells about her amazing career, from her first pink tutu to her starring role in The Nutcracker ballet. Here is the fairy tale story of what its really like to become a ballerina. A Byron Preiss Visual Publications, ...

Told with equal parts raw honesty and unbridled compassion, All Day recounts a year in Liza Jessie Peterson's classroom at Island Academy, the high school for inmates detained at New York City's Rikers Island. A poet and an actress who had done occasional workshops at the correctional facility, Peterson was ill prepared for a full-time stint teaching in the GED program for the incarcerated youths.

After years of putting aside her dreams of travel and adventure, Bailey George is ready to leave Lanford Falls and her responsibilities behind on a long-awaited vacation to New York City. But when the volunteer who took over her leadership position for the town's Winter Wonderfest has a medical emergency, Bailey finds herself stuck in Lanford Falls. She gets roped into reassuming her old role, not wanting to let the town or her friends and family down.

Middle Third is a distinctive enclave in the suburbs of Dublin. It has mystical properties, including a pleasant climate that lasts all year. It is into Middle Third that Concepta Arkin is born. She has a special affinity with the place, and from her earliest moments recognizes its unique attributes. Then, at the age of four, Concepta must leave Middle Third for her first day of school. She waves goodbye to the stately pine tree which appears to stand guard ever her home, and which she is especially fond of. Will she ever see it again? Penned by Robert E. Kearns, Middle Third is a harrowing...

We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters. Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Harper's spirit hunter abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession.

In 2002, New York City's newly elected mayor Michael Bloomberg made a historic announcement: His administration had won control of the city's school system in a first step toward reversing its precipitous decline. In a controversial move, he appointed Joel Klein, an accomplished lawyer from outside the education establishment, to lead this ambitious campaign. Lessons of Hope is Klein's inside account of his eight-year mission of improvement.

Talk show host Matthew Miller has made his fame by shining a spotlight on the most unlikely and bizarre secrets of society, exposing them on live television in front of millions of gawking viewers. However, the man behind The Mattie M Show remains a mystery - both to his enormous audience and to those who work alongside him every day. But when the high school students responsible for a mass shooting are found to be devoted fans, Mattie is thrust into the glare of public scrutiny, seen as the wry, detached herald of a culture going downhill and going way too far.

In the author's 1960s working class neighborhood on New York's Upper East Side, Devil Dogs were a nickel, hydrants were often open, and the street game called Ringalario let boys put their arms around girls for the first time. Nuns slugged you for humming baseball beer jingles in class. Junkies scrambled up fire escapes with stolen TVs. And, like other fathers, Tommy's took him to saloons all day, and no one thought it strange. In this funny and bittersweet portrait of his first 18 years, Tommy relives his adventures and misadventures—the day Yogi Berra stepped on his toe, the mystery ...

Prepare yourself to embark on an exciting journey into local politics with our new eBook, "The Office Quest." This practical guide invites readers to explore the nuances and strategies inherent in serving your local community through political roles. Our eBook begins by highlighting the pivotal role local politics play in shaping our daily lives, and the overall structure of local government, further emphasizing the profound impact of local political positions on our communities. It then guides you on introspecting your political goals, assessing your skills, and aligning your objectives ...

Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, "I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver." Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary.