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The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework.

Have More Fun is for anyone who has forgotten that fun is an option. In a world where political dramas and cultural uncertainties churn through our news feed every day, Mandy is here to suggest that the answer to many of the most pressing questions is fun.

A firefighter desperate to be a hotshot, the Fuller who wants to leave the family business, and their journey toward happily-ever-after. Cora Wesley comes to Brush Creek, hoping to get some in-the-wild firefighting training as she prepares to put in her application to be a hotshot. When she meets Brennan Fuller, the spark between them is hot and instant. As they get to know each other, her deadline is constantly looming over them, and Brennan starts to wonder if he can break ranks in the family business. He's okay mowing lawns and hanging out with his brothers, but he dreams of being able ...

Can the youngest Fuller sister tame the beast of a Police Chief? Or will their romance fizzle because of his temper? A modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast! Berlin Fuller has struck out with the dating scene in Brush Creek more times than she cares to admit. When she makes a deal with her friends that they can choose the next man she goes out with, she didn't dream they'd pick surly Cole Fairbanks, the new Chief of Police. Not only is Cole twelve years older than Berlin, he doesn't date. Period. His friends call him the Beast and challenge him to complete ten dates that summer or ...

Do you worry that people will leave if you show your true self? Your heart races when someone takes too long to text back. You analyze conversations for hidden meanings. You feel an urgent need to fix things when relationships feel uncertain. Your reactions come from anxious attachment, not personal flaws. Your sensitivity to relationships actually developed to help you stay connected to those who matter most. This book is for you if: You check your phone repeatedly when waiting for responses You often worry about what others think of you You find it hard to trust that relationships will ...

The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and stress is constant. Social policies don't help. Of all Western industrialized countries, the US ranks dead last for supportive work-family policies: No federal paid parental leave. The highest gender wage gap. No minimum standard for vacation and sick days. Can American women look to European policies for solutions?

The second Plunge story ... all about the first time When Kathy took The Plunge! ... Hal was a minor figure in the tale Now it is his turn to be the centre of the action. The things we do for love!

You'll get the first FOUR full-length novels in Ivory Peaks Romance. This series is the perfect escape for anyone looking to feel loved, cherished, and like they belong.

Cruel to Be Kind is the true story of Max, age six. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn't the only one in denial; his whole family are, too.

According to Duke University's School of Medicine researchers, people start losing lean muscle and bone density at just 30 years of age. By age 50, your strength, balance, and endurance have already begun to wane.

Uncover the ultimate guide to defeating anxiety and creating positive, healthy relationships. With an authentic, heartfelt approach to dealing with anxiety in your personal and professional relationships, this complete guide reveals a wealth of practical strategies designed to help you let go of fear, manage feelings of stress and worry, and create positive relationships with the people you care about. Drawing on a mix of proven psychological insights and down-to-earth advice, inside, you’ll discover how to deal with social anxiety and family issues, stand up for yourself at work, and ...

This is a practical, relatable, and humorous guide to surviving the difficult, awkward, and rewarding job of being a breastfeeding, working mother. Drawing on the war stories, hacks, and humor of working moms and on her own stories from her demanding job and travel in developing countries, she gives women moral support for dealing with the stress and guilt that come with juggling working and breastfeeding. As she tells the listener in her witty, inspiring manifesto, "Your worth as a mother is not measured in ounces."

TO walk and talk with God, as child with father, friend with friend; lifting up life into the light of His love—this is religion. Instead of criticism of it, commentary upon it, controversy over it, philosophy about it, exhortation to it, of which the world is full, this little book offers religion itself, just as one would offer a picture, a story or a song. Real religion is the offering up of each man’s life, in its concrete setting, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, to the guidance and keeping of God. Thus each man’s religion, like his life, is individual, unique. Midway ...

She was my best friend. Until one reckless night made her the one woman I could never have. Harper Gray was the girl I told everything to— except how bad I wanted her. One night, I gave in. Pinned her against a door, kissed her like she was already mine— and destroyed our years-long friendship. She left. I let her go. And I’ve been paying for it every damn day since. Now she's back, working in my ER like she didn’t leave me wrecked. Same sharp mouth. Same killer curves. Same gravitational pull I can't outrun. I joke about second chances. She shuts me down like I'm just another bad ...

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the number one best-selling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother. Alice, aged four, is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy's house. Drug-dependent and mentally ill, but desperate to keep hold of her daughter, Alice's mother snatches her from her parents' house and disappears.

A Definitive Guide for Workaholics! Workaholics make the world go round but we are often misunderstood and underappreciated! Do your friends and family ever: Tell you to relax Try to take your phone away Expect you to spend time with them Want you to take a vacation If these issues sound familiar, you need this book! Learn valuable tips to keep work at the forefront of any situation! After all, if we all worked 9-to-5 jobs, nothing would get done!

This powerful and haunting memoir details the years Paula McLain and her two sisters spent as foster children after being abandoned by both parents in California in the early 1970s. As wards of the State, the sisters spent the next 14 years moving from foster home to foster home. The dislocations, confusions, and odd pleasures of an unrooted life form the basis of one of the most compelling memoirs in recent years - a book in the tradition of Jo Ann Beard's The Boys of My Youth and Mary Karr's The Liars' Club.

The "wild child" of the Fuller family, a state trooper with a daughter, and his year-long crush that could build a family if he could just get out of the friends category... Dawn Fuller has made some mistakes in her life, and she's not proud of the way McDermott Boyd found her off the road one day last year. She'd driven an hour to have a medical test done so her family wouldn't know, and while McDermott has asked Dawn out several times since then, her shame and embarrassment haven't allowed her to say yes. She's spent a hard year wrestling with her choices and trying to fix them, glad for ...

Sometimes a wager only makes things more fun... She’s got seniority over the obnoxious grump next door, and she's determined to beat him out for the top job in their charming hometown. But a bold bet spins their rivalry into a flirty attraction that could change everything. Claudia: I was born to be the Cider Cove City Planner. But Beckett Fletcher—the hothead who works next door to me—wants the job too. We can hardly stand each other on a good day, much less compete for the same promotion. So I make him a bet: Whoever proves they best know the citizens' needs and submits the top ...

Introducing "The Art of Balancing Work and Family" - your go-to guide for achieving harmony between your professional and personal lives! In today's fast-paced world, striking the perfect balance between work and family responsibilities can be a daunting challenge. That's why this comprehensive eBook is here to help you navigate the demands of your career and home life with practical strategies and actionable advice. Do you often find yourself overwhelmed by conflicting priorities and stretched to the limit? This essential guide explores key topics such as effective time management, setting...