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Girl Gang - Book 2: The New Arrival The arrival of a new student at Croydon High throws chaos into the twins’ world. Along with schoolwork, new friends, and boy crushes, they are faced with many dilemmas. Ali tries to overcome past mistakes while a problem of huge proportions arises for Casey. She is at a loss for what to do and wonders if her relationship with Jake is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Ronnie seeks recognition and a boyfriend of her own. Determined to succeed, she won't stop until she reaches her goal. Filled with drama, friendship issues, secrets, and romance, this is a story that...

What's Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of mass incarceration. Our prisons remain a shameful waste of lives and money, feeding a pathological cycle of poverty, community dysfunction, crime and hopelessness. What is the alternative? This book makes the case for better rehabilitation and examines attempts to assure that people return from prison better equipped than when they arrived for the challenges life presents.

Seven years after the grid down catastrophe known as the Great Reset plunged the world into a literal Dark Age, a new generation of survivors begin to take over the Fortress Farms. While food is no longer a daily struggle, even more sinister dangers are beginning to appear. Alex and Rebekah Hamilton have taken office as Founder of the Republic, tasked with keeping their homeland safe from larger and stronger empires rising from the ashes of North America. With the help of their families, and the concrete and steel backbones of the Fortress Farms, Alex and Rebekah must decide what the future...

The discovery of a dragon's egg in the forest brings about great changes in the school life of Molly. Given the task of keeping the dragon safe and a secret is a huge ask for a teenage girl. Eventually one of the students discover's Molly's secret. Will she be helpful or will she expose Molly and the Academy for not destroying a dragon? Girls aged 9-12 will love Book 5 of this series.

This is the final book in the Witch School series and the most exciting! As Flame grows bigger, it becomes more difficult to keep him safely on the school grounds. Charlotte and Molly find a solution, but the other escaped dragons are causing problems in the local villages and Miss Moffat is being blamed for allowing a dragon to escape in the first place! When Molly finds out that Miss Moffat has two solutions to the dragon problem...she is terrified and makes a plan to save Flame. Will she be able to keep Flame alive? Who else knows about the dragon at the Academy? Will Charlie and ...

Young kids love to read funny books, and that's why Diary of an Almost Girl is so popular! Perfect for kids aged 8-12! This book contains all 5 stories in the series. If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you'll probably like this book. It is about a girl who is "almost cool", kind, resilient and very very funny. Book 1 - Meet Maddi - is always Free to download! Book 2 - My New School - a book loved by thousands of children all over the world. Here you get to meet Maddi's new friends, Mr. TDH, and have a laugh at her attempt to fit in at her new school. Book 3 - Meet the Cousins - takes us on ...

Mean Girls seem to surround Remmy. But she wonders, has she turned into a mean girl too? Why did she stupidly follow Sandy's List??? If only she could turn back time! Do you know what it feels like to be all alone? Totally friendless? The silence is deafening and the clock seems to freeze. This is Remmy's life now. Her best friends, Charlie and Bridget have totally rejected her, and the new girl Sydney is trying her best to ignore her. Sydney has taken her place at the lunch table! Sydney has taken over her best friends! Remmy's life is in turmoil and she wants nothing to do with Sandy and ...

Well, the camera idea wasn't so smart after all!!!! Sandy and Remmy are in heaps of trouble, not only from the Principal but their parents are really disappointed! Will they ever be forgiven and will their friends desert them for being so silly? The news of a school camping trip brightens up the girls...everyone in their class is super excited about it. Unfortunately, Remmy ends up in a group of girls that wouldn't be her first choice. But as long as she has Bridget with her, she decides it will be okay. And besides, Charlie will be there too. Unfortunately, one of the girls is causing ...

This is a selection of poems written by author, P.D. Cain (also known as Captain Peter). The type of poems and rhymes range from humorous eg: I Really Dig My Gardening Man, to serious and even quirky eg: The Dentist. Most are accompanied by P.D. Cain's own illustrations and pictures.

Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well examines a community of individuals whose aging trajectories contrast mainstream American experiences. In mainstream American society, aging is presented as a “problem”, a state to be avoided as long as possible, a state that threatens one’s ability to maintain independence, autonomy, control over one’s surroundings. Aging “well” (or avoiding aging) has become a 21st-century American preoccupation.

As you read this a global race is under way for Quantum Computing Supremacy by various Countries. Who will win? - That is the question this book answers with its total analysis of all the factors in play. The dawn of the quantum age is upon us. Quantum computing, once confined to the realm of theoretical physics, is rapidly transforming from a scientific curiosity into a powerful technological force with the potential to revolutionize industries and redefine global power dynamics. This book explores the intense global competition surrounding the development and deployment of this ...

We here the Ice is receding, the level of the Seas is getting higher, the Northwest passage is open for the first time in hundreds of years. We must be headed for a thermal disaster and we are told man is behind it all. Wait just a minute!!! This doesn’t sound right. Satellites show the opposite. Fortunately, some of the stuff being pushed around to expand fear is exaggerated, manipulated, falsified, introduced by unqualified quasi-scientists, and many details are buried to keep the world populations supporting the green-gas elimination industries and even to get a Nobel Peace Prize or ...

In Climate Hope, journalist David Geselbracht blends in-depth research, expert interviews, and on-the-ground reporting in multiple countries, revealing remarkable efforts to identify the causes and impacts of climate change—and devise crucial ways to address them. The scale of the challenge is clear in the range of fields he covers, from glaciology and climate science to law and diplomacy. But in drawing these approaches together, he shares stories of hope, awe, and wonder that encourage us to confront this long-term, world-warping phenomenon with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.

In this interesting review of our earth’s potentially apocalyptic future due to climate change and man’s impact and/or response to global warming, author Herb “Roi” Richards demystifies the confusing facts and figures to get a glimpse at what is really at stake in earth’s future. Secrets Revealed Richards peels back the layers of information to reveal the secrets lying underneath the media hype and potential misrepresentation that is going on behind the scenes. Climate Health Effects Delineating the historic and scientific realities of our planet’s climate health will help the ...

The word "Montessori" is not legally protected and is used sometimes in ways that have little to do with authentic Montessori practices. In this book the author, who has almost fifty years of AMI Montessori teaching and consulting experience and work as an oral examiner for teacher-training courses, briefly presents authentic Montessori practices for ages 3-6 (the primary class), ages 6-12 (the elementary class), and ages 12-18. Here are ideas for using Montessori principles in the home. One mother put it very well, "This book is deep yet simple. Even my husband had the time to read it and ...

In an eminently clear-sighted reckoning, The Fractured Age lays out the threats and opportunities confronting the world economy over the next decade and maps the uneven blocs that are set to emerge from a world in flux. The geopolitical tectonic plates of the planet have shifted back into action and the increased pressures their movements are bringing to bear will stress all our existing financial and commercial structures, habits and orthodoxies.

A dramatic 3 Book Set for Girls aged 9-12.Book 4: The List...Finally, Sandy seems to have backed off on her bullying of Remmy. She is on a mission to help Remmy fit into the 'cool group' at school. To begin with...this was a welcome change for Remmy. After all, living with a step-sister who hates you isn't easy! Sandy comes up with a List for Remmy. A list for how to be 'cool'. Remmy works through the list of 7 rules for cool girls. Along the way she discovers that some of the rules are fine while others are disastrous!Book 5: The Silence of Being Friendless...Mean Girls seem to surround ...

Remmy's life has definitely improved since she became friends with Charlie and Bridget. But unfortunately for her...Sandy and her vampire friends haven't backed off bullying her. They attack her whenever they can! Remmy continues to stay strong, but when they interfere with her friendship with Charlie, Remmy becomes distraught. Will Sandy win the day and take her boyfriend away from her? There's only one way to find out - read this book. We know you'll love it!!!!

Remmy continues to suffer from Sandy and her 'vampires' mean bullying. Amelia comes to the rescue and teaches Remmy some strategies to cope with her tormentors. She wants to tell her mom what is going on, but Sandy has manipulated the home situation, and Remmy feels that she can't burden her mom with her problems. The mean girls continue to harass her by setting her up on FB, and they even plant something in her bag to get her into trouble. Eventually, Remmy can take no more, and she tells her mom and new stepdad exactly what has been going on. To begin with...Marcus doesn't believe Remmy, ...

Fantastic book for girls aged 9-12!Sandy continues to be bullied...including some frightening episodes that go way beyond silly childhood teasing. Remmy tries to help her, despite being accused of being the bully by Sandy and Marcus.The interschool athletics carnival gives Remmy and Charlie an opportunity to reconnect, and this makes Remmy feel extremely happy. But the bullying of Sandy continues and brings stress into their home. Remmy introduces Sandy to her own list of how to be popular. Sandy makes an effort to change and is even kind towards Mike. Remmy is incredibly proud of her step-...