Global Age

New kids equals new potential friends...right? Twins, Tate and Kate, join Maddi's class with very mixed reactions. You see, Kate is a know-it-all and really quite painful. While Tate, her twin brother, is the opposite. He's super nice! The two new kids definitely have an impact on their classroom. Maddi can't wait to catch up with Mr. TDH. She's desperate to find out what the rest of the note said. Was it something boring and mundane, or was it the question that Maddi longed to hear? And just when Maddi's life can't seem to get any more complicated, a Japanese exchange student comes to live...

Intermediate Reader for Girls and Boys aged 7-11 who love FUNNY stories. Hi, my name is AJ...well, actually, it is Arthur. This is my story. I'm not cool. I'm the middle, just your average 6th grader. My best friend is Mike, and my worst enemy is Cedric. Don't tell anyone, but I really like a girl called Julia, and I don't get on with my sister. Mom is a fitness instructor, and Dad is a real estate salesman. If you enjoyed reading Diary of an Almost Cool Girl, you'll like this book as well. B. Campbell wrote both books, and you know how funny he is!!!! Is this book only for boys??? NO WAY! ...

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 ...

Beep, beep, beep, beep... Never in a million years, did Sandy think this would be the sound that dominated her life. Sandy and Remmy go to Tony's party, despite their concerns about Tony and his friends. From the moment they arrived, both girls felt uncomfortable. They were only 14! And around 100 teens were going wild in the house, and some of them were drinking. Remmy definitely wanted to leave immediately, but Sandy wanted to stick around for a while. After all, it was her boyfriend's party. But as the party progresses, things go badly for Sandy. The girls learn a very difficult lesson, ...

☆☆☆☆☆ 'Satisfying, brilliant, thrilling and funny!' (Marcia, Goodreads) Crikey mate! It’s 1983. Wham! are top of the charts. Two besties are on their Big O.E. in London. Then one of them meets a bloke and things turn to shit. Jafa, Jennie Agatha Frances Arthur, is a bit pissed off, to say the least. She can’t understand it. It’s not like he, the bloke – Nigel - is George Michael, or anything. Not even close. Jennie and Evie had planned this trip of a lifetime since the school production of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat, for heaven’s sake. And now Evie tells her ...

The governments and central banks of the developed world have tried every policy tool imaginable, yet our economies remain sluggish, or worse. How did we get here, and how can we emerge from the longest downturn in recent memory? Daniel Alpert, a progressive Wall Street banker and economist, argues that we are living in the age of oversupply.

In this comprehensive book, we delve into the intricacies of Environmental Law, from its theoretical foundations to international agreements that shape global cooperation for sustainability. Throughout the audobook, crucial themes emerge that underscore the ongoing significance of Environmental Law in building a balanced world.

The last 4 dramatic stories in the Mean Girls Series... Book 7: Crazy Camp - 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 trouble! Who is the culprit? What mischief do they get up to? Book 8: The Sleepover - Everyone loves a sleepover!!! Don't they? But what about when something really strange ...

Remmy is faced with more bullying behavior from the vampires and is at a loss for what to do. But then her friend, Amelia comes to the rescue with some ideas which help Remmy discover that she can handle her problems on her own. When she decides to take matters into her own hands, this leads to an unexpected reaction, and Sandy's behavior spirals out of control. However, no one expects the disaster that follows or the consequences of the vampires' decisions. Don’t miss out on this dramatic conclusion. It is one that will catch you by surprise. Mean Girls – Book 10: Disaster is another ...

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.

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...

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 ...

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!Girls aged 9-12 will love this new Mean Girls story. It is full of drama, dilemmas and in the end, Remmy realizes that being true to ...

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.

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 ...

Earth has been ravaged by a violent climate change, catapulting the planet into post-apocalyptic conditions. The United States has been transformed into frozen wasteland, littered with a vast network of prison camps for both international criminals and displaced survivors. After losing his entire family, MIT climatologist Aaron and his companion, a super-intelligent genetically-engineered dog named Sam, escape a brutal prison camp in San Antonio, Texas. Together, they embark on a suspenseful journey across the Arctic-like tundra, desperately seeking sanctuary. Chapultepec Park in Mexico ...

Only the most hardened survivalists can endure living in the scorched deadlands of the former state of Arizona. Among them is nineteen-year-old Georgia Reno, who lives in an isolated desert settlement with her father and younger brother. Roads don’t exist here; visitors are more dark fairy tale than reality. But when two mysterious strangers arrive on their land, Georgia begins to question her sheltered existence. Soon, her tentative curiosity blooms into a fledgling desire to leave the settlement, even if it means venturing into a world her father has only ever warned against.

Three stories in this incredible, drama-packed book! Perfect for Girls aged 9-12. In Book 7 - We're Going to Camp - The girls are super excited when they learn they are going to a new camp for the weekend! And a boys' school will be there at the same time! At the camp, everyone settles in, except for Harper. She is in a grumpy mood, and can only seem to focus her negative energy on a girl called Mia. Of course, this leads to several dramas. And then the most surprising thing happens...one of the girls falls in love, and it happens in one day! Who will that be? Book 8 - Love Sick - Love is ...

Richard's war path will determine the fate of two worlds, and the path starts with an act of kindness. To grow in a war camp is not the best of beginnings, but Richard tried to make the best of it. He became Little Brother to the infamous warlord, Rowida. A life of strife and suffering, is prone to change a man, but will it strip him away from all that is good and kind? Little Brother grows to be Lord Dragon, a warlord himself. He has to walk a path of war, and his path will be one to be remembered. Love, such a noble emotion. Could love change Richard's path, or will it force him to travel...

This is the book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the current state of our environment. Hopeful and prophetic, The Future Earth invites us to imagine how we can reverse the effects of climate change in our own lifetime and encourages us to enter a deeper relationship with the earth as conscientious stewards and to re-affirm our commitment to one another in our shared humanity.