Kids House

In most sports the pinnacle is Wheaties-box notoriety. But in the world of pool, notoriety is the last thing a hustler desires. Such is the dilemma that faces one Danny Basavich, an affable, generously proportioned Jewish kid from Jersey, who flounders through high school until he discovers the one thing he excels at - the felt - and hits the road.

Kidnapped by a cult of religious fanatics, an Austin school bus driver and 11 of his young charges have been held underground at the group's highly fortified compound for 46 days. While a team of federal negotiators begins to lose all hope of rescuing the hostages, crime reporter Molly Cates sets out to discover everything she can about the cult's iron-willed leader, Samuel Mordecai.

Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a 13 year-old boy. A boy with no head! Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head.

When Hadley's parents leave on a cruise and then are reported lost at sea, her perfect world is turned upside down. In a flash, she is whisked away to a new life of drudgery at Grimm House where she waits on not one but two persnickety old aunts. As she grudgingly fulfills their commands of cooking, cleaning, and even after-dinner-dancing, she comes to suspect the aunts are really witches who are scheming to take the thing she loves best. With only her wits and the help of some unlikely new friends, Hadley makes a plan to escape Grimm House and find her way home before it's too late.

Parents, hear this: You can calm down, take a breath, stop worrying, and do more for your kids by doing less. They will survive, thrive, and later thank you for giving them freedom. And you’ll enjoy raising them in a happier, more peaceful home. Dr. Karen Latimer, a family physician and mother of five, offers some down-home parenting advice for those ready to parent with more confidence and more joy. Speaking from the trenches of her own house, Dr. Latimer will help you take back yours by gently reclaiming power and perspective and practicing some simple, stress-free advice.

Clint Edwards, author of the hit book I'm Sorry...Love Your Husband and the follow-up Silence Is a Scary Sound, is back with a third collection of essays chronicling honest tales of struggling to raise three young kids, making plenty of mistakes along the way and learning to be a better father. After Clint's first collection of stories, which act as an apology to his wife, this natural follow-up will place the author's children at the center of the apology and recount funny and relatable tales of Clint's parenting fails.

Gather 'round for ominous tales of the paranormal that’ll have you looking over your shoulder to make sure you’re actually alone. The World’s Favorite Ghost Stories is a carefully curated collection of hair-raising ghost stories from around the world meant to thrill and ensnare you. Listen to this audiobook for unsettling ghost stories that’ll get under your skin. These peculiar tales from different corners of the world (including the United Kingdom, India, and the United States) are so vivid that they almost feel real. But they couldn’t be - could they?

In just 15 minutes your kids can be unplugged from their screens and outside on an adventure, all thanks to the ultimate parenting resource to help you connect with your kids and get out of the house! A creative collection of activities for families, 15 Minutes Outside is filled with 365 days of quality time, outdoor adventures, and unplugged activities that require little time, cash, or patience.

With this guide, you’ll learn that self-esteem isn’t about telling kids they're “special.” It’s about helping them embrace the freedom that comes with a quiet ego - a way of being in the world that isn't preoccupied with self-judgment, and instead embraces a compassionate view of oneself and others that allows for both present awareness and personal growth. When kids are less focused on evaluating and comparing themselves with others, they are freer to empathize with others, embrace learning, and connect with the values that are bigger than themselves.

Gluten-free allergies in children are becoming more frequent and gluten-free foods are popping up all over the marketplace. If you suspect your child may have a gluten allergy, you are likely asking yourself questions like: What are the symptoms of gluten sensitivity? Is there a link between gluten and ADHD? How do I create a gluten free diet for kids? What do I pack for school lunches? Where can I buy wheat-free bread? Questions like these can seem overwhelming when you are first getting started. Gluten-Free Kids: A Quick Start Guide for a Healthy Kids Diet is an extremely helpful way to process the changes you will need to make.

As his parents watched their restaurant business collapse in the wake of the Great Recession, Michael Sayman was googling “how to code". Within a year, he had launched an iPhone app that was raking in thousands of dollars a month, enough to keep his family afloat - and in America. Entirely self-taught, Sayman headed from high school straight into the professional world, and by the time he was 17, he was Facebook’s youngest employe ever, building new features that wowed its founder Mark Zuckerberg and are now being used by more than half a billion people every day.

Long before he became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Matheny grasped the core values of what really mattered when it came to playing baseball. It wasn't attention from fans or the trophy at the end of a match that guided his morals, but the hard-won discipline, labor, and humility that he incorporated into every game he played.

Seamos realistas: Greg Heffley nunca va a dejar de ser un pringao y alguien debería explicárselo a su padre. Resulta que Frank Heffley cree que su hijo puede cambiar. Y para endurecerlo, ha apuntado a Greg a todo tipo de deportes de competición y otras lindezas por el estilo. Claro que para Greg es pan comido dar al traste con los esfuerzos paternos por reformarlo. Sin embargo, cuando su padreamenaza con enviarlo a una academia militar, se da cuenta de que va a tener que ponerse las pilas.

Son las vacaciones de verano, hace un tiempo fabuloso y todo el personal se lo pasa en grande al aire libre. ¿Y dónde está Greg Heffley? Encerrado en casa, con las cortinas echadas, jugando con la consola. Greg está viviendo sus vacaciones soñadas: sin obligaciones ni normas. Para su madre, sin embargo, el verano ideal es algo muy diferente...más relacionado con actividades al aire libre y "convivencia familiar". ¿Cuál de las dos visiones se impondrá? ¿Es posible que un nuevo fichaje lo cambie todo en la familia Heffley?

To coincide with the release of her groundbreaking new documentary Embrace Kids, leading body image activist and powerhouse change-maker Taryn Brumfitt has collaborated with leading body image expert Dr Zali Yager on one of the most important health issues of our times—helping our children and teens feel comfortable about, and confident in, their bodies. With chapters on how to role-model body confidence, appreciate your own body and create a positive home environment, Embrace Kids is full of evidence-based suggestions and supportive, practical advice.

Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan may have made it out of Shadow House - but the grounds are a whole new nightmare. Someone they thought was a friend is hunting them, and there's no place that's safe now that they've woken the shadow creature. If they want to survive, they'll have to figure out once and for all what the house wants from them, and what - or who - they'll need to leave behind in order to escape...or risk being trapped within Shadow House forever.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, a bright new age for children appeared on the horizon, with progress on ending child labor, providing public education, combating indigence, promoting wellness, and creating a juvenile justice system. But a hundred years on, the promised light has not arrived. Today, more than eleven million American children live in poverty and more than four million lack health insurance.

As an RV owner, I’ve taken many trips and had plenty of opportunities to experience the highs and lows of living in an RV. I want to save other RV owners time and effort by compiling the best and most helpful tips, tricks, and hacks for living in an RV. So whether you are heading out for a short trip or you plan to make the leap to living in your RV full-time, consider the following top tips to truly help make your time easier. You will learn 285 very different and specific tips, tricks, and life hacks for surviving (and thriving) while living in an RV.

All little asura kids are naughty and troublesome and always up to something! Little will you know when you land in a muddy puddle or your long hair gets chopped off into a bob. They will prod, pull and tug you till you yell—just like the gods in the heavens, especially Vishnu and Shiva who are simply fed up!

Los Heffley deciden escapar del frío y de las tensiones navideñas con una escapada a una isla tropical en busca de un buen merecido descanso. ¡Están convencidos de que unos cuantos días en un lugar de ensueño les sentarán de maravilla! Pero la familia de Greg no tardará en descubrir que eso del paraíso tampoco era para tanto.... Las insolaciones, las indigestiones y las picaduras de bichos de todo tipo amenazan con echar a perder el viaje familiar. ¿Podrán salvar sus vacaciones o su escapada a la isla terminará en desastre?