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Explore the state of education today. In this thought-provoking book, the author presents a compelling case for why contemporary American educators are the greatest generation in history. He carefully explains why current national reform policies have failed and presents specific steps policymakers, administrators, and teachers must take to transform American schools to meet student needs in the 21st century.

Zack, his dad, and new stepmother have just moved back to his father's hometown, not knowing that their new house has a dark history. Fifty years ago, a crazed killer caused an accident at the nearby crossroads that took 40 innocent lives. He died when his car hit a tree in a fiery crash, and his malevolent spirit has inhabited the tree ever since..

Ten-year-old Jeanie Leclare has just moved to the West Coast from Saskatchewan. She’s desperately lonely and longs for a new friend. When the girl sitting in front of her at school seems friendly, she feels a little better. Then an excavator arrives and demolishes the cute house next door. Everyone, including Jeanie’s new friend, Isabelle, is aghast. But Jeanie has a secret, a secret that she knows will turn her new classmates against her. At recess time, the excavator heads for a huge and beautiful cedar next to the school. Isabelle leads a band of kids to stop it.

Do you think successful people are always optimistic and with an iron will? Do you think successful people are always bright and convincing speakers? The relationships between human beings always respond to the same linguistic-gestural patterns and everyone can learn them. The human mind, however evolved over time, always responds to the same principles. Neuroscience studies have begun to discover how thoughts are formed and how effective actions can be produced. In this audiobook, Dr. Tower explains these logical-emotional patterns and how to hack them to achieve winning effects.

Allie thinks she's a normal kid with normal problems on her first day of seventh grade. She hopes for a fresh start despite her mom being overseas with the Army, again. But none of that matters when she discovers that her mom has gone missing. On the same day of her mom’s disappearance, Allie finds the necklace her mom was never without. When the necklace magically teleports her new friend Daniel, she learns that her necklace contains an ancient magic and might be the key to finding her mom.

It’s been 83 days since Annie Lee’s daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. His record player mysteriously plays his favorite songs, there’s shaving cream in the sink every morning, and the TV keeps flipping to the Duke basketball games he loved. She knows Mama notices it, too, but Mama’s been working around the clock to make ends meet. To make matters worse, Annie Lee’s friends ditched her over the summer. She feels completely alone - until she meets Mitch.

Would you like to communicate effectively? This audiobook was written to help you further master your communication skills and communicate with greater success and ease. This guide will help you take your communication skills to the next level, ensuring that you are consistently communicating effectively. Many other steps can be implemented to master the art further and ensure that you are easily able to communicate with anyone, no matter who they are, how well you know them, or what the nature of your conversation is compelling.

Welcome, brave adventurers! Have you ever wondered what to do if you get lost in the woods? Don't worry! This book is here to help you learn how to survive with very little supplies. Whether you're on a camping trip or just exploring, knowing these survival tips can keep you safe and sound until help arrives.

The Tree of Life: What Earth Depends On by Karina Laranjeira is the author’s attempt to reach out to as many individuals as possible and help them understand why it is so important to change a very old habit to keep Earth healthy. Exploring the ins and outs of the funeral business, Laranjeira brings to light the incremental damage caused by environmentally unfriendly funeral rituals. Laranjeira talks about the toxins that run underneath the soil because of the terrible malpractices of the multibillion-dollar funeral industry and its terrible impact on climate change.

We hear that relationships are hard, but are they supposed to be this hard? Whether challenges appear in your relationships with a romantic partner, family members, friends, or coworkers, you have the power to change them from difficult to thriving, unhealthy to healthy. Ted Smith shares his personal experience to help listeners make these positive changes. By listening, you will recognize and understand characteristics of unhealthy relationships, identify areas of opportunity in relation to yourself and others, navigate healing, and transform into a happier, healthier you!

Con el formidable éxito de ventas de Entre limones -el divertidísimo relato autobiográfico de un joven inglés que, con tal de no vestir traje y acudir a una oficina, se gasta todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina- Chris Stewart dio comienzoa su célebre trilogía sobre el irresistible encanto de la vida alternativa, en la que los pequeños sucesos cotidianos y la tranquila observación del espectáculo que supone la actitud del hombre ante sus semejantes y ante la naturaleza compensan con creces los placeres materiales de una vida normal.

Only one summer sits between Matt Crosby and high school, and it feels like his middle school friends are leaving him behind. But when a comet of a girl moves in up the street, Matt discovers a side of himself that's dying to break free and try something new. Lia doesn't see the Matt Crosby everyone else sees: the shy, awkward kid with the stammer, but instead a friend. With Lia, the long, summer days are action-packed with wonder.

Shy, 11-year-old Lily made her dad an important promise before he passed away - that she would “Strive for Five” and speak her mind at least five times. But speaking up one time, let alone five, is easier said than done. It’ll be even harder now that Lily must attend public school for the first time. Fortunately, she meets curling-obsessed Hobart and quiet Dunya at the beginning of sixth grade. Their kindness gives Lily hope that life without Dad might just be bearable. But then Lily and her friends are bullied by Ryan and his mean clique....

“Devon” the voice whispered in the darkness, sounding neither near nor far. Devon Alante wishes she could feel as excited about her junior year of high school as her friends do. But while they’re going to parties, planning for college, and falling in love, Devon struggles with crippling dreams that have plagued her as far back as she can remember. It isn’t until she hears a voice calling her name though, that she realizes the dreams are becoming reality.

In Corporate Ovations, Russ Peterson Jr. and Kevin Karschnik share with listeners the tools and techniques they've learned through their years of successful professional speaking experience. The book provides a roadmap that helps readers eliminate fear, anxiety and bad habits to become truly great, captivating speakers. It is an essential guide for any professional who wants to hone this essential communication skill. Listen to it, implement what you've learned and experience Corporate Ovations!

Written by licensed mental health counselor and wellness advocate Jill Sylvester, Trust Your Intuition: 100 Ways to Support Social, Emotional, and Mental Wellness in Children provides 100 simple techniques and strategies designed to help you, right now, guide and support your child. Written for caregivers of children ages twelve and under, this book offers immediate takeaways for you to create harmony at home or in your classroom.

Nine long months after being shut out of the pillow-fort network for good, Maggie and Abby finally have a whole new mission to focus on - and this one starts with a return to the infamous Camp Cantaloupe. Abby needs this trip after a year of big, big changes back at home. But Abby knows that Maggie will never relax until they've solved the lingering puzzle left over from last summer: the mystery of the trap door in Camp Cantaloupe’s historic Shipwreck Treehouse.

Love is a special and growing thing. It's a little bit like a tree – a special magical tree – that you can climb up into, nest comfortably in its big branches and safely watch the world go by. Love can come in different shapes and sizes. Like a tree, love can grow and grow.

When 15-year-old Sefina Nafo is kicked out of her latest foster home, she gets separated from her little brothers. Now, she’s the only brown kid in her new foster family as she navigates grief from her dad’s death, her mom’s addictions, and the school bully labeling her "Foster Freak". With the court date looming, Sefina comes up with a plan to reunite with her mom and brothers before it's too late. The biggest challenge is trying not to fall in love with her new foster family. As her relationship with foster mom Jen blossoms, Sefina must decide what “family” really means.

The crowds cheer as the President of Ireland welcomes the beautiful Johanna onto the stage in Eyre Square in Galway, Now rich and world famous, she ponders on how she came to be in this position. She thinks back to when she was growing up and how she had a source of great advice in the Listening Tree in Merlin Woods. She remembers fondly the advice she received from her friend and how she took it all on board. With old Irish sayings interweaved, this quaint story shows the importance of finding that source of advice you can follow in life—and to know the difference.