"That star is called the north star. As long as you sail toward it, you'll be sailing north. If you ever get lost at sea, Ky, and your gauges fail, you can always trust the north star to guide you to land."Kyle always knew his past held mysteries, but when he gets a necklace for his birthday, he realizes that his past might hold an even more sinister secret. What really happened the day his parents died? What is his adoptive mom hiding? What does the necklace have to do wi...

“That star is called the north star. As long as you sail toward it, you’ll be sailing north. If you ever get lost at sea, Ky, and your gauges fail, you can always trust the north star to guide you to land.” Kyle always knew his past held mysteries, but when he gets a necklace for his birthday, he realizes that his past might hold an even more sinister secret. What really happened the day his parents died? What is his adoptive mom hiding? What does the necklace have to do with a strange not...

Authoritative, current, and easy to use, this book is an outstanding resource for readers looking to gain an accurate and thorough understanding of American juvenile justice.Juvenile delinquency has been of interest to the general public and academic scholars for many decades—and it has been an ongoing societal problem for the same amount of time. Delinquency covers a range of behaviors from minor offenses, such as trespassing or vandalism, to the more serious crim...

Dive into worlds of wonder, action, adventure, and so much more. This collaboration includes short LitRPG stories of all types.Warning: Expect stats, character sheets, and experience points. This is meant for the PG 13 audience and avoids intense adult content.

By weaving vignettes and case studies throughout, this fascinating and original textbook provides an accessible primer not only on the key principles of neuroscience but, crucially, how they may manifest in the everyday lives of people with neurological conditions.Each chapter begins with the story of a person or family, including a description of what they want to do in their everyday life, before presenting the neuroscientific principles that underlie this person’s situation. Rat...

Research on the roles played by hostility and anger in the etiology and course of coronary heart disease (CHD) has mushroomed. Moreover, there has been considerable progress in the knowledge of neurohormonal correlates of anger and hostility that could conceivably play a role in the pathogenesis of CHD. The editors of this volume believe that this is the appropriate time in the history of coronary-prone behavior research to take stock -- to identify the basic questions that need further el...