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To heartwarming cheer, Alan Cole came out to his school. But now what?In this follow-up novel to Alan Cole Is Not a Coward, Eric Bell deftly explores with nuance and humor how the first step to complete self-acceptance may mean actually putting your feet on the dance floor. This laugh-out-loud and poignant tale is perfect for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jerry Spinelli.Alan Cole has a problem: Ron McCaughlin. Ever since Alan revealed he’s gay, Ron has been bullying Alan with re...

Perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gary Schmidt, this is a hilarious and poignant tale about the trials of middle school when you’re coming of age—and coming out.Alan Cole can’t stand up to his cruel brother, Nathan. He can’t escape the wrath of his demanding father, who thinks he’s about as exceptional as a goldfish. And—scariest of all—he can’t let the cute boy across the cafeteria know he has a crush on him.But when Nathan discovers Alan’s secret, his older brother anno...

For fans of true crime, an unsolved mystery of missing persons, police conspiracies, and private investigations in an Indigenous community in northern Canada.Métis leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada. A communist, strategist, and bibliophile, he led Métis and First Nations to rebel against government and church oppression. Brady’s success made politicians and clergy fear him, and he had enemies everywhere.In 1967, wh...

Book Overview:"The Blueprint For Young Athletes" delves deep into the intricate world of sports, equipping young athletes with the tools and insights they need to thrive. It addresses common challenges and pitfalls, offering strategies to overcome them. With a unique focus on mental and emotional health, this book sheds light on an often overlooked aspect of an athlete's well-being.This book is a comprehensive guide for parents to understanding the athletic world and effect...

Farspace 2 is, at times, darker, more cautionary and less care-free than its predecessor. It is an exploration of the dangers of the future that we will be challenged with, should our species be so fortunate to reach that distant land. There are stories about control—by entities that want to harm or protect us. Stories about exploration—not the happy, "everything is wonderful out there and all will be great if we only go" stories, but rather the "yes it's dangerous out there, and we can ge...

What Eric Temple Bell calls "The Last Problem" is the problem of proving 'Fermat's Last Theorem', which Fermat wrote in the margin of a book almost 350 years ago. The original text of The Last Problem traced the problem from 2000 BC to 17th century France. Along the way we learn quite a bit about history, and just as much about mathematics. This book fits no categories. It is not a book of mathematics: it is a biography of a famous problem. Pages go by without an equation appearing. It is ...

In this sparkling, full cast graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and New York Times bestselling first book in the beloved series, Lara Jean’s love life gets complicated.What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Covey keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. ...

An adorable (sometimes naughty) 28" tall miniature horse named Alvin is adopted by a family. He learns to adapt to his new home while making lifelong friends. Alvin must overcome change and rejection while learning to love his new family even if he is different from the other animals.From growing up with his birth mother to being adopted by his new family, Alvin learns who he is and who he will become. Alvin feels rejected when he learns that he will have to leave the life he knows...

From one of the foremost interpreters for lay readers of the history and meaning of mathematics: a stimulating account of the origins of mathematical thought and the development of numerical theory. It probes the work of Pythagoras, Galileo, Berkeley, Einstein, and others, exploring how "number magic" has influenced religion, philosophy, science, and mathematics

Praise for Service-Oriented Architecture"This book provides a superb overview of the SOA topic. Marks and Bell provide practical guidance across the entire SOA life cycle-from business imperatives and motivations to the post-deployment business and technical metrics to consider. With this book, Marks and Bell demonstrate a unique ability to take the complex dynamics of SOA, and through an eloquent set of metaphors, models, and principles, provide an unders...

A dire prophecy. A land beset by twisted magic. If two young heroines can’t work together, an evil curse could send them to their doom.Apprentice healer Carena loves nothing more than easing the pain of others. But, after a cryptic omen names her as a Chosen One, she’s torn from the peace of her village and thrust into a perilous quest. And when she’s partnered with an overconfident warrior, she’s plagued by doubt that she could play any part in ending the looming ...

Eric Temple Bell in 1924, published The Purple Sapphire, his first novel. Bell adopted the pseudonym of John Taine for all of his fictional work while continuing to write non-fiction under his own name. In the field of mathematics, Bell polynomials and Bell numbers of combinatorics are named in his honour and in 1924 he was awarded the Bocher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis.The Purple Sapphire, published in 1924, revolves around a mad scientistand an ex...