When twelve-year-old Jessi Johnstone's insatiable curiosity leads to her parents' separation, she's determined to make things right. But her mission to reunite them is derailed when she stumbles upon an antique cameo necklace revealing a scandalous town legend.Now Jessi must navigate the treacherous waters of middle school, outwit the adults who want the necklace for themselves, and face down the "mean girls" who stand in her way, all while trying to save her family. With a twerpy ...

The tulips are bright, the secrets are deep, and the crimes are personal. Gabby Jacobs never planned to start over in a Dutch-themed town full of windmills, tulips, and suspiciously cheerful neighbors. But when her aging father's health declines, she trades her empty nest for Delft Valley's cobbled streets and clogs.She expects adjustment. She doesn't expect a murder.When a sharp-tongued local woman is found dead just days before the town's beloved Tulip Fe...

Fun in the sun, a body in the sand, with a drink in hand!record scratch Wait what? Body in the . . . there goes this sleuths vacation.Join these sleuths as they try and salvage their day with another case solved.They'll need a beach vacation after these salty culprits.

Whether you are reading your favorite author or getting to know a new author nothing is more important than reading order. You will spoil the story and your own enjoyment if you read a series in the wrong order and you will miss the development of an author’s writing if you read their books in a helter-skelter fashion. With our original reading list you get the perfect tool to enjoy Terry Brooks’ books the way they where meant to be enjoyed. You can also use the reading lis...

Celebrate your love of classic Disney animated films and make your kitchen magical with this comprehensive cookbook, inspired by beloved Disney films from 1937 to now, including Fantasia, Mulan, and more!Experience delicious dishes inspired by your favorite Disney animated films from 1937 to now with Disney: Cooking With Magic: A Century of Recipes! Featuring Disney’s classic films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Encanto, fans will deligh...

Twenty years ago cooperative federalism, in the form of federal grant-in-aid programs administered by state and local governments, was applauded almost without reservation as the best means of helping the handicapped, the educationally disadvantaged, the poor, and other groups with special needs. More recently these same programs have been criticized for excessive regulations and red tape, bureaucratic ineptitude, and high cost. The criticisms have been used to justify efforts to curb fede...

The relative deficiencies of U.S. public schools are a serious concern to parents and policymakers. But they should be of concern to all Americans, as a globalizing world introduces new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity. In Endangering Prosperity, a trio of experts on international education policy compares the performance of American schools against that of other nations. The net result is a mixed but largely disappointing picture that clearly shows where ...

A Brookings Institution Press and Russell Sage Foundation publicationEducation is one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy--yet scholars, educators, policymakers, and parents do not agree about what the money spent on education really buys. In particular, they do not agree on how much education improves children's ability to learn or whether the things children learn in school truly improve their chances for success as adults. If schooling increases how much students know and ...

A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics, Teachers versus the Public offers the first comparison of the education policy views of both teachers and the public as a whole, and reveals a deep, broad divide between the opinions held by citizens and those who teach in the public schools. Among the findings: Divisions between teachers and the public are wider and deeper than differences between other groups often thought to contest school policy, such as Repu...

Emily Kilpatrick hat nach einer schmerzhaften Scheidung das Vertrauen in Männer verloren und steht am Rande des Ruins mit ihrer Firma für Innenarchitektur. Als sie in London für ein neues Projekt vorspricht, trifft sie auf jemanden aus ihrer Vergangenheit – einen Mann, den sie nie ganz vergessen konnte. Und dieser Mann ist ein echter Royal.Kit Thorne, der als „Eisprinz“ bekannt ist, hat nach dem tragischen Tod seiner Eltern sein Leben der Kunststiftung gewidmet, die ihnen so am Her...

Debt crises have placed strains not only on the European Union's nascent federal system but also on the federal system in the United States. Old confrontations over fiscal responsibility are being renewed, often in a more virulent form, in places as far flung as Detroit, Michigan, and Valencia, Spain, to say nothing of Greece and Cyprus. Increasing the complexity of the issue has been public sector collective bargaining, now a component of most federal systems.The attendant politica...

Written by a team of business and fi nance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business. Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and dealing with legal issues, to bookkeeping and taking care of tax obligations, this book is your one-stop guide to turning your business plans into profit.