A girl learns how to walk dogs—and walk tall—in this charming, coming-of-age novelTwelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long, lonely summer at her aunt and uncle’s house. Her uncle is clueless, her aunt is downright frosty, and worst of all, her cousin Ann thinks Jessie isn’t cool enough to hang out with anymore. But Jessie is industrious, and—not content with being ignored all summer—she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprenti...

Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle’s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and—not content with being ignored all summer—she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice.Sure, dog walking turns out to be harder than she expected, but she has Wes’s dog-walking code, the Rules of the Ruff, to guide her, and soon she’s wrangling her very own p...

Heidi Lang’s novel Wrong Way Summer is a moving summer road-trip story for fans of Crenshaw and The Someday Birds.A Junior Library Guild SelectionClaire used to love her dad’s fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom—who could be off with the circus or stolen by the troll king, depending on the day. But now that she’s 12, Claire thinks she’s old enough to know the truth.When her dad sells...

According to Claire’s dad, every day is a Grand Adventure.There might be a spaceship buried in the backyard, or a ghost in the basement, or a troll king who spies through the pipes. Claire used to love these stories, especially tales about her long-absent mom. But now that she’s twelve, Claire is tired of all the fantasy and just wants to know the truth.So when her dad sells their house and moves the family into a converted van, she refuses to embrace the latest Grand Adven...

When a deranged loner kills twenty-six people in a Pennsylvania schoolyard, the country is stunned and devastated. Among those catatonic with grief is Jo Matheson, an organic farmer who has lost her goddaughter in the shooting. Sam Jackson, an egotistical right-wing TV talking head, has sliding ratings and faces imminent cancellation. He arrives in Pennsylvania and during a rant, he blames the parents of the dead children. He intends the tirade to be his last salvo but, incredibly, his rat...

Reluctant amateur detective, Reverend Charles Lauchlan, departs the prairie city of Winnipeg and travels abroad to Scotland with his fiancé Maggie on a bicycle tour of the Highlands. Two near fatal accidents put members of the tour on edge and, to make matters worse, a shadowy figure seems to be observing their every move. Stuck in the remote Highland countryside, the group is thrown back on their own resources. While Charles and Maggie are trying to decipher what these strange events mean...

Migrationsbedingte Diversität ist gesellschaftliche Normalität. Eine Vielfalt von Sprachen, (transnationalen) Lebenserfahrungen und Weltanschauungen prägt unsere Schulen. Damit wachsen die Anforderungen an eine gerechtere und partizipativere Bildung für alle Kinder, welche die Bildungsinstitutionen und Lehrkräfte in zeitgemäße Konzepte übersetzen müssen. Es gilt, fachspezifisches Lehren und Lernen diversitätsbewusst und diskriminierungskritisch zu gestalten. Wie dies gelingen kann, zeigt d...

After serving two years in prison for breaking the neck of the man who assaulted his sister, Arden is released on bail. He lands a job working at Tuffy’s, a restaurant and bar on the beach strip, alongside his former cellmate, Slip Winegarden. Things seem to be looking good for Arden, until it all starts to unravel… When Slip is caught crossing Viktor Khernov, Tuffy’s owner, Arden witnesses the madman’s revenge from close quarters. Arden’s parole officer tells him to find another job or lo...

The Mother Goose Letters comprises the annotated correspondence between Mother Goose and her cohorts in Britain concerning migration to the Canadian Prairies. The letters reveal both her attempts to wheedle her fellow nursery rhyme characters to settle in the Prairies with her and their mixed responses to her plans. Responding to a cease and desist command from No. 10 Downing St., M. Goose categorically makes her case for the out-migration and re-migration of her stories. She supposes they...

Günah GecesiGina Carrington, nasıl eğlenileceğini gerçekten çok iyi bilen biridir! Ancak, arkadaşının erkek kardeşi Carter ile yattığı zaman artık sınırı aştığını anlar.Yıllar sonra, bir arkadaşları için düğün hazırlıkları yaptıkları sırada Gina, Carter'ı yeniden görür. Carter'ın hayatında biri yoktur ve o yine çok yakışıklıdır. Sakin Güneyli havasının altında evcilleştirilemeyen bir yabanilik yatmaktadır. Fakat Gina'nın sonsuza dek saklayamayacağı bir sırrı...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapesConsiders the role of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration practicesReviews the importance of habitat and animal rewilding in promoting biodiversity and other key ecosystem services

Der von Katharina Maehrlein und ihrer Initiative "Stark wie Bambus" organisierte erste Soul@Work-Kongress zur Prävention von psychischen Erkrankungen am Arbeitsplatz im Frühjahr 2014 war ein großer Erfolg. Zahlreiche inspirierende Fachvorträge von Pater Anselm Grün, Walter Kohl, Professor Dr. Lothar Seiwert u.v.m boten fachlichen Austausch über den Tellerrand der üblichen Gesundheitsthemen hinaus. In diesem Sammelband stellen 20 Kongress-Akteure, allesamt renommierte Experten aus Wirtschaf...