An unlikely friendship develops between Trixie, the raccoon, and her neighbor. Young readers will learn the value of trust and friendship in this heartwarming story based on true events.

Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling.While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors Edward A. Janak and Denise Blum have created a text which differs in two substantive ways: ...

Entre no mundo maravilhoso de Cindy e sua turma e aprenda com estas amiguinhas superanimadas sobre simples hábitos do dia a dia. E como é bom querer aprender sempre mais! Então venha saber como as plantinhas e as frutinhas podem ser nossas amigas, como comportar-se com boas maneiras, se alimentar com saúde, praticar esportes e torne-se uma superamiga dos animais e da natureza como Cindy! Cindy e sua turma - uma coleção de histórias divertidas na medida exata para as meninas que se maravilh...

If you go down deep enough, you find all sorts of things …In her second collection from Trepidatio Publishing, award-winning author Gemma Files takes her listeners on journeys out beyond safe borders—from the trackless depths of the sea, to the empty desert frontiers of the Weird West, even to the edges of cracks between worlds. Here, in these narrow spaces between the known and the unknown, behind the paper-thin curtains of reality, lurk monsters both human and an...

Andie Carson has to do three things to inherit her grandmother’s lottery winnings—sober up, spend a month running her grandmother’s Georgia coffee shop, and enter homemade jam in the county fair. If she can’t meet those terms, the money goes to the church, and Andie gets nothing. She figures her tasks will be easy enough, and once she completes them, Andie plans to sell the shop, take the money, and run back to Boston.After a rough breakup from his crazy ex-fiancée, Officer Gunnar ...

Embracing Resilience" is a poignant narrative that delves deep into the life of Sarah, a courageous young woman grappling with the daily challenges of sickle cell disease. Raised in a supportive yet protective family environment, Sarah's journey unfolds against the backdrop of a vibrant community where she navigates the complexities of her condition with unwavering determination.Born into a family that cherishes love and unity, Sarah's upbringing instilled in her the values of resi...

At Christmas, Laura Fleming lived her fantasy adventure. Paid to house-sit for the fabulously wealthy financier, C.W. Banley, while he traveled, she eagerly headed for New York City. As mistress of his elegant townhouse, she baked cookies and dressed the old gent’s richly-furnished residence for the holidays.As December rolled around, the lonely, lovely writer eagerly anticipated soaking up the Christmas atmosphere in the grand city. With only the cat for company, she’d turn Banley...

“To read their stories felt to me the way I suspect other people feel hearing jazz for the first time,” recalls Curtis Sittenfeld of her initial encounter with the Best American Short Stories series. “They were windows into emotions I had and hadn’t had, into other settings and circumstances and observations and relationships.” Decades later, Sittenfeld was met by the same feeling selecting the stories for this year’s edition. The result is a striking and nuanced collection, bring...

The inspiring story of the faith, determination, and courage of an extraordinary American athleteGlenn Cunningham (1909–1988), a world-champion middle-distance runner, is considered by many the best American miler of all time. When Cunningham was seven, a fire in his school in Rolla, Kansas, left him so badly burned he was never expected to walk again. Doctors feared infection and wanted to amputate both legs. He would be bedridden for almost two years. But with co...

The Holy Spirit is reintroducing the church to Pentecostal Fire!When many consider modern Christianity, they rightly wonder how we have come so far from the dynamic, supernatural community pictured in the Book of Acts. God did not change between then and now. What happened? Could it be that, in our quest to be relevant, entertaining, hip and appealing to modern culture, we have lowered the standard for the Christian life?We need a true revival that...

Frogs and Snails and Mobster Tales takes readers on an intimate childhood journey as the son of Al Capone's attorney, Abe Teitelbaum, struggled to survive abuse and neglect while a carousel of mobsters rotated through his confused life. It reveals how an innocent child struggled to develop resilience in an environment ripe with greed and entitlement. Robert has dedicated his life to helping those in extreme need. Behind the veil of "Frogs and Snails and Mobster Tales: Growing up in Al Capo...

Este libro reúne las voces de estudiantes, docentes, administrativos, operativos, egresados, directivos y profesionales jubilados que comparten aprendizajes únicos y significativos; fruto de la convivencia en los rincones cotidianos de la Red Universitaria. La Universidad como verdadero hogar, las ausencias, los encuentros, el auténtico sentido de la profesión, la empatía que florece en lugares insospechados, la capacidad de aprender del otro y la defensa de la dignidad a toda costa son al...