Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities.This collection discusses the origins and theoretical underpinnings of family led decision making and brings together the current research on the efficacy and limitations of FGCs into a single text.This insightful book also covers to...

**Winner of the 2015 James Beard Award for Best Beverage Book and the 2015 IACP Jane Grigson Award.A revolutionary approach to making better-looking, better-tasting drinks.**In Dave Arnold’s world, the shape of an ice cube, the sugars and acids in an apple, and the bubbles in a bottle of champagne are all ingredients to be measured, tested, and tweaked.With Liquid Intelligence, the creative force at work in Booker & Dax, New York City’s high-tech bar, bring...

An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress.The Butter-Up and Undercut. The Certain Uncertainty. The Straight-Up Fabrication. Dave Levitan dismantles all of these deceptive arguments, and many more, in this probing and hilarious examination of the ways our elected officials attack scientific findings that conflict with their political agendas. The next time you hear a politician say, "Well, I’m not a scientist, but…," you’ll be read...

In this Spanish-language edition of Vision, a young blind activist shares how she became a leader for the disabled community.Ever since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved to sing. Her family always praised her singing, saying she could even attend Berklee College of Music one day—planting a seed that would become her dream.Precious was born two-and-a-half months premature and weighed just one pound. Her eyes did not develop fully, and she is...

A young writer opens a window for young readers on his experiences crossing the US/Mexico border and his life as an undocumented immigrant.When Luis Onofre Valencia was five years old, his father lost his business and was forced to leave Mexico for the United States to find work. Devastated, Luis and his family struggled to keep afloat. When his father asked them to join him in the US, Luis journeyed by truck for several weeks, separate from his family members, who...

An otherworldly tale of moving on, of acceptance ... of dreaming of the Nightmare World of Sombre and the mysterious Dave Bi-Plane.Jasper Reeves is calm, collected. He's 15. He skates. He has music. Everything he needs. No clutter. There is no room for clutter.Only room for Dave Bi-Plane.The past year in his hometown of Arlington has been rough. Tragedy has brought change to Jasper's daylight existence. He needs Dave Bi-Plane like he never has. The airman's adventur...

A young writer opens a window for young readers on his experiences crossing the US/Mexico border and his life as an undocumented immigrant.When Luis Onofre Valencia was five years old, his father lost his business and was forced to leave Mexico for the United States to find work. Devastated, Luis and his family struggled to keep afloat. When his father asked them to join him in the US, Luis journeyed by truck for several weeks, separate from his family members, who...

A young activist opens a window into her journey to become a professional musician and leader for the disabled community.Ever since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved to sing. Born and raised outside Boston, her family joked that she’d eventually study at Berklee College of Music. But when a high school music teacher advocated for Precious’s talent, her dream became a reality.Precious was born two-and-a-half months premature and weighed just one poun...

In this Spanish-language edition of Hurricane, a young activist shares how he combated a public health emergency after Hurricane Maria.Menos de tres semanas después de que Salvador Gómez-Colón cumpliera quince años, Puerto Rico fue azotado por el huracán María. Muchos en su isla quedaron sin acceso a recursos básicos. Incapaz de ignorar este sufrimiento, Salvador inició una campaña de recaudación de fondos que llevó lámparas solares y lavadoras manuales a ...

Continuing this propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist.As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta’s school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and...

A young activist opens a window for young readers into his fight for equal education, racial justice, and economic equity.Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian immigrants, Frantzy Luzincourt has dedicated his life to service and the empowerment of youth voices. When he was fifteen, Frantzy became the founding president of his high school’s Black Student Union, where he advocated for more Black male teachers and for bringing social justice into school curriculum. F...