An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its cruelty—the American high school—in this captivating debut novel.The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local high school. Despite being raised with all the opportunities money can buy, these vulnerable kids are navigating a treacherous adolescence in which every action, every rumor, every feeli...

Dans une communauté idyllique de riches californiens au nord de San Francisco – un faux paradis – un drame survient. Parmi les élèves privilégiés du collège local, Tristan Bloch, 13 ans, amoureux de Cally, lui a déclaré maladroitement sa flamme dans une lettre qu'elle a fait circuler sur Facebook. Un matin, il part à vélo se jeter du haut du Golden Gate.Cette tragédie va hanter un groupe de jeunes dont le lecteur découvre, avec le nouveau professeur d’anglais, la jeune Molly, les se...

As recommended by Pandora Sykes on the High Low Show podcast'I read The Most Dangerous Place on Earth in two chilling gulps. It's a phenomenal first book.'Anthony Doerr, New York times bestselling author of All the Light We Cannot See'You might not think that anyone in this School sees you but I do. I mean sees you really.'Aged thirteen, Tristan Bloch writes a love note to Calista B...

With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees.The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of be...

An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its cruelty—the American high school—in this captivating debut novel.The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local high school. Despite being raised with all the opportunities money can buy, these vulnerable kids are navigating a treacherous adolescence in which every action, every rumor, every feeli...

When Horus the Warmaster rebelled against the Emperor, the ensuing civil war nearly destroyed the Imperium. War raged across galaxy, pitting Astartes against their battle-brothers in a struggle where death was the only victor. But long before that, the Legions struggled with their identities and the demands of the Great Crusade. From battles with alien invaders to conflicts within a Legion, and even dealing with a wayward primarch, these stories show the battles fought as the Great Crusade...

Birdie Walton's life is unexpected. When she finds out she is pregnant after a one-night stand at a college party, everything she had planned is ruined.This new revelation leaves her to decide if she has what it takes to be a mother, despite having never had one to look up to.Then, she meets Miles, the grumpy, borderline-alcoholic neighbor, and the two of them seem completely wrong for each other. But despite the fact they can't stand each other, they spend...

Blending traditional knowledge and Western science, this collection of family stories, healing recipes, and profiles of plants common in Minnesota celebrates age-old wisdom and cutting-edge research.During early years in Laos, May Lee trained as a niam tshuaj, a plant-based healer and keeper of herbal plants, a role customarily handed down from mother to eldest daughter. When she fled to Thailand and then the United States in 1980, May brought preserved cuttings, w...

An uncrowned queen. A rebel on the run. A legacy of lies.The Corvo Kingdom is on the brink of ruin. The wasting sickness is spreading, the queen is dying, and the people are living under the constant threat of invasion. The fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a woman reluctant to embrace her destiny.Princess Delphinia is a prisoner of privilege, haunted by the ghosts of her past. She has spent ten years shielding her son from her consort’s cruelty a...

Come and Read is a unique volume that both introduces numerous interpretive approaches to the Bible and includes examples in action with contributions from top scholars in the field. The book takes up three different passages throughout John’s Gospel—John 1:1–18, John 10, and John 20—and sets four different approaches to each passage side-by-side. The three selected texts move readers through the Gospel story and represent the three major sub-genres featured in the Gospel. John’s Prologue ...

Data Science: A First Introduction with Python focuses on using the Python programming language in Jupyter notebooks to perform data manipulation and cleaning, create effective visualizations, and extract insights from data using classification, regression, clustering, and inference. It emphasizes workflows that are clear, reproducible, and shareable, and includes coverage of the basics of version control. Based on educational research and active learning principles, the book uses...

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of crime, human trafficking, mass shootings, and child-to-parent violence. Each chapter includes in...