In the Fourth Edition of this foundational volume, the editors and chapter contributors explore how diverse and underserved populations of higher education students experience college differently and encounter group-specific barriers to success. Informed by cutting edge theory and grounded practice, each chapter focuses on engaging a different student population, including Students of Color, international students, undocumented students, queer students, religious minority students, disable...

The final instalment in the Books of Beginning series.Emma, Michael and Kate are locked in a race against time: to find their parents; to defeat the evil Dire Magnus; and to locate the final Book of Beginning. When all three books are united, their power will be unstoppable.Embarking on a perilous journey to the land of the dead, Emma is forced to confront terrifying monsters and ghosts. As the fabric of time begins to fray, she becomes the final piece of an extraordinary p...

When children read fiction, they are exposed to the beliefs which inform and structure their society. Books encourage child readers to internalize particular ways of seeing the world and help shape their development as individuals. Although this process forms a key part of their education, it remains largely invisible. As well as a story, fictions impart a significance to readers – often without revealing its presence or ground – and therefore have considerable potential ...

How did the rise of polite society change the language of literature? What was the effect of Romanticism on poetic word order? How does knowing the answers to these questions alter the meaning of a text for us?Reading literature is a quest for sense, involving us in a need to grasp both how meaning is produced by the words on the page and how history, culture and ideology have influenced the choice of those words. Literary English changes from period to period as it reflects variat...

The first thrilling book in the most exciting children's fantasy series since Harry Potter.They were taken from their beds one frozen night, when the world was covered in snow. The silhouette of a tall, thin man has haunted Kate ever since.Ten years on, Kate, Michael and Emma have grown up in a string of miserable orphanages, and all memories of their parents have faded to a blur. Arriving at Cambridge Falls, the children quickly realise there is something differen...

A fierce seventeen-year-old Irish girl joins forces with a notorious gangster to hunt down her sister's killer.1907. New York City. A glittering world built on lies - and one murdered girl who could expose them all.Caitlin Quinn crosses the ocean from Ballykelly with nothing but a desperate letter from her missing twin, Mary. New York is meant to hold answers - but instead it offers danger: a sprawling metropolis with a brutal unde...

It's been six months since Kate, Michael and Emma confronted the Dire Magnus, but the trail to their long-lost family remains cold. Then Michael and Emma find the man who was the last person to see them. He knows about a secret map of a distant, mysterious land - maybe this is the clue that will lead them to their parents...Meanwhile, Kate's connection to the Book of Time grows ever stronger, and when a dangerous trick traps her in the past, she must find new friends to help her re...

Beyond the Broad Path - Embracing the Narrow Way of Certainty in ChristIs there a single path that can reach both the lukewarm believer and the skeptical non-believer? Beyond the Broad Path argues that there is. This book speaks to believers who have grown complacent, calling them back to their role as salt and light, while also inviting non-believers into an honest exploration that assumes no prior faith or biblical knowledge.Grounded in today's fractured...

It's Zany, Explosive, Funny, Felony-adjacent. Fast-Paced, Chaotic, Hilarious, Suspenseful, Wild, Twisty, Outrageous. Glitter covered.It's Sinful on the 4th of July.A throwback to the early days of Miss Fortune, Red, White, and Boom takes place one year after the events of Soldier of Fortune—and Fortune Redding has one simple goal for Sinful's Fourth of July celebration: no explosions, no bodies, no felony-level chaos, and absolutely no reason for C...

In Gilded Age New York, a fierce seventeen year-old Irish girl joins forces with a notorious gangster to hunt down her sister's killer. Told from both perspectives, their search for justice pulls them from the city’s darkest corners to glittering ballrooms, where a secret can mean death, and love comes at a perilous price.Two unlikely allies must venture into dangerous places--perhaps into each other's arms--to solve a brutal crime.Caitlin

The plays in this collection reflect the variety and richness of Tudor drama, showcasing both secular and religious themes. Tudor plays often explored social, political, and moral issues relevant to the period, and these works offer unique insights into the lives, beliefs, and humor of people in Renaissance England. Farmer's collection includes morality plays, farces, historical pieces, and early romantic dramas, providing a glimpse into the evolution of English theater leading up to the w...

She was sent to disappear. Sinful had other plans.The year is 2013. The place is Sinful.Fortune Redding was supposed to be lying low.Instead, the CIA's most effective field operative is stuck in Sinful, Louisiana, pretending to be a mild-mannered librarian with a fake past, a borrowed name, and entirely too many opinions about humidity, alligators, and the agency's idea of a good hiding place.Then a late-night jog puts her in front of a burning house where h...