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Teaching Kids to Care & Cooperate
J.L. Gili’s selection of Lorca’s poems in Spanish, with his own unassuming prose versions as guides to the originals, first appeared in 1960. With its excellent introduction and selection it remains a perfect introductory guide to the great poet. The book is ideal for newcomers to Lorca who know, or are prepared to grapple with, a little Spanish. It influenced a generation of readers and poets, including Ted Hughes who first encountered Lorca through this book. Spain’s most celebrated modern poet, Federico García Lorca was born in 1898 near Granada. Poet, dramatist, musician and artist, he was the author of The Gypsy Ballad Book’ (1928) and Poet in New York’ (1940). After his return from New York and Cuba to Republican Spain in 1930, he devoted himself to the theatre, writing three tragedies including Blood Wedding’ (1933). An outspoken supporter of the Republic, he was assassinated at the height of his fame by Nationalist partisans in Granada in 1936, on the eve of the Spanish Civil War.
Somebody to Love
Sexy but cynical Sean doesn't believe in love. But he hasn't met Amber yet... As a die-hard romantic cynic, chef Sean Baldwin no longer believes in love and ridicules friends who settle down and get married. The idea of a dream woman strikes him as complete nonsense. Until he glimpses Amber Garvey through a crowd in small-town Journey’s End and experiences an unprecedented lightning bolt moment. Given her disastrous history with romance, Amber plans to avoid the dating world at all costs. Until an unexpected interlude with sexy and irresistible Sean causes her to rethink her doubts about ever finding somebody to love... Love sexy and emotional contemporary romance? Grab Somebody to Love today! “Ann Christopher gets it right every time. Emotional, page-turning reads and characters that stay with you long after you close the book.” —Lori Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author “Ann Christopher’s gift with words will leave you captivated and breathless.” —Brenda Jackson, New York Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Hear Me Out
Death comes unexpectedly for Lu’s older brother and leaves her devastated and angry — if not for the music and the band they share together. But when the other bandmates bail out, she decides to bring in four of her classmates as new members who choose to join simply because they are friends with Lu. Sadly, Lu’s unresolved anger and out-of-place template of what a band should be has drawn a wedge in her relationships with just about everyone she cares the most. Can Lu repair broken ties and make beautiful music again with her bandmates? Or will she end up losing them all?
Ink Knows No Borders
A poetry collection for young adults brings together some of the most compelling and vibrant voices today reflecting the experiences of teen immigrants and refugees. With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of poems addresses the many issues confronting first- and second- generation young adult immigrants and refugees, such as cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, human rights, racism, stereotyping, and questions of identity. Poems by Elizabeth Acevedo, Erika L. Sánchez, Samira Ahmed, Chen Chen, Ocean Vuong, Fatimah Asghar, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Bao Phi, Kaveh Akbar, Hala Alyan, and Ada Limón, among others, encourage readers to honor their ro...
From Zero
Sophie Andrews's life is rather routine. She fights with her twin sister, Alyssa, she still lives with her parents, and she isn't sure where the relationship with her boyfriend is going. But everything changes one night when an intruder breaks into her home. Sophie wakes up and finds a masked man pinning her down, and she is raped. It's only at the hospital that she realizes that while she survived the ordeal, her parents-as well as her rapist-did not. Hospital staff members ask Sophie if she wants a pill to ensure that she won't have a baby, but as a strong Christian she refuses because she believes that would be murder. She later finds out that she is indeed pregnant. Sophie struggles to recover from the rape and death of her parents. She accepts a job taking care of the sister-in-law of her boss. Meanwhile, she keeps receiving letters from a stalker expressing glee that she was left pregnant from the attack. In From Zero, Sophie must now contend with small-town gossip, overcome the trauma of a rape, and solve the mystery of who could be her tormenter.
The Mudpack and Me
What are two 13 year-olds doing at a health resort? Susan Hubbard wants to lose ten pounds; her roommate, Tessa DeCosta is there on her soap opera star-mother's orders. Before long the two become great friends, and in no time they are into mudpacks, manicures, and mystery.
All of Me
An obnoxious tech genius determined to keep everyone at arm's length. The shy but feisty server who sees right through him. An explosive chemistry... Genius tech millionaire Isaiah Harper, better known as “Crazy Isaiah,” alienates everyone he encounters with his abrasive personality. Not that he cares. Until he meets his match during a run-in with the feisty server at his family’s restaurant in small-town Journey’s End. Alyssa Banks knows she needs to make some life changes and stop acting like a doormat. But she never expected her big moment to come while nose-to-nose with intriguing Isaiah Harper, who doesn’t strike her as crazy. At all… If you love steamy contemporary romance and enemies-to-lovers storylines, grab All of Me today! “Ann Christopher gets it right every time. Emotional, page-turning reads and characters that stay with you long after you close the book.” —Lori Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author “Ann Christopher’s gift with words will leave you captivated and breathless.” —Brenda Jackson, New York Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Arredondo
In this biography of Joaquín de Arredondo, historian Bradley Folsom brings to life one of the most influential and ruthless leaders in North American history. Arredondo (1776–1837), a Bourbon loyalist who governed Texas and the other interior provinces of northeastern New Spain during the Mexican War of Independence, contended with attacks by revolutionaries, U.S. citizens, generals who had served in Napoleon’s army, pirates, and various American Indian groups, all attempting to wrest control of the region. Often resorting to violence to deal with the provinces’ problems, Arredondo was for ten years the most powerful official in northeastern New Spain. Folsom’s lively account shows ...
The Terrible Turnoff and Me
When her class is chosen to participate in a experiment, Susan Hubbard is forced to stop watching TV for a month, and her world turns upside-down as she is forced to change her habits.
Souls in Transition
How important is religion for young people in America today? What are the major influences on their developing spiritual lives? How do their religious beliefs and practices change as young people enter into adulthood? Christian Smith's Souls in Transition explores these questions and many others as it tells the definitive story of the religious and spiritual lives of emerging adults, ages 18 to 24, in the U.S. today. This is the much-anticipated follow-up study to the landmark book, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, Souls in Transition reveals how the religious pr...
