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1) House party
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JOY REVOLUTION
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follows a group of young adults over the course of a few wild, transformative hours at an epic house party!
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2023
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Inspired by the author’s son, the story of a boy with Down syndrome who goes on a superhero’s journey to New York City and learns what truly makes him unstoppable.
Jamie likes to pretend he’s a superhero. With his cape and gadgets, he feels like he can face anything. When his picture is chosen to be shown in Times Square for the NDSS Buddy Walk®, his family travels to New York City to see it. As he makes his way through the loud, busy, unfamiliar...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Ohayo! It’s breakfast time and Gigi can’t wait to make her favorite meal—Peanut Butter Toast. Yummy! But Ojiji doesn’t like peanut butter. How can anyone NOT like peanut butter? Ojiji prefers Japanese foods—like natto, made from fermented soybeans. Will Gigi learn to love a new breakfast treat? This story highlights the close relationship of Gigi and her grandfather and the importance of trying new things! --Amazon.
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Get the Summary of Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Nikole Hannah-Jones's "The 1619 Project" examines the enduring legacy of Black Americans' contributions to the nation, juxtaposed with the systemic racism they have faced. The book begins with Hannah-Jones's reflection on her father's patriotism, despite the discrimination he faced as a descendant of sharecroppers in an...
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Life starts out as a plan in becoming someone or somebody. But plans can be interrupted, broken, or changed when making bad decisions due to some of our choices as youth and the situations that we allow ourselves to be put in. Most of the time, things are not turning out the way they should. This is the real meaning behind the title of my book, It Was Over Before It Started. I would just like to help and inspire those with depression, drug addiction,...
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Español
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Este es un libro que busca contribuir a afrontar los retos de la educación con la calidad que demanda el mundo del siglo XXI, a partir de la comprensión y el abordaje de las dificultades del aprendizaje, analizadas desde los factores endógenos y exógenos de contextos vulnerables que reclaman una perspectiva pedagógica desde lo social y humano. Los resultados que se presentan tienen como base la investigación cualitativa, el enfoque hermenéutico...
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Too often, we look at Blacks and their accomplishments as "no big deal." Yet, many Blacks persevered and accomplished much despite an America that did not want them to do anything other than serve as servants and at the bidding of White America. Black and Brilliant young people need to know their Black and Brilliant history and the Black and Brilliant stalwarts who engineered that history.
I started on the "journey" of understanding who I was, who...
8) Woke & Proud
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"Woke" – I remember when I first heard this word, and I must admit that I was not sure what they meant by that. Surely enough, I was not alone – and it seems that the term has been demonized and has morphed in context no matter who cites it. I was curious so I looked into it in a manner to educate myself. Afterall, people from all walks of life seemed to be at odds when it came to "woke" – and unsurprisingly the term became more and more contentious....
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Six principles for leading unequivocally in ways that disrupt inequity at its roots.
Fix Injustice, Not Kids and Other Principles for Transformative Equity Leadership offers a deep dive into the leadership values, commitments, and practices that help educational leaders create and sustain equitable schools and districts. Drawing from their extensive equity and inclusion work with schools, Paul Gorski and Katy Swalwell introduce key components of...
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This timely guide will help leaders of color succeed within white spaces while working to dismantle those spaces for a new system where they-and students-thrive.
As a leader of color, what do you need to succeed in the systems that often have marginalized the populations you represent? What skills and support will help you to replace these existing systems with new ones that will better serve today's students?
In Leading Within Systems of Inequity...
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She was born on the streets; he was born to rule…Sheikh Raja Hadi, the heir to the Kingdom of Simdan, was taken by a stranger when he was a boy. His abduction saved his life. Raised far from home, he is forced to watch as his uncle destroys the legacy of his father.Katie Ashe longs for adventure. Raised by her deaf mother, her life has revolved around staying one step ahead of the local gangs. A six-month internship teaching sign language in Jawahir...
12) Back at Last
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The virgin and the rockstar have a lot riding on their second chance. If you ask Christina Marcus why she'll never win the award for Rockstar Girlfriend of the Year, she can count the ways. Over thirty and still a virgin? Check. Never been in a relationship? Check. Unhappy in the spotlight? Check. So why would Rory Stewart, lead singer of the renowned rock band Third Generation, who could have any woman he wanted, give her a second chance after she...
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Faking a marriage for baby's sake...;
When Lana Hale asks hotel tycoon Kal Bishop to marry her, he can't let his best friend down! To keep her sister's baby out of the foster-care system, Lana needs Kal to pose as her husband. Soon his luxury Hawaiian resort sets the stage for an unexpectedly passionate honeymoon...;
Before they know it, playing the part of lovers turns into the real thing. And once the need for their ruse ends, Kal faces losing...
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For the baby's sake...;
Secretive billionaire Daniel Lee is known for being ruthless. But he's discovered his conscience when it comes to Christine Murray. Once, he'd smeared her name to win a campaign. Now that she's back in the spotlight, with a precious baby to protect, Daniel's determined to make amends. Even if rescuing Christine and her daughter means sweeping them away to a life he shares with no one...;
He'll do anything to earn Christine's...
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Will this billionaire boss fall for his assistant...;and her baby?
Putting his ravishing assistant in danger makes billionaire investigator Jack Carson uneasy. Till now, Jack's cared only about running his security company and bringing down the notorious O'Shea family. But using Vivianna Smith to infiltrate their organization has complicated his priorities. And burying himself in work is no longer protecting him from his feelings.
The seismic...
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Pain can be pleasurable, but secrets never are. Troy Curtis knows pain. He lives with it day in and day out. Only his daily workouts keep him sane. When he gets a new trainee at his gym, he wonders if his pain could be her pleasure. Gold Falls needs to destress and one way of doing that is working out with a group of other VIPs. Sensing there is more to his bluster, she finds Troy's gruff, trash-talking nature sexy and intriguing. As their relationship...
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good sense must not mix business with passion.
Like that will keep Tom Yellow Bird from pursuing the woman who shocked his senses at first sight. Yes, the wealthy FBI special agent's job is to work a case involving the Honorable Caroline Jennings. It is his duty to protect the beautiful judge. Yet nothing stops him from acting on the attraction between them. And once he...
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A sexy sheik finds forbidden love in C.J. Miller's tale of international intrigue
After an uncharacteristic night of passion, event coordinator Sarah Parker learns her mystery lover is Sheik Saafir, her new client-;and the target of an assassination plot. But the darkly handsome royal has an appeal the sensible Sarah can't ignore, even when she's caught in the cross fire.
Honor bound, Saafir has agreed to an arranged marriage to unite the feuding...
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Linsey Davis, autora best seller de libros infantiles, corresponsal ganadora de un Emmy y presentadora de ABC News, nos trae El puntito más chiquitito, un divertido y conmovedor libro ilustrado que celebra cómo todos formamos parte de la raza humana.
Sólo el 0,1% de nuestros genes nos hace únicos. Somos en un 99,9% idénticos, parecidos, iguales. Este libro refleja al 100% esa verdad. Combinando un texto divertido y el atractivo arte de Lucy Fleming,...
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Bree Washington, a young African-American woman, has always wanted to become a doctor. When her father loses his job, she is forced to find other means to raise money to continue her schooling. Loving to dance, she becomes an exotic dancer. Bree figures her dancing days will be history after she gets her medical degree.Though being a doctor gives her a sense of fulfillment, Bree fears life is passing her by. Alone without any family of her own, more...
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