Author: Robert Spiller
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
ISBN: 1605427535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
The Witch of Agnesi Full-time math teacher and part-time troublemaker Bonnie Pinkwater cares about her students, so when thirteen-year-old math genius Peyton Newlin disappears, she?s compelled to investigate. One by one, students who were competing with the young genius turn up dead. Bonnie suspects Peyton?until he himself is murdered. The investigation leads Bonnie to a coven of witches, a teenage comic book magnate, a skinhead, an abusive father, an amorous science teacher, and a mistranslated medieval mathematics manuscript. As the body count mounts, Bonnie realizes the crosshairs are on her. A Calculated Demise Sadistic wrestling coach Luther Devereaux is found murdered, and Bonnie?s mentally challenged aide, Matt, is found with blood on his hands. Bonnie investigates a growing trail of blood until Superintendent Xavier Divine demands she cease her investigation or lose her job. But when the murderer nabs her dog, there?s no turning back. Irrational Numbers Leo Quinn came out of the closet five years ago. Now he?s found tied to a barbed-wire fence and shot through the heart on a backstretch of Colorado dirt road. Bonnie Pinkwater is drawn into the investigation when her phone number is found in Leo?s pocket. Bonnie and Principal Lloyd Whittaker start turning over rocks, discovering the target range of Leo?s father, a survivalist and former Marine. Next on the list is Leo?s former fiancée. Also in the mix is Harold T. Dobbs, the intolerant, homosexual-baiting pastor of the Saved by the Blood Pentecostal Tabernacle. And don?t forget Moses Witherspoon and Dwight Furby, empty-headed bigots who were out joyriding the day Leo was murdered.
Bonnie Pinkwater Series
Author: Robert Spiller
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
ISBN: 1605427535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
The Witch of Agnesi Full-time math teacher and part-time troublemaker Bonnie Pinkwater cares about her students, so when thirteen-year-old math genius Peyton Newlin disappears, she?s compelled to investigate. One by one, students who were competing with the young genius turn up dead. Bonnie suspects Peyton?until he himself is murdered. The investigation leads Bonnie to a coven of witches, a teenage comic book magnate, a skinhead, an abusive father, an amorous science teacher, and a mistranslated medieval mathematics manuscript. As the body count mounts, Bonnie realizes the crosshairs are on her. A Calculated Demise Sadistic wrestling coach Luther Devereaux is found murdered, and Bonnie?s mentally challenged aide, Matt, is found with blood on his hands. Bonnie investigates a growing trail of blood until Superintendent Xavier Divine demands she cease her investigation or lose her job. But when the murderer nabs her dog, there?s no turning back. Irrational Numbers Leo Quinn came out of the closet five years ago. Now he?s found tied to a barbed-wire fence and shot through the heart on a backstretch of Colorado dirt road. Bonnie Pinkwater is drawn into the investigation when her phone number is found in Leo?s pocket. Bonnie and Principal Lloyd Whittaker start turning over rocks, discovering the target range of Leo?s father, a survivalist and former Marine. Next on the list is Leo?s former fiancée. Also in the mix is Harold T. Dobbs, the intolerant, homosexual-baiting pastor of the Saved by the Blood Pentecostal Tabernacle. And don?t forget Moses Witherspoon and Dwight Furby, empty-headed bigots who were out joyriding the day Leo was murdered.
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
ISBN: 1605427535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
The Witch of Agnesi Full-time math teacher and part-time troublemaker Bonnie Pinkwater cares about her students, so when thirteen-year-old math genius Peyton Newlin disappears, she?s compelled to investigate. One by one, students who were competing with the young genius turn up dead. Bonnie suspects Peyton?until he himself is murdered. The investigation leads Bonnie to a coven of witches, a teenage comic book magnate, a skinhead, an abusive father, an amorous science teacher, and a mistranslated medieval mathematics manuscript. As the body count mounts, Bonnie realizes the crosshairs are on her. A Calculated Demise Sadistic wrestling coach Luther Devereaux is found murdered, and Bonnie?s mentally challenged aide, Matt, is found with blood on his hands. Bonnie investigates a growing trail of blood until Superintendent Xavier Divine demands she cease her investigation or lose her job. But when the murderer nabs her dog, there?s no turning back. Irrational Numbers Leo Quinn came out of the closet five years ago. Now he?s found tied to a barbed-wire fence and shot through the heart on a backstretch of Colorado dirt road. Bonnie Pinkwater is drawn into the investigation when her phone number is found in Leo?s pocket. Bonnie and Principal Lloyd Whittaker start turning over rocks, discovering the target range of Leo?s father, a survivalist and former Marine. Next on the list is Leo?s former fiancée. Also in the mix is Harold T. Dobbs, the intolerant, homosexual-baiting pastor of the Saved by the Blood Pentecostal Tabernacle. And don?t forget Moses Witherspoon and Dwight Furby, empty-headed bigots who were out joyriding the day Leo was murdered.
A Calculated Demise
Author: Robert Spiller
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
ISBN: 1934755273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Bonnie Pinkwater returns in this second book in the series that follows a math teacher with a knack for solving mysteries in her small Colorado town. When the wrestling coach is found murdered, Bonnie enlists the help of a student to find out what really happened. Original.
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
ISBN: 1934755273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Bonnie Pinkwater returns in this second book in the series that follows a math teacher with a knack for solving mysteries in her small Colorado town. When the wrestling coach is found murdered, Bonnie enlists the help of a student to find out what really happened. Original.
On the Rocks
Author: Theodora Ziolkowski
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1680032402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
In On the Rocks, Eva Marino’s free-spirited mother Leonora is on the cusp of her second marriage and Eva is to serve as the maid of honor. Between binge-watching episodes of Midsomer Murders, attending therapy, and drinking mojitos at the Grumpy Monk Tavern directly after the yoga classes she takes with her mother, Eva attempts to keep her grief at bay. Eva knows she has to step up for her mother as wedding preparations continue, despite the grief she feels over her best friend's death and her realizations about the secrets her parents kept from her as well as from each other. For Eva, the convergence between her past and present comes to a head in the weeks leading up to her mother’s wedding. A mother-daughter last hoorah at a New Jersey spa culminates in Eva’s understanding of the truth, the truth she tried to keep from surfacing as well as the discovery of a secret that could be impossible for her to move on from. On the Rocks is a novel about mother-daughter relationships, betrayal, annoying relatives, the power of laughter, family secrets, and a love that lingers from childhood even after the beloved’s death. It is both hilarious and poignant, and its heroine’s observations are laugh-out-loud funny at the same time they break your heart. Brad Watson has described Theodora Ziolkowski as descending “from a line of writers including the late-greats Eudora Welty (in her sometimes-under-appreciated comic mode), Flannery O'Connor, Charles Portis, and Lewis Nordan, and more recently the great George Singleton. She's darkly funny with a fine eye for the everyday bizarre absurdities that make you want to lie about some of the people you come from.” According to the judge for the Next Generation Indie Book Award, “The strength of the voice in [On the Rocks], the humor layered over the pain, the need to turn away from the pain and yet confront it make this fast, funny, poignant [novella] memorable.” The Revised and Expanded Edition includes a foreword by Antonya Nelson, a preface by the author, a reading guide, and the author’s preferred version of the text.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1680032402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
In On the Rocks, Eva Marino’s free-spirited mother Leonora is on the cusp of her second marriage and Eva is to serve as the maid of honor. Between binge-watching episodes of Midsomer Murders, attending therapy, and drinking mojitos at the Grumpy Monk Tavern directly after the yoga classes she takes with her mother, Eva attempts to keep her grief at bay. Eva knows she has to step up for her mother as wedding preparations continue, despite the grief she feels over her best friend's death and her realizations about the secrets her parents kept from her as well as from each other. For Eva, the convergence between her past and present comes to a head in the weeks leading up to her mother’s wedding. A mother-daughter last hoorah at a New Jersey spa culminates in Eva’s understanding of the truth, the truth she tried to keep from surfacing as well as the discovery of a secret that could be impossible for her to move on from. On the Rocks is a novel about mother-daughter relationships, betrayal, annoying relatives, the power of laughter, family secrets, and a love that lingers from childhood even after the beloved’s death. It is both hilarious and poignant, and its heroine’s observations are laugh-out-loud funny at the same time they break your heart. Brad Watson has described Theodora Ziolkowski as descending “from a line of writers including the late-greats Eudora Welty (in her sometimes-under-appreciated comic mode), Flannery O'Connor, Charles Portis, and Lewis Nordan, and more recently the great George Singleton. She's darkly funny with a fine eye for the everyday bizarre absurdities that make you want to lie about some of the people you come from.” According to the judge for the Next Generation Indie Book Award, “The strength of the voice in [On the Rocks], the humor layered over the pain, the need to turn away from the pain and yet confront it make this fast, funny, poignant [novella] memorable.” The Revised and Expanded Edition includes a foreword by Antonya Nelson, a preface by the author, a reading guide, and the author’s preferred version of the text.
Momma Cusses
Author: Gwenna Laithland
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN: 1250882672
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Join the millions of fans who love Momma Cusses, TikTok’s #1 Parenting Unexpert! There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood validates our experiences. In Momma Cusses, Gwenna uses her signature style of snark and sarcasm to explain her interpretation of responsive parenting vs. reactive parenting and outline the steps she takes to raise her kids. Whether you are a parent or someone who has had a parent, we all need to learn how to handle our emotional spirals responsively. Now we can all be in it together by tackling some of the hilarious yet all-too-real scenarios Gwenna outlines in her book, including: YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SH*T: Mom guilt vs. mom shame ARE YOU YELLING OR ARE YOU JUST BEING LOUD?: Get in control of your emotions THE BIG FEELS LOOP-DE-LOO: Get in control of their emotions Accessible, digestible, and rooted in reality, Momma Cusses helps readers with navigating family dynamics and cultivating emotional resilience for everyone.
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN: 1250882672
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Join the millions of fans who love Momma Cusses, TikTok’s #1 Parenting Unexpert! There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She’s one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood validates our experiences. In Momma Cusses, Gwenna uses her signature style of snark and sarcasm to explain her interpretation of responsive parenting vs. reactive parenting and outline the steps she takes to raise her kids. Whether you are a parent or someone who has had a parent, we all need to learn how to handle our emotional spirals responsively. Now we can all be in it together by tackling some of the hilarious yet all-too-real scenarios Gwenna outlines in her book, including: YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SH*T: Mom guilt vs. mom shame ARE YOU YELLING OR ARE YOU JUST BEING LOUD?: Get in control of your emotions THE BIG FEELS LOOP-DE-LOO: Get in control of their emotions Accessible, digestible, and rooted in reality, Momma Cusses helps readers with navigating family dynamics and cultivating emotional resilience for everyone.
Nurturing Little Humans
Author: Jay Lilawala
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1644291126
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Being born in the year 1984 and being raised amidst a Big Fat Indian Family amongst the love and warmth of grandparents, timely and firm advice from parents, spirit of oneness from uncles-aunts and the feeling of camaraderie that is free from any distinguishes amongst the cousins, I have lived an eventful childhood in the 20th century with my family and moved in the 21st century with my growth as a human. So I have memories of both the centuries and now I am standing at the equidistant of the 21st century that connects the lifestyles of two different eras. We did not have a childhood with the hi-tech technology where we could video call a long distant relative or play online Ludo with my friends. In our times we would meet at a cousin's place over tea and samosas followed by gully cricket. Since we have been imbibed with the skills of both the centuries which has made us capable enough to embrace any challenge with open arms, it is our responsibility to help and guide the 21st century kids towards understanding the real joy of life. Let's not complicate things for them with high management fundas and rather use our simple and playful tricks of past centuries and make life and childhood more memorable for them. The correct blend of old times with the current techno world will help us Nurture a Perfect Little Human who will in future build a Nation to be proud of.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1644291126
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Being born in the year 1984 and being raised amidst a Big Fat Indian Family amongst the love and warmth of grandparents, timely and firm advice from parents, spirit of oneness from uncles-aunts and the feeling of camaraderie that is free from any distinguishes amongst the cousins, I have lived an eventful childhood in the 20th century with my family and moved in the 21st century with my growth as a human. So I have memories of both the centuries and now I am standing at the equidistant of the 21st century that connects the lifestyles of two different eras. We did not have a childhood with the hi-tech technology where we could video call a long distant relative or play online Ludo with my friends. In our times we would meet at a cousin's place over tea and samosas followed by gully cricket. Since we have been imbibed with the skills of both the centuries which has made us capable enough to embrace any challenge with open arms, it is our responsibility to help and guide the 21st century kids towards understanding the real joy of life. Let's not complicate things for them with high management fundas and rather use our simple and playful tricks of past centuries and make life and childhood more memorable for them. The correct blend of old times with the current techno world will help us Nurture a Perfect Little Human who will in future build a Nation to be proud of.
Get Free
Author: Tricia Ebarvia
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1071925415
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
What would it mean to truly "get free" as an educator? How can we identify and challenge bias in our reading and writing curriculum and instruction? How can we support students in becoming empathetic, engaged individuals who can communicate with the world through reading and writing skills developed with compassion and critical thinking? Answering these questions requires deep personal reflection and intentional daily practice — and it’s crucial today more than ever, when students are overwhelmed with misinformation and disinformation. Drawn from decades of classroom experience and founded on the scholarship of social justice educators,Tricia Ebarvia provides a framework that can help teachers implement transformative, anti-bias literacy instruction in middle- and high school classrooms Get Free offers educators Strategies for scaffolding literacy instruction in ways that center students’ identities and experiences, and help them develop a more inclusive understanding of literature and writing Classroom structures and routines that support critical listening and open, authentic conversation and writing responses Invitations for teachers to re-examine curriculum and instructional practices, based on a deeper sense of who we are and what we bring to every reading and writing experience To develop stronger reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, antibias literacy instruction is essential. This is the book for teachers, new and experienced, who know that classrooms can be transformative, liberatory spaces where students better understand themselves, others, and the world. Imagine the possibilities if we could just get free...
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1071925415
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
What would it mean to truly "get free" as an educator? How can we identify and challenge bias in our reading and writing curriculum and instruction? How can we support students in becoming empathetic, engaged individuals who can communicate with the world through reading and writing skills developed with compassion and critical thinking? Answering these questions requires deep personal reflection and intentional daily practice — and it’s crucial today more than ever, when students are overwhelmed with misinformation and disinformation. Drawn from decades of classroom experience and founded on the scholarship of social justice educators,Tricia Ebarvia provides a framework that can help teachers implement transformative, anti-bias literacy instruction in middle- and high school classrooms Get Free offers educators Strategies for scaffolding literacy instruction in ways that center students’ identities and experiences, and help them develop a more inclusive understanding of literature and writing Classroom structures and routines that support critical listening and open, authentic conversation and writing responses Invitations for teachers to re-examine curriculum and instructional practices, based on a deeper sense of who we are and what we bring to every reading and writing experience To develop stronger reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, antibias literacy instruction is essential. This is the book for teachers, new and experienced, who know that classrooms can be transformative, liberatory spaces where students better understand themselves, others, and the world. Imagine the possibilities if we could just get free...
The Queen of Morkaia
Author: Chelsea Girard
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645754855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
It is written that the firstborn must take their seat on the throne in the case of death among the king or queen. But what happens if you are twins? After the sudden death of their mother, twins Cassius and Ivy must battle for the throne in order to see who will rule over Morkaia. But when they must put their differences aside during the war against the kingdom's enemies, they may lose more than just the throne in battle.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645754855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
It is written that the firstborn must take their seat on the throne in the case of death among the king or queen. But what happens if you are twins? After the sudden death of their mother, twins Cassius and Ivy must battle for the throne in order to see who will rule over Morkaia. But when they must put their differences aside during the war against the kingdom's enemies, they may lose more than just the throne in battle.
Bringing Up Bébé
Author: Pamela Druckerman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698197216
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
“On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint. . . . Maybe it all starts with childhood. That is the conclusion that readers may draw from Bringing Up Bébé.” —The Wall Street Journal “I’ve been a parent now for more than eight years, and—confession—I’ve never actually made it all the way through a parenting book. But I found Bringing Up Bébé to be irresistible.” —Slate The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind France's amazingly well-behaved children, from the author of There Are No Grown-ups. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didn't aspire to become a “French parent.” But she noticed that French children slept through the night by two or three months old. They ate braised leeks. They played by themselves while their parents sipped coffee. And yet French kids were still boisterous, curious, and creative. Why? How? With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman set out to investigate—and wound up sparking a national debate on parenting. Researched over three years and written in her warm, funny voice, Bringing Up Bébé is deeply wise, charmingly told, and destined to become a classic resource for American parents.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698197216
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
“On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint. . . . Maybe it all starts with childhood. That is the conclusion that readers may draw from Bringing Up Bébé.” —The Wall Street Journal “I’ve been a parent now for more than eight years, and—confession—I’ve never actually made it all the way through a parenting book. But I found Bringing Up Bébé to be irresistible.” —Slate The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind France's amazingly well-behaved children, from the author of There Are No Grown-ups. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didn't aspire to become a “French parent.” But she noticed that French children slept through the night by two or three months old. They ate braised leeks. They played by themselves while their parents sipped coffee. And yet French kids were still boisterous, curious, and creative. Why? How? With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman set out to investigate—and wound up sparking a national debate on parenting. Researched over three years and written in her warm, funny voice, Bringing Up Bébé is deeply wise, charmingly told, and destined to become a classic resource for American parents.
Ecologizing Education
Author: Sean Blenkinsop
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501774727
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Ecologizing Education explores how we can reenvision education to meet the demands of an unjust and rapidly changing world. Going beyond "green" schooling programs that aim only to shape behavior, Sean Blenkinsop and Estella Kuchta advance a pedagogical approach that seeks to instills eco-conscious and socially just change at the cultural level. Ecologizing education, as this approach is called, involves identifying and working to overcome anti-ecological features of contemporary education. This approach, called ecologizing education, aims to develop a classroom culture in sync with the more-than-human world where diversity and interdependency are intrinsic. Blenkinsop and Kuchta illustrate this educational paradigm shift through the real-world stories of two public elementary schools located in British Columbia. They show that this approach to learning starts with recognizing the environmental and social injustices that pervade our industrialized societies. By documenting how ecologizing education helps children create new relationships with the natural world and move toward mutual healing, Blenkinsop and Kuchta offer a roadmap for what may be the most potent chance we have at meaningful change in the face of myriad climate crises. Timely, practical, and ultimately inspirational, Ecologizing Education is vital reading for any parent, caregiver, environmentalist, or educator looking for wholistic education that places nature and the environment front and center.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501774727
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Ecologizing Education explores how we can reenvision education to meet the demands of an unjust and rapidly changing world. Going beyond "green" schooling programs that aim only to shape behavior, Sean Blenkinsop and Estella Kuchta advance a pedagogical approach that seeks to instills eco-conscious and socially just change at the cultural level. Ecologizing education, as this approach is called, involves identifying and working to overcome anti-ecological features of contemporary education. This approach, called ecologizing education, aims to develop a classroom culture in sync with the more-than-human world where diversity and interdependency are intrinsic. Blenkinsop and Kuchta illustrate this educational paradigm shift through the real-world stories of two public elementary schools located in British Columbia. They show that this approach to learning starts with recognizing the environmental and social injustices that pervade our industrialized societies. By documenting how ecologizing education helps children create new relationships with the natural world and move toward mutual healing, Blenkinsop and Kuchta offer a roadmap for what may be the most potent chance we have at meaningful change in the face of myriad climate crises. Timely, practical, and ultimately inspirational, Ecologizing Education is vital reading for any parent, caregiver, environmentalist, or educator looking for wholistic education that places nature and the environment front and center.
STFU
Author: Dan Lyons
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250850355
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
“Entertaining, illuminating, and inspiring! More than a book, it’s a public service announcement that we’d all do well to―well, STFU and listen to!” ―Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Calm the F*ck Down New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons is here to tell you - and don't take this the wrong way - that you really need to shut the f*ck up! Our noisy world has trained us to think that those who get in the last word win, when in fact it’s those who know how to stay silent who really hold the power. STFU is a book that unlocks this power and will change your life, freeing you to focus on what matters. Lyons combines leading behavioral science with actionable advice on how to communicate with intent, think critically, and open your mind and ears to the world around you. Talk less, get more. That’s what STFU is all about. Prescriptive, informative, and addictively readable, STFU gives you the tools to become your better self, whether that’s in the office, at home, online, or in your most treasured relationships. Because, after all, what you say is who you are. So take a deep breath, turn the page, and quietly change your life.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250850355
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
“Entertaining, illuminating, and inspiring! More than a book, it’s a public service announcement that we’d all do well to―well, STFU and listen to!” ―Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Calm the F*ck Down New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons is here to tell you - and don't take this the wrong way - that you really need to shut the f*ck up! Our noisy world has trained us to think that those who get in the last word win, when in fact it’s those who know how to stay silent who really hold the power. STFU is a book that unlocks this power and will change your life, freeing you to focus on what matters. Lyons combines leading behavioral science with actionable advice on how to communicate with intent, think critically, and open your mind and ears to the world around you. Talk less, get more. That’s what STFU is all about. Prescriptive, informative, and addictively readable, STFU gives you the tools to become your better self, whether that’s in the office, at home, online, or in your most treasured relationships. Because, after all, what you say is who you are. So take a deep breath, turn the page, and quietly change your life.