![]() Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection. Larry Brendtro has decades of direct experience in the education and treatment of challenging children and has served during three presidential administrations on the U.S. Scott Larson is President of Straight Ahead Ministries, serving youth in juvenile justice programs in 40 states and 35 countries. The authors bring perspectives from research and leading-edge principles and practices of positive youth development. A unique feature of this book is its focus on the spiritual dimension of contemporary problems and the role that members of faith communities are playing in reclaiming youth in conflict. This is an inspirational resource for all who mentor, teach, or parent young people. ![]() ![]() A penetrating portrayal of the rootlessness of many of today’s youth offers a powerful, practical plan for reaching them. ![]()
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![]() My Daughter and Waiting for Daisy as well as Dont Call Me Princess, Flux and the classic SchoolGirls. In Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap (1994), journalist Peggy Orenstein documented the often demoralizing psychosocial experience. ![]() ![]() Uncovering the adolescent roots of issues that remain important to American women throughout their lives, this groundbreaking book challenges us to change the way we raise and educate girls. Book Peggy Orenstein to speak at your next event. ![]() By taking us into the lives of real young women who are struggling with eating disorders, sexual harrassment, and declining academic achievement, Orenstein brings the disturbing statistics to life with the skill and flair of an experienced journalist. Inspired by an American Association of University Women survey that showed a steep decline in confidence as girls reach adolescence, Orenstein set out to explore the obstacles girls face-in school, in the hoime, and in our culture.įor this intimate, girls' eye view of the world, Orenstein spent months observing and interviewing eighth-graders from two ethnically disparate communities, seeking to discover what was causing girls to fall into traditional patterns of self-censorship and self-doubt. ![]() When Peggy Orenstein's now-classic examination of young girls and self-esteem was first published, it set off a groundswell that continues to this day. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ![]() ![]() Vladimir Putin must be praying that Lukashenko survives Jamaican singers known for their anti-homosexual lyrics, most infamously Buju Banton and Beenie Man (‘I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays’), have been refused entry by the British Home Office. In the beginning was Adam and Eve, say Jamaicans, not Adam and Steve.įew can agree on the source of the homophobia, but Jamaican evangelical church groups have not helped: Pentecostalists and other holy-rollers have advocated burning homosexuals. Batty bwoys (‘bum boys’) are in danger of being stoned, cutlassed or shot. A white man seen on his own in Jamaica is often assumed to be in search of gay sex. Similar laws exist elsewhere in the Anglophone Caribbean, yet Jamaica is outwardly the most homophobic of the West Indian islands. ![]() Jamaica’s anti-sodomy laws, deriving from the English Act of 1861, carry a ten-year jail sentence for ‘the abominable crime’. ![]() ![]() Fear and loathing of homosexuals has a long history in the West Indies. In 1998, the Jamaican singer Bounty Killer released a single, ‘Can’t Believe Mi Eyes’, which expressed incredulity that men should wear tight trousers, because tight trousers are an effeminate display of gayness. ![]() ![]() ![]() "What I did was make my girlfriend breakfast and tell her she was beautiful. I don't know what you did, but it's something I won't like." She said with narrow eyes. "Morning, beautiful." Chris greeted her and gave her a quick kiss. The first indication that something was amiss was the fact that he had mad a more extravagant breakfast than usual. So far her morning had been going to plan until she walked into Chris' cabin. ![]() After that she would go back to her cabin and either sleep more or attempt to read. She had found it to be more tedious than she anticipated. It was the most work she had ever done in her life. However, she was feeling the stress from starting in a new department. She enjoyed being on the Enterprise and she enjoyed her job. Emma didn't particularly mind working all the time. Occasionally you would be granted one day off every few weeks. Usually you were required to work seven days a week. Days off while actively aboard a Starfleet ship were very rare. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book is short, brutal, poetic, strong, and abstract. Thoughts: Sure, this is a retelling of the Snow White fairy tale, but it’s a fair bit deeper and more innovative than you might assume, and not just because the title character has a gem-studded pistol and no real second thoughts about beating you in a fist-fight - or a gun fight - should the need arise. Why am I reading it? Rachel (my wife) saw it on the shelf at B&N and it caught her eye. ![]() Summer Reading Chall… on Friday Five: Reasons to Read D…īook: Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. 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She texted him her room number, then collapsed back and cursed herself, rubbing her still-pounding forehead hard with the heels of both hands.īy the time he knocked, she’d gotten up and slipped into a T-shirt and boxers. Could she? She was weak right now, so weak and desperate to believe him that she might fall for something stupid.īut her need to see him apparently made her stupider. Nevertheless, she reached for it and sat up straight when she saw Seth’s name. ![]() Brian had dropped her off and she’d hardly even flipped on a light before slipping out of her clothes and under the sheets, letting the hum of the air conditioner lull her. Despite Brian’s suggestion that she call Candace and vent, she hadn’t wanted to talk to anyone. Her cell phone chimed and she almost didn’t bother to reach for it. ![]() ![]() One night whilst observing damage to St Paul’s Catherdral Flossie sees something shocking, the spirit of an SS officer spying in London, and as reports come through from other cemeteries in London Flossie begins to realise that this spy is no ordinary spy and she must battle to save all worlds. Whilst responsibilities in the Afterlife are enough it’s the world of the Living that are disturbing the Eternal Rest as World War II rages over London. ![]() But yet she watches over the interred spirits of Highgate Cemetary aided by the Spirit if Highgate itself that appears to her in the form of a friendly fox Hazel. Cover by Lisa Hortonįlossie Birdwhistle is dead. Oh how I would have read this to pieces as a child. ![]() This is a book that reaches back in time and delights the weird little child in me that embraced the spooky and magical side of life. ![]() Spirited Graveyards are not a new concept in children’s fiction but this blends gothic-tinted tales such as The Graveyard Book with Historical Fiction and a dash of Indiana Jones too. ![]() ![]() This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some of my favorites. ![]() ![]() I’ve also really loved reading novels inspired by comics-I’ve found that it’s another way to read about my favorite characters, and they can fill in a lot of backstory and other events in a new medium. As I started to read more and more comics, I realized just how extensive the comics world can be in many ways. Marvel, and Star Wars were some of the first ones I read. In fact, I only got into comics about three years ago: Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Ms. I’ve always been a reader, but I didn’t always read comics. From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universes break-out characters. Pacat's Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior art by Johanna The Mad. The first installment of this original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. ![]() After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters Shuri. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nor does the man who has begun to haunt Reena's life-with taunting phone calls and a string of horrifying crimes. He's been trying to find Reena for years, and now that she's close enough to touch, he has no intention of letting go. Then she meets Bo Goodnight, who seems different. After all, a soot-caked woman barking orders and smelling of smoke isn't the biggest turn-on in the world. Now an arson investigator, she finds her strength and wits constantly tested, although sometimes the job seems like a snap compared to her love life. Reena Hale's destiny was shaped in the destructive-yet fascinatingly beautiful-fire that leveled her family's pizzeria when she was young. Incomparable #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a tale of gut-level fear, human triumph, and the bonds that carry us through our darkest times. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Students, parents and teachers alike all took to the podium during school board meetings to argue why or why not these books should be read in classrooms, sparking a debate that transpired into a policy battle over parent consent for books containing “mature content.” With the recent debates raging in the Conejo Valley Unified School District over the literary merit of core literature novels such as “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie and “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson, it’s commonplace to hear vehement arguments both for the literary merit of books such as these and calls for their removal from school curriculum.Įver since the school board voted to approve of using “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” in school curriculum in August, core literature novels have been a hot topic. ![]() |