Selene Castrovilla

Young adult novel; realistic, contemporary romance. Bildungsroman. Based on true events. Sixteen-year-old Dorothy meets seventeen-year-old Joey in a Long Island doughnut shop, and struggles to save him from alcoholism and nihilism, while Joey keeps a secret that threatens them both: his police officer father abuses and terrorizes his family. 1. Young adult Fiction. 2. Family problems Fiction. 3. Domestic violence Fiction. 4. Alcoholism Fiction. 5. Abuse Fiction. 6. Love Fiction. 7.Bildungrsoman Fiction. 8. New York Fiction.

There's No Place Like Home

Melt

As seventeen-year-old Sam desperately tries to help her best friend and neighbor Jesse through aggressive treatments for a rare and usually fatal form of cancer, they find themselves falling deeply in love.

The Girl Next Door

Lindsay S. Weisner

Lindsay S. Weisner Psy D.

We're all human, sharing a planet and trying to get by. We're all looking for happy. Why is it so hard to find? Ten Steps to Finding Happy navigates your soul. Each step comes with simple, specific actions--not vague mumbo-jumbo or convoluted language. This is a straightforward path to happiness, delivered to you by a writer, a psychologist and 24 experts. Award-winning author Selene Castrovilla tackles the emotional perspective, peppered with personal anecdotes and honest admissions. In the sections titled From the Doctor's Desk, Dr. Lindsay S. Weisner offers logical, research-based, psychologist-approved information that will provide the PROOF for which lovers of reason thirst. Read both, and figure out what moves you more, your mind or your heart. There is no right or wrong answer. BONUS! In the A Note From the Expert segments, guest writers deep dive into their professions, providing clear information and scientific evidence backing up this ten-step process. Isn't time to be on your way to happy? Advance praise for Ten Steps to Finding Happy: "I loved this book! It's jam-packed with fun, feasible, and inspirational ideas, quotes, tips, strategies, and stories that will help any reader break out of the rut they've been stuck in and find happiness in their daily lives." --Carla Naumburg, PhD, clinical social worker and author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids "If you're looking for a fun and accessible guide to taking concrete steps to find happiness starting today, look no further." - Patrick J. McGinnis, host of FOMO Sapiens podcast and author of The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job "Anyone who struggles with feeling fulfilled in daily life (read: anyone) can benefit from reading this book. Highly recommend!" -Dr. Samantha Rodman, founder of drpsychmom.com and author of 52 Emails to Transform Your Marriage and How To Talk To Your Kids About Your Divorce. "These credentialed ladies will give you a book chock-full of research (why and how) and tons of motivation to get to feeling better in an easy to read book. Yes, I said a self-help book you will actually read. Not just donate next year." --Tasha Jackson Fitzgerald, MA, MFT

A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction

Ten Steps to Finding Happy

Fifteen year old Willow reluctantly spends her summer on an old coffee barge helping her aunt convert the vessel into a floating concert hall, but her time there is brightened by the introverted and mysterious teenage boy living alone on a neighboring sailboat.

Saved by the Music

Longing for reward and recognition, American Major General Benedict Arnold turns traitor as he plots with British Major John AndrZ to help the British win the Revolutionary War. Young fans of "Hamilton" are sure to enjoy this riveting picture book that unfolds like a play. Full color.x 11.

John André and Benedict Arnold

Revolutionary Rogues

Many women helped shape a free and independent United States of America. They are known as the Founding Mothers. These smart, brave women were ambassadors, fostering peace between Native Americans and Europeans. They risked their lives by writing, printing, and distributing information about the fight for independence. They supported their husbands during battle and even donned disguises to join the army. They were all key in shaping the America of today. This book tells their story. Women are sometimes called the silent protagonists of history. But since before the founding of our nation until now, women have organized, marched, and inspired. They forced change and created opportunity. With engaging text, fun facts, photography, infographics, and art, this new set of books examines how individual women of differing races and socioeconomic status took a stand, and how groups of women lived and fought throughout the history of this country. It looks at how they celebrated victories that included the right to vote, the right to serve their country, and the right to equal employment. The aim of this much-needed set of five books is to bring herstory to young readers!

The Founding Mothers of the United States (A True Book)

Young fans of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" will enjoy this narrative nonfiction picture book story about the important friendship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. Lafayette has come to America to offer his services to the patriotic cause. Inexperienced but dedicated, he is a much-needed ally and not only earns a military position with the Continental Army but also Washington's respect and admiration. This picture book presents the human side of history, revealing the bond between two famous Revolutionary figures. Both the author and illustrator worked with experts and primary sources to represent both patriots and the war accurately and fairly. A Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Honor A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year A Booklist Top Ten Biography for Youth

General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette

Revolutionary Friends

In this dramatic Civil War story, a courageous enslaved fugitive teams with a cunning Union general to save a Union fort from the Confederates–and triggers the end of slavery in the United States. This is the first children's nonfiction book about a Black unsung hero who remains relevant today and to the Black Lives Matter movement. On the night Virginia secedes from the Union, three enslaved men approach Fortress Monroe. Knowing that Virginia's secession meant they would be separated from their families and sent farther south to work for the Confederacy, the men decided to plead for sanctuary. And they were in luck. The fort's commander, Benjamin Butler, retained them--and many more that followed--by calling them "contraband of war." Butler depended on the contrabands to provide information about the Confederates. He found the perfect partner in George Scott, one of the contrabands, whose heroism saved the fort from enemy hands. And, it was the plight of the contrabands that convinced President Lincoln that slavery MUST be abolished and inspired him to write his Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states.

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