Young Adult Nonfiction

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by Michael Troy (Author), Darren G. Davis (Editor), Gustavo Rubio (Artist)The biggest super team since the X-Men comes the white hot music sensation One Direction For the 1st time, the two sold out issues of the Fame One Direction join forces in one giant-sized graphic novel. See what One Direction is a British-Irish boy band consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have been doing with their FAME in comic book form As featured on CNN, Time ...

You Can Self-Publish!: A Step-by-Step to Publishing and Marketing Your Book - Paperback

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by Cindy Freland (Author)Now there is a very easy way to self-publish using an inexpensive website to get your book on Amazon. This book includes many story topic ideas. It also walks you through each step to self-publish your book with screen shots to point you in the right direction. Selling to retail locations and libraries and setting up for events, are also included. Now you can write, publish, and sell your own book Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publi...

Lessons for the Journey: Young Adult Devotional - Paperback

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by Paula Blackwell (Author), Kymone Hinds (Author), Philip Wesley II (Author)Life definitely has its ups and downs. Things may not always go as planned which can leave you disappointed or with doubts. However, God has a wonderful way of teaching you valuable lessons along the way. These lessons help you focus on your purpose and not your problems. Lessons for the Journey will encourage you, focus you and remind you of God's purpose and presence on your life's journey. Number of Pages: 88 Dim...

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by Marsha Casper Cook (Author)This compelling Holocaust memoir is about Sala Lewis and her love of family. Ten year old Sala Lewis had been out with friends and came home to find the apartment where she lived locked. The Nazis had taken her family and she was left to wander the streets of Poland alone. In an instant, she had gone from having everything to having nothing -- no family, no clothes, no food, and at that moment in time, no future. Because she was strong willed and confident, she w...

Secrets Anonymous: Our Story - Paperback

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by Terrence Lee Talley (Author)Do you have a secret?More than likely you do, or you know somebody who does. Often times a secret will tell you "You're not good enough" or "You are alone." Whether it's a secret involving drugs, depression, abuse, or suicide, the secret has one lie . . . You Can't Tell Anybody In Secrets Anonymous, you will read Terrence's personal story as well as messages and notes written to him from students across the country after they experienced a school assembly progr...

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by Gavin Zastrow (Author)A Marshland of His Own is author Gavin Zastrow's first-time experience with death. Twenty-six years ago, Gavin's friend committed suicide. One year later, he decided at the urging of his friends, family, and teachers to turn that experience from a short story into a book. This book was written from the point of view of a high school student. Outside of grammatical changes and minor edits, all the thoughts and events hold true to that high school voice. A Marshland of ...

Immigration Stories from Madison and Milwaukee High Schools: Green Card Youth Voices - Paperback

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by Tea Rozman Clark (Editor)"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Madison and Milwaukeee High Schools" is a collection of thirty personal essays, and accompanying video narratives, written by students attending James Madison Memorial and Pulaski High Schools. In their own voices, these students from twenty two countries describe their childhoods, reasons for leaving, first impressions of this land, and dreams of how they will contribute to it. These digital and written stories hi...

Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day (Teen Edition) - Paperback

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by Gary Roe (Author)Teens have been hit and wounded. Life hasn't turned out to be what they expected, wanted, or hoped for. No one seems to care. They feel alone and isolated.Something is wrong. They can sense it. Their hearts say, "There's got to be more."Yes, there is.It's time to turn things around. It's time to expose the lies teens have been fed about themselves and help them embrace the truth.What's the truth?Teens are Difference Makers. And it's time to start living that way.For more t...

Living on the Edge: How to Fight and Win the Battle for Your Mind and Heart (Teen Edition) - Paperback

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by Gary Roe (Author)Teens are living on the edge.Life is tough. Bad things happen. To them. To those they love and care about. They wonder what's coming next. They're scared, anxious, angry, and sad. They try, but never feel good enough, smart enough, or attractive enough. They wear masks. They try to fit in. They hide and live lies.There's a fierce battle going on in theirminds. Their hearts are at stake. This is a battle they must win.For more than 30 years, multiple award-winning author, s...

Living on the Edge: How to Fight and Win the Battle for Your Mind and Heart - Paperback

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by Gary Roe (Author)"Living on the Edge is simple, smart, easy-to-read, and practical. No one is beyond repair. Anyone can heal. Everyone can make a difference. These are the messages we all need to hear." - Paul Casale, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist We're all living on the edge. Life is tough. Bad things happen. To us. To those we love and care about. We wonder what's coming next. We're scared, anxious, angry, and sad. We try, but never feel good eno...

Christians and Courtship: Helping Young People to Live a Dating in Holiness and with Purpose - Paperback

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by César Donaldo Arzú (Author)This book has as main objective to give wise advices to young Christians, which may help them to live their courtship relationships as it is supposed to be with a son of God who is holy, holy, holy-in other words, to live their courtship in holiness and with purpose. This book is aimed at youth who have a serious commitment to holiness. Each word of this work is dedicated to those who courageously have decided to hold the instinct to the wisdom, seeking to do in...

Little women Louisa May Alcott (1896) - Paperback

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by Iacob Adrian (Author)Little Women was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Following the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Scholars classify Little Women as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. Little Women has been read as a romance or as a quest, or both. It has been read as a family drama that validates virtue ove...

Magic in a Bottle: The Untold Story of Arnie Esterer and Markko Vineyard - Paperback

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by Clifford G. Annis Jr. (Author)Arnie Esterer, the father of vinifera in Ohio Arnie Esterer and Tim Hubbard were taking a big gamble back in 1968 when they started their vineyard and winery. With guidance from Dr. Konstantin Frank, Arnie and Tim built a winery that has led the way for the next generation of European-style vinifera growers and winemakers in Ohio. Markko Vineyard did not happen overnight. It was years of trials and errors, successes and failures and much collaboration and lea...

True Course: Lessons From a Life Aloft - Paperback

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by Brigid Johnson (Author)From award-winning, best-selling author Brigid Johnson comes the tale of how one woman's life in the sky forged an unforgettable destiny. Raised in a small factory town in the 1960s, when aviation was predominantly a male profession, with parents who didn't support her ambitions, Brigid nevertheless learned to fly. Hers was a busy life of setting limits and learning philosophies of growth and risk well beyond her years, even as she juggled two jobs, college, and a re...

Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens: Exercises to Learn, Practice, and Improve - Paperback

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by Missy Briggs (Author)Exercises to help teens master cursive handwriting Discover how simple it can be to learn the beautiful art of cursive handwriting. Professional artist and letterer Missy Briggs introduces the basics in this cursive handwriting workbook. It's filled with straightforward lessons that make starting out as easy as ABC. Practice exercises and fun activities show you how cursive can be used every day. You'll create your own signature, find out how to make an awesome bullet...

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by Willa Cather (Author)O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was living in New York. It is the first novel of her Great Plains trilogy, followed by The Song of the Lark (1915) and My Antonia (1918). O Pioneers tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish-American immigrants in the farm country near the fictional town of Hanover, Nebraska, at the turn of the 20th century. The main character, Alexandra Bergson, inherits the family farmland whe...

The Financial Planner: Beginner's Edition Invest with $5 College Graduates Airbnb 6 Figure Returns 6 Figure Jobs Residual Income - Hardcover

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by Shakil Ahmed (Author), Jasir Jilani (Author)The Financial Planner puts forth a manual for college students, college graduates, and just about any individual who wish to change their financial situation. The purpose of the manual is to help students earn a decent salary and invest their money with as little as five dollars. From college majors and career choices to autonomous investing and real estate ventures, the book discusses it all. It is catered for both beginners and seasoned investo...

Glooscap Tales: & the Legends of Red E.A.R.T.H. - Paperback

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by Roche Sappier (Author)Bilingual edition-English and French. The "Land of the Wabanki", (or Red EARTH) as this is called, is the land nearest to the sunrise and to the "Eastern Gate" where the sun first touches the earth. This is where the name of "Wabanoag" or the "People of the Dawn" originates. These Eastern Woodland Tribes including the Mi'kmaqs the Maliseet, the Penobscot and the Passamaquoddy dwell here and consider these lands holy and sacred.In the beginning, or "Bee-chad-doo" (a lo...

The Dragon Grammar Book: Grammar for Kids, Dragons, and the Whole Kingdom - Hardcover

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by Diane Mae Robinson (Author), Ink Breadcrumbs (Illustrator)Four-Time Gold-Medal-Winning Book in Children/Teen Education.Updated Content October 2021.Finally! An easy-to-understand English grammar book with fun grammar lessons for middle grades and up. An excellent education reference for classroom and homeschool grammar lessons.The Dragon Grammar Book is the perfect grammar study guide to help readers learn the rules of grammar and improve language art skills with ease and enjoyment. From m...

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by Brian Williams (Translator), Yakov Perelman (Author)This book is a collection of puzzles that are very useful as mental exercises or as trainings for the ingenuity and resourcefulness of young mathematicians. However, the book does not contain mathematical puzzles only. It also contains puzzles in physics, geophysics and logic. There are also problems that are not related to any specific school subject but are very useful as exercises to prepare the mind for out-of-the box thinking.Author ...

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by Brian Williams (Translator), Yakov Perelman (Author)This book contains hundreds of colorful stories from the field of physics. Despite their entertaining appearance, they address several important and serious notions in this field. This book does not seek to replace school textbooks. Its purpose is to entice the reader to consciously observe physical phenomena, including the simplest ones which we have learned to ignore in our everyday life. It allows the reader to amass evidence about phy...

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by Yakov Perelman (Author)This book intends to arouse the reader's interest in geometry especially teens who see it as a cold abstract area of mathematics. Through simple problems, illustrative examples, and interesting stories, the author uses geometric notions to address situations one may face in the open air. This includes measuring the height of a tree without having to climb it, estimating the distance of remote objects, finding the range of the horizon, determining the latitude of poin...

Entertaining science stories - Paperback

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by Yakov Perelman (Author), Brian Willams (Arranged by)In this book, we look into some entertaining stories from famous authors (Leo Tolstoy, Jules Verne, Jonathan Swift, etc.) and analyze them from a scientific point of view. Using simple mathematics and physics tools, we will be able to derive new entertaining questions and answers from these stories. In some occasions, we will be able to accept or refuse the foundations underlying them. Number of Pages: 76 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN Illus...

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by Yakov Perelman (Author)This book is not a usual arithmetic book. It does not present arithmetic concepts as tedious problems that are often fruitless for everyday life. Instead, using material that is accessible to the majority of the readers, it presents multiple tricks, puzzles and problems, and explains the notions behind them in an enjoyable and entertaining manner. It is recommended for both young students (as a complement to textbooks) and adults. Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions: 0.3...

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by Yakov Perelman (Author)"Mechanics for fun" is not a textbook. Instead it is a complementary book with some entertaining experiments and descriptions of some exciting natural phenomena. Its aim is to excite the reader interest in mechanics and have him engage in its study. The author has included a number of mechanics' applications in engineering, sports, circus performances and many other unexpected areas. Number of Pages: 184 Dimensions: 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: ...

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by Yakov Perelman (Author)"Physics at Every Step" does not seek to replace physics textbooks. Its purpose is to entice the reader to consciously observe physical phenomena, including the simplest ones which we have learned to ignore in our everyday life. It allows the reader to amass evidence about physical laws, and engage in a systematic study of physics. It includes hundreds of colorful stories from the field of physics. Despite their entertaining appearance, these ones address several imp...

Entertaining physics problems - Paperback

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by Yakov Perelman (Author)"... I note that this book can be seen as an extensive physics quiz which should help the reader assessing whether he actually masters the basics of physics. However, this is not a quiz that you would find in a traditional physics exam. While seemingly simple, the questions often surprise the reader and the quick intuitive answers to these one are often wrong. The ultimate purpose of the book is to convince the reader that the domain of physics is much richer in cont...

Canada's Daughter: The Story of Captain Nichola Goddard - Paperback

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by Sally Goddard (Author), Jaime Phillips (Preface by)On May17, 2006, Captain Nichola Goddard was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. She was the first Canadian officer to be killed in Afghanistan. She was the first Canadian artillery officer to call fire down since the Korean War. She was also the first female Canadian soldier ever to be killed in combat.She was much more than that.In the decade since her death, Canadians have been moved by her life and her death to create monuments in her...

No Fourth River. A Novel Based on a True Story. A profoundly moving read about a woman's fight for survival. - Paperback

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by Christine Clayfield (Author)Electroshock therapy, child abuse and modern-day slavery... just another day in Christine's life.Take a heart-wrenching yet inspiring ride through one woman's incredible journey that is so compelling that you are simultaneously trying to look away and unable to stop yourself from reading on.Christine's father is a wealthy, tyrannical man renowned in the diamond business. At the age of just five, little Christine is cast aside into a boarding school where she is ...

No Fourth River. A Novel Based on a True Story. A profoundly moving read about a woman's fight for survival. - Hardcover

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by Christine Clayfield (Author)No Fourth River. A Novel Based on a True Story. A profoundly moving read about a woman's fight for survival.Electroshock therapy, child abuse and modern-day slavery... just another day in Christine's life.Take a heart-wrenching yet inspiring ride through one woman's incredible journey that is so compelling that you are simultaneously trying to look away and unable to stop yourself from reading on.Christine's father is a wealthy, tyrannical man renowned in the di...

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by Natalie Grignon (Author)Parents would love to see their children grow up with more financial knowledge than they did. Teenagers cannot wait to move out and be on their own. With the growing popularity of Instagram and other Social Medias, young adults think it is normal that a 20-year old drives a Lamborghini. My youngest child thinks he will be able to move out on his own with a part-time job. Teenagers need to face reality about what the real cost of living is, and that life does not res...

Correr: Mas Barato Que La Terapia - Paperback

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by Chas Newkey-Burden (Author)Ya sea trotar ligeramente para subir el estado de nimo o correr los ltimos metros de un marat n -cuando se siente agotado en lo f sico pero emocionalmente invencible, todo a la vez-, correr es muy excitante. Cr ame.Correr: m s barato que la terapia es una celebraci n del pasatiempo-ejercicio-actividad que siempre te hace sentir mejor. Aborda cada aspecto de la vida de los corredores consumados y de los principiantes, de todas las cosas ocultas y aquellas que lo...