Girl Wars

Girl Wars
Author: Cheryl Dellasega
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0743253647

The only book with a program that is proven to solve the problem of female bullying, a controversial issue first exposed in the bestselling Reviving Ophelia. Stop the Hurting Mary Pipher's bestselling Reviving Ophelia triggered widespread interest in the culture of preteen and teenage girls and the seeming epidemic of relational aggression (bullying) among them. Gossip, teasing, forming cliques, and other cruel behaviors are the basis of this bullying, which harms both victim and aggressor. Until now, no one has been able to offer practical and effective solutions that stop girls from hurting each other with words and actions. But in Girl Wars, two experts explain not only how to prevent such behavior but also how to intervene should it happen, as well as overcome the culture that breeds it. Illustrated by compelling true stories from mothers and girls, the authors offer effective, easy-to-implement strategies that range from preventive to prescriptive, such as how to -Adopt a "help, don't hurt" strategy -Provide positive role models -Teach communication skills online and off -Stress assertiveness, not aggressiveness -Learn conflict resolution skills -Identify alternatives to bullying behavior With their combined experience in offering and evaluating programs that combat bullying, the authors show that girls not only want to help rather than hurt each other, they can do so with guidance from concerned adults.

Valley Girl Wars

Valley Girl Wars
Author: Cherime MacFarlane
Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2018-06-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The poacher is an ever-present threat to Ally as captain of Tore Olson's boat, Valley Girl. She doesn't understand why he refuses to go to the Alaska State Troopers. She agreed to help him by taking over the captain's chair when Tore broke his leg. She didn't sign on to evade a poacher, scramble to catch enough fish to make the balloon payment and dodge the big Swede. Fishing on Lower Cook Inlet southwest of Homer is stressful enough without the added tension of wondering how Rurik will react to her wanting to return as captain of the family fishing boat. Her younger brother is doing fine without her. Marriage has settled the man down and Ally fears it isn't fair to ask him to give up his new position as captain of the Arina. When she does turn the Valley Girl back to Tore, what is she going to do with herself?

Pemmican Wars

Pemmican Wars
Author: Katherena Vermette
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1553797353

Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary, and Echo’s life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee’s lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place—a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie—and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur-trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmican Wars. Pemmican Wars is the first graphic novel in a new series, A Girl Called Echo, by Governor General Award–winning writer, and author of Highwater Press’ The Seven Teaching Stories, Katherena Vermette.

Girl World

Girl World
Author: Theresa Cheung
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 144490731X

It's tough out there in Girl World. One minute you're in the gang, the next you're out... your best friend has stopped talking to you for no apparent reason... you find out that someone has been spreading nasty rumours about you... a girl is making your life a misery by picking on you... and everyone seems to be so much cooler and confident than you. What's a girl to do? Girl World lets you into the secret and complicated world of girls and their friendships. It shows you how you can survive the scary girl, the snob, the gossip, the joker and the backstabber. Packed with straightforward and sensible advice Girl World will help girls deal with everyday situations and gain real confidence. It makes sense of the sometimes bewildering and unpredictable behaviour of girls and gives the reader the courage to stand up for themselves and hold their head high. As a former secondary school teacher, the author, Theresa Cheung, has seen for herself just how powerful girls' friendships and cliques are - shaping what they wear and say, how they feel about school, how they respond to boys and how they feel about themselves. This is an absolute must for girls everywhere!

North by Northeast

North by Northeast
Author: Cherime MacFarlane
Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Hamish: Answer tha feckin phone, woman! I'm going insane here. Lori: Hamish warned me about nutters and opening the door without checking. I should have listened. In the battle of wills between Lori and her kidnapper, her husband and unborn child are collateral damage. She can’t think about either now. The man only wants one thing from her and once she gives in, he’ll kill her. She cannot give him what he wants. An inept investigator, an obsessed fan, and three friends all come together in a tight tale of a race up British Columbia’s Pacific Coast as a husband tries to save the only thing he ever wanted, his wife.

Snagged

Snagged
Author: Cherime MacFarlane
Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2014-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Number 3 in Listopia's Best of Religious & Inspirational Fiction "Snagged" is the first of the Copper River Romances. In some places in Alaska, there are only two places to socialize, the bar and the church. Dorcas' family chose the church. Trying to find her path, she is spending the winter in a remote cabin. The pilot of a small plane crashes on the river ice. Dorcas pulls James out, saving his life. James has been working alongside his father building the business for years. When he goes to Fairbanks to scout out a second location, his father is not happy about it. James leaves a day early. Far off course, his plane develops engine trouble over the Copper River. When he is tossed from the aircraft into the icy water, James thinks his life is over until the girl pulls him from the river. There is a family connection which goes back over twenty-five years, something neither of the young people discovers until her family comes to spend Christmas at the remote cabin. Will an old lie tear the young couple apart? Will James' father finally listen to the truth?

Death Wish

Death Wish
Author: Cherime MacFarlane
Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-12-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

NUMBER 1 in Listopia's Hard Drinking: Alcoholism in Romance. Contemporary romance; growing up the only child of an alcoholic mother, Colin didn’t get much love. In the small community he grew up in everyone knew his situation and the boy turned increasingly inward. The only thing that helps is going higher, further and faster. One other child sees the hurt. Paul, a little older brings Colin into his home. They become friends for life. Paul finds a girl, just released from foster care. He brings her home to the business and his partner Colin. Colin finds himself in love with his only friend’s wife. For two years Colin hides all from Maria Elena. But Paul knows because Paul knows Colin. They both lose Paul. Maria chooses alcohol to kill her pain. Colin is in denial and will lose everything if he can’t get her sober. But what to do about the ache he has been living with for two years? A long road trip from Alaska to Bellingham, Washington is necessary. It is a lot of miles. Anything can happen on the Cassiar Highway, the shortcut from the Alcan to the Yellowhead Highway in Canada.

Heart of Fall

Heart of Fall
Author: Cherime MacFarlane
Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing
Total Pages: 197
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Ruby refuses to give in to the sizzle between her and Teller. But it’s getting worse. Should she move? The stalker may have changed direction. The family of the woman he’s after now, bring their problem to LRB Law. Sully, her husband and Teller bond over a common enemy. Trying to come to terms with his mother and forge a relationship, Teller’s focus on Ruby complicates matters. All the bitterness he heard from his father doesn’t help. Alaska is a small state, population wise. The stalker couldn’t hide forever. Sully enlists Teller’s help in a plan designed to keep his wife and the women in Teller’s life safe.

Teenage Sex and Pregnancy

Teenage Sex and Pregnancy
Author: Mike A. Males
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2010-07-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0313385629

This detailed, exhaustively documented account shows how and why just about everyone in today's teen pregnancy debate is wrong—often disastrously so. Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realities presents a unique view of its subject by analyzing the extensive myths and fears that surround discussion of teenage sex and pregnancy, including their relationship to popular culture, poverty, adult sexual behaviors, and anxieties toward the increasingly public roles of young women. Award-winning author Mike Males argues that today's discussions rely largely on falsehoods and the suppression of crucial realities. His work details a new view of popular culture as a largely beneficial feature of teens' lives and presents a carefully documented analysis demolishing destructive myths about the "new girl." Debunking popular arguments, he shows that the "teen sex" debate is mired in interest-group talking points that ignore difficult realities to advance politically attuned agendas. It's time, he writes, to modernize the discussion, recognizing that teens act in ways consistent with their interests, with the sexual behaviors of adults, and with the school and job opportunities afforded them.

Internet Children's Television Series, 1997-2015

Internet Children's Television Series, 1997-2015
Author: Vincent Terrace
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2016-08-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476626693

Created around the world and available only on the web, internet "television" series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. Typically financed through crowd-funding, they are filmed with borrowed equipment and volunteer casts and crews, and viewers find them through word of mouth or by chance. The fifth in a series focusing on the largely undocumented world of internet TV, this book covers 573 children's series created for viewers 3 to 14. The genre includes a broad range of cartoons, CGI, live-action comedies and puppetry. Alphabetical entries provide websites, dates, casts, credits, episode lists and storylines.