The Ride of Pride

The Ride of Pride
Author: Sonya Johnson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2007-09
Genre:
ISBN: 1434321754

The Ride of Pride

The Ride of Pride
Author: Sonya Johnson, PhD
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1504979052

A family uses black inventors to motivate their son to show more interest in school.

A Love Like This

A Love Like This
Author: Brittney Alexander
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2018-05-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1648407846

They say business and pleasure don’t mix; I tell ‘em mind their business. Unlucky in love and down on her luck, Essence Montgomery finds herself in a bit of a snag. Single, unemployed, and in desperate need of a job, just as it seemed things had reached rock bottom, she receives a phone call from her best friend, Lori, who offers her a chance to interview with one of R&B’s hottest acts, Andre Sangs. There’s one problem: Essence doesn’t work for men. In no position to turn down such a great opportunity, she decides to give it a try and finds herself interested in more than just a job. Andre Sangs, an up and coming R&B sensation, struggles to find balance in his life. Between the fame and fake friends, there are only few people he can turn to. Replacing his long-time personal assistant seems almost unbearable and entirely too stressful to handle, until he comes across Essence, who makes him wonder if there are any other positions she may be sent to replace in his life. Little do the two know, their meeting, although seemingly heaven sent, was no accident. As the two find themselves twisted and tangled in a web of deceit and lies by those closest to them, will the bond they’ve created be enough to get them through it?

Restorative Justice in Urban Schools

Restorative Justice in Urban Schools
Author: Anita Wadhwa
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2015-11-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317434455

The school-to-prison pipeline is often the path for marginalized students, particularly black males, who are three times as likely to be suspended as White students. This volume provides an ethnographic portrait of how educators can implement restorative justice to build positive school cultures and address disciplinary problems in a more corrective and less punitive manner. Looking at the school-to-prison pipeline in a historical context, it analyzes current issues facing schools and communities and ways that restorative justice can improve behavior and academic achievement. By practicing a critical restorative justice, educators can reduce the domino effect between suspension and incarceration and foster a more inclusive school climate.

Stage Fright

Stage Fright
Author: Wendy Parris
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593808002

A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they’re locked inside with someone—or something—else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay Currie! When Avery returns to her hometown after moving away a year earlier, she is hoping to jump back into her friend group as if nothing’s changed. Unfortunately, new interests, secret crushes, and changing dynamics get in her way. To reunite her BFFs, she suggests they host a séance at an abandoned theater that was the site of a horrible tragedy. What starts as a fun outing, soon becomes a fight for survival after the group gets locked in…and discovers they’re not alone.

Bright

Bright
Author: Brigit Young
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250822122

"Real, relatable, and fully dimensional, Marianne is a main character you will root for with all your heart." —Dan Gemeinhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Children In this poignant middle grade novel, a struggling student joins her school's celebrated quiz team in a bid to avoid failing eighth grade. Marianne Blume has always known she’s not smart. After years of trying and trying at school, she’s mastered the art of getting by on a combination of luck, deflection, and her winning personality—that is, until she lands in the classroom of Mr. Garcia. Suddenly she’s at risk of flunking his class, repeating the eighth grade, and getting left behind by her best friend, Skyla. To receive much-needed extra credit and get into high school, Marianne makes the desperate decision to join her school’s Quiz Quest team, only to find out that her teammates have problems of their own—and that they need to win for her to get the credit. Now Marianne will need to try—like, actually try—for the first time in her life, while also helping her teammates pull it together. Can Marianne learn to be smart? What does it mean to be “bright,” anyway? And will she be left in eighth grade forever? Brigit Young (The Prettiest) has written an empowering story about bucking labels, overcoming preconceptions, and learning to hold your head—and hand—up high.

Indecent

Indecent
Author: Corinne Sullivan
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250147093

theSkimm Reading Pick! Blurring the lines of blame and moral ambiguity, Indecent by Corinne Sullivan is a smart, sexy debut. Shy, introverted Imogene Abney has always been fascinated by the elite world of prep schools, having secretly longed to attend one since she was a girl in Buffalo, New York. So, shortly after her college graduation, when she’s offered a teaching position at the Vandenberg School for Boys, an all-boys prep school in Westchester, New York, she immediately accepts, despite having little teaching experience—and very little experience with boys. When Imogene meets handsome, popular Adam Kipling a few weeks into her tenure there, a student who exudes charm and status and ease, she’s immediately drawn to him. Who is this boy who flirts with her without fear of being caught? Who is this boy who seems immune to consequences and worry; a boy for whom the world will always provide? As an obsessive, illicit affair begins between them, Imogene is so lost in the haze of first love that she’s unable to recognize the danger she’s in. The danger of losing her job. The danger of losing herself in the wrong person. The danger of being caught doing something possibly illegal and so indecent. Exploring issues of class, sex, and gender, this smart, sexy debut by Corrine Sullivan shatters the black-and-white nature of victimhood, taking a close look at blame and moral ambiguity.

Longing

Longing
Author: Jaylen Florian
Publisher: Jaylen Florian
Total Pages: 172
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It was only supposed to be physical… Two tough and formidable men attempt a casual understanding and freewheeling approach to male bonding and friendship. They begin to hook up, now and then, no strings attached. But when sparks extend beyond the bedroom, these lonely men are challenged to the breaking point by their magnetic attraction to one another. Both have rigorous job demands and they struggle with their secrets and futures. Pierre’s electrifying career seems to be soaring, but he’s confined by a professional bad boy persona at odds with his true nature. He’s rich and becoming famous, but he has untapped creative interests not satisfied by his life on the road and scripted fights in televised arenas. Matthew, stung from past betrayal, had lost any interest in pursuing other men. He has bigger priorities than intimacy, anyway. He’s being considered for a promotion to detective sergeant on the police force, and besides dedicating himself to the safety of his community, he’s absolutely devoted to his father and his dog, who completely depend on him. “Longing” is a slow burn friends-to-lovers male romance novel. Read now to join these dynamic and impressive men on their quest for fulfilling love.

Let Nature Be Your Teacher

Let Nature Be Your Teacher
Author: Helen M. Corveleyn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2024-08-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 153816163X

Let Nature Be Your Teacher: Integrating Nature-Based Learning in the Elementary Classroom advocates for a transformative shift in elementary education through incorporating nature-based learning into the curriculum. In an era dominated by indoor education and heightened screen time, Louise Ammentorp and Helen M. Corveleyn respond to the urgent need to reconnect children with nature. This book aims to gray the boundary between indoor and outdoor learning, bringing students outdoors as well as bringing nature inside. Supported by a growing body of research in a flourishing movement for nature-based learning, this book highlights ways to incorporate authentic experiences across content areas. Each chapter offers vetted lesson and activity ideas that can be adapted to any classroom. Let Nature Be Your Teacher aims to inspire educators, parents, and administrators and equip them with the tools and knowledge to prioritize nature-based learning, fostering a generation that values and protects our natural world.

Star Eater

Star Eater
Author: Kerstin Hall
Publisher: Tordotcom
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250625327

From Nommo Award finalist Kerstin Hall comes “a layered and incisive examination of power.”—Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls All martyrdoms are difficult. Elfreda Raughn will avoid pregnancy if it kills her, and one way or another, it will kill her. Though she’s able to stomach her gruesome day-to-day duties, the reality of preserving the Sisterhood of Aytrium’s magical bloodline horrifies her. She wants out, whatever the cost. So when a shadowy faction approaches Elfreda with an offer of escape, she leaps at the opportunity. As their spy, she gains access to the highest reaches of the Sisterhood, and enters a glittering world of opulent parties, subtle deceptions, and unexpected bloodshed. A phantasmagorical indictment of hereditary power, Star Eater takes readers deep into a perilous and uncanny world where even the most powerful women are forced to choose what sacrifices they will make, so that they might have any choice at all. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.