Against The Rules (Anna Dawson Book 3)
Against The Rules (Anna Dawson Book 3)

Author: Mara Jacobs

Publisher: Copper Country Press LLC

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1940993113

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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mara Jacobs comes Book 3 in the Anna Dawson mystery series. My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm cured. Famous last words. It’s been over twenty days since I placed my last bet. Jack Schiller and I are back together. Raymond Joseph is settling in to life in Vegas. Life is good. Of course it couldn’t last. A golfing legend dies after playing poker with me and once again I become embroiled in one of Jack’s cases. And it’s one too many for him. He’s done—and not just with me. I try to protect Raymond’s identity from being made public during the spectacle of the sports hero’s death by offering up myself as a scapegoat. Life is getting pretty complicated… And then JoJo shows up. What are the odds I make it out of this one alive? *NOTE: The case is solved, the perpetrator caught, but there are a few threads that are continuing on through the next book and the series. Books in the Anna Dawson series thus far: 1 - Against The Odds 2 - Against The Spread 3 – Against the Rules 4 - Against The Wall 5 - Against The Grain

Against The Spread (Anna Dawson Book 2)
Against The Spread (Anna Dawson Book 2)

Author: Mara Jacobs

Publisher: Copper Country Press LLC

Published: 2012-09-10

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0985258691

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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mara Jacobs comes Book 2 in the Anna Dawson mystery series. My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm back. Unfortunately, so is JoJo. When the loan shark enforcer who beat me up years ago is found murdered, I'm thinking it's my lucky day. Until I'm questioned as a possible suspect. I have an alibi, but not one I can divulge. Helping college basketball star Raymond Joseph shave points is not exactly something I want to share with the cops. And not just any cop, but Detective Jack Schiller, my recent ex. A man who got a little too close, and seems intent on getting closer. I want Jack back, but I know it'll never work while I still need JoJo in my life. Though, I'm starting to think that maybe I'm strong enough to try. But the enforcer's murder is the least of my problems as Raymond's point-shaving becomes public. I’m going to need every gambling skill I’ve got to win this hand. *NOTE: The case is solved, the perpetrator caught, but there are a few threads that are continuing on through the next book and the series, one of which would be considered a cliffhanger. Books in the Anna Dawson series thus far: 1 - Against The Odds 2 - Against The Spread 3 – Against The Rules 4 - Against The Wall 5 - Against The Grain

The Devil Is in the Details
The Devil Is in the Details

Author: Michael Fullan

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2020-02-19

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1544317964

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Develop equity, excellence, and well-being across the whole system! The world is troubled! We need to combine a moral imperative and a system transformation to survive for the better. Education is crucial to our future but needs to play a more direct role in shaping our future. The Devil is in the Details shows how we can re-think the education system and its three levels of leadership—local, middle, and top—so that each level can contribute to dramatic turnaround for education and society. The focus is on examining details to ensure effective actions are taken, rather than assuming large pronouncements and policies will drive change. Readers will find: • Details and analysis about successful systems in California, Ontario, and Australia • Ideas for how leaders at all levels can take steps to begin • Vignettes, actions and strategies that illustrate how to address equity, excellence and well-being With the goal of transforming the culture of learning to develop greater equity, excellence, and student wellbeing, this book will help you liberate the system and maintain focus.

This Book Is Gay
This Book Is Gay

Author: Juno Dawson

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1728254612

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The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender! Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations. Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like: Stereotypes—the facts and fiction Coming out as LGBT Where to meet people like you The ins and outs of gay sex How to flirt And so much more! You will be entertained. You will be informed. But most importantly, you will know that however you identify (or don't) and whomever you love, you are exceptional. You matter. And so does this book. This book is for: LGBTQIA+ teens, tweens, and adults Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community Parents of gay kids and other LGBT youth Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community Praise for This Book is Gay: A Guardian Best Book of the Year 2018 Garden State Teen Book Award Winner "The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend. Frank, warm, funny, USEFUL."—Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author "This egregious gap has now been filled to a fare-thee-well by Dawson's book."—Booklist *STARRED REVIEW*

Freewater
Freewater

Author: Amina Luqman-Dawson

Publisher: Jimmy Patterson

Published: 2022-02-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 031605674X

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Winner of the John Newbery Medal Winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award Award-winning author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom. After an entire young life of enslavement, twelve-year-old Homer escapes Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, leaving his beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the recesses of the swamp. In this new, free society made up of escaped slaves and some born-free children, Homer cautiously embraces a set of spirited friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he hatches a plan to return to Southerland plantation, overcome his own cautious nature, and free his mother from enslavement. Loosely based on a little-mined but important piece of history, this is an inspiring and deeply empowering story of survival, love, and courage.