Amelia Taylor, or Amy as she likes to be called, misses Wallace Elementary, her old school, and her long-time friends. She especially misses Naomi Davis, her best friend. This year, her parents are making her attend a new school, Longwood Academy. Not only does she have to deal with being lonely, but for some reason several of the girls in her new fourth grade class have decided to make fun of her clothes. Amy understands that her parents brought her to this new school to give her more of a challenge. She hopes that dealing with the bad behavior from her classmates isn’t the challenge her parents wanted for her. How does Amy solve the problem of the daily bullying, taunting, and teasing from her classmates?
Since Audrey Hepburn"s show-stopper in Break fast at Tiffany"s, the littlelack dress has become more th an an item of clothing. This book looks at theistory of th is loaded fashion symbol which is a cultural icon that stand sor a woman"s identity. '
Opportune Times is a contemporary book dedicated to the success of underprivileged people who accept the opportunity to improve their lives. Challenges, adventures, disappointments, ambitions, romance, hardships and tragedies are encountered in this unfolding story. We all have the opportunity to develop our abilities through self direction, self determination and self esteem to make something of ourselves. Amy Simpson demonstrates the will to change her life by achieving success in completing higher education. She spent many years to become a physician. Amy Simpson made significant decisions that affected her future accomplishments and life style. Read word for word about her life story to find out how to reap benefits and rewards after facing obstacles, tests and problems. Amy Simpson came from an underprivileged ghetto in Chicago. Yet she achieved her goals. Let us learn from Amy Simpson and others like her to achieve our goals to fulfill our ambitions.
Japanese craft books are loved the world over for their beautiful and practical design, unique aesthetic, and their clear, meticulous and educational instruction. Translated into English for the first time, Stylish Dress Book contains 26 projects for beautiful dresses and blouses. Elegant and loose-fitting, the pieces in this book are designed to be worn in any season and are suitable for women of all ages. The easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by detailed diagrams and gorgeous full-colour photographs. The full-sized pattern sheets have been adapted for Western sizing and run from AU 6 - 16. IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Correction: The sleeve pattern piece for Dress Y, pictured p. 34, How to Make p. 82, is missing from the pattern sheet. Clik the link in the left side navigation pane to download the Y Sleeve pattern piece.
Amys Kourt is an excellent book to teach young people about the court system from understanding the roles of judges and bailiffs to identifying plaintiffs and defendants. Terminology is presented to better understand the role that attorneys and jurors play on the judicial stage. Amys Kourt is a fun book to read for all ages. Amy begins her judicial career at age 7 in her neighborhood. Over the years, her role expands into becoming a school judge and ultimately starting her own private court system. Amy is loved and respected, especially by a wealthy businessman that leaves Amy his fortune so that she can continue to help the community. Amys younger sister, Cynthia is Amys twin, separated by seven years in age. Amy and Cynthia together create a help center that provides clothing, emergency housing, and food in very non-traditional ways. The reader will understand about the help center when two little girls ask for shoes. When asked what kind of shoes they would like, the girls reply, The kind that dont have holes in the bottom. Amy recognizes that the working poor are represented by those families occupying big homes and owning things like motor homes and boats. Parents cant meet their childrens basic needs and still pay for expensive recreational vehicles. As a result, the children often go without as pride prevents this type of parent from accepting help. Amys tenacity brings help where needed. Amys Kourt is a book about helping others when you have the means to help. Amy teaches about caring and sharing with others, while expecting those being helped to do the things necessary to help themselves. James A. Gauthier, J.D.
Amy sucks in a breath and curiosity steps in. aEURoeTom Adkins? What in the world?aEUR She opens the door and standing there, leaning against the wall sucking on a blade of grass, stands Tom with his tanned muscular arms and slender body. Suddenly, memories from years gone by, flood AmyaEUR(tm)s mind. She canaEUR(tm)t talk. No words will come as she stares at the now man that once was a devil in disguise. Amy Preston has a quest to fulfill in her young life after facing many challenges throughout her younger years. Follow AmyaEUR(tm)s story of rejection, abandonment, perseverance, and determination to find hope and love in a world that seems to have rejected her. Will her deep heart desired quest ever be fulfilled? Will her dreams come true? Find out in the suspense filled pages of AmyaEUR(tm)s Quest. SueaEUR(tm)s new novel is a heartwarming story of a young girl determined to overcome all that she has faced. Her story shows us that hope is never lost completely regardless of the challenges or circumstances we may have faced in the past or in the present. God is always present when we have hope in Him.
Presents a collection of ideas for Church under-fives leaders. This book inlcudes an aim; ideas for setting the scene and providing atmosphere; ideas for acting out the theme in play; a biblical link and another non-Bible story; questions; and craft activities, rhymes, drama and movement.
"A unique and compelling novel from a master storyteller." —School Library Journal, starred review The critically acclaimed author of Lily and Dunkin delivers another heartfelt story that will remind readers you never know who needs a friend the most. Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center—even though he could be killed by a bolt of lightning or a wild animal that escaped from the Philadelphia Zoo on the way there. Amy is the new girl at school who wishes she didn't have to live above her uncle's funeral home and tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after. Then Miles and Amy meet in the most unexpected way . . . and that's when it all begins. . . .
