The Big Splash
The Big Splash

Author: Jack D. Ferraiolo

Publisher: Amulet Books

Published: 2011-03-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810997127

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The treacherous, hormone-soaked hallways of Franklin Middle School are the setting for this sharp, funny noir novel about tough guys and even tougher girls. "The Frank"is in the clutches of a crime syndicate run by seventh-grader Vinny "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, who deals in forged hall passes and blackmarket candy. Double-cross him and your number is punched by one of his deadly water gun-toting assassins. One hit in the pants and you are in "the Outs" forever. Matt Stevens is a proud loner with his own code of justice. He's avoided being pulled into Vinny's organization until now: Mr. Biggs has offered him a job he can't resist, even if it means bringing down one of his oldest friends. Nominated for an Edgar Award in 2009, The Big Splash revitalizes the noir novel while delivering a terrific, addictive mystery that crackles with wit and excitement. Awards and praise for The Big Splash 2009 Edgar Award nomination "Jack Ferraiolo shines a light on middle school and reveals what we've always suspected: It's a sinister place ruled by crime bosses and thugs. The Big Splash will make you laugh out loud." --Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid "Entertaining and thrilling." --New York Times Book Review "An ingenious premise: junior high noir. . . . Twists and curve balls keep readers guessing; extended jokes will keep them laughing." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Well paced, funny, and suspenseful, with some real commentary on bullying and mob mentality." --School Library Journal "If middle school has an 'underworld,' this book is The Godfather and The Maltese Falcon all rolled into one. Better still, it's funny, and not just a little." --Gordon Korman, author of Born to Rock

Big Splash!
Big Splash!

Author: Tracey Corderoy

Publisher: Capstone Classroom

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1434242684

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In this trio of adventures Grunty and Grouchy, a pair of trolls, always seem to find trouble whatever they are doing.

Carla's Big Splash
Carla's Big Splash

Author: Kimberly Beckley

Publisher: Kaeden Corporation

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 1578744245

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Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 2, F&P Level B, DRA2 Level 2, Theme Sequencing/Action Words, Stage Emergent, Character Carla

Ben Franklin's Big Splash
Ben Franklin's Big Splash

Author: Barb Rosenstock

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-07-28

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1635924774

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Here is the story of Ben Franklin's first invention, his journey through the scientific method, and the surprising successes that result when you're willing to make mistakes. Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement to S. D. Schindler's pen and ink and watercolor illustrations. Together they recreate history in an engaging and unique way. Both author and illustrator worked closely with Franklin experts, and the book includes Franklin quotes, an extensive author's note, timeline, and bibliography.

The Big Splash
The Big Splash

Author: Wesley T. Runk

Publisher:

Published: 2001-04

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780801063756

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Quick and easy object lessons for teaching biblical truths to children--preschool through junior high.

A Big Splash in a Small Pond
A Big Splash in a Small Pond

Author: Linda Resnick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1994-01-06

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0671798073

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Today's job market is the toughest in recent history. Nearly every day, big companies make headlines by laying off thousands of workers. A Big Splash in a Small Pond is the first book that gives you the tools you need to find the job you want. A Big Splash in a Small Pond will help outplaced corporate employees, recent college graduates, former career military, women returning to the workforce, and frustrated professionals find new opportunities in the workplace.

The Devil I Know
The Devil I Know

Author: Claire Kilroy

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0802192696

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From the award-winning Irish novelist comes this “savagely comic . . . dark, surreal” satire of low morals, high finance, and Ireland’s precarious property boom (The New York Times). Tristram St. Lawrence hasn’t been home for years. Ever since he missed his mother’s deathbed to go on a bender, the thirteenth Earl of Howth isn’t welcome in the family castle. Now sober, he lives in self-imposed exile and is in contact with only two confidantes. One is Desmond Hickey, a former childhood bully, and current successful developer. The other is M. Deauville, Tristram’s mysterious AA sponsor to whom he is utterly beholden. Then Hickey pitches an ambitious development project to Tristram. M. Deauville assures him that it’s a great idea. Before Tristram knows it, he’s up to his neck in funding proposals, zoning approvals, bids on property from Britain to Shanghai, and blind drunk with the euphoria of becoming a very rich man. In this wry skewering of a country, a man, and today’s international financial system, Kilroy “balances perfectly the comic and the monstrous . . . with an eerie believability, leaving us in a situation completely unrealistic and, for that, completely true” (The Daily Beast).

Classroom Lessons
Classroom Lessons

Author: Kate McGilly

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780262631686

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A timely complement to John Bruer's Schools for Thought, Classroom Lessons documents eight projects that apply cognitive research to improve classroom practice. The chapter authors are all principal investigators in an influential research initiative on cognitive science and education. Classroom Lessons describes their collaborations with classroom teachers aimed at improving teaching and learning for students in grades K-12. The eight projects cover writing, mathematics, history, social science, and physics. Together they illustrate that principles emerging from cognitive science form the basis of a science of instruction that can be applied across the curriculum. The book is divided into three sections: applications of cognitive research to teaching specific content areas; applications for learning across the curriculum; and applications that challenge traditional concepts of classroom-based learning environments. Chapters consider explicit models of knowledge with corresponding instruction designed to enable learners to build on that knowledge, acquisition of specified knowledge, and what knowledge is useful in contemporary curricula. Contributors Kate McGilly. Sharon A. Griffin, Robbie Case, and Robert S. Siegler. Earl Hunt and Jim Minstrell. Kathryn T. Spoehr. Howard Gardner, Mara Krechevsky, Robert J. Sternberg, and Lynn Okagaki. Irene W. Gaskins. The Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt. Marlene Scardamalia, Carl Bereiter, and Mary Lamon. Ann L. Brown and Joseph C. Campione. John T. Bruer. A Bradford Book

SWAY
SWAY

Author: Melanie Stanford

Publisher: Melanie Stanford

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 099591530X

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She’d be happy to forget...if the past would just stop hitting “replay.” Ava Elliot never thought she’d become a couch surfer. But with a freshly minted-and worthless-degree from Julliard, and her dad squandering the family fortune, what choice does she have? Living with her old high school friends, though, has its own drawbacks. Especially when her ex-fiancé Eric Wentworth drops back into her life. Eight years ago, she was too young, too scared of being poor, and too scared of her dad’s disapproval. Dumping him was a big mistake. In the most ironic of role reversals, Eric is rolling in musical success, and Ava’s starting at the bottom to build her career. Worse, every song Eric sings is an arrow aimed straight for her regrets. One encounter, one song too many, and Ava can’t go on like this. It’s time to tell Eric the truth, and make a choice. Finally let go of the past, or risk her heart for a second chance with her first love. If he can forgive her...and she can forgive herself. Warning: Contains an actor whose kisses taste like chocolate, a pianist with scores of regret, and a sexy crooner who just wants his ex to cry him a river.

Make Change Happen
Make Change Happen

Author: Ian Coyne

Publisher: Pearson UK

Published: 2014-07-31

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1292014776

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Change in business is constant. Manage it well and you’ll grow your business, stay ahead of the curve and take full advantage of every new opportunity. The key to successful, well-managed change is in this book. Written by a specialist, its practical, visual, step-by-step approach will make sure you’re always on the right track, that change in your business is smooth, stress free and well-structured, and that all your stakeholders remain on board every step of the way. Make Change Happen gives you the start-to-finish plan you need to implement your change programme and make sure you know what to do: Before you start – consider what change really means for your company: your motivation, your goals and your expectations Once you’ve started – agree the goals, understand the change curve and what you can do to make a difference In the middle – mastering the mid-project slump, closing gates and focusing on progress At the end – knowing when you’re finished, evaluating how you’ve done and understanding why, if things went wrong This is your practical toolkit for the change process and how to get it right – first time, every time!