Making a Play

Making a Play

Author: Abbi Glines

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1534403949

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The fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines. Ryker Lee is finally enjoying his senior year—he has great friends, hangs out with hot girls, and is on track to get a football scholarship that will set him up for college. Despite this, a small part of him wonders if there’s more to life than parties and meaningless hookups—and if football even means as much to him as it does to his fellow teammates. And when he meets the new girl at school, his world totally changes… Aurora McClay is new to Lawton. She’s grateful that her twin brother, Hunter, is the star of the football team and can help her adjust to her new school, but she’s not grateful at how overprotective he is over every person she meets. Just because she’s deaf does not mean people have to treat her differently. When she meets Ryker Lee, the two of them spark an instant and intense chemistry, one that proves to be controversial not only because of Ryker’s reputation as a player, but also because of Aurora and Hunter’s father’s bigoted views about who Aurora can and can’t date. Aurora and Ryker know in their hearts that they are meant for each other. But can their relationship endure the turmoil of rumors and prejudice?


Let’s Play! A Book About Making Friends

Let’s Play! A Book About Making Friends

Author: Amanda McCardie

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1536217654

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Being kind is contagious as a new girl navigates the art of making friends in a picture book suited for children starting school or moving to a new place. When Sukie’s family moves and she has to start at a new school, she feels shy and lonely at first. But soon she learns that receiving small acts of kindness—someone saying hi, or saving a hoop for her—makes her feel braver, and that passing friendliness along is a good feeling, too. Before long, Sukie, Joe, Poppy, and Stan are all becoming friends! Young readers are invited to join them as they explore meeting new people, celebrating differences, being thoughtful, and standing up for one another.


Free-to-Play

Free-to-Play

Author: Will Luton

Publisher: New Riders

Published: 2013-05-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0133411249

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“ Will’s knowledge of F2P comes from years of building games, as well as writing about and consulting with developers on the model. All the topics covered in this book—economics, gameplay, monetization, analytics and marketing—are important to consider when you’re building an F2P game, and Will covers each with an easy-to-digest style.” —Ian Marsh, co-founder, NimbleBit Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away is an accessible and complete guide to the business model that has revolutionized the videogames industry, creating huge hits, multi-billion-dollar startups and a new deal for players: Play for free, spend on what you like. Written by respected game designer and consultant Will Luton, Free-to-Play gives you the in-the-trenches insight you need to build, run and make money from games you give away. In it you’ll find: Psychology behind player decisions and the motivations to play Simple and accessible explanations of the math and economic theories behind F2P, including working examples Processes for capturing and using player data to improve your game Marketing tips on positioning your game and attracting players Plus: A downloadable F2P spreadsheet, articles from the author, a foreword by NimbleBit co-founder Ian Marsh and an interview with Zynga CEO, Mark Pincus.


Making Play Work

Making Play Work

Author: Robert Halpern

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780807743690

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After-school programs are becoming an important developmental support for low and moderate-income children. This book describes the historical development, current status, and critical issues facing these programs. Divided into historical eras for easy reference, the text examines: - The evolution of after-school programs and their role in the lives of children, providing a framework for reflecting on broader, contemporary issues such as the effects of poverty on children in the United States.- The rationales for and objectives of these programs and how both were shaped by prevailing societal ideas about children.- Patterns of sponsorship and staffing, describing daily routines and exploring the nature of children's experiences in different kinds of programs.- The relationship between after-school programs and schools, analyzing how these programs have responded to the dilemma of balancing children's needs for guidance and supervision with their equally important need for spontaneity and self-expression.- Current directions and expectations for the future of after-school programs.


Play Hungry

Play Hungry

Author: Pete Rose

Publisher: Penguin Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0525558675

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The inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball.


The Last Field Party

The Last Field Party

Author: Abbi Glines

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-11-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1534430970

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Five years after the Lawton High football team last took the field, everyone gathers for a special event back home in Alabama, where each couple must come face-to-face with their past in order to move forward to a future worth celebrating.


Making Play Work in Early Years Settings

Making Play Work in Early Years Settings

Author: Dawn Rigby

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2022-02-23

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1529786037

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Making a play-based curriculum work in early years settings. Early Years practitioners have been advocating for play to be at the heart of early years for many years. Now is the time to make this a reality. Using in the moment planning, child initiated play and other strategies, this book supports early years practitioners to enable the children in their setting to choose what they do and how they want to learn. Dawn Rigby shares her passion for a play-based curriculum, her own setting′s journey, what worked and the challenges faced along the way. This practical book: shares examples of good practice; gives advice on how to make play the central focus of early years practice; explores why a play-based curriculum matters; includes practical support on developmentally appropriate practice.


Playing the Game

Playing the Game

Author: L. M. Reid

Publisher:

Published: 2022-01-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781684800254

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Don't hate the player, hate the game?Hunter Adams is a pro football player and my brother's best friend. He also happens to be the one person in the world I hate.Desperate to keep the reason why I was kicked out of the college I was attending a secret; I agree to be Hunter's fake girlfriend for his brother's wedding in the Bahamas.There's only one problem? it doesn't really feel like pretend after all. Not with the looks Hunter is giving me, or those searing kisses.I'm seeing a whole different side to Hunter, one that I might actually like.One that makes me wonder if we can be real, or if we're just playing the game?


Losing the Field

Losing the Field

Author: Abbi Glines

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1534403906

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The fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY bestselling author Abbi Glines. Tallulah Liddell had been defined by her appearance for as long as she could remember. Overweight and insecure, she preferred to fly under the radar, draw as little attention to herself so no one can hurt her. The only boy who did seem to ever notice her was her longtime crush, Nash Lee. But when he laughs at a joke aimed at Tallulah the summer before their senior year, Tallulah’s love dissipates, and she becomes determined to lose weight, to no longer be an object of her classmates’—and especially Nash’s—ridicule. Nash Lee has it all—he’s the star running back of Lawton’s football team, being scouted by division one colleges, and on track to have a carefree senior year. But when an accident leaves him with a permanent limp, all of Nash’s present and future plans are destroyed, leaving him bitter, angry, and unrecognizable from the person he used to be. Facing a new school year with her new body, Tallulah is out to seek revenge on Nash’s cruelty. All does not go according to plan, though, and Tallulah and Nash unexpectedly find themselves falling for each other. But with all the pain resting in each of their hearts, can their love survive?


Rest, Play, Grow

Rest, Play, Grow

Author: Deborah MacNamara

Publisher: Aona Management Incorporated

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780995051201

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Using the relational development approach of Gordon Neufeld, the author offers a road map to making sense of the behavior of young children and understanding their developmental growth.