Secret Gems - not Misfits!
Secret Gems - not Misfits!

Author: Deb McIntosh

Publisher: Fontaine Publishing Group

Published: 2022-10-15

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1922788554

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Quirky learning and unexpected happiness for school refusers at alternative schools - really? Who would have thought that school refusers turn out to be secret gems rather than sad misfits? The reader learns how the principal began her alternative schools with no money, no teaching resources, no premises, and few guidelines. One trained teacher; she was it. The only truly dependable resource was unhappy school kids, more than anyone expected. The results are both surprising and delightful. 'Secret Gems - not Misfits! True tales of school refusers and the case for alternative schools' puts forwards the case for alternative schools and why they are so desperately needed all over the country. In an age where teachers are leaving their profession in droves, where kids academic results seem to stagnate, or plummet, alternative schools provide a refreshing insight into how we can do schooling differently and make education enjoyable again for teachers, parents and all kids, but particularly those kids called to the beat of a different drum.

Saints and Misfits
Saints and Misfits

Author: S. K. Ali

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1481499246

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Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.

Gem
Gem

Author: Naida Reynolds

Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.

Published: 2013-02-14

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 1622872614

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Gem Forrester enjoyed every aspect of her career in government service - until the spring of 2011, when her family disappeared. Had Gem's family become targets of her own government? Or had her family unknowingly become entangled with Nazis who had also disappeared? Nazis who had disappeared in the winter of 1945! Gem's life became a waking nightmare. She was going through Hell searching for her family. And then she met the Man of Her Dreams - the Perfect Man - Wyatt Grantham. Wyatt became her emotional refuge. And then he became her second nightmare. Gem had secrets. Secrets she couldn't share with Wyatt. Secrets he insisted he had a right to know. Gem had to admit he did have a right to know her secrets. But still she couldn't and wouldn't share what he demanded to know. Nazi, spies, and Wyatt Grantham. The combination might drive Gem to the edge of her sanity. Author Bio: Naida Reynolds lives in Duluth, Mn, with her two sons, cats and a dog. keywords: Mystery, History, Spies, Romance, Humor, Revenge, Secrets, Lost Love, Lies.

Creepy Crafts
Creepy Crafts

Author: Ashley Voortman

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2024-10-22

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Welcome to the Spooky Side of DIY Lean into your peculiar side with this ultimate guide to crafting strange art at home. Ashley Voortman, popular maker of all things creepy-crawly, shares her favorite projects that add haunting, grotesque and ominous elements to everyday items. Her chilling creations include: · One-Eyed Pumpkin · Barbed Wire Frame · Severed Ear Chain · Bottle of Lost Souls · Tooth Fairy Stash · Pincushion of DOOM · Death Mushrooms Ring Holder Each upcycled mixed-media project will show you how to fashion minimal materials into eerie vignettes, functional décor or wearable art—no experience required. With just some clay, paint and resin teeth, you’ll find yourself making countless crafts sure to send shivers down your spine.

The Secret Lives of Colour
The Secret Lives of Colour

Author: Kassia St Clair

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 2016-10-20

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1473630827

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.

Totally Joe
Totally Joe

Author: James Howe

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1442449438

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Joe Bunch breaks down his life—and his secrets—for a school assignment in this second book of the funny, heartfelt, and beloved Misfits series by Bunnicula author James Howe. What can I say? I’m a total original. Joe may only be twelve-going-on-thirteen, but he’s known who he is from the time he was a little kid tottering around in his mother’s high heels. Now in the seventh grade, he wears green high tops with pink trim, has a (secret) boyfriend, and tells it all from A to Z in the alphabiography assigned by his favorite teacher. The thing is, some of it is seriously private. It’s one thing for Mr. Daly to read it, but what if it falls into the wrong hands? Will he be teased forever about those high heels…and even worse, what will happen if his secret boyfriend is no longer a secret?

The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third
The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third

Author: Neil Patrick Harris

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0316391905

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The Magic Misfits must stop the latest member of the Emerald Ring in the third magical book of Neil Patrick Harris's #1 New York Times bestselling series filled with fun and friendship! Theo Stein-Meyer loves being part of the Magic Misfits. Armed with his trusty violin bow, he completes the team with his levitation skills, unflappable calm, and proper manners. But when a girl named Emily begins to spend time with the group and the other Misfits grow suspicious, Theo is surprisingly drawn to her. She seems to understand the pull he feels between music and magic, family and friends. Then a famous ventriloquist arrives in town, and the Misfits are sure he (and his creepy dummy Daniel) are up to no good. With their mentor, Mr. Vernon, suddenly called away and tension simmering among the friends, will they be able to come together to stop this newest member of the mysterious Emerald Ring? It's time for Theo to make a choice about where -- and with whom -- he belongs. Join the Magic Misfits as they discover adventure, friendship, and more than a few hidden secrets in this unique and surprising series. Whether you're a long-time expert at illusion or simply a new fan of stage magic, hold on to your top hat!

Warriors Inc.
Warriors Inc.

Author: Garth Hobbs

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2011-05-20

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1456780115

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This is us. We are 5 ordinary beings which have come together to quest for the missing marbles. The queens missing marbles. These marbles create harmony in the kingdom and without it we are doomed. Well.at least till we sit down for lunch the next day. This is a tale of bravery, stupidity and ligancy all caked up into one. Cake is a good thing amongst us; we all share the same excitement towards wanting to eat it most of the time. Oh, and there is a medicinal gnome, a warrior faerie, a retired wizard, an inexperienced dragon and a hungry troll. We ARE the Warriors Incorporated. Some might say we an odd bunch, but who ever said being odd would even itself out in the end. You be the judge of that.