Prophecy Girl
Prophecy Girl

Author: Kat Cotton

Publisher: Kat Cotton

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13:

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Shadow Academy has many secrets and maybe I’m the worst one of all. When I saved Ren Worthington’s life and stopped the school dance from turning into a vampire buffet, I didn’t expect a medal, I didn’t expect kudos but I sure as heck didn’t expect to become public enemy #1 at this paranormal academy either. And, after sharing my first kiss with Ren, I’m not sure of his feelings. I don’t think he’s sure himself. If that isn’t enough, a couple of weirdos kidnap Ren and I, wanting to experiment to test the extent of our powers. Those experiments include putting us in dangerous situations until we no longer know what’s real or not. If the prophecy is true, and I am the chosen one, I need to get this mess sorted out as soon as possible, or we’ll both die.

Confessions of a Scholarship Winner
Confessions of a Scholarship Winner

Author: Kristina Ellis

Publisher: Worthy Books

Published: 2013-03-20

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1617951722

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Kristina Ellis was awarded a full scholarship through her PhD. How she managed to get that kind of a scholarship offer is revealed in this book. Raised by a single mother, Kristina appeared to have everything stacked against her -- years of living below the poverty level, imperfect grades and sub-par SAT scores. Yet Kristina discovered the secrets to effectively presenting herself as a unique and desirable scholarship candidate. And she's sharing her secrets for scholarship success with students (and their parents) so that they too can obtain money for college.

The New Girl
The New Girl

Author: Sally Mitchell

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780231102476

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In 1880 the concept of girlhood as a separate stage of existence was barely present. But in the decades that followed, due in part to changes in the legal definition of childhood, a new cultural category was inscribed in a flood of popular books and magazines. Indeed, by the turn of the century working-class and middle-class girls were beginning to control enough of their own time and pocket money that publishing for them was a lucrative business.

David and Goliath
David and Goliath

Author: Malcolm Gladwell

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-10-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0241959608

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Why do underdogs succeed so much more than we expect? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, no.1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw, takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty. From the conflicts in Northern Ireland, through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of privilege, Gladwell demonstrates how we misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. When does a traumatic childhood work in someone's favour? How can a disability leave someone better off? And do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into? David and Goliath draws on the stories of remarkable underdogs, history, science, psychology and on Malcolm Gladwell's unparalleled ability to make the connections others miss. It's a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking about power and advantage. 'A global phenomenon... there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some magic dust' Observer

Storm Quest
Storm Quest

Author: Lisa Wright DeGroodt

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009-12-31

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1440187193

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The Quests continue Claire Jones has lived a difficult , albeit short, life. Orphaned, abandoned, left to drift through the foster care system, she has developed a hard outer shell designed to keep the world at bay. Yet this strength and resilience is just what the Land needs as it faces a series of devastating storms that cripple a Region and threaten the stability of the entire ecosystem. Naturally skeptical, instinctively distrustful, Claire is far too young and far too unpredictable for the Protectors of the Land. Yet her ties to their group, and to the mystical dimension they are sworn to protect, is undeniable. With reluctance Claire is sent to the Land, where she must find a level of inner strength that belies age, defies her past, and embraces the possibilities. Finding friends and a sense of family along the way, Claire is faced with the most difficult decisions in her young life. The outcome will affect the fate of Claire, the Land, and even the World.

Girls in Peril: A Novella
Girls in Peril: A Novella

Author: Karen Lee Boren

Publisher: Tin House Books

Published: 2006-04-26

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0982503032

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During a 1970s summer, five adolescent girls learn that peril exists where they never imagined: in their neighborhood and homes; in parents who steal their time and freedom (and, in one case, a thumb); in the pull of the world beyond their friendships; and in their own burgeoning sexuality. In a sparkling debut, Karen Lee Boren offers an exquisitely rendered coming of age story about adolescent girls in small-town Wisconsin who learn that life’s real perils exist where they never imagined: in their own neighborhoods and homes. During a single summer in the 1970s, five friends while away the hours by torturing the Avon lady, playing four square, jumping rope, swimming, and perfecting the art of sneaking out for night runs to the lake. Then one night the unthinkable happens, forcing the girls into a world beyond childhood and the pull of young friendship.