1 girl + 1 prom + 3 guys = Prom Impossible Cassidy knows that Michael Greenwood is her one true love - he just doesn't know it. She spends her senior year helping him figure that out in time for prom, but instead, she comes close to losing her true identity, her friends, and the chance at the real thing that's right in front of her. Prom Impossible is a modern-day Shakespearean romantic comedy in the world of teens, true love, and life.
Best shows us that, while the prom is often trivialized, most kids take the prom seriously. The prom is a space where kids work through their understanding of authority, social class, gender norms, and multicultural schooling. Proms are more than just pictures and puffed sleeves--they are a mythic part of youth culture and, for better or worse, will always be a night to remember.
There are more than 10 things to hate about prom, but the worst thing is when your lovable best friend wants to go with someone else. Don't miss this sweet, charming rom-com from the author of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance! Ivelisse Santos has had Joaquin Romero’s back since their first playdate. Not just next-door neighbors, they’re platonic soulmates. At least, that’s what Ive thinks, until Joaquin decides to ask Tessa Hernandez, the same girl who stole Ive’s boyfriend, to prom. Sure, the head cheerleader and the star baseball player going to prom together makes more sense than Joaquin and Ivelisse—leader of tech crew—would. But that doesn’t mean it should actually happen. What’s worse, Joaquin wants Ivelisse’s help planning an elaborate promposal. As much as she wants to say no, she'll take all the quality time with Joaquin she can get before graduation. Even if it means watching her best friend fall for somebody else. Somebody who isn’t her.
Everyone's excited about the prom except Ashley, who couldn't care less. She's too busy worrying about her crazy family and TJ her flaky boyfriend. But when disaster strikes the prom committee, somehow Ashley gets roped into helping save the evening - and finds out a lot about herself too...
No relationship expert ever said the way to get a guy to fall for you is to almost get him killed. Yup. It happened to me. After the most awkward reunion ever with Malcolm in Greece. But there’s more. Our families are mortal enemies. Did I mention he comes from a family of assassins? Talk about a relationship killer. Here’s where the life-changing stuff happens, because an enemy threatens both our families. I have one chance to convince them to work together. I strike dangerous deals and infiltrate the enemy on my most dangerous mission yet. But nothing, absolutely nothing prepares me for what happens. Can love survive the ultimate betrayal? Heart of an Assassin is a romantic mystery with more danger and suspense than A Spy Like Me. Savvy fights for her family and love while trying to stay alive.
One explosion. One disappearance. One left to pick up the pieces and keep living. We’re back, working as spies. I know, right? Never thought it would happen. I attempt to infiltrate a jewelry theft ring, which is much harder than it sounds. Malcolm hunts down dog poop, now that we’re stuck with the royal pain-in-the-arse fluff ball, AKA Princess Minnie. I know, life’s not fair. When our missions intertwine and we bump up against the truth, someone isn’t happy and lets us know in no uncertain terms. Except nothing is as it seems.
A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?
This is the second edition of Wil van der Aalst’s seminal book on process mining, which now discusses the field also in the broader context of data science and big data approaches. It includes several additions and updates, e.g. on inductive mining techniques, the notion of alignments, a considerably expanded section on software tools and a completely new chapter of process mining in the large. It is self-contained, while at the same time covering the entire process-mining spectrum from process discovery to predictive analytics. After a general introduction to data science and process mining in Part I, Part II provides the basics of business process modeling and data mining necessary to understand the remainder of the book. Next, Part III focuses on process discovery as the most important process mining task, while Part IV moves beyond discovering the control flow of processes, highlighting conformance checking, and organizational and time perspectives. Part V offers a guide to successfully applying process mining in practice, including an introduction to the widely used open-source tool ProM and several commercial products. Lastly, Part VI takes a step back, reflecting on the material presented and the key open challenges. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in process mining. It is intended for business process analysts, business consultants, process managers, graduate students, and BPM researchers.
