Protecting You. . Protecting Me

Protecting You. . Protecting Me

Author: Dina Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-03

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13:

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It's 2020. Masks are not just for Halloween anymore!. A young boy's family has made a choice - if he wants to be with others, he must wear a mask. He misses his friends, school, the park. He is anxious, frustrated and wonders how he will communicate with people when they can't see his face. His mother helps him develop the courage he needs to take the big, first important step in becoming an EVERYDAY HERO. The playful rhyming text and engaging pictures carry the reader on a rollercoaster ride as this young boy learns "protecting you... protecting me," means caring for himself and others. Children easily connect with the colorful illustrations, drawn by a talented seven-year-old. The authors, also educators, wrote this book to provide parents and teachers opportunities to spark conversations to assist young children coping with the constant changes in a pandemic world.


Take Me Home

Take Me Home

Author: Jill Duerr Berrick

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0195322622

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There is a profound crisis in the United States' foster care system, Jill Duerr Berrick writes. No state has passed the federally mandated Child and Family Service Review; two-thirds of the state systems have faced class-action lawsuits demanding change; well over half of all children who enter foster care never go home.


Protecting Our Kids?

Protecting Our Kids?

Author: Emily Horowitz

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1440838623

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This thought-provoking work raises important questions about sex offender laws, drawing from personal stories, research, and data to prove the policies promote fear, destroy lives, and fail to protect children. Do sex offender laws protect children, or are they inherently unfair practices that, at their worst, promote vigilante justice? The latter, this book argues. By analyzing the social, political, historical, and cultural context surrounding the emergence of current sex offender policies and laws, the work shows how sex offenders have come to loom as greater-than-life monsters when, in many cases, that is not true at all. Looking at its subject from a fresh viewpoint, the book shares research and new analyses of data and qualitative evidence to show how sex-offender laws are not only ineffective, but engender destructive fear and anxiety. To help readers understand the impact of these laws, the author presents interviews with sex offenders and their families as they describe the day-to-day reality of living on the sex offender registry. Citing research and statistics, the book challenges the idea that sex offenders must be continually monitored and publicly identified because they are incurably predatory. Most important, the study shows that undue sex offender panic is preventing policymakers from addressing the true threats to children—poverty and growing inequality.


Protecting Youth at Work

Protecting Youth at Work

Author: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-12-18

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0309064139

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In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs. Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers. This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices. Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.


Ice Queen

Ice Queen

Author: H. C. Cardona

Publisher: Grey Star Publishing, LLC

Published: 2020-10-04

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13:

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After recovering from Friday night, private investigator Mika Chalmers is trying to piece together what happened to her. Detective Alex Beech is up in arms about what happened, blaming himself for leaving her alone with a sergeant who’s looking more and more untouchable, especially with no evidence. Eric Foresburg, her kind-of boyfriend, wants to take her away from all of this. Mika just wants to solve the case - which is hard to do since she can’t remember anything. Due to both men unknowingly putting pressure on her, Mika enlists the help of someone completely unexpected: smarmy defense attorney and pain her butt, Ryan King. Everyone thinks Sergeant Bill McNally is responsible for what happened to Mika. He was present and he conducted the interview after everyone left. But evidence starts cropping up that it could be the one person Mika would never expect: Detective Alex Beech. If Mika doesn’t solve this crime soon, Beech is going to be put away for a crime she knows he didn’t commit. But she can’t solve the crime if she doesn’t remember what happened. With the heated chemistry of Castle and the unpredictable twists and turns of Bones, hockey fans are devouring this new romantic mystery series.


Children of Ethereal Lights: Protecting The Lights

Children of Ethereal Lights: Protecting The Lights

Author: Sherry Hutchison

Publisher: Sherry Hutchison

Published: 2023-06-18

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13:

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Johnny and I had no idea when we rescued two human babies, from the clutches of a witch and a dark fae, that our lives would be further changed even more so than they already had been. The wish I made that was granted years ago had changed not only our lives but the lives of all we loved. We retracted our wings as we left the lavender cobbled path, stepping through the protective portal shield into Eadrom Castle where we would welcome our newest proteges Celinda and Zephyr to their new home. A war was upon us; they were the chosen ones to lead. Enter Fairies, Trolls, Ghosts, Witches & Demons, Angels, and now powerful Nephilim’s. Mix in a little maturity with age & lots of fairy dust and you have my story of an amazing adventure. This is where Johnny and CT’s story ends, and Celinda & Zephyr begins. Now comes the grand conclusion to the epic Coming of Age Fantasy Series starring beloved Chelsea Thomas AKA CT and Johnny Granger AKA Grasshopper. First came Chasing the Lights, books one-four, Embracing the Lights Saga, and now Protecting the Lights.


Visibly Broken

Visibly Broken

Author: Chelsea Camaron

Publisher: Loveswept

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1101969202

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In a powerful, smoldering novel from the bestselling authors of the Caldwell Brothers series (“Bad boy heroes to die for!”—Tracy Wolff), two tortured souls team up to overcome the past, finding the courage to heal . . . and to love. Jason “Cobra” Stanley was born to fight. With a father like his, he had to toughen up just to survive. Now Cobra tries to take out all of his frustration, all of his anger, and all of his pain in the MMA cage. But after he receives one too many hits to the head during a match, the cycle of violence comes to a screeching halt. Cobra wakes up in the hospital, under the care of a nurse whose blond hair shines like a halo—and whose pure heart touches him on the deepest level. Lorraine Bosch is a fighter too. The lone survivor of a chilling family tragedy, she prides herself on remaining professional, despite the chaos of the ER. But Cobra is the ultimate distraction. Lorraine knows she should run away screaming from his rippling muscles and shattered psyche. And yet how can she deny this broken man a second chance—especially since she knows exactly what he’s been through? Lorraine’s used to playing guardian angel. Now it’s her turn to find heaven in Cobra’s arms. Praise for Visibly Broken “When I go into a book hating the hero, and then by the end of the book love him, I know I have found an exceptional read. Visibly Broken is that read.”—Ryan Michele, author of the Ravage MC & Vipers Creed MC Series “Can you be the light to someone’s dark? Can a new start help kill the demons of the past? Chelsea Camaron and M.J. Fields deliver a TKO with this book. Cobra takes my breath away.”—S.M. Donaldson, author of the Marco’s MMA Boys Series “Chelsea Camaron and MJ Fields deliver another tormented, sizzling couple that grabs readers’ hearts and boils our desire.”—Rochelle’s Reviews “I loved every second. . . . Thank you Chelsea Camaron and MJ Fields for telling Cobra and Lo’s story. Although heartbreaking as it was, it was well worth the read.”—Twinsie Talk “Brilliant read.”—Best Book Boyfriends “Wow. . . . I love being surprised and this story got me. The feels, the constantly being on edge, the need for more, the rawness of the main characters. Just wow!”—Once Upon an Alpha “The epilogue was what got me. I was crying at the end.”—Life of a Crazy Mom “Visibly Broken is a gritty and raw romance with dark and dangerous undertones. . . . The romance is passionate and intense [with] two people caught up in the violence of an ugly and distressing world.”—The Reading Cafe Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.


Protecting His Interests

Protecting His Interests

Author: Suzanne Rock

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2017-06-20

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1250117739

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What if the roles in the movie Pretty Woman got switched? Find out in Suzanne Rock's Protecting His Interests... After spending months undercover at a high-end escort service, Special Agent Gabriel Ferreira hits a dead end in his case. Then a gorgeous art restorer picks him as her date, and his luck changes in more ways than one. Gabe won’t let Scarlett Bishop come between him and his goal of taking down Miami’s newest serial killer, no matter how great she is in bed. Unfortunately, the more he tries to distance himself from the sexy redhead, the more tangled up she becomes in his investigation. Now she has a target on her back, and he must figure out her connection to the killer and keep her safe at the same time. Every second he spends with the sarcastic beauty, he becomes more infatuated. Now if only he can keep his hands off of Scarlett’s gorgeous body and concentrate on his mission before they both become pawns in the killer’s dangerous game.