But for me, those last twenty yards were my sweet spot. They didn't call me Lukas "Last Minute Lucy" Callihan for nothing. I was at the top of my game...until life sacked me harder than any linebacker ever could. Losing my mom was devastating and left me as the sole person responsible for my little sister. Taking care of Ella and juggling my career was like playing the hardest game of my life.  My only saving grace was Scarlett Knox, Ella's sexy, red-headed, no-nonsense teacher.  She loved Ella. She hated me.  She thought I sucked at this parenting thing, and she wasn’t wrong.  But whenever she was around I got the same earth-shattering, heart-stopping feeling I did when I was only twenty yards from the goal line. She made me feel like I was back in the red zone, a place I’d never fumbled. Until now.

    Especially since Cap’n Chu—the roughest, toughest, awesomest preschool cap’n ever—is right down the hall. So Emma decides to head back to the preschool ship to see if she can stir up a mutiny against kindergarten! Is that what she really wants? Or does she just miss her beloved Cap’n Chu? Batten down the hatches, mateys, because the first day of school is going to be stormy!

    On their tender shoulders rests a great nation, a baffling world and a beautiful planet. It is, therefore, my dharma to share what I know so a parent's hand is raised only to protect their child." Penning his thoughts on the art of spiritual and mindful parenting, Om Swami sheds light on many a scenario where parents and children don't always see eye-to-eye. Believing that the right guidance at the right time can make any child recognize their true potential, the author shares some extraordinary insights based on his own knowledge gleaned from experience and various psychological studies that can help steer your child in the right direction. Touching upon parenting challenges, building the right pillars of guidance and nurturing core values, this book has all you need to raise happy, healthy children.

    

    She was wrong.After her fiancé is kidnapped by a callous Argentine crime-family, Mia Keys embarks on a journey that takes her thousands of miles away from the comforts of her Pacific Coast living to the disadvantaged slums of Rosario, Argentina where she is forced to turn into the weapon she had tried so desperately not to become. Check out these great reviews!"Like its protagonist Mia Keys, Rosario is SMART, SEXY, and SASSY!""Rosario is a heart-pounding mix of The Bourne Identity meets Queen of the South!""I felt like I was watching a movie! I couldn't put it down!"SPECIAL UPDATE: The exciting second installment of The Mia Keys Series, The Enemy She Knows, is now available! Get your copy TODAY! Both titles are FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

    Perfect for fans of Gill Sims, Fiona Gibson and Nick Spalding.

    While Charlie Brown is all tied up, the rest of the gang doesn't hold back on having fun. Pig-Pen unexpectedly charms Peppermint Patty at the Valentine's dance, Marcie and Snoopy run a commercial airline, and Lucy tries her hardest to win Schroeder's affection. Whether you're safe on the ground or tangled up in a tree like Charlie Brown, you won't want to miss the fun in this latest Peanuts for kids adventure.

    R. Janet Walraven, a master teacher, presents actual classroom scenarios to model effective interaction with students, parents, administrators, colleagues, and staff. In this book, you will learn how to: - Manage your classroom with confidence and competence - Communicate effectively with parents/guardians - Build a good rapport with administrators and staff - Use your time efficiently - Become a successful teacher Educating children, kindergarten through high school, is a team effort. This book is for you whether you are: - a first-year teacher or a twenty-year teacher - an administrator or staff member - a parent of a child in kindergarten or 12th grade - a substitute teacher or community member Being an educator is one of the most difficult and most important endeavors in the world. This book, with real-life scenarios and tips for K-12 classrooms, will help you find gratification and even joy in teaching. "Janet’s teaching is inspirational to students and colleagues alike. Her dedication to both learning and the education profession results in life-altering positive changes for those who make the effort. In this text, she uses real life examples to demonstrate how educators can achieve success and rewards through awareness, focus, and hard work." --James W. Ruble, M.Ed., Teacher & Author NOTE: NET PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO GIFT COPIES TO TEACHERS.

     Naturally, children are eager for connective relationships, they are curious, they are thinkers. This foundational text is a pedagogical companion for educators that strengthens their own development as thinkers, researchers, innovators, and constructors of knowledge so that they can pass on this way of being to the children in their care. This book includes: • An active reading format that blends theory, story, and practice • Reflection questions for the reader to engage with • Testimonies from educators who have reimagined their own work using this pedagogical practice

    When given a choice about what to write, children express hopes, fears, and reactions to life’s experiences. Literacy learning is full of opportunities for students to learn tools to live a happy life. Inside, you’ll find:Seven Pillars: Cunningham discusses the seven pillars that guide her classrooms and are involved in each literacy lesson—Connection, Choice, Challenge, Play, Story, Discovery, and Movement.Ten Invitations: Designed for teachers to improvise and make their own, these ten lessons may be presented at any time of year in the context of any unit and include children’s literature suggestions as well as recommended teacher talk to meet children’s specific needs.Teaching Tools: Tools and resources that will help students tell their stories and make literacy learning something all students celebrate and cherish.This book honors the adventure that learning is meant to be and aims to make happiness more tangible in the classroom. By infusing school days with happiness, teachers can support children as they become stronger readers, writers, and thinkers, while also helping them learn that strength comes from challenge, and joy comes from leading a purposeful life.

     As much as I hated myself for thinking about Emelia, I couldn’t help it. But she left town and life went on. I married someone else and started living. I thought we were both happy. I was wrong. My ex-wife walked out on me and our son, not wanting domestic anything. So I did the only thing I could. I started over. A single dad with my focus on my boy and my job teaching kiddos. Until Emelia came back to town and got a job teaching at my school. Then everything changed. All those memories came rushing back in. What we were supposed to be if that one night had turned into more. Beautiful. Clever. Funny. With a body made for loving and a heart of gold. I didn’t know what had been missing from my life until I kissed her again. Her. But she has a secret from our night together that threatens to change everything. Seems I don’t have just one son. I have two.

    Best's classroom is always inspiring! Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular classroom activity: raising butterflies. Astonishing photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. Engaging text captures the children's wonder and explains the science behind metamorphosis.The Life Cycles in Room 6 series follows Mrs. Best's real kindergarten class as they help things grow. This photo-illustrated series engages readers with hands-on science in the classroom and beyond.

    (She does.)It's not possible that Amy and Moo can communicate using only their minds. (They do.)It's not possible to time-travel. (Yet.)And it's definitely not possible that witches exist. (Seriously?)None of these things are possible. (Until now . . .)

    He doesn’t have much. There’s no one he relies on. Until he meets Xander Davis. Xander is a fourth grader at Easton Elementary and soon earns Luca’s trust to become his friend. As Luca’s mother, Leslie, deals with her addiction, Luca and Xander’s school community is struggling with a hard truth—that Easton is in danger of closing.Thomas Marshall and Sophia Snow must navigate the halls of Easton along with their fellow teachers as best as they can in the wake of this possibility. While others connected to Easton also become affected by the potential loss, they each face unique challenges of their own.For many, Easton will become a symbol of hope. For others, it will represent a great loss.The Way of Lessons reaches into the heart of a community and shows the power of small moments that can make all the difference in a complicated time.

    Along the way, we in India have also absorbed some mistaken ideas, or oversimplified notions, such as about learning styles or critical windows in development.What Did You Ask at School Today: A Handbook of Child Learning, Book 2 explores these topics further and also tackles others that are particularly timely, such as how to teach for understanding, and digital tech in the classroom.Addressing both educators and parents, this book attempts to clarify concepts that are complex and messy in the real world of learning and childhood.

    Wonderful. -------------- Freezing cold winters, constant hunger: This was the life of a homeless orphan. This was my life. Then I got the letter. I've been on the streets since I was born. It got very rough after my aunt got sick and died. But I made do. The streets of New York city can very unforgiving, especially when times get desperate. Like in winter. At least I never had to worry about the cold. But then I got hurt. Things were looking very bad. Then Chance showed up with the letter. The letter that said I was misborn of the fae. A bastard, but the magic still counted. The letter that said I'd been accepted into Titania Academy. When the magic blood of the fae runs through your veins, they will find you, no matter what. ~ ~ ~ So I get to the school. The Faerie Academy Chance said was soooo great. And before I even step one toe on the ground, these girls are doing double takes and giggling behind their backs at me and I just want to plant my fist in their faces. Then I get upstairs to my dorm room and find some Barbie doll is bullying a girl. Then she mouths off at me, giving me attitude. Well, that was it. I couldn't hold back. I punched her. Yeah, I did it. Called into the headmistress's office on the first day. Wonderful.

    At first, being full-fledged adventurers is a blast. But when the trio embark on their second quest, they stumble upon a secret: It seems AppVenture has been releasing monsters into the wild in order to generate more business. Now the three friends find themselves on the run from a venture-backed startup that will do anything to make sure our heroes don't live to reveal the truth...

     Omega's Attorney Can David help heal Henry’s bruised heart and show his omega that they have the makings of the perfect family? The Omega's Attorney is a 56,000 word, Mpreg romance with elements of heartache and humor, steamy sex, revenge on lying ex-boyfriends, babies and blissfully-ever-after. Omega's Teacher They've got one weekend to learn how to get along...or someone is out of a job. This is a 33,000 word story of male pregnancy with a HEA. This is book 3 in the Baby Makes Three series, but can be read as a stand-alone. Omega's Doctor Keep your career, or keep your love... Who's capable of making that choice? Omega’s Doctor is over 38,000 words with a HEA, ducky umbrella and three weddings. Omega's Rockstar Mike's pregnancy on a hundred-city tour is the last thing any relationship needs, especially when the record company hates to see them giving each other those cutesy looks and rubbing noses together. Can Mike and Seth's commitment to each other overcome their demons? Omega's Rockstar is a 68,000-word male pregnancy gay romance with a bad boy Alpha rocking the stage, a timid Omega sidekick thrust into the spotlight, hot desert loving, baby-sized headphones, and too many cream cheese croissants. Omega's Prince When a chance encounter reunites the lovers, it seems like fate has given them a second go at the lives they both yearn for. Can Prince Henrik tame the skittish figure skater Jeff and prove that their relationship could work, especially with a baby on the way? Omega's Prince is a steamy 60,000 word Mpreg gay romance with a sassy twink, hot texting, royal wedding, baby and blissfully ever after. Lawyer's Secret Omega Workplace unresolved tension. A forbidden romance. An unplanned pregnancy. Can a commitment-phobic alpha and a reluctant omega seize their chance at happiness? Lawyer's Secret Omega is a 64,000 word non-shifter mpreg romance with a secret pregnancy, secret relationship, surprise wedding, an Alpha to the rescue, time with the adorable baby, steamy times in the boss's office and HEA. Alpha Omega Mpreg Romance.

    But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things. Everything changes when Mr. Lopez purchases them from the pet store. As Tip and Tucker take a road trip, they wonder what their new home will be like. Mr. Lopez says it will be noisy and fun. What is school? In playful, simple stories written especially for the K-1 audience, Tip and Tucker will help beginning readers explore new feelings and learn to navigate classroom dynamics and relationships.