Showing results for "Wallace" in Teen & Young Adult

Zimbabwe, 1980s. The war is over, independence has been won and Robert Mugabe has come to power offering hope, land and freedom to black Africans. It is the start of a promising new era. For Robert Jacklin, it's all new: new continent, new country, new school. And very quickly he learns that for some of his classmates, the sound of guns is still loud, and their battles rage on...

Getting Things Done for Teens will adapt its lessons by offering a fresh take on the GTD methodology, framing life as a game to play and GTD as the game pieces and strategies to play your most effective game. It presents GTD in a highly visual way and frames the methodology as not only as a system for being productive in school, but as a set of tools for everyday life. Getting Things Done for Teens is the how-to manual for the next generation - a strategic guidebook for creating the conditions for a fruitful and effective future.

When 17-year-old Breezy Lin wakes up in a shallow grave one year after her death, she doesn't remember who killed her or why. All she knows is that she's somehow conscious - and not only that, she's able to sense who around her is hiding a murderous past. In life, Breezy was always drawn to the elegance of the universe and the mystery of the stars. Now she must set out to find answers and discover what is to become of her in the gritty, dangerous world to which she now belongs.

Twenty essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medb to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O’Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists and rebels of all kinds. Written by multi-award-winning author and first Laureate na nÓg (Irish Children’s Laureate) Siobhán Parkinson. Perfect for use in schools as well as for leisure listening, this collection celebrates the role of women in Ireland’s changing society.

You might be surprised to know how many adults pick up their heads one day and ask themselves, “how did I end up here?” Merie Weismiller Wallace, a still photographer who has worked on some of Hollywood’s most interesting films, reveals things she learned and ideas she discovered that allowed her to create a uniquely wonderful life. It all started when Merie was failing in junior high, then imagined exactly what she would prefer—and through an odd combination of events and persistence, she found her dreams and aspirations coming true.

Great aunt Annie was a storyteller. It was mostly Christmas stories she told. No one had ever heard her tales about giant reindeer, living snowmen, and Santa Claus. There were no movies about them. No books. When she passed away, everyone thought they’d never hear such stories again. But she saved the best for the last.

Can species change? Or go extinct? In the eighteenth century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the century that follows, that certainty gets challenged as some people in Europe question the common belief that all creatures are the same as they’ve been since life’s creation. The Evolution of an Idea, the second volume of Discovering Life’s Story, opens with the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, who attempts to create an organizing system for the myriad forms of life on earth.

Taunya's life has been predestined since the beginning of time, as well as every first-born daughter in her lineage. She is the vessel entrusted with Mankind's Greatest Champion, Jinxx. Together they must fight back an army of demons and keep the balance of Good and Evil. That is if Taunya and Jinxx can survive each other. Will they find their balance or will Evil conquer mankind?

"Run Paisley run. Don't look at Trey as boyfriend-material. He's ridiculously smoking hot, but when he dates - he's cheetah fast. Quick to catch you. Then gone.” My BFF is right. Trey's not for me. I know what I want out of senior year: an artistic guy, a perfect prom, and a plan to reunite my parents. I can make those happen if I have a magical crystal like the one I saw at the museum. I need that Do Over stone.

Jinxx and Taunya are back and more powerful than ever. When Aastha travels to Germany and disappears, they must fight under new Gods and face all new Evils. New friends and new foes are made, but what is coming may be even too much for them to defeat. Every twist and turn is filled with action and showcases girl power at it's best.

For the first eight years of her life, an unusual apple orchard in Vermont is Sorrow Lovegood's whole world. The land has been passed down through generations of brave, resilient women, and while their offbeat habits may be ridiculed by other townspeople - especially their neighbors, the Abrams family - Sorrow and her family take pride in its odd history. Then, one winter night, an unthinkable tragedy changes everything. In the aftermath, Sorrow is sent to Miami to live with her father, away from the only home she's ever known.

Perfect for all ages, it tells the charming story of the adventures a young cowgirl, Liza, and her beloved companion and friend, her horse Libby. Have you ever wondered what your horse is thinking? Join this intrepid duo on their enchanting journey that begins when they get lost on a trail ride out west. While on the trail climbing steep mountains and passing through beautiful valleys, many nights sleeping under the stars, their adventures include meeting new and fascinating people, taking care of one another, making difficult decisions, and expanding their devotion to one another.

Vampires, slashers, and superheroes kick butt on screen, and Megan loves them. But she'd die if she ever met one in real life. She can't even tell her mom she doesn't want to wear an ugly, scalloped dress to the dance. And no one knows she has a secret crush. On September 23rd, there's nowhere to hide when all her secrets are exposed. While on a field trip to the local theater, a magical portal opens and sucks her into the movie world - a surreal place bounding with vampires, slashers, and superheroes…OMG

The Black Asteroid is a teen-age coming of age graphic novel. Marty Castillo leaves the Moon in his home brew farm space ship with this wife, Amy, their 16-year-old son, Rusty, and their cow to go to the Black Asteroid looking for diamonds. Rusty was born and brought up in the space ship. He has never seen a live 16-year-old. On the way to the Black Asteroid they rescue Angie, a 16-year-old Apache girl, from a defunct space ship.

Barely escaping the black flames that took her mother, Ayana is forced to keep secrets that, if learned, will cause her to share her mother’s fate. In the face of grief, a curse is cast that ignites a king’s rage, and Ayana’s father’s war on magic begins. Hoping to break the curse by spilling magical blood, Ayana’s father leaves the kingdom to find his next target.

Vampires? Check. Werewolves? Check. Death prophecy to hang over your head? Double check. Seventeen-year-old Emma Hutchinson struggles to find her place in the world she has been born to as she tries to decide whether she should be with Michael, the boy she has been dreaming about since she was three, or if she belongs with Dominic, her betrothed.

Quinn Sullivan lost the love of her life when her boyfriend, Trent, died in an accident their junior year. In an attempt to get closure, she reached out to the recipients of his donated organs. Though some answered her letters, the one Quinn feels matters most - the person who received Trent's heart - has been silent.

Deadline: March 24th. Miss the deadline and the unthinkable happens. Cassie will turn Sweet 16 and never been kissed. Too shy to even talk to a guy, she has no hope of pressing her mouth against one. According to her BFFs, she must change. Starting with her hair, her clothes, and her strategy. Or else. Being a member of the un-kissed is not Cassie's only secret. She has a crush. A massive, skin tingling lust for Ryan the hottest guy in school. She's too shy to ask him out, much less offer her lips to him. Now, as her birthday looms, she must make a choice: stay in the shadows, follow her friends' lead, or go for the hot guy.

Noren knew that his world was not as it should be - it was wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, could use metal tools and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the mysterious City, which he had always longed to enter. Above all, it was wrong for the Scholars to have sole power over the distribution of knowledge. The High Law imposed these restrictions and many others, though the Prophecy promised that someday knowledge and Machines would be available to everyone.

Violet is a pessimistic paralyzed teenage misfit trying to discern her place in the world. Then she inherits her elemental gifts and discovers she is one of ten Chosen Ancient teens destined to battle to the death. In return for being able to walk and wield supernatural powers she is thrust into a war between good and evil in which the future of humankind hangs in the balance. Along her journey toward inevitability, she experiences the joys of falling in love and the agony of heartache.