"MELISSA MCCARTHY BIOGRAPHY: The Making of a Comedy Icon - Behind the Scenes of a Leading Lady" offers an intimate and revealing look into the life and career of one of Hollywood's most beloved and talented actresses. From her humble beginnings in Plainfield, Illinois, to her meteoric rise to fame as a leading lady in film and television, Melissa McCarthy's journey is a testament to the transformative power of perseverance, passion, and humor.In this comprehensive biography, reader...

This key resource for K–12 educators offers a systematic guide to delivering Tier 2 and 3 math interventions within a multi-tiered system of support. The volume explains critical math areas in which many students have difficulty--early numeracy, time and money measurement, number combinations, fractions, word-problem solving, algebra, and more. Leading experts describe relevant standards and show how to use data-based individualization to plan, monitor, and intensify instr...

"I couldn't put this book down... a powerful journey that will make you cry, smile, and believe in the strength of the human spirit." - ReaderSometimes letting go is the greatest act of love...When two high school students ask Theresa to share her story for a class assignment, they unlock a powerful tale of courage, sacrifice, and the true meaning of family. From a broken childhood to an unexpected pregnancy in an era when...

"A thought-provoking story that will keep you questioning long after the last page... A journey into a future that feels frighteningly possible." - ReaderWhat if you could place your newborn into cryo-suspension until it was more convenient to bring him or her home?In an Austin, Texas Postponement Center, Nora Collins helps parents make the controversial choice to cryogenically preserve their newborns until the ti...

On July 13, 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson of Kinston, North Carolina, went to pick up her two toddler sons. It would be the last time she was seen alive.Laura's ex, Grant Hayes—the father of her two sons—and his wife, Amanda, the mother of his newborn daughter, both pointed the finger at each other as the one guilty of murdering Laura, cutting up her body, and then transporting and disposing of the remains on the shores of Oyster Creek, Texas.This is the hauntingly true story o...

"A heart-touching journey that reminds us family is born from love, not blood." - ReaderSometimes, the greatest gift is a second chance at family...At just three years old, Robby faces the unthinkable—rejection from his birth mother and life in an orphanage. For two long years, he rides an emotional rollercoaster of trial days with potential parents, only to be returned each time. But when Catherine steps forward to adopt ...

Prepare future educators to strengthen the literacy skills of students in Grades 6–12 with this introductory reading textbook, based on the latest research, the Common Core State Standards, and recommended instructional practices. The perfect first text on adolescent literacy, this expertly organized volume covers all the fundamentals of how reading and writing skills develop in older students and how to teach literacy within key academic content areas:...

The second edition of Archaeological Ethics is an invitation to an ongoing and lively discussion on ethics. In addition to topics such as looting, reburial and repatriation, relations with native peoples, and professional conduct, Vitelli and Colwell-Chanthaphonh have responded to current events and news stories. Twenty-one new articles expand this ongoing discussion into the realm of intellectual property, public outreach, archaeotourism, academic freedom, archaeological concerns in times...

Jocelyn Branham Earnest was found dead on the floor of her living room in Forest, Virginia. By her side was a gun and a suicide note—typed, lacking a signature, and with one fingerprint on it. A fingerprint apparently belonging to Jocelyn's estranged husband.Wesley Earnest was a respected high school administrator, poised to restart his life in a new community. Parents entrusted their children to his care and believed he was above reproach. But the investigation into the life the c...

She thought she had married her soulmate. But when Carol Kennedy could no longer tolerate her husband's reckless womanizing and out-of-control spending, the artist, therapist and mother of two had to let him go. Just weeks after their divorce, Carol was found in her Arizona ranch home—bludgeoned to death with a golf club. Her ex, Steven DeMocker, was the prime suspect. Yet it took the authorities months to arrest him—and years to convict...

June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania state trooper witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is alive—and drenched in blood. When asked what happened, the man answers, "I just killed everybody."Not far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery. In the home of Michael's ex-girlfriend, Denise Mehri, they find four bodies that had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife: Denise, on the kitchen floor; her grandfather,...

A promising young attorney and a dedicated family man, Michael Fletcher seemed to have it all. But in the summer of 2000, Michael found himself standing trial for the murder of his pregnant wife, Leann. The verdict—guilty of second-degree murder—would leave friends, family, and the public at large scrambling to make sense of a twisted and frightening series of events that ended in the brutal killing of Leann Fletcher. What could possibly have led Michael Fletcher to commit such a gruesome ...