Liam hates high school.Since coming out three years ago, bullies have tormented him every day, and the school library is the only place where he feels safe and himself. When he finds Dan, the most popular boy in school and his secret crush, sitting in his favorite seat, he knows he should just walk away. But something pulls him in.Dan’s life isn’t easy.Behind his charming exterior, he carries a heavy burden. Haunted by mistakes, dark secrets, and the fear of losing ...

Cultural Heritage Conservation for Early Learners explores how to introduce young audiences to art conservation. Conservators and educators from around the world share their approach to creating engaging, hands-on programs for children aged three to eight and their caregivers.Drawing on their experiences as conservators and educators, the authors provide an in-depth look at the Smithsonian Institution’s popular “Art & Me” family workshops. Readers will gain practical insig...

Jean Carter, the protagonist, grows up in the Big Horn Country of Wyoming, a region known for its beautiful yet challenging terrain. The novel begins with Jean's childhood, where she learns about life on the ranch from her father and develops a deep connection to the land and its people.As Jean matures into a young woman, she faces various trials and triumphs. She becomes known for her independence, strength, and determination to carve out her own path in a traditionally male-dominated env...

"Your heart deserves to be treated as gently as everybody else's"South Korean Kim and Italian Alessandro have been working in the same building for years and fighting an endless prank war.Alessandro is messy, oversleeps, drinks too much and enjoys making the downstairs tenant miserable. Kim, the downstairs tenant, runs an Italian language school and a tight ship. He suffers no fools, especially the fool in the science lab upstairs.When they...

Fans of a certain multi-award-winning HBO dramatic series and lovers of fine eating everywhere will love the ultimate guide to making every event the perfect occasion, served up by the Garden State's most gracious hostess, Carmela Soprano.From graduation parties to holiday gatherings to poolside barbecues, Carmela gives you everything you need to keep your personal crew as happy as a clam in red sauce: over 75 delicious new Neapolitan-based recipes as well as score...

How we learn to read is not a secret formula, it’s a science. More than five decades of research conducted across the world informs the Science of Reading. This one-stop guide examines the crucial aspects of literacy development.Uncover the workings of the brain in processing language stimuli and print information, bridging the gap between sound and text for effective reading. Delve into language development, drawing parallels with oral language acquisition while a...

Delicious, affordable, and fun recipes from the hit ABC daytime television show, which stars Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, and Clinton Kelly.

Forget everythingyou’ve heard abouthealth-conscious baking.Simply, BabyCakes is your key to an enlightened, indulgent, sweets-filled future. This is important news not only for parents whose children have allergies, for vegans, and for others who struggle with food sensitivities, but also for all you sugar-loving traditionalists. The recipes in these pages prove that there is a healthy alternative to recklessly made desserts, one tha...

From Baking with the Cake Boss and Cake Boss: this collection of ten mouthwatering cookie recipes will bring the perfect amount of sweetness to any occasion.Buddy Valastro makes cookies that are as delicious as his famous cakes. With this collection of ten perfect cookie recipes—complete with hassle-free, easy-to-follow directions and beautiful photographs—you’ll find your favorite recipes. Here are classics, like Chocolate Chip Cookies, Biscotti,...

The highly anticipated complement to the New York Times bestselling Momofuku cookbook, Momofuku Milk Bar reveals the recipes for the innovative, addictive cookies, pies, cakes, ice creams, and more from the wildly popular Milk Bar bakery.Momofuku Milk Bar shares the recipes for Christina Tosi’s fantastic desserts—the now-legendary riffs on childhood flavors and down-home classics (all essentially derived from ten mother recipes)—...

Master bread baker Peter Reinhart follows the origins of pizza from Italy to the States, capturing the stories behind the greatest artisanal pizzas of the Old World and the New.Beginning his journey in Genoa, Reinhart scours the countryside in search of the fabled focaccia col formaggio. He next heads to Rome to sample the famed seven-foot-long pizza al taglio, and then to Naples for the archetypal pizza napoletana. Back in America, the h...

Learn to make delightful and delicious macarons from the master baker whose gourmet confections "rival those in Paris" (Zagat).Cuter than a cupcake and more delicious, the adorable macaron is très en vogue. Cecile Cannone has mastered the art at her lauded MacarOn Café, where these beautiful, bite-sized treats are "feather-light, at once crunchy and chewy, and distinguished by rich buttercream filling" ( New York Times).Now Cannone teaches her techni...