FROM EXCITING YA AUTHOR JENNIFER WALKERWhat if the one element that has always defined you as a geeky outcast has the potential to catapult you into being the next big thing?A Black girl adopted into a White family, Jodie has always felt out of place, especially at her mainly middle-class, white high school. Used to being a ghost in the halls, she has always found solace alone in her room surrounded by a world of Stephen King novels, Oreo cookies, ...

Hector Berlioz's Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts, 1837) remains a fixture in the repertoire of choirs and orchestras today. Since 2003, it has been performed in its entirety over one hundred times and has appeared on concert programs spanning the globe: from Russia to the United Kingdom, Finland to the United States, and many locations in between. These performances have, for the most part, been received positively but critics have not always been this kind to Berlioz and his Requ...

Adrift and lonely, Lily Greene travels to Provence to spend the summer with her aunt in the sunny south of France. In the vibrant city of Avignon, she meets Ludo and Auguste, two expert fencers who are also local actors performing in the upcoming Festival of Theater where they will present the classical tragedy, Cyrano de Bergerac. When Lily joins their thespian troupe, portraying the lead female role, she discovers that real life mirrors the play they are rehearsing, for--just as Cyrano a...

Whether you're sipping Czech beer with locals or exploring hilltop castles, get to know these fairytale cities with Moon Prague, Vienna & Budapest. Inside you'll find:Flexible itineraries for multiple days in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest that can be combined into a longer tripMust-see highlights and unique experiences: Admire Prague's intricate Gothic architecture, stroll the grand halls of Schönbrunn Palac...

With the repairs to Kryter in development, Kaid, River, Aiden, and Jack are recovering in the nearby town of Rove. But that doesn't stop the serial killer known as the Raven from taking new victims. As the former lead detective on the case, River is determined to bring the killer down, no matter the cost.With help from physicists, psychologists, biologists, MDs, chemists, former special forces, former FBI, a former homicide detective, and forensic technicians, this series is as sci...

One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Economists have stressed that the quality of our educational system eventually defines the ability of our workforce, which in turn affects our competitive position in the world market. This issue has earned increasing attention in light of recent reports that students in many nations perform at higher levels of educational competence than children ...

The stars have finally aligned. The girl I've crushed on for years and I are finally single at the same time.Too bad she has me planted firmly in the friends-with-benefits zone.Ever since I met the girl I affectionately call Cheese, I've wanted her. She was dating a buddy when I was single. When she was single, I was living with someone. So, when I found out she and her fiance called it quits, I was ready to make my move. Cue the music wher...

The Generosity Network is the essential guide to the art of activating resources of every kind behind any worthy cause.Philanthropist Jeff Walker and fund-raising expert Jennifer McCrea offer a fresh new perspective that can make the toughest challenges of nonprofit management and development less stressful, more rewarding—and even fun.Walker and McCrea show how traditional pre-scripted, money-centered, goal-oriented fund-raising techniques lead to anxiety and failure, whil...

Maddy Tyler, a sophisticated art gallery owner is driven, overworked and cynical about love. When a sudden crisis makes her re-evaluate her life, she impulsively buys a weekend retreat in the country. Fraser O’Neill, her rural neighbour, is an easy-going widower of simple tastes and quite definitely not Maddy’s ‘type’. Still, a comfortable weekend affair is another story ... and Maddy of course will be in control. But nothing is ever that simple and Maddy is forced to face the demons of he...

Sacred and Secular Intersections in Music of the Long Nineteenth Century: Church, Stage, and Concert Hall explores interconnections of the sacred and the secular in music and aesthetic debates of the long nineteenth century. The essays in this volume view the category of the sacred not as a monolithic attribute that applies only to music written for and performed in a religious ritual. Rather, the “sacred” is viewed as a functional as well as a topical category that enhances the discourse ...

A compelling YA anthology from editors Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli about the trials and triumphs of girls in sports.A Kid's Indie Next Pick!A Junior Library Guild Selection!A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!Ambition. Drive. Determination. Talent. Courage. Teamwork.Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for players who are teen girls, the stakes a...

FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF YOUNG ADULT FICTION JENNIFER WALKERJess moves to Maui anticipating a world of beaches, boys and bikinis. Romance with a passionate local and the discovery that her presence puts his family at risk? Not in the tourist brochure.Her mother is having a baby with a man who is not her father, and her best friend has been secretly dating her boyfriend. Seventeen-year-old Jess Kennedy desperately needs a new life.When her fa...