What can you do when you’re quite young and very, very bored? Well, imagination and playfulness can offer some fun! When the child in this story has nothing to do, she entertains herself by imagining colors as she winds her way through the days. With the help of a pink unicorn, a toy chest and a closet full of colors, the child’s imagination is ignited. Whether in the company of a green polka dot elephant or an adorable patchwork turtle, or swinging through the air on vibrant yellow ribbon...

I never asked to be a 49-year-old virgin. I mean, who would?We live in a world that is obsessed with sex. We are inundated with sexual images from commercials and Super Bowl halftime shows to movies like Fifty Shades of Gray. Yet, when I was sixteen, I made a vow to remain a virgin until I married.What I could not know was that this decision would require a 33-year commitment on my part. Although my dream was delayed, I was not denied.

Hidden Scars by Jessica C. Perez is a raw, heartfelt memoir that delves deeply into the complexities of trauma, identity, and the ongoing journey of recovery. Jessica's life has been shaped by a series of difficult and often heartbreaking trials-overcoming the wounds of sexual abuse, battling the destructive forces of addiction, and wrestling with the challenge of accepting her own sexuality in a world that often felt unwelcoming. Through each experience, she carries emotional sca...

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk comes the story of four kids who form an alternative Scout troop that shakes up their sleepy Florida town.* "Writing with wry restraint that's reminiscent of Kate DiCamillo... a beautiful tale." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWhen three very different girls find a mysterious invitation to a lavish mansion, the promise of adventure and mischief is too intriguing to pass up. Of...

**A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor BookThe First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one’s watching.**There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school—you can’t fix it with duct tape like you would your Chuck Taylors. On Day One, twelve-year-old Malú (María Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen bee, violates the school’s dres...

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk and Strange Birds, a dazzling novel about a young girl who collects the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s never met.A 2023 Pura Belpré Author Honor BookTwelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with...

What do you do about elves and reindeer that are sad and listless because the sun is beating down on Santa’s workshop and temperatures are climbing? This rhyming, beautifully-illustrated story tells of a North Pole where everything is melting! With Christmas coming soon, Santa and his helpers are worried until Mother Nature steps in with an idea. But, she warns that the long-term solution depends upon the children of the world who so eagerly await Santa’s visit each year. She shares the se...

A veteran real estate agent shares simple but powerful techniques to connect with more customers, close more sales, and maximize success.There are more than 1.7 million real estate agents in the United States and Canada. Thousands of new agents enter the profession each year hoping to make a comfortable living.But more than 80 percent of them will not be successful. To do well in this business, you need to take your career seriously and equip yourself with training, informa...

This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the progress in error control coding over the past few years. Over 60% of the material has been completely reworked, and 30% of the material is original.Convolutional, turbo, and low density parity-check (LDPC) coding and polar codes in a unified frameworkAdvanced research-related developments such as spatial couplingA focus on algorithmic and implementation aspects of error control coding

Alex, a young girl, is haunted by recurring nightmares that feel entirely too real. Now she has learned that everything she has ever known to be true, might be different than what she remembers. Will she resolve these haunting nightmares? What will it take to find out the truth about herself? Should she let herself believe what is before her eyes? Dare to embark on a magical adventure with Alex and some of her newly acquired friends, as they discover new worlds, exciting magic, and what it...

A biography of a Polish immigrant who rose to the top of Wall Street in the Roaring Twenties and abandoned it after the Crash.

I never asked to be a 49-year-old virgin. I mean, who would?We live in a world that is obsessed with sex. We are inundated with sexual images from commercials and Super Bowl halftime shows to movies like Fifty Shades of Gray. Yet, when I was sixteen, I made a vow to remain a virgin until I married.What I could not know was that this decision would require a 33-year commitment on my part. Although my dream was delayed, I was not denied.