What if your child started each day believing, “I can do this”?What if bedtime became a moment of calm connection instead of rushing through the night?Looking for positive words that actually help your child feel secure, capable, and loved - without sounding forced or over-the-top?This book is created especially for kids and for the parents who want to nurture confidence in a gentle, meaningful way. These affirmations are simple, wa...

Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Sixth Edition, stands alone among screenwriting books by emphasizing that human connection, though often overlooked, is as essential to writing effective screenplays as conflict.Award-winning writer and director Claudia Hunter Johnson teaches you the all-important basics of dramatic technique and guides you through the challenging craft of writing short screenplays with carefully focused exercises of increasing length and complexity...

The first book-length study of Harper Lee's two novels, this is the ultimate reference for those interested in Harper Lee's writing, most notably as it considers race, class, and gender.To Kill a Mockingbird is timeless, continuing to be a favorite among both students and adults. One million copies are sold every year, and it remains one of the books most often taught in school. This companion guide helps students to better understand the complex themes of...

This book presents a unique perspective on life in Colonial England, exposing many misconceptions and depicting how elements of its culture that are typically regarded as marginal—such as the activities of pirates—actually had an extensive impact of the populace.The daily lives of most colonial New Englanders were much more colorful and exotic than the drab, pious picture many of us have in mind. Daily Life in Colonial New England exposes as myth much of w...

A fascinating look into the myths that continue to shape our understanding and appreciation of Jane Austen.Was Jane Austen the best-selling novelist of her time? Are all her novels romances? Did they depict the traditional world of the aristocracy? Is Austen's writing easy to understand? Well into the 21st century, Jane Austen continues to be one of the most compelling novelists in all English literature. Many of her ideas about class, family, history, intimacy, ma...

In The Productive Tension of Hawthorne’s Art, Claudia D. Johnson identifies and explores the tension between Nathaniel Hawthorne’s concepts of art and morality by describing its sources, plotting its manifestations, and suggesting how the opposing elements of this tension are finally reconciled.Hawthorne’s major works, including his short fiction, exhibit a profound conflict between eighteenth-century views of an orderly, balanced, and static universe on the one hand and n...

Jane Austen completed only six novels, but enduring passion for the author and her works has driven fans to read these books repeatedly, in book clubs or solo, while also inspiring countless film adaptations, sequels, and even spoofs involving zombies and sea monsters. Austen’s lasting appeal to both popular and elite audiences has lifted her to legendary status. In Jane Austen’s Cults and Cultures, Claudia L. Johnson shows how Jane Austen became “Jane Austen,” a figure intensely—...

From the depths of history and the lingering shadows of war comes a gripping, emotionally charged novel: Through the Rustling Water.Set in post–World War II Europe, the story follows two young operatives from an elite intelligence unit—Yael and Yotam—on a perilous mission to track down a Hungarian war criminal accused of crimes against humanity. As they navigate a continent still scarred by devastation, they are forced to confront not only external dangers but also the personal sec...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In an enchanted forest, where whispers breed courage and friendship casts its own spell, a beagle named Copper and his chipmunk companion, Chip, embark on a journey through the fabric of time. Guided by the mystic hands of an ancient grandfather clock, they traverse snowy battlefields and meet valiant souls, becoming unwitting threads in a tapestry of a pivotal moment in history. Carrying the weight of an untold future, they prove that even the sm...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.In a heartwarming saga, we meet four indomitable spirits. A wise boy leads an eclectic group: the calculating David, justice-seeking Sofia, and exuberant athlete Monte. Together as "The Odd Squad," they confront life’s trials with a pact of unwavering support, turning individual weaknesses into collective strength. Through their shared journey from youth to adulthood, they chase dreams fiercely, each triumph and trial forging unbreakable bon...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Eighteen-year-old Heather "Storm" Campbell recently lost her parents and has grown estranged from her best friend. There's nothing left to keep her in Scotland. When a mysterious stranger offers her an exciting journey to another world, curiosity overcomes her fears. But does she really have nothing to lose?What is it like to leave her familiar life behind forever and plunge headlong into the unknown?What secrets are the six rulers...

Once viewed solely in relation to the history of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft is now recognised as a writer of formidable talent across a range of genres, including journalism, letters and travel writing, and is increasingly understood as an heir to eighteenth-century literary and political traditions as well as a forebear of romanticism. The Cambridge Companion to Mary Wollstonecraft addresses all aspects of Wollstonecraft's momentous and tragically brief career. The diverse and searchin...