By: Martha Acker, Pub. 1989, reprinted 2024, 330 pages, Index, Soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-224-8. Franklin County was created in 1784 and was considered the 8th county of the state. It is located in the northeastern portion of the state boarding South Carolina along the Savannah River. Early on, Franklin County boarded Wilkes and Greene Counties, Georgia and Pendleton District/County, South Carolina. Franklin County is the parent county in part or whole to: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hart, ...

Mattis, Lorica, AG-90 and Jo have been captured by the First Order! And things only go from bad to worse when Jo turns traitor on them as soon as they’re in custody, and AG is taken away to be reprogrammed as a villainous First Order droid! Can the squabbling Mattis and Lorica work together to figure out a way to escape before they are interrogated...or worse? Meanwhile, Dec and Sari seek out the help of the intimidating gangster Harra the Hutt to save their friends, but bargaining with a ...

"Funny, poignant, stirring and heartbreaking . . . This book is our collective coming-of-age story . . . required reading for your favorite Black girl." — EssenceIn her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A "woke" millennial tries to fight gentrification, only to learn she's part of the problem; a grade school teache...

Have you ever felt unsure how to help a team that was spinning in circles? Or wanted to flee a room with a high-conflict group?If you lead teams of any size, chances are you have been a facilitator at some point. But what does it mean to be a facilitator? While sticky notes, dot voting, and gathering people around a whiteboard are all helpful activities, they can only take us so far.The Art & Science of Facilitation is your guide to moving your team further forward using th...

MATTIS BANZ knows that he's meant to be a hero of the galaxy like the legendary Luke Skywalker, and when General Leia Organa's Resistance recruits him to join its efforts against the evil First Order, he finally has a chance to fulfill his destiny. But the rest of his squadron doesn't seem very promising. Sure, there's the Zeltron girl Lorica, famous for her exploits foiling evil smugglers, but there's also the swamp boy named Dec, who seems to enjoy causing trouble; Dec's "brother," a dro...

Crossing my arms over my chest, I stumbled back into my bedroom and stood in front of the full-length mirror. It was still there.Melanie wakes up after a crazy birthday party with a new part in her pants. Overwhelmed, she decides to go to class and deal with the problem later—even if it is hard to sit through the lecture the hot TA is giving.All is well and good until her roommate knocks on her door, eager to see what Melanie is hiding.This short story cont...

In Washington, D.C.’s powerful Black elite, legacy is everything. When a young heir to one of the city’s most influential institutions seeks funding to cement her future, a shadowy organization offers to help—but it could cost her far more than she’s willing to give.“A biting satire about the ever-shifting ways to perform Blackness. This is a very special book.”—Bridgett M. Davis, author of The World According to Fannie DavisNina J...

This book focuses on one of many communication challenges autistic children face daily,no eye contact. One coping and masking method when communicating with neurotypicalchildren for this child is using her sunglasses as a great fashion statement. Her daily use of hermany sunglasses not only helps her to cope with her eye contact challenges but also helps her toidentify social cues, learning new skills and communicating effectively. This book is intended to

After surviving their latest dance with death, Joseph and Miranda begin to share the heartbreak that led them into this situation.

The members of J Squadron are back at it again, fighting the First Order, and trying desperately to be as cool as Poe Dameron. Having escaped the First Order, this ragtag group is on the run--trying to get back to the Resistance before it's too late--in the third book of this hilarious Star Wars-meets- The Goonies original fiction series.

Chicago lawyer Ben Corbin has just launched his private practice when Dr. Mikhail Ivanovsky, a mysterious Russian scientist, hires him to sue for possession of a safe deposit box. But when the box’s owner enlists the city’s highest-powered lawyer—and then turns up dead—the Russian confesses: inside the box is an old Soviet biowarfare formula for the deadliest disease known to humankind.To make matters worse, a technicality called the Dead Man’s Rule now forbids the scientist from t...

Jacob Harley is your average high schooler. That was before he discovered The Golden Amulet. Jacob was not prepared for the sudden change from being a normal teenager, to one with almost god-like abilities. Now, Jacob must figure out how to balance his powers, school, and avoiding being captured by Ember Industries.