The finale to the dystopian fantasy Elemental trilogy is packed with a daring escape from pirates, dangerous rescue missions, and a heartbreaking romance.After the shocking discovery that his mother is still alive, Thomas demands that his fellow colonists return with him to Roanoke Island to rescue her. But the island is still under pirate control, and worse, there’s a new adversary who wields a more sinister element than they could have imagined. With the help of ...

**In this sequel to the dystopian fantasy adventure Elemental, the stakes are life-or-death and nothing is as it appears to be.“A page-turner with a dose of mystery and adventure, this series will interest fans of fantasy, history, and romance.”—VOYA**Would you rather live without your greatest power—or die to keep it?Thomas and his friends have rescued the Guardians and commandeered the pirates’ ship, but the pirates still hold fast to Roanoke Isl...

**From the award-winning author of Five Flavors of Dumb comes a novel featuring one crazy road trip full of rejection, redemption, and romance.“A highly readable balance of humor, heart, self-discovery, and shenanigans.”—BCCB“Features multifaceted teens whose faith is integrated with their thinking but doesn't define them completely.”—Booklist**When does a spiritual journey turn into a rockin’ road trip?The moment Luke’s book, ...

**In this serpentine novel, a down-on-his-luck actor suddenly makes it big . . . but just as he’s getting a taste of fame, betrayal and secrets start to reveal the darker side of Hollywood.“An intriguing and glamorous conspiracy full of make-outs and fake outs.”—School Library Journal“Whip-smart, devious, and tremendous fun.”—Johnathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Predator One and Rot & Ruin**Nothing in Hollywood ...

**WINNER OF THE SCHNEIDER BOOK AWARD • From the acclaimed author of the Elemental series comes a rock n’ roll coming-of-age story where a young teen is determined to successfully manage her high school’s hottest new rock band. The only minor hiccup is . . . well, she’s deaf.“Hilarious and so smart. . . . proves that everyone, no matter what, deserves to be heard.”—Catherine Gilbert Murdoch, author of Dairy Queen“Chart-topping potential.”—Kirkus Reviews, st...

In the heart of a quaint, snow-covered town, where the joy of Christmas is cherished by all, five children with unique talents and deep family bonds find themselves at the center of a chilling mystery. As Christmas Eve approaches, the excitement of the holiday season takes a dark turn when Lily, Max, Sophie, Ethan, and Emma mysteriously disappear after a school celebration. Their families, shattered and desperate, rally the town in a search for the missing children, but days pass with no l...

This book presents evidence of a longitudinal study in teacher preparation utilizing a threefold multicultural (TFM) model of immersion. It establishes the need for culturally responsive teachers in classrooms, and outlines a proven model that can be employed to prepare them.Through the TFM model elements, pre-service teacher candidates participated in class-based, cohort fieldwork experience, and reflective journal writings and discussions. Evidence was gathered from pre- and post...

As one of the most recognized names in the fields of language assessment and applied linguistics, Lyle F. Bachman has produced a high volume of scholarly articles and books in the field of language assessment. These writings have strongly influenced the discipline and over the last three decades have played an uncontested role in shaping the field as we know it today. Until now, Bachman’s work has been spread across various mediums and not existed in one place. The Writings of Lyle F. ...

The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s. It is at best a failed policy, according to bestselling author Antony Loewenstein. Its direct results have included mass incarceration in the US and extreme violence in different parts of the world. And now the Trump administration is unleashing diplomatic and military forces against any softening of the conflict. Pills, Powder, and Smoke investigates the individuals, officials, activists, victims, DEA agents and trafficke...

Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we've come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we're heading.Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter compare genes to digital information, and sketch the frontiers of genomic re...

Considered a masterpiece by critics, John Buchan’s Witch Wood combines the author’s interests in landscape, Calvinism, and the fate of Scotland after the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.In seventeenth-century Scotland, religious struggles run rampant. Here, Young David Sempill, a moderate Presbyterian minister, pleas with his sect to have compassion for the remnants of King Montrose’s defeated army, who are being harried and slaughtered by religious extremists. But as pre-Chris...

The paradigm for atrial fibrillation (AF) management has changed significantly in recent years. A new era has begun for the prevention of one of the most tremendous complication of AF, stroke. Prevention of ischemic stroke in AF patients with oral anticoagulants represents a huge challenge because of the narrow therapeutic change of these drugs, interindividual and intraindividual variability, and the unsatisfactory time in therapeutically range (TTR) with this type of medication.N...