life skills

"In their second term at Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents, Ms. Rapscott teaches her students that the path to The Top starts at the Bottom of the Barrel and other silly lessons"--Provided by publisher.

The experts at Kaufmann Mercantile provide detailed how-tos on fifty topics ranging from building a fire and making soap to frying an egg and brewing coffee.

"Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is determined to learn how to focus"--Provided by publisher.

Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of accepting "no" and disagreeing appropriately. When RJ learns to use these skills the right way, he finds that rewards come his way, instead of arguments.

A surgeon advocates for an approach to end-of-life care that emphasizes quality of life as the desired goal, rather than extending life at the cost of increased or extended suffering.

Offers fundamental techniques for both domestic chores and home repair and maintenance, featuring 201 practical projects with step-by-step illustrated instructions, relevant charts, sidebars, lists and toolboxes.

"Rhymes and colorful illustrations offer a timeless message to a new generation learning to navigate the fast-changing digital age. Whether sending a photo or making a comment, "Screen" wants kids to know their posts -- the kind and the cruel -- will follow them for a very long time and will influence their friendships.--Publisher.

Teenager Viola Li and her sister Roz are selling bean buns at a science fiction gathering in Seattle when she suddenly collapses--she wakes up in the hospital to find that somehow she has developed an extreme case of photosensitivity (so bad that even ordinary lights can cause blisters), and somehow, in her senior year of high school, she has to craft a new life that will still include journalism school, activism, and the new guy who caught her as she fell.

"The rules keep getting in the way of Noodle's fun. There are so many rules -- too many rules! And Noodle struggles because he doesn't think many of them actually apply to him. Will Noodle's mother and teacher convince him that rules are meant to help, not harm, him?"--Publisher.