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"A murder at a suspense writer convention makes everyone a suspectespecially the victims literary rivals. Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead in her hotel room, four rival authorsa midlister, an egomaniac, a has-been, and a newbiealso get targeted by an anonymous social media account and wonder if theyre next. First, they find themselves bonding to try to find out whos behind it. As the account taunts them, it slowly reveals secrets that each of them have connected to Kristinsecrets that make them a suspect in each others eyes. Soon, they are turning on each other and silently accusing each as a killer. With time running out until the awards ceremony where the social media account has promised a big reveal, the only thing they know for sure is that no one is better at both creating and solving a mystery than the people who write them for a living." --.

"[Presents] over 150 structured purpose driven plans to build relationships, develop communication and social skills, and support and extend academics" -- Back of cover.

A guide for professional learning communities to creating a data team to evaluate student performance, and instructional strategies.

Describes over two hundred games, exercises, and activities designed to raise comfort levels and promote communication at parties, weddings, sales meetings, training sessions, and other settings; each with a title, purpose statement, suggested group size, time estimate, instructions, and variations.