psychological aspects

A companion workbook to the book with activities relating to the seven habits teenagers can cultivate to help them improve their self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve goals, get along with parents, and make other positive changes in their lives.

Uses letters, stories, and informational text to help children cope with moving to a new home.

Argues that the obstacles and disadvantages experienced by the underdog require adaptations that can lead to benefits and success in professional life, and draws upon examples from the world of business, sports, and culture.

"When a fragile young woman refuses to leave New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approaches, her parents are forced to go without her, setting off a chain of events that leaves their marriage in shambles and their daughter catatonic, the victim or perpetrator of some unknown violent act"--Provided by publisher.

Presents stories of service dogs.

A discussion of suicide, explaining what it is, looking at some of the reasons people consider suicide, identifying warning signs, encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult, and including coping strategies.

"Feel goosebumps begin to form as this title explores cemeteries around the world, surveying common cemetery features and creepy stories about these places"--Provided by the publisher.

"Drawing on his experiences as a child, a parent, and an inner-city teacher, Pennac reflects on the power of story and on how we learn to read: what helps us and what gets in the way. He reminds us of our right to read anything, anywhere, at any time--as long as we are enjoying ourselves."--Back cover.

"Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie-scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to--a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls. Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who went up against the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape Pine Cottage and the man she refers to only as Him... Now, Quincy is doing well... Her memory won't even allow her to recall the events of that night; the past is in the past. That is, until Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead in her bathtub, wrists slit, and Sam, the second, appears on Quincy's doorstep. Blowing through Quincy's life like a whirlwind, Sam seems intent on making Quincy relive the past, with increasingly dire consequences..."--OCLC.

A collection of hundreds of strategies, lesson ideas, and activities to help new teachers become more organized and focused.