What if you found out your deadbeat father is a superhero? Would you leave your small-town life to take up the mantle of a father you never knew? For 18-year-old Lucas, the choice is an easy one: he's not going to leave behind his mother and his comfortable, if dead-end, life as a high school dropout and auto mechanic for a father who's never been around. But his father—known officially as b…
Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days.
America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them—and if we delay any longer, soon it will be too late for us to pass along the American dream to future generations. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, offer both a w…
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character -- and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this pr…
from the back cover: Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud, and beautiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses - if she chooses. In fact, she likes her independence, and she likes fighting her own battles in a man's world. But it is never wise to ignore the power of love. There are three men who would very much like to marry Bathsheba. When she falls in love with one of …
from the back cover: A woman and a man . . . words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then the man leaves the first woman, finds a younger woman, marries her . . . It's an old story. Yes, it's an old, old story. It happens all the time - today, tomorrow, a hundred years ago. People don't change. But this story, set among the green hills of…
Introduction : the Gen Z effect -- Meet Gen Z -- Breaking generations : from pyramids to skyscrapers -- Hyperconnecting : from me to we -- Slingshotting : leaping into the future -- Shifting from affluence to influence -- Adopting the world as my classroom -- Lifehacking : a playbook for Gen Z -- Conclusion : welcome to Gen Z.
Equipping students with the skills they need to tackle IB History, this book develops and reinforces skills for every aspect of the exam, and provides the extra practice that is so critical to exam success. Core skills are thoroughly strengthened, with support for effective reading, note-taking, referencing and source work presented in an exam context. Thorough preparation is also included for …