Skipping To School

Author : Blake Boles
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550924362
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book College Without High School written by Blake Boles and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the real world is the best education. High school can be boring. High school curriculum can be frustrating and out of touch. So what is the answer for young people whose creativity, bright ideas, and boundless energy are being stifled in that over-scheduled and grade-driven environment? What would you do if you could go to college without going to high school? Would you travel abroad, spend late nights writing a novel, volunteer in an emergency room, or build your own company? What dreams would you be pursuing right now? College Without High School shows how independent teens can self-design their high school education by becoming unschooled. Students begin by defining their goals and dreams and then pursue them through a combination of meaningful and engaging adventures. It is possible to pursue your dreams, and gain admission to any college of your choice. Boles shows how to fulfill college admission requirements by proving five preparatory results: intellectual passion, leadership, logical reasoning, background knowledge, and the capacity for structured learning. He then offers several suggestions for life-changing, confidence-building adventures that will demonstrate those results. This intriguing approach to following your dreams and doing college prep on your own terms will be welcomed by students (and their parents).

Author : SARAH PEKKANEN
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0731815270
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skipping a Beat written by SARAH PEKKANEN and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia, they become high school sweethearts. Now in their thirties, they're living a rarified life in a multi-million-dollar, Washington, D.C. home. Julia is a sought-after party planner and Michael has just sold his beverage company for $70 million. Then Michael collapses. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jumpstarts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees her life reflected in scenes from the world's great operas, has three weeks to make a choice: Walk away from the man she once adored, but who became a stranger to her even before this pronouncement, or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life?

Author : Andrea Posner-Sanchez
Publisher : Golden/Disney
ISBN 13 : 0385385501
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Skipping Day (Disney Junior: Jake and the Neverland Pirates) written by Andrea Posner-Sanchez and published by Golden/Disney. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake and his friends Izzy and Cubby outsmart Captain Hook in this story based on the hit Disney Junior preschool series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Boys ages 2 to 5 will love reading about Jake's fun adventures.

Author : G. Neri
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763654493
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghetto Cowboy written by G. Neri and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A street-smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right-the Cowboy Way. When Cole’s mom dumps him in the mean streets of Philadelphia to live with the dad he’s never met, the last thing Cole expects to see is a horse, let alone a stable full of them. He may not know much about cowboys, but what he knows for sure is that cowboys aren’t black, and they don’t live in the inner city. But in his dad’s ’hood, horses are a way of life, and soon Cole’s days of skipping school and getting in trouble in Detroit have been replaced by shoveling muck and trying not to get stomped on. At first, all Cole can think about is how to ditch these ghetto cowboys and get home. But when the City threatens to shut down the stables-- and take away the horse Cole has come to think of as his own-- he knows that it’s time to step up and fight back. Inspired by the little-known urban riders of Philly and Brooklyn, this compelling tale of latter -day cowboy justice champions a world where your friends always have your back, especially when the chips are down.

Author : Shelene Bryan
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1400206170
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love, Skip, Jump written by Shelene Bryan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every significant event in the Bible happened because someone said yes to God. Start living the adventure of yes today! In this whimsical yet inspiring book, Shelene tells the stories of real-life paths God took her on to learn some simple truths that changed everything in her life—everything for the better. By loving how our Creator made us to love; skipping comfort and safety to help those who can never repay us; and taking a risk to jump into the epic journey God has for our lives, the reality is we are all just one yes away from changing everything. Don’t miss out on the incredible adventure God has for you. Say yes to God—love, skip, and jump your way to his plans for you!

Author : Jessie Haas
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497662540
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skipping School written by Jessie Haas and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named to the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List: A fifteen-year-old copes with a parent’s imminent death by nurturing two orphaned kittens in the New England countryside Philip Johnson has recently moved with his mother and terminally ill father from his beloved midwestern farm to a New England suburb. He works part time at the local clinic, where he helps the vet put down sick or abandoned animals. What he really wants is to save them, the way he did the endangered greyhound he found a home for with his friend Kris. When a litter of discarded kittens are scheduled to be euthanized, he rescues them—only this time, there’s no one to take them in. Hiding the kittens from his family, Philip brings them to an abandoned cottage in the woods. He starts cutting classes to care for them, determined to keep them alive as winter approaches. A novel about a kid who feels alienated from his family, his new community, and most of all, himself, Skipping School is about finding hope and never giving up, even in the face of insurmountable odds.

Author : Judy Sierra
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 030798317X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schoolyard Rhymes written by Judy Sierra and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Schoolyard rhymes are catchy and fun. They are easy to remember. In fact, they stick in the mind like bubble gum to a shoe." writes Judy Sierra in her introduction to this lively collection of traditional playground chants. Included are more than 50 verses ranging from the familiar jump rope rhyme about the mythical lady with the alligator purse to less familiar counting-out ones, from funny rhymes for ball-bouncing and hand-clapping games to "Liar, liar, pants on fire, nose as long as a telephone wire" and other choice insults of children. Melissa Sweet includes bright, colorful fabric swatches in her watercolor-and-pencil collages to perfectly capture the spirit of these funky, street-smart verses that children love to recite and chant.

Author : Shakeyla Shinholster
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781515129356
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Friend Cory written by Shakeyla Shinholster and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Friend Cory is about a child living with a disability. Cory is based on the author, Shakeyla Shinholster who has a form of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita(AMC). Having AMC results in Cory not being able to use his arms or legs, but that doesn't stop him from living his life. He has many talents. This book was created to inspire children. Shakeyla wants them to know that it is okay to be different, and to be friends with those who are different as well.

Author : Eleanor Farjeon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406373257
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep written by Eleanor Farjeon and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis coming soon.......

Author : Eden Royce
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062899600
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Root Magic written by Eden Royce and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poignant, necessary entry into the children’s literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the history and culture of Gullah people while highlighting the timeless plight of Black Americans. Add in a fun, magical adventure and you get everything I want in a book!”—Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation Debut author Eden Royce arrives with a wondrous story of love, bravery, friendship, and family, filled to the brim with magic great and small. It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won’t stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven— and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations—especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs…and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, it’s going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through. Walter Dean Myers Honor Award for Outstanding Children's Literature!