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Film Stars and Their Awards

The first film award book of its kind is now available.

Think you know most everything about your favorite stars?
Think again.

Film Stars and Their Awards is packed with information, record-setting achievements, and award highlights of every cinema star to be nominated for or win an award for their work in movies, theater, and television over the past 80 years.

Success Express For Teens
50 Activities That Will Change Your Life.

From his years as a multiple-award winning teacher, Roger Leslie has culled his most effective self-esteem building activities to take teen readers on a journey to defining their personal strengths, setting concrete goals, and soaring toward their boldest dreams. Organized so that teens can either build on the strengths they gain along the way or select activities that have personal meaning for them, this book can be explored individually or in groups. For teachers, coaches, or youth leaders who wish to use this work as a teaching tool, the book also includes a section on expanding several of the individual activities into class units.

Drowning in Secret

On the surface, the Humphrys have much to be excited about. Pierce is on the verge of making the family rich, his wife June finally has time for herself now that her children are growing up, young Mark’s eighth grade graduation initiates his journey toward manhood, and Nicki is approaching her senior year in high school with good friends and a mysterious, older love interest. But when ground is broken in their back yard for the first built-in pool in their neighborhood, their secret longings and fury also break, and four individual crises clash and explode behind the modest exterior of their Detroit suburban home.

Center Stage:
Library Programs that Inspire Middle School Patrons

Using step-by-step instructions and plenty of first-person examples from professional contributors, Center Stage takes middle school librarians through the entire process of developing small and grand events in the library. In addition to specific instructions and sample forms and examples, this volume also focuses on how to help students value the library and use it effectively during that all-important transition from elementary to high school. Separate chapters on great websites for educators and sample program ideas from award winning media specialists across the nation make this book the ideal reference resource for all middle school librarians.

Premiere Events:
Library Programs that Inspire Elementary School Patrons

The first in the three-book Library Programs that Inspire series, Premiere Events takes librarians step-by-step through the process of developing, creating, executing, and assessing events for school libraries to help students, involve faculty, and secure community support. Separate chapters on great websites for educators and sample program ideas from award winning media specialists across the nation make this book the ideal reference resource for all elementary librarians.

Igniting the Spark:
Library Programs that Inspire High School Patrons

With clear instructions and diverse examples, Igniting the Spark takes high school librarians through the entire process of creating dynamic events in their library. Rather than encouraging more work, this book shows librarians how to sculpt their objectives and routines for greatest effect through collaboration with teachers, support from community, and most of all, hands-on help from students. Separate chapters on great websites for educators and sample program ideas from award winning media specialists across the nation make this book the ideal reference resource for all high school librarians.

Galena Park:
The Community that Shaped Its Own History

The small East Houston community made an indelible impact on Texas history, including being responsible for getting Sam Houston to the battle of San Jacinto. Many historic details, stories, and photographs infuse this community history book with fascinating, inspiring, sometimes heartbreaking true stories of the people who have lived here over the past two centuries. Sections on history, industry, schools, churches, families, and individuals illustrate the depth and diversity of this community along the banks of Houston’s world-famous ship channel. Many photos, diagrams, lists and charts make this book as fun to browse as it is meaningful to read.

Isak Dinesen, Gothic Storyteller

With the publication of Out of Africa, only her second book, Danish author Isak Dinesen secured her position as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Yet before becoming a literary giant, Dinesen overcame tremendous hardships and experienced world adventures as a woman far ahead of her time. This young adult biography covers her entire life, including a childhood traumatized by her beloved father’s suicide, her years of struggle maintaining a farm alone in British East Africa and battling syphilis, and her later years when fame and prestige were tempered by the long-term effects of the disease that ravaged her body and caused excruciating pain. Much detail about her literary career, including timelines and bibliographies, are included to help students who choose Dinesen as the subject for author research