Sophie Kinsella

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

A Novel

Becky Brandon thinks that having a daughter is a dream come true: a shopping friend for life! But two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. The toddler creates havoc everywhere she goes, from Harrods to her own christening. On top of everything else, Becky and Luke are still living with her parents (the deal on house #4 has fallen through), when suddenly there’s a huge nationwide financial crisis. With people having to cut back, Becky decides to throw a surprise party for Luke to cheer everyone up. But when costs start to spiral out of control, she must decide whether to accept help from an unexpected source—and therefore run the risk of hurting the person she loves. Will Becky be able to pull off the celebration of the year? Will she and Luke ever find a home of their own? Will Minnie ever learn to behave? And . . . most important . . . will Becky’s secret wishes ever come true? Praise for Mini Shopaholic “Frothy fun . . . Faster than a swiping Visa, more powerful than a two-for-one coupon, able to buy complete wardrobes in a single sprint through the mall—it’s Shopaholic!”—The Washington Post “Madcap adventure.”—People “A page-turner . . . [Sophie] Kinsella at her most hilarious best.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Screamingly funny.”—USA Today

Mini Shopaholic

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Jack Canfield

Mark Victor Hansen

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Educators

You'll laugh and cry along with these stories from educators of all ages - about the kids who affected them most deeply, their personal ups and downs as teachers, their funniest moments, their most heartwarming experiences, and lots of great tips for the classroom.  

Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul

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Kylene Beers

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Guide for Teachers 6-12

A guide to help teachers reach struggling readers offers practical strategies, classroom skills, and activities.

When Kids Can't Read-What Teachers Can Do

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Kobi Yamada

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Because I Had a Teacher

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Hallmark Inc.

A Little Book of Life

Words That Matter

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Alexis Wiggins

How Spider Web Discussion Can Turn Students into Learning Leaders

The best classes have a life of their own, powered by student-led conversations that explore texts, ideas, and essential questions. In these classes, the teacher's role shifts from star player to observer and coach as the students:
 * Think critically.
 * Work collaboratively.
 * Participate fully.
 * Behave ethically.
 * Ask and answer high-level questions.
 * Support their ideas with evidence.
 * Evaluate and assess their own work.



The Spider Web Discussion is a simple technique that puts this kind of class within every teacher's reach. The name comes from the weblike diagram the observer makes to record interactions as students actively participate in the discussion, lead and support one another's learning, and build community. It's proven to work across all subject areas and with all ages, and you only need a little know-how, a rubric, and paper and pencil to get started. As students practice Spider Web Discussion, they become stronger communicators, more empathetic teammates, better problem solvers, and more independent learners-college and career ready skills that serve them well in the classroom and beyond.

Educator Alexis Wiggins provides a step-by-step guide for the implementation of Spider Web Discussion, covering everything from introducing the technique to creating rubrics for discussion self-assessment to the nuts-and-bolts of charting the conversations and using the data collected for formative assessment. She also shares troubleshooting tips, ideas for assessment and group grading, and the experiences of real teachers and students who use the technique to develop and share content knowledge in a way that's both revolutionary and truly inspiring.

The Best Class You Never Taught

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Laurie Parsons

Jeffrey Freed

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child

Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons provide an effective method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder excel in a classroom setting.

In straightforward language, this book explains how to use the innovative "Learning Styles Inventory" to test for a right-brained learning style; help an ADD child master spelling--and build confidence--by committing complicated words to visual memory; tap an ADD kid's amazing speed-reading abilities by stressing sight recognition and scanning rather than phonics; access the child's capacity to solve math problems of increasing, often astonishing complexity--without pen or paper; capitalize on the "writing and weaning" technique to help the child turn mental images into written words; and win over teachers and principals to the right-brained approach the ADD child thrives on. For parents who have longed to help their ADD child quickly and directly, Freed and Parsons's approach is nothing short of revolutionary. This is the first book to offer them reason for hope and a clear strategy for enabling their child to blossom.

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World

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Kathleen Cushman

Advice for Teachers from High School Students

High school students share their views on what teachers can do to motivate students to learn.

Fires in the Bathroom

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Ultimate Book of Words Students Should Know 

Joseph W. Underwood

A Collection of Inspirational Stories from America's Top Educators

Everyone remembers that teacher who made a difference--the one who went the extra mile to truly affect lives. A collection of stories from some of the country's top educators, this book is a celebration of teachers' work, and motivation for them to continue.

Today I Made a Difference

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Emma Donoghue

A retired New York professor's life is thrown into chaos when he takes a young great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother's wartime secrets in the next masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author Emma Donoghue. Noah Selvaggio is a retired chemistry professor and widower living on the Upper West Side, but born in the South of France. He is days away from his first visit back to Nice since he was a child, bringing with him a handful of puzzling photos he's discovered from his mother's wartime years. But he receives a call from social services: Noah is the closest available relative of an eleven-year-old great-nephew he's never met, who urgently needs someone to look after him. Out of a feeling of obligation, Noah agrees to take Michael along on his trip. Much has changed in this famously charming seaside mecca, still haunted by memories of the Nazi occupation. The unlikely duo, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, bicker about everything from steak frites to screen time. But Noah gradually comes to appreciate the boy's truculent wit, and Michael's ease with tech and sharp eye help Noah unearth troubling details about their family's past. Both come to grasp the risks people in all eras have run for their loved ones, and find they are more akin than they knew. Written with all the tenderness and psychological intensity that made Room an international bestseller, Akin is a funny, heart-wrenching tale of an old man and a boy, born two generations apart, who unpick their painful story and start to write a new one together.

Akin

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Charles Schulz

No VCR is needed for this fitness workout . . . just a sense of humor. Here's Snoopy's guide to getting in shape. A Peanuts at Work & Play Book featuring the colorful drawings of Charles Schulz throughout, gift wrap enclosed in the back flap, and a removable gift tag.

Laughter Is the Best Exercise

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Those who perpetually wake up "on the wrong side of the bed" will recognize themselves and laugh as Lucy continually finds ways to justify her crabby behavior. Mini-format Peanuts Wisdom books feature the colorful drawings of Charles Schulz throughout, gift wrap enclosed in the back flap, and a removable gift tag.

Born Crabby

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Charles M. Schulz

The beloved Peanuts holiday special about Charlie Brown, Linus, a sad Christmas tree that's rescued, and the meaning of Christmas first aired on television in the 1960s. This charming, full-color abridgment of the animated classic is the perfect stocking stuffer to celebrate the holiday season. PEANUTS © United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

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First aired in 1966, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has become a staple of Halloween and one of the most beloved holiday specials in history. This charming full color abridgement of the classic animated story features a hangtag with a custom charm and all the lovable antics of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts Gang.

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (Mini Ed)

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Cartoons featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Spike celebrate the Christmas season

It's Christmas!  Bah Humbug!

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The Joy of Peanuts Christmas 

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Robert L. Short





First published in 1968, this contemporary case for vigorous Christian faith -- profusely illustrated by Charles Schulz′s delightful peanuts cartoon strips -- sheds more light on the Christian faith and how it is to be lived than many more "serious" theological works, with hundreds of cartoons featuring your favorite peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, And of course, Snoopy (including the earliest red baron strips). This book′s wise observations are as timeless as they are timely. "Short . . .succeeds in making theology enjoyable." --Christian Century ". . . a real delight from beginning to end. I could not possibly be more pleased." --Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts

The Parables of Peanuts

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Anne of Green Gables 

Little Men

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P. D. Eastman

Al Perkins

Robert Lopshire

Joan Heilbroner

Marilyn Sadler

Gathers tales about an unusual spotted creature, a trickster firefly, a runaway ball, a horse, a digging dog, and a young rabbit, that originally appeared in books published by Beginner Books.

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