School Time Books

After reading "Thicker than Water," I was eagerly anticipating the release of Carla Jablonski's most recent book, "Silent Echoes." "Silent Echoes" gives readers two books for the price of one! The book seamlessly moves between the worlds of Lucy Phillips in nineteenth century New York City and that of Lindsay in modern-day New York City. Both Lucy and Lindsay are endearing characters, and it gets really exciting when their worlds collide!

Lucy and her father make a living using Lucy as a "medium," but their lives change when Lucy actually begins to be able to communicate with a "voice." Lindsay returns from summer camp to find her mother re-married. The lives of Lucy and Lindsay mirror each other despite the difference in centuries. Both girls help each other with the various problems that they encounter.

Jablonski's very well-researched novel fills both worlds with interesting details; (my favorite was the discussion of a "dancing chair" that Methodists used in the nineteenth century so that the opposite sex did not have to touch each other!) Anyone interested in the history of the city of New York will also love it! "Silent Echoes" should be on the reading lists of all schools. Not only is it rich in historical details, but it is complete with real characters with whom young adults from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries can identify!

Lucy and Lindsay often worry that they are somehow altering history through their communication. Jablonski's book cannot help altering history--it is totally awesome!!!

It's 1882, and Lucy Phillips and her father are running scams to keep a roof over their heads. Tonight is their first attempt at a séance, with Lucy playing the medium. If it goes well, this could turn into a regular and profitable enterprise for them. Planning only to play her audience with already acquired information, Lucy is shocked to hear a voice that no one else can hear. Maybe she really has contacted the dead!

In the present time, Lindsay Miller is on the floor in her closet trying not to hear the screaming and the crash of dishes coming from the kitchen. Her mom is drunk again and fighting with her latest fling. Unfortunately, this one's not just a fling, this one's her new step-dad. If only there were someone, anyone, she could talk to. The last thing she expected was a voice with no form to come from her closet!

Lucy's new "abilities" as a medium are causing a huge stir. Her ability to predict the future is uncanny. She and her father are rapidly becoming more than financially stable.

On the other end of time, Lindsay's world is shredding to pieces. Everyone thinks she's crazy. They even tried to keep her in a mental institution! Now she's a runaway who's running out of money. And the only friend she can talk to is not only literally light years away, she's part of why all of this is happening.

Between the two girls, and across hundreds of years, can they figure out how to save each other?

This book was completely enthralling. The storyline is fantastic. The characters are strong and interesting. Their situations and experiences are pretty realistic. It's just such a cool idea; I'm so glad it was done well! It's really interesting to look at how a similar situation plays out so completely differently in two time periods; it's almost the opposite of what you'd expect. Normally you'd think "We have so many more resources now, and people are so much more open-minded. Obviously Lindsay would have an easier time of it." But that's not quite how it goes. Not to say that Lucy has an easy time. Oh, go read the book! I don't want to give anything away. Although I will tell you that the solution is really great!

Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman

it's excellent but no cd included

For a science that has been studied for as long as there have been humans around to look at the sky, astronomy is rapidly changing. That has resulted in this the fifth edition of this book. Dr. Seeds treats Astronomy almost like a revival preacher. He clearly loves the subject and this comes through in his writing. More than anything else he wants the students to learn a bit about astronomy but to come away clearly knowing the basic principles of the scientific method and perhaps, hopefully seek a career in science.

The book is printed like a high end coffee table book. Brilliant pictures, beautiful printing, and backed up with enough text to explain what is going on. Dr. Seeds has written several astronomy texts. He has had time and feedback from them so that his explanations of fairly complex things such as Einstein's General Theory of Relativity make it seem simple.

This book is primarily on the solar system, but it gets out enough to cover the rest of the galaxy just enough to let you know just how big the universe is.

Finally, visit SETI@Home and let your computer search for signs of extraterresterial intelligence.

I absoloutly loved this book. And although St.Anne's Academy was a ficticious place it was based on the Victoria school she attended. I attend the school now and so I found it very interesting to read about what it was like so many decades ago. I recomend this book to everyone!

The Sunflower diary was one of the best books I have read in a long time

Time Out is the best book I've EVER read. I mean all of the Outernet books are SOOOOOO good but this, whoa! It's by far the best! I won't ruin the books for you but I'll tell you a little bit about the Outernet, (In book 1,) Jack gets a laptop computer for a birthday present. But it isn't a normal laptop like you think it is. See, it actually is a piece of alien technology called The Server which is the only device that has full service to the Outernet. The Outernet is a service created by The Weaver for exchange of information though out the galaxy.
So on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd rate this book 1,000,000.

Jack, Loaf, Merle, Googie, and Bitz all get sent in the past to "deliver" the information on the server onto The Weaver computer, but when Merle gets mad she teleports herelf (and Gooige on accident) home... but in a alternate reality. You will have to read the book to find out what happens next. This book is very funny.

The wisdom and advice in this book are masterful. To collectively inform not only the (hoped for) excellent childcare teacher together with meaningful advice and aids to Directors and Parents alike is daunting. This fine little treasure of a book does it all. I would hope it would be "dog eared" by any and all of the aforementioned persons. It is a rare talent to write with care, wisdom and a wry sense of humor that carries advice on this vehicle of meaningful information.

With my eye on the approaching eligible age for pre-school of my eldest grandchild I happened upon a gem of a good read: "Tips for Teachers: First Aid for Bad Times with Directors,......etc. written by Bette Simons.This book hits on the obvious and gives solutions with simplicity on the individuality of the child and the anxiety of the parent. The book does not linger, it targets with percision and wisdom for a meaningful development and socialization of the child in this new setting. In addition, the book is peppered with charming drawings so typical of and by the age group of these children. It is worth many times over, the modest price. Spread the word! "

I'm an elevan year old girl who read it, and couldn't put it down. I definitly reccomend it.

My middle school aged son picked this book to read for a book report. He's somewhat of a reluctant reader so it can be a challenge to find a book that really draws him in. This book did it! It's the story of a 6th grade boy, named Tyler, who is visiting an uncle who writes for a popular sitcom. Tyler feels that this is his chance to break into showbiz. The author of the book has been a television writer so I'm sure it's an accurate description of life behind the scenes.

Websters Leap was a great book. It is about a girl named Jill who is staying at her dad's house for the summer. She goes on her brother's computer and is sent back in time. I love when Jill goes back in time,it is filled with fun and excitement. I never wanted to put the book down.

This book is great! I love reading about timetravel. The plot is totally unpredictable. I look forward to reading more from this author

Ackerman and Maslin-Ostrowski have carved an important niche for themselves in the world of Educational Leadership literature. They do a masterful job weaving stories of leadership trials and tribulations while relating them to a well-considered framework for this study.

A fully-detailed explanation of the qualitative study for this work is included in the appendix. The book serves as a valuable resource for anyone involved in qualitative research, providing an excellent example of how this is done.

Beyond its value to Education Leadership academics, it is a valuable read for principals who have suffered wounds of their own. It might serve to relieve the sense of separation that is often felt by leaders suffering from various emotional crises or self-doubts suffered on the job.

I highly recommend this book for academics and school leaders alike.

"The Wounded Leader" is a wonderful new work for school leaders--however embattled we/they may find our/themselves in any particular context or at any particular moment. It is an eminently wise, provocative book, whose thesis is amply documented and very well illustrated by the various core narratives it offers its readers.

"The Wounded Leader" is about the healing power of stories and story-telling. For me, its subtitle gives a better sense of what this book is about: "How Real Leadership Emerges in Times of Crisis." Drawing from a diverse array of inspired sources (from Heifetz and Kegan and Gardner and Bennis to Parker Palmer and Daniel Goleman, e.g.), Ackerman and Maslin-Ostrowski masterfully synthesize an analysis of "how school leaders respond to and make sense of their wounds." Stressing the meaning-making and redemptive power of narratives, the authors show how the stories we tell ourselves and each other about the challenges we face ultimately inform and reveal who we are. The most successful leaders, they imply, are the most authentic ones. "Leadership," they write, "has been described as the capacity to be totally and utterly oneself, to be able to show up fully, to express oneself, and to share this self with an organization that one cares about and wants to influence. If this is the case, then wounding at its worst means leaving the self outside the school, becoming a hollow stranger to oneself and one's leadership altogether."

By framing "crisis [as] an emergent occasion for transformation," Maslin-Ostrowski and Ackerman reveal how we can be changed and tempered enough to learn and grow from our leadership wounds. Its fundamental message is thus profoundly affirmative and reassuring. Moreover, the book (at less than 150 pp.) is a slim (i.e. user-friendly!) volume written in readily accessible prose, enlivened by many aptly chosen narrative anecdotes. I recommend that educational leaders have a copy handy to review and refresh themselves at all times--either on our bookshelves at work or on our bedside tables at night--in order to help us regain our bearings whenever our leadership going gets toughest.

SHIVER ME TIMBERS! When angelica gets kidnaped thinking shes a princess the gang must save angelica from blackbeard

The Rugrats all crowd around to listen to Grandpa Lou tell a story about the fierce pirate Blackbeard. When Grandpa dozes off, the kids decide to make up their own ending. They raid Tommy's mom's closet and dress up as pirates. Before they know it, they find themselves in the days of the real pirates. Angelica is mistaken for a princess and is kidnapped by Blackbeard, who hopes to collect a large ransom. Now Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, and Susie have to rescue Angelica. They team up with Grommet, a cabin boy whose father has been missing ever since his ship was captured by Blackbeard. I reccomend this cute and hilarious book to anyone that's a fan of the Rugrats cartoon.

Mrs. Hughlene August has to be very proud to have a book such as this authored by Mike, one of her students. Mike's dad has to be very proud of him too. Mike was very well liked in high school by teachers and students; a trait he has passed on in his book. Good going Mike.