Making Your Goals First Class

There is a burning desire in each of us to find the answer to the questions "why are we here" and "what is our purpose." We know what we like and dislike; however, we continue to ask the question in o

Happily Ever After—The Second Time Around!Are the scars from an unsuccessful first marriage keeping you from marrying a second time? Are you afraid of committing again—even if you think you've found t

An original graphic novel about being the new kid in a different school, getting picked on by the class bullies, and what happens when a magical presence takes notice. Like, can things get any worse?Starting out at a new school is tough, and Bridgette isn’t having much luck, seeing as, well, she’s not great at making a first impression. Or, maybe, any impression. Ugh, all these nervous feelings!Will she fit in? Will she make new friends? Will they still like her once they get to know her better?Nope. For now the best she can manage is…awkward. This is not going great.That’s when she sees it. Something dark and scary…something only she can see. And she should be scared. But she isn’t. Maybe scary things just need friends, too. Maybe The Glim isn’t so bad after all.The Girl and The Glim is about accepting the fact that fear is okay, and that while letting other people see your vulnerabilities can be scary, it can also lead to closer friendships in the end.

Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Preparing for Doctoral Study in Nursing: Making the Most of the Year Before You Begin helps you make an informed decision about entering doctoral studies and choosing the nursing credential that helps you reach your career goals. Noted educators and doctoral mentors Laura A. Taylor and Mary F. Terhaar - along with a team of nursing leaders and scholars - describe the big picture for nurses educated at the highest level of scholarship, including the rising demand for advanced practice nurses and the future of nursing. The first and only comprehensive guide to preparing for a doctorate in nursing, this book helps you choose your path, make your decision, and develop a plan for success in doctoral study. Grounded in more than a decade of experience in preparing nurses for doctoral study, this one-of-a-kind text is the first comprehensive guide to the year before you apply. Fifteen chapters provide practical information and guida

ANEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • From the author ofDungeons and Dramacomes another gaming romance that's sure towinyou over!Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The plan sounds even better when she’s invited into a group that includes Logan Weber, the cute and charming guy she met on her first day of class. But this isn’t your average D&D campaign— this group livestreams their games and enforces strict rules: no phones allowed, and no dating other group members.Quinn is willing to accept the rules, even if it makes Logan off-limits. And she quickly learns that doing so won’t be a problem, since Logan goes from charismatic to insufferable as soon as she agrees to join. As their bickering—and bantering—intensifies inside and outside the game, Quinn can’t help wondering: Is Logan’s infuriating behavior a smokescreen for hidden feelings? Quinn is risking it all, and the twenty-sided dice are rolling!

Ava Lin's quest to earn the most kindness tickets in her first-grade class--and claim a coveted reward--leads to unanticipated results in this second chapter book in Vicky Fang's funny and heartfelt series. Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and this year she's in first grade. She's really good at making things and eating snacks and making lists. But what she really wants to be good at is earning enough tickets to fill her kindness bucket. In Ava's class, if you do something kind for someone, that person puts a ticket in your bucket, and whoever has the most tickets by the end of the week gets to choose a prize. Ava really wants to choose the narwhal eraser--she NEEDS that eraser--so she has to be sure she's the best bucket filler of the week, no matter what. But if you're doing nice things just so you can pile up tickets, is that the same as being kind to others? Especially if you manage to hurt your best friend's feelings along the way? With graphic panels and charming black-and-wh

These two revision and study guides have been packaged together to offer you great value when you're looking to get the most out of your revision. Contract Law Concentrate is the essential revision and study guide for law students looking to consolidate knowledge and achieve the best possible marks. Providing clear, succinct coverage of all the key topics, it enables you to quickly grasp the fundamental principles of this area of law and excel in your exams and coursework. Concentrate Q&A Contract Law contains model exam questions and answers, with expert advice on recognising what examiners are looking for, structuring a first class answer, avoiding common exam mistakes and making your answer stand out from the crowd.

Written by kindergarten teacher and Instagram influencer affectionately known as the Tutu Teacher, comes a picture book about a class that creates a kindness pledge to ensure that their class is the kindest it can possibly be.It’s the first day of Kindergarten and Leo isn’t at all ready. Leo is a quiet kid and would prefer to stay home. Over the summer, his new teacher, Ms. Perry sent a letter asking her students to think about how to show kindness in school. She explained that they would be making a kindness pledge, and each student should bring one way to show kindness on the first day. As it turns out, Leo’s classmates have lots of ideas about kindness: like raising your hand, never leaving anyone out, and apologizing if you hurt someone’s feelings. At the end of the first day, Ms. Perry asks if anyone witnessed something they’d like her to add to the kindness pledge? Lots of hands shoot up in the air. Several classmates say they noticed Leo returning crayons to the box, holding the

You, too, can understand algebra-just ask Dr. Math??! Getting ready to take your first algebra class? Don't panic. Making the leap from the concrete world of numbers and real objects to the abstra