Jennifer Brown
1) Hate list
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick committed a school shooting at the end of their junior year, struggles to cope with integrating herself back into high school life, unsure herself whether she was a hero or a villain.
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English
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"Luke Abbott's school is the losing-est school in the history of losing. And that's just fine for him. He'd rather be at home playing video games and avoiding his older brother Rob and the Greatest Betrayal of All Time. But now he's being forced to join the robotics team, where surely he'll help uphold the school's losing streak"--
3) How to be an inclusive leader: your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive
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English
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"Internationally acclaimed diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown shows how we can all shift our perspectives to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. She breaks down the "us-versus-them" divide that plagues so many diversity initiatives. When people are able to bring their full selves to work and feel welcomed, valued, and respected for their differences, they perform at higher levels and contribute more to their organizations than...
4) Bitter end
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.
5) Shade me
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Series
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A teenage girl with special cognitive abilities becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding the brutal attack of a high-profile classmate and a sexy yet dangerous relationship with a stranger"--
7) Modern girls
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"A dazzling debut novel set in New York City's Jewish immigrant community in 1935... How was it that out of all the girls in the office, I was the one to find myself in this situation? This didn't happen to nice Jewish girls. In 1935, Dottie Krasinsky is the epitome of the modern girl. A bookkeeper in Midtown Manhattan, Dottie steals kisses from her steady beau, meets her girlfriends for drinks, and eyes the latest fashions. Yet at heart, she is a...
8) Torn away
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a tornado that has devastated her hometown of Elizabeth, Missouri, sixteen-year-old Jersey Cameron struggles to overcome her grief as she is sent to live with her only surviving relatives.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This two-part guide to our food system's problems and how consumers can help protect themselves is written by two seasoned journalists who helped break the story of the 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people." --
"Nearly 50 million Americans will get food poisoning this year. Spoiled, doctored or infected food will send more than 100,000 people to the hospital. Three thousand will die. The authors explain how the food system works-- and more...
10) Thousand words
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Talked into sending a nude picture of herself to her boyfriend while she was drunk, Ashleigh became the center of a sexting scandal and is now in court-ordered community service, where she finds an unlikely ally, Mack.
12) Life on Mars
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers' quest to find life on other planets seems at an end when his parents decide to move to Las Vegas, but while they look for a house he stays with his neighbor, an astronaut who soon becomes a friend.
13) Perfect escape
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Kendra, living in the shadow of her brother's obsessive-compulsive disorder, takes a life-changing road trip with him.
14) The game changer
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Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
℗2020.
Language
English
Description
Hollis Bisbee used to be a big-city crime reporter. Now, she's a small-town journalist, and she's bored. She and a young mom, talented baker Daisy Mueller, start the Knock 'Em Dead podcast? "Where murder and muffins meet!" It's all fun, games, and baking tips until murder comes to Parkwood. After a brutal homecoming game loss, the coach of the rival football team is the victim of a hit-and-run in the high school parking lot. The entire town is on...
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Twelve days of Christmas: Viewers can sing along with this holiday counting song.
Great joy: A little girl expresses her compassion for the monkey and organ grinder who perform in the cold outside her window.
The clown of God: a once-famous juggler gives a last, unforgettable, performance on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas, space case: Buddy McGee eagerly awaits a Christmas visit from his friend, the thing from outer space.
Sam and the lucky money:...
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Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"The Little Drummer Boy" joins the procession to Bethlehem to offer gifts to the Christ Child. Buddy McGee eagerly awaits a promised visit from his friend, so he can wish him "Merry Christmas, Space Case." "Sam and the Lucky Money" examines the dilemma of how one young boy spends his Chinese New Year's gift. On a crisp, cold, snowy, still winter's night, "The Tomten" of a humble farm homestead goes about on his secret rounds doing his caretaker duties...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This is a guidebook to support practitioners who prepare young adults with ASD for competitive employment. Anchored in best practices, this teacher-friendly resource provides detailed "how-to's" on supporting individuals with ASD from their initial employment exploration through navigating the challenges of the first job"--