When real life puts fiction to shame. Unedited, quirky, desperate, at times humorous. It all began with a page like. All names have been changed to respect privacy. Please Note: This book is written in a colloquial non-conventional English in order to preserve the authenticity of the conversation.

-Tanner- She was beautiful. Loved. Strong. After hiding away for six months with just my dog to keep me company, I was forced out of the shadows only to end up in the arms of an enemy. Beatrix Lister saved my life. I had been taking care of myself for so long, I didn’t know how to ask for help, but she refused to go down without a fight. She was warm where I was frigid. She was kind and caring where I was a cold-blooded monster. I did things to survive. I battled the evils of the world to live. I didn’t deserve her heart but fell in love with her anyway. As much as I wanted to be with her, I needed answers and I would do anything to get them. Even if it meant breaking the heart of the only woman I had ever loved. ~ -Bee- He was lonely. Intense. Brave. Tanner Horsch came into my life unexpectedly. He was like a tornado, ripping up everything in its path. There was something about him that I craved. His touch. His words. His need to survive. But as we were getting to know each other, he still had walls up. He refused to let me in knowing my family didn’t approve of him. I refused to let him go. After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he escaped and eventually he ran right into my arms. He was the villain of someone else’s story, but he was the hero of mine. I just prayed that he could see that not all monsters are truly evil. Before it was too late, and he gave himself to the enemy. My family. WARNING: Please be advised that there are scenes in this book that mention past child abuse and trauma. If you have triggers, please read with caution. The Next Generation Series: Control Us With Us Before Us Being Us

Ventures 2nd Edition is a six-level, standards-based ESL series for adult-education ESL. The Ventures 2nd Edition Level 4 Workbook provides reinforcement exercises for each lesson in the Student's Book, an answer key for self-study, grammar charts, and examples of a variety of forms and documents. It also includes a self-study CD for improving listening comprehension.

Provides extra classroom practice, homework, or independent learning when in-class participation is not possible. Feature two pages of exercises for each lesson in the student book, grammar charts and an answer key, practice reading and interpreting real-life documents.

Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.

In the tradition of Jack Finney's "Time and Again", this debut novel follows one man back in time, this time to revisit the glory days of country music and take a few hard-earned lessons with the King himselfHank Williams.

Many standard reading assessment approaches fail to capture the strengths and needs of students from diverse sociocultural, linguistic, and academic backgrounds. From expert authors, this book guides educators in planning and conducting meaningful, equitable assessments that empower K–5 teachers and students, inform responsive instruction, and help to guard against bias. The book's holistic view of reading encompasses areas from text comprehension and constrained skills to building trusting relationships and promoting students’ agency. Twenty-eight assessment strategies are explained in step-by-step detail, including helpful implementation examples and 32 reproducible forms that teachers can download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.