After a final act of abuse threatens her life, fiftee-year-old Sam runs away from home and into the Olympic Mountains of Washington State. Physically and emotionally exhausted, she encounters a mysterious woman named Theory who lives in a tree house. Through elements of magic and sage advice, Theory takes Sam on a healing journey. With the help of Sam's friend Dodger and two other kids from foster care, Theory and the group create their own concept of "family," formulate a plan to reach the masses of kids left behind by adults who never wanted them, and rewrite the fate that has seemingly already been decided for them.

A gentle introduction to game programming on the Windows platform for the complete beginner.

Contains an account of Loyola and the Jesuits.

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor. Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you’d never expect.

Sam Houston is working hard to find love, livelihood, and laughter throughout his tumultuous youth. A bartender by night and a student by day, this enigmatic hero encounters the ups and downs of life familiar to many men, including difficulties in romance and the business world. Charlie Frank's debut novel is a humorous love story that will provide readers with hours of enjoyment.

Based on hundreds of case histories, this book examines the sexual abuse of boys, from the perspectives of victim & perpetrator. It adopts a psychosocial context & seeks to develop a multidimensional understanding of dynamics & effects.

Chemistry? No problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all. Including: Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures The periodic table Quantum theory Bonding The mole Chemical reactions and calculations Gas laws Solubility pH scale Titrations Le Chatelier's principle ...and much more!

When Missy Williams went missing and her mother hired private investigator Sam Royal to find her, Sam never dreamed he'd be a murder suspect in her case. After two women turn up dead shortly after meeting Sam, and with Missy still abducted after only chatting with him at a bar, Sam has to find the person behind it all in order to clear his name. In Raymond Lescault's suspenseful mystery,I Am Samthe tension mounts when Sam takes on another case involving the son of a United States senator from Virginia. But while attempting to find the drug supplier who is selling to the senator's son, Sam, the senator, and his son are involved in a shooting at a political reception. When Sam steps in front of the senator just before being shot, something incredible and supernatural begins to happen. But will Sam survive this attack? Will he be able to find the murderer and save Missy? Will he be able to help the senator's son? Find out in Raymond Lescault's clever and exciting thriller,I Am Sam: a Sam Royal Mystery.