My Destiny for You Since the Beginning of Time In a land ruled by war and terror, the people desperately hold on to their only thread of hope the prophesized young warrior who would set them free from the warlord Malcus. Is the Maiden indeed real and is she coming? The young girl Min is a slave to Malcus daughter, Dravia. She longs for the day when The Maiden will come and free them from their chains of slavery. Then one night Mins wish is granted, but her wish comes with a price

Jazmine yearns for an assignment in the human realm. To that end, she attends Fairies-in-Training School in Flitter Town. After three classes, she has yet to be selected for assignment. Sadly, she knows she will soon be returned to her clan, the Fragrant Flowers, to resume her duties as a jasmyster. It's not that she doesn't love her job of keeping her namesakes fragrant, but a human assignment has always been her dream. Unexpectedly, Boss-at-the-Top selects her for a very important task. Ryan Lucas is grieving the loss of his wife and unable to connect emotionally with his eight year old son. Both their hearts have holes the size of the universe in them. During a short drive from his home in Bend, Oregon to his office in Sunriver, he almost crashes into a woman following deer across the highway. He can't believe anyone would be so reckless. He screeches to the side of the road and jumps out of his car to lecture her. Her beautiful uptilted eyes keep distracting him. They're not quite blue and not quite lavender. Young Jake Lucas just wants his dad to spend time with him. He desperately misses his mother because she's dead. And although his father is very much alive, he spends more time at his office than with Jake. Since his father ignores him, Jake turns his attention toward his new neighbor. After he sees her spying on him, he decides to spy on her. Snagging his dad's binoculars and hiding in his tree house, he watches her through her dining room window. Maybe she's with the FBI or CIA? Actually, she's pretty boring until he witnesses something impossible. Then he wonders if she's a witch, which makes him wonder if she's a good witch or a bad one.

"Brrr! Jazmine is feeling cold, hungry, and lonely--and when she passes a picture window and sees her two friends, Kurt and Gert, in the warm, cozy house, she also feels a bit jealous! But this little dog will soon meet a handsome black and brown beagle named Bagel, who knows what it's like to be alone. Join Jazmine and Bagel as they form new friendships and embark on new adventures together! It's a story that will delight children of all ages and remind us of the importance of friends"--Page 4 of cover.

Jazmine is a young Black girl who believes that beauty comes from within. She is influenced by the love from her parents who have taught her how to love herself and accept difference. It is her first day of school, and although she is new to the school, she makes friends very quickly and easily. Jenny is a classmate that admires and desires to befriend Jazmine but is apprehensive because she feels that they are so different. Jenny is shy and not as outgoing as Jazmine. They are also different ethnicities. However, they are very similar in many other ways. In the end, Jazmine influences her new friend to embrace what she is good at and that it’s okay to be different. This story encourages acceptance and friendship. It promotes the concepts of self-love, individuality, and being unique. This book was created to include repetition to encourage young readers to read along as they build their own self-esteem.

Jazmine's deaf. And she's getting tired. Tired of having to try hard, tired of fitting in, tired of pretending to be like everyone else. When Jaz goes to deaf camp, a new world opens up to her. But when you leave one world and enter another, what happens to the people you leave behind? Which world will Jaz live in? Can she keep a foot in both? How will she figure out the best way to be Jazmine?Being Jazmine is the third book in Cecily Anne Paterson's Invisible series, featuring easy-to-love, hard-of-hearing teen Jazmine Crawford. The first book in the series, Invisible, was a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The second, Invincible, was shortlisted in the Australian CALEB Prize in 2016.REVIEW"Jazmine and her new friends are deaf but this is not a book about deafness. With a wonderful garden metaphor that resonates throughout the series, Being Jazmine offers believable characters and an unpredictable plot that would be perfect to add to any reading list. The series tackles teen relationships, mean girls, family secrets, fitting in, identity, and characters finding themselves." Dr Sharon Pajka, English Professor, Gallaudet University, Washington DC

Based on a true story of Cowgirl Peg's beloved German Shepherd.

100 vignettes based on real-life classroom challenges are useful for guiding critical reflections on effective teaching and are linked to the CEC Professional Standards for special education teachers. Each vignette provides a brief synopsis of challenges experienced by both novice and experienced teachers as they attempt to implement the information they have learned about effective teaching practices. Using the ten categories in the CEC standards for knowledge and skills, questions for reflections have been developed and carefully referenced for each vignette. These vignettes are designed to be used as a teaching tool for pre-service students or beginning teachers. By providing guided discussions, students are able to brainstorm possible solutions to the challenges presented when teachers attempt to apply general best practice standards in particular classroom situations. Given their brevity, instructors can present these vignettes within a class session and use them to promote active learning. This resource also provides ideas for implementing and utilizing these vignettes to promote active learning within the course structure.