Opinions from a Child's PerspectiveMaddie is a young girl who has strong opinions and believes hers are always the best. She is surprised when she realizes that not everyone shares her opinions, however, at the end she comes to find that even her own opinions can change when she broadens her thinking.This book makes a perfect mentor text for young writers exploring opinion writing

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern's powerful and heartwarming middle grade novel will appeal to readers who loved R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Holly Sloan's Counting by 7s, and Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish in a Tree. "This brave story, told with wry humor, is inspirational," raved Ann M. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Rain Reign. Fourth grade is not going at all how Benny Barrows hoped. He hasn't found a new best friend. He's still not a great bike rider—even though his brother George, who's autistic, can do tricks. And worst of all, he worries his dad's recent accident might be all his fault. Benny tries to take his mom's advice and focus on helping others, and to take things one step at a time. But when his dad ends up in the hospital again, Benny doesn't know how he and his family will overcome all the bad luck that life seems to have thrown their way. Just My Luck is a deeply moving and rewarding novel about a down-on-his-luck boy whose caring heart ultimately helps him find the strength to cope with tragedy and realize how much he truly has to offer his friends and family.

This book provides couples with tools that give insight about the individuals strengths and weakness in the relationship. Within its contents, couples will discover workable guidelines to use as a model in getting their relationship back on track. This book also teaches clear-cut and precise communication skills that aid in dispelling many relationship myths. This book also contains erotic stories that are lined with a relevant message and principle that will hopefully enlighten the reader on how to maintain a passion-filled relationship. So get ready for an exciting exploration into building a better relationship, and thanks for reading Just My OpinionReal Talk on Real Relationships.

A respected journalist describes the abuse he suffered at the hands of a close family relative, the effect this had on his formative years and how he overcame the anger and self-doubt it left behind.

Guide students through writing about their opinion using Stella's experiences as she chooses a topic, states her opinion, and lists supporting reasons.

Facts on Figures There are 3 billion women who don't look like supermodels and only eight who do. Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14. If Barbie was a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions. The average woman weighs 144lb. and wears between a 12-14. One out of every four college aged women has an eating disorder. The models in the magazines are airbrushed--not perfect! A psychological study in 1995 found that three minutes spent looking at a fashion magazine caused 70% of women to feel depressed, guilty and shameful. Models twenty years ago weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today they weigh 23% less. Have you ever been sitting at your computer at home, work, or wherever, and received an e-mail that touched your heart, made you giggle out loud, or just brightened your day? In this humorous and inspirational compilation of forwarded e-mails, author Millicent Perry brings to the forefront what it means to be a woman. Be prepared to laugh until your face hurts, cry until you can't see through the tears, and nod your head in agreement--all because you've experienced every emotion described in Fe-mails.

In this book, scholars from around the world develop viable answers to the question of how it may be possible to promote students’ spontaneity in the use of learning and reasoning strategies. They combine their expertise to put forward new theories and models for understanding the underlying mechanisms; provide details of new research to address pertinent questions and problems; and describe classroom practices that have proven successful in promoting spontaneous strategy use. This book is a must for educators and researchers who truly care that schooling should cultivate learning and reasoning strategies in students that would prepare and serve them for life. A seminal resource, this book will address the basic problem that many educators are well acquainted with: that students can learn how to effectively use learning and reasoning strategies but not use them of their own volition or in settings other than the one in which they learned the strategies.