Reading Age: 10 to 12 Years

When the Rift opens, death follows. For generations, the Rangers of Black Water Island have guarded the Old Herd against horrors released by the Rift. Cal West, an apprentice Ranger with a rare scar and even rarer gifts, fights daily to prove he belongs within their ranks. After ...nine years away, Meg Archer returns to her childhood home only to find the Island is facing a new threat that not even the Rangers are prepared for. Meg and Cal can't ignore their attraction, but can they face their darkest fears to save the Island from disaster?
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This resource uses primary documents and contextualizing essays to illuminate how America's presidents have responded to major tests of their leadership and approached their role and responsibilities in times of national crisis --

Through primary sources, this volume examines the history, evolution, and major contemporary controversies associated with voting rights in the United States, devoting particular attention to demographic groups including women, young people, people of color, and poor people --

This volume explains how bullying became a problem in schools and what can be done about it. It also points readers to additional resources among the many that exist on the topic that will help them to fully understand it. Bullying: A Reference Handbook opens with a background an...d history of school bullying before diving into raging controversies over causes and solutions. It contains personal essays from experts in the field and profiles of empathy-building bullying prevention organizations and additionally includes data and documents, a chronological history of bullying, and resources for further research. Anyone interested in learning more about school bullying will come away with a clear understanding of the topic. This volume is the only resource on the issue of school bullying targeted for high school and college students as well as other serious researchers. With an emphasis on bullying prevention, including less well known but up-and-coming empathy-building programs, this book contributes ground-breaking material to help readers to learn about the scope of the problem as well as essential solutions that families and schools can practice in everyday life.- Provides readers with an understanding of school bullying and its many forms, including gay-bashing, slut-bashing, and other forms of gender policing- Suggests a number of remedies based on solid research that have effectively prevented school bullying- Explains the crucial relationship between school bullying and the increase in school shootings- Provides research about the role of self-esteem for those perceived as bullies as well as targets- Profiles effective programs that build empathy and prevent school bullying
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The ghosts of an old war came back to haunt 14-year-old George Williamson, in the shape of three American Flight Sergeants, who were known to members of his New Zealand family long ago. But, rather than being ghosts, the 'Taranaki Zombies' are actually very real. Having been the ...subject of experimentation at the height of the 1940s Pacific War, these men turn up again 30 years later, this time as near-indestructable 'Zombies', living in the vast wilderness of the Egmont National Park. They look to be still aged in their early twenties but must have more of the rare metal which has prolonged their unnatural existence. Can George and his motorcycle-riding companions return to an old World War II bunker to obtain what the 'Zombies' need? The story is illustrated with archival photographs and loosely based on true events.
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