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Themes: Realistic Fiction, Rural, Rape, Peer Pressure, Bullying, Intimidation, Shame, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. After the rape, sixteen-year-old Peyton feels dirty. Lost. She could have fought harder. Screamed. Been more aggressive....
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Young children ages 5 to 12 describe how they feel when they hear put-downs of themselves or their families in this video for kids, their educators and parents. Children learn from subtle clues what society thinks about gender roles, same-sex parents and family differences. The children in Sticks & Stones vividly describe how it feels to be teased when their families don't follow traditional gender roles. They talk about why bullies indulge in name-calling,...
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Sticks and Stones is for parents, youth leaders, and small group leaders to use in helping teens cope with the various issues relating to teasing, taunting, and harassment by: identifying key issues related to bullying, offering practical steps for teaching teens how to handle teasing and how to become an interceder for victims of teasing, and examining the spectrum of bullying from teasing and taunting to physical violence. Adults and teens will...
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Fifteen years ago, a serial killer tagged by the media as the Stickman spread terror throughout Alabama and became Alvin detective Joe Fowler's obsession. After fifteen months and nine victims, Harry Stork was identified as the Stickman and Fowler shot him dead. The killings stopped. For a while. Now, more bodies are turning up, each staked through the chest with a stick-figure drawing in the killer's signature style. Detective Leah Teal--Joe Fowler's...
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How many lead-laden walls does your spirit hide behind? Why? With “Sticks and Stones”, let's learn to transcend beyond our losses and grief to find our spirits again. It's never too late to reclaim your being for yourself, breaking away from the sticks and stones that beat us down.
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
This rhyme is meant to be empowering. If only it were true.
Many people who are victims of emotional abuse live in homes or environments where they become so accustomed to the situation, they consider it normal. The victims do not even recognize it as a verbal or psychological assault, because there is no physical injury; instead, there is an ongoing emotional barrage which is just...
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There is an old English children's rhyme first published in 1830 simply stated as, sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. In the future, our society has evolved to the point where words are considered harmful. Therefore, words are eliminated from a thought-controlled society of the future. Welcome to the Machine! Can one couple change the course of history and lead all into a joyful ending?
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"He's a thug… a really nasty piece of work." When young Clayton Kerry, member of a notorious Worcester family, is found dead on an abandoned factory site, it looks like an accident. Some even say it was what he deserved. But headteacher Alun Blake's refusal to sugarcoat the truth about the pupil he excluded causes outrage in the local community and sparks a vendetta against him that rapidly spirals out of control threatening both his life and that...
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A very private woman with her own inscrutable code of ethics, Andreas life is thrown into a state of shock when she is accused of sexual misconduct by one of her students. Suspended from her job, Andrea tries to drive the haunting chaos from her mind by pushing her body to the limits. And then in spite of her reluctance, she can't stop loving the very man she'd tried so hard to despise and when these feelings are returned he too becomes a victim of...
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Life is full of life-changing events. Obviously. Millie, however, never expected the change to come at the tip of a stick. One late-night walk has her face off against a trio of men intent on having some fun with her. The tables are turned when she stumbles upon a stick in the path, a stick with some interesting abilities. The men are sent packing and Millie stands tall with her prize and pride. Triumph turns to trouble as she's literally dropped...
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It's 1953, and the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Paul Dunham couldn't be hotter on the dancefloor or the silver screen. Hoping to capitalize on Paul's popularity, the studio pairs him with up-and-comer Jack Wells.
On the marquee, it's a match made in heaven, but for Paul, it's a personal hell. He hates Jack's newfangled acting style, and he hates Jack's blue eyes, and he especially hates the fact that Jack is one of the most talented dancers...
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How dangerous can words be? The University of Alberta's English Department is caught up in a maelstrom of poison-pen letters, graffiti and misogyny. Miranda Craig seems to be both target and investigator, wreaking havoc on her new-found relationship with one of Edmonton's Finest. The men's residence at the U of A wants to party and issues invitations to the women's residence, each with specific and terrifying consequences if female students don't...
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Gargoyles are not what you think...
Sten's ship crashed on Earth centuries ago, and since then, he's been hiding in plain sight, awaiting rescue. But a thousand years is a long time to go without companionship, even for a long-lived alien, and the human female he's guarded since childhood has grown into an alluring woman.
When a mysterious man offers to buy the "statue" in Angie's garden, Sten knows he's been discovered. The Rose Syndicate has hunted...
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When fifteen-year-old Emily Greene wakes up to police banging on her door, she is shocked to see her mother arrested on drug charges. Uprooted and in disbelief, Emily moves to a new town to stay with her grandmother, known as Crazy Carol for her outspoken faith and quirky behaviors. As if the arrest isn't enough, kids at her new school immediately begin to stereotype and judge her based on the news they've heard about her mom.
Emily is sure her mother's...
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Jonathan Black is a troubled teenager. Tormented by his older brother. Abused by his mentally ill mother. Abandoned by his father. Jonathan Black feels let down by everyone around him and lost in a world of emptiness. As he strives to rid himself of the pain of his childhood and the demons that haunt him Jonathan embarks on a catastrophic journey of recovery. His devastating actions bring horror to the sleepy market town of Adley, calling into action...
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Because words can hurt you too.
Noah's the quiet type, which makes him a great friend for Veronica. She chats. He listens. She gabs. He nods. Perfect! So when Veronica spots Noah getting teased, she decides that if he won't speak up for himself, she will! What she doesn't expect is that the teasing will turn on her, and her sense of style. Veronica's so embarrassed that she agrees to a mega Makeover from Cora, the Queen of Cute. When this only makes...
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This hard-hitting film about a bully who face the other side of the a gun after the three kids he bullied took matters into their own hands. Sticks and Stones reveals honest truths about our society. CSI's Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Busey and Kirstie Alley star in Sticks and Stones about three high school friends who discover that growing up takes a dangerous turn when they take the law into their own hands after the local bully targets them with his...
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