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This timely guide will help leaders of color succeed within white spaces while working to dismantle those spaces for a new system where they-and students-thrive.
As a leader of color, what do you need to succeed in the systems that often have marginalized the populations you represent? What skills and support will help you to replace these existing systems with new ones that will better serve today's students?
In Leading Within Systems of Inequity...
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Explores the ways that immigrant youth identities are shaped by dominant discourses.
In her ethnographic study of Lao American students at an urban, public high school, Bic Ngo shows how simplistic accounts of these students smooth over unfinished, precarious identities and contested social relations. Exploring the ways that immigrant youth identities are shaped by dominant discourses that simplify and confine their experiences within binary categories...
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In this inspiring collection for these times, the award-winning, bestselling author-and MacArthur genius-gathers all-star advice for K–12 teachers on engaging students around today's toughest issues
Is it okay to discuss politics in class? How can teachers talk about immigration without putting undocumented students in the spotlight or at risk? What are constructive ways to help young people process the daily news coverage of sexual assault? How...
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Presents the key experiences of a diverse group of teachers and students in their journeys of becoming social justice educator/scholars.
This innovative book is a collection of autoethnographies by a diverse group of contributors who describe and theorize about the critical moments in their development as social justice educator/scholars in the face of colonizing forces. Using a rhizomatic approach, the editors' meta-analysis identifies patterns...
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Gabi, 28, has been looking forward to her seven-day cruise since she booked it. An analyst for a venture capital firm who comes from a hard-working affluent African American family, doesn't give her much time to relax. Determined to unplug, Gabi heads to the bar and has a chance meeting with Jake the first night of her vacation. She's intrigued and agrees to a dinner date on Day 2. Gabi finds she's enjoying Jake's company as the cruise continues and...
86) Love Hard
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New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh brings you the next sizzling story in her Hard Play contemporary romance series...
Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his six-year-old daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter's birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. And especially no Juliet...
Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his six-year-old daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter's birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. And especially no Juliet...
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She was born on the streets; he was born to rule…Sheikh Raja Hadi, the heir to the Kingdom of Simdan, was taken by a stranger when he was a boy. His abduction saved his life. Raised far from home, he is forced to watch as his uncle destroys the legacy of his father.Katie Ashe longs for adventure. Raised by her deaf mother, her life has revolved around staying one step ahead of the local gangs. A six-month internship teaching sign language in Jawahir...
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Alyssa Cole delivers another fun, sexy romance novella in the Reluctant Royals series!
Regina Hobbs is nerdy by nature, businesswoman by nurture. She's finally taking her pop culture-centered media enterprise, Girls with Glasses, to the next level, but the stress is forcing her to face a familiar supervillain: insomnia. The only thing that helps her sleep when things get this bad is the deep, soothing voice of puzzle-obsessed live streamer Gustave...
89) Winner Takes All
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Jean Travis has the job of announcing the latest lottery winner on TV and is stunned to find that Patrick Bennett, her teenage crush, is the top mega winner. They haven't seen each other in years, and Patrick is thrilled to renew their acquaintance. Jean, not so much. After all, a lot has changed since they used to study together and Jean worked so hard to hide her feelings. Now that he's won so much money, Patrick faces a whole new world of demands...
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Faking a marriage for baby's sake...;
When Lana Hale asks hotel tycoon Kal Bishop to marry her, he can't let his best friend down! To keep her sister's baby out of the foster-care system, Lana needs Kal to pose as her husband. Soon his luxury Hawaiian resort sets the stage for an unexpectedly passionate honeymoon...;
Before they know it, playing the part of lovers turns into the real thing. And once the need for their ruse ends, Kal faces losing...
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For the baby's sake...;
Secretive billionaire Daniel Lee is known for being ruthless. But he's discovered his conscience when it comes to Christine Murray. Once, he'd smeared her name to win a campaign. Now that she's back in the spotlight, with a precious baby to protect, Daniel's determined to make amends. Even if rescuing Christine and her daughter means sweeping them away to a life he shares with no one...;
He'll do anything to earn Christine's...
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Payal is a girl on the verge-of living a life she's always dreamt of, becoming a rising star in fashion, and...of marriage?!
When her parents insist she marry fellow Londoner and serial dater Ayaan Malhotra in order to save their company, Payal has a choice: stick it to her dysfunctional family but put her hard-earned fashion success on hold...or get engaged to save her family's fortune and rescue her own dream-come-true life.
Ayaan has always...
93) Back at Last
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The virgin and the rockstar have a lot riding on their second chance. If you ask Christina Marcus why she'll never win the award for Rockstar Girlfriend of the Year, she can count the ways. Over thirty and still a virgin? Check. Never been in a relationship? Check. Unhappy in the spotlight? Check. So why would Rory Stewart, lead singer of the renowned rock band Third Generation, who could have any woman he wanted, give her a second chance after she...
94) Break the Rules
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Bridget Flanagan knows how to assess risks, but are the consequences of exposing her heart too dangerous?
Bridget has a passion for safety and in the world of oil refineries that makes her great at her job. So when her big promotion goes to someone else, she heads out on the town to forget her troubles. Jack Gibbs seems like the perfect man to distract her.
At least until Monday morning when she discovers Jack is her new boss. There's no way she's...
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World champion surfer Ty Butler is living the good life. Success, travel, women, and an endless summer. Then a quick stop in his hometown brings him face-to-face with the only thing he's ever loved more than surfing-Summer Campbell, the girl that got away. A decade on, and seeing her still gives him a rush. When he finds out she's single, Ty decides it's time to take up where they left off.
Ten years ago, Summer committed the ultimate sin of falling...
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From ants to elephants, life has a place. Every plant, raindrop, animal, insect or bird plays its part in making our world the beautiful life-sustaining rock we call home. Understanding how important these things are to our survival has never been more important. 'Do you remember the elephants?' is not a question anyone should ever ask. Together we can change how we think, how we behave and how we respond to keep our home working as it should –...
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From up here on stage, I can see her.
Even with her First Lady hair and Sunday school shoes, I can't take my eyes off of her.
The music starts. I swing my hips to the thumping bass. Oh, so slowly I slip one button through a hole, then another, then another. I ease the black silk from my shoulders and toss it right toward her.
I watch her pale glossy lips form a big 'O' before she catches it like a major league baller. The flashing lights blind me....
98) The Write Escape
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Take one heartbroken Chicago girl.
Literary editor Antonia Harper had it all-the career, the man, the future. That was then. Now Antonia is jobless, alone and at a crossroads. What better time to travel the world? A solo honeymoon on the Emerald Isle will be like hitting the reset button. No distractions, no drama.
Add some luck o' the Irish
Aiden Byrnes may be a literature professor, but words fail him when he meets the woman staying in...
99) Change of Heart
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Software billionaire Carly Flanagan has an abundance of everything except time.
With everyone wanting a piece of her, or more accurately, her money, she spends her days trying to live up to her company's motto of Community, Sharing, Support. Having always been so focused on responsibility, success and supporting those less fortunate than her, Carly's forgotten to consider what she wants for herself in life – until she meets Evan.
Evan Hayes is...
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"I absolutely adore this book...love story begins slow-like a delicious lowcountry boil-but heats up to the perfect ending." --Kathleen Y'Barbo, bestselling author of The Black Midnight
A heartwarming Avon debut of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings set in the beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry.
Maya Jackson has worked for a renowned New York City bridal gown brand for years and dreams of becoming Head Designer. She has the talent, she just...
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