Jennifer Brown
1) Torn Away
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Jersey Cameron has always loved a good storm. Watching the clouds roll in and the wind pick up. Smelling the electricity in the air. Dancing barefoot in the rain. She lives in the Midwest, after all, where the weather is sure to keep you guessing. Jersey knows what to do when the tornado sirens sound. But she never could have prepared for this.
When her town is devastated by a tornado, Jersey loses everything. As she struggles to overcome her grief,...
2) Hate list
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Series
Description
Sixteen-year-old Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick committed a school shooting at the end of their junior year, struggles to cope with integrating herself back into high school life, unsure herself whether she was a hero or a villain.
3) Life on Mars
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers' quest to find life on other planets seems at an end when his parents decide to move to Las Vegas, but while they look for a house he stays with his neighbor, an astronaut who soon becomes a friend.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Rescue leader Erin Hadaway knows from wrenching experience how fast Mount Washington can end lives. And she sees Patrick Rogers as more weekend warrior than serious partner. While training on the mountain, they find a teenage girl being held captive. Fighting the shadows in each of their pasts--and escalating peril--Erin and Patrick must tackle more than the merciless slopes to save her.
5) How to be an inclusive leader: your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? The second edition of this bestselling title by diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. In a world where women and communities of color were disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever...
6) Bitter end
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2011
Description
When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.
8) Shade me
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Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Nikki Kill does not see the world like everyone else. In her eyes, happiness is pink, sadness is a mixture of brown and green, and lies are gray. Thanks to a phenomenon called synesthesia, Nikki's senses overlap in a way that both comforts and overwhelms her. Always an outsider, just one D shy of flunking out, Nikki's life is on the fast track to nowhere until the night a mysterious call lights her phone up bright orange, the color of emergencies....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Library Security experts and staff members discuss practical security recommendations to create an effective security policy for your library. Examples are shown of staff correctly handling security problems, including approaching rule-breaking patrons, personal safety and patrons carrying weapons. "Recommended for all libraries." ~ Library Journal.
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and results. But many still feel unable to bring their true selves to work, instead spending valuable energy minimizing or managing aspects of their own diversity – of identity, background, experience – to succeed. This takes a particular toll on diverse talent – women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities – at a time when organizations are struggling to...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Luke Abbott's school is the losing-est school in the history of losing. And that's just fine for him. He'd rather be at home playing video games and avoiding his older brother Rob and the Greatest Betrayal of All Time. But now he's being forced to join the robotics team, where surely he'll help uphold the school's losing streak"-- Provided by publisher.
15) Perfect escape
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Seventeen-year-old Kendra, living in the shadow of her brother's obsessive-compulsive disorder, takes a life-changing road trip with him.
17) The game changer
Author
Series
Parkwood mystery series volume 1
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
℗2020.
Description
Hollis Bisbee used to be a big-city crime reporter. Now, she's a small-town journalist, and she's bored. She and a young mom, talented baker Daisy Mueller, start the Knock 'Em Dead podcast? "Where murder and muffins meet!" It's all fun, games, and baking tips until murder comes to Parkwood. After a brutal homecoming game loss, the coach of the rival football team is the victim of a hit-and-run in the high school parking lot. The entire town is on...
Author
Publisher
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"As more and more early childhood settings implement inclusive practices, teachers need to blend special and general education techniques to help all children learn. They'll find out how with the new edition of this bestselling text, which combines today's best practices for teaching young children with and without disabilities into one comprehensive approach. Ideal for current and future early childhood educators working with children from ages 2...
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Trans-Atlantic tunnel: The year is 2099. A train travels 5000 miles per hour on a journey through the Atlantic Ocean. Science fiction? A transatlantic tunnel may be closer than we think.
City in a Pyramid: Hoping to relieve the stress of alarming overpopulation, Tokyo's construction inductry is exploring the possibility of building a city in Tokyo Bay.