Elizabeth Green
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Set in the roaring twenties, 'Being Romeo's Daughter' exposes the tumultuous life of Cece Romello. The bi-racially illegitimate daughter of fictional kingpin Romeo Romello has her future all laid out by this family of mobsters. Who is Cece without her Romello surname? Can she survive without this infamous family controlling her every move? Will the world accept her as she truly is, but most importantly will she accept herself? In Cece's quest to find...
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James Augustus Dopeyworth wants nothing more than to become a detective, just like his father and his hero Sherlock Holmes. He loves solving mysteries and can often be found with a magnifying glass in one hand and a chocolate eclair in the other. Poor old Jim, as he likes to be known, doesnt seem to have much luck. Nothing ever seems to go his way and it doesn't help that he is extremely clumsy and is always getting into the most unlikely scrapes....
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We've all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great?
Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more?
Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art....
4) The Mansion
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This classic Christmas story by Henry Van Dyke explains the true spirit of giving in a powerful, captivating way. In the story, John Weightman (a wealthy businessman with a high opinion of himself and the future mansion he deserves in heaven) does much good in the world. Despite his good deeds, Weightman is misdirected. Most of the "good" he has done, rather than being unselfish, is calculated to benefit either himself or his business. As Weightman...