All Good Children
| Author | : Catherine Austen |
| Publisher | : Orca Book Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2011-10-01 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 155469826X |
It's the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a fifteen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist, observes the changes with growing concern, especially when his younger sister, Ally, is targeted. Max and his best friend, Dallas, escape the treatment, but must pretend to be "zombies" while they watch their freedoms and hopes decay. When Max's family decides to take Dallas with them into the unknown world beyond New Middletown's borders, Max's creativity becomes an unexpected bonus rather than a liability.
The Good Children
| Author | : Kate Wilhelm |
| Publisher | : St Martins Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780312179144 |
After the McNairs settle for good into their new, large home in Oregon, tragedy strikes, and the family, especially the four children, learns just how far it will go into a world of lies, murder, and insanity to stay together.
I Am Every Good Thing
| Author | : Derrick Barnes |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2020-09-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0525518770 |
An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion! I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!
Good Kids, Tough Choices
| Author | : Rushworth M. Kidder |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2010-08-20 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 0470875534 |
A practical analysis and inspiring guide for teaching kids "ethical fitness" Parents are beginning to realize that deficiencies in ethics and character are becoming a big problem among our nation's children. According to the latest data, lying, cheating, and rampant insensitivity to other people are increasingly common. What can parents do? In this book, ethics expert Rushworth Kidder shows how to customize interventions to a child's age and temperament. He encourages parents not to give up, since what they do can always make a difference, regardless of how long or deep the bad habits of dishonesty may be. Encourages parents to intervene early and re-establish children on the right course Explores the keys to ethical behavior: honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness, and compassion All of Kidder's practical advice is based on the latest psychological and neuroscientific research about how kids develop character and learn what's right and wrong.
Too Much of a Good Thing
| Author | : Daniel J. Kindlon |
| Publisher | : Miramax |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2003-01-08 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : |
While many adolescents today have all the useful accessories of a prosperous society-cell phones, credit cards, computers, cars-they have few of the responsibilities that build character. Under intense pressure to be perfect and achieve, they devote little time to an inner life, and a culture that worships instant success makes it hard for them to engage in the slow, careful building of the skills that enhance self-esteem and self-sufciency. In this powerful and provocative book, Dr. Kindlon delineates how indulged toddlers become indulged teenagers who are at risk for becoming prone to, among other things, excessive self-absorption, depression and anxiety, and lack of self-control. Too Much of a Good Thing maps out the ways in which parents can reach out to their children, teach them engagement in meaningful activity, and promote emotional maturity and a sense of self-worth. Dan Kindlon, Ph.D. is a professor of child psychology at Harvard University. He is a frequent contributor to Child magazine and is the co-author of Raising Cain, a New York Times best-seller. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children.
Bobby and Mandee's Good Touch, Bad Touch
| Author | : Robert Kahn |
| Publisher | : Future Horizons |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2011-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1935274546 |
Introduces the topic of sexual abuse, and how children can protect themselves. Includes questions to gauge the child's understanding, and tips for parents.
Good Vibrations
| Author | : Mike Love |
| Publisher | : Akashic Books |
| Total Pages | : 29 |
| Release | : 2020-06-02 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1617758337 |
Mike Love and Brian Wilson's world-famous song, gloriously illustrated by Paul Hoppe, will bring smiles to the faces of children and parents alike. I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's giving me the excitations (oom bop bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good vibrations, oom bop bop) She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom bop bop) Good Vibrations is a lively picture book based on Mike Love and Brian Wilson's number one hit about absorbing positive energy from the people around them. Often praised as one of the most important compositions in rock, the Beach Boys' original version of this song was their third number one Billboard hit. With lyrics by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, and illustrations by Paul Hoppe, this picture book follows a girl and her dog as they make their way down to the beach, sharing good vibrations all along the way. Parents and children alike can share and enjoy one of rock's greatest hits through the colorful pages of Good Vibrations. Released in 1966, this is one of the defining and iconic songs of the era The recording involved the then-revolutionary process of tape-splicing, cutting up and editing pieces of the master tape together The musicians used in the recording of the song included members of the Wrecking Crew, the legendary set of Los Angeles session studio players Beach Boys publicist Derek Taylor described the song as a "pocket symphony" (Derek was the former press officer for the Beatles and the Beach Boys, and worked with the Byrds and the Mamas & the Papas, among others) The unusual sound featured in the song's chorus was produced by an electrotheremin The song was a transatlantic number one, reaching the top spot in both the USA and the UK The song was the last US number one the Beach Boys achieved in the 1960s Inducted into both the Grammy and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame Rolling Stone ranked the song at number six on its 2010 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time In 2001, the RIAA and the National Endowment for the Arts published their Songs of the Century list, with "Good Vibrations" at number 24 The song is part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's permanent exhibition,500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
