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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Coming of Age Stories
Jewish American Heritage Month
Lessons in Chemistry Read-alikes
Likeable Characters
Jewish American Heritage Month
Lessons in Chemistry Read-alikes
Likeable Characters
Description
A college student finds her perspectives transformed by a mentor activist at the center of the women's movement who challenges her to discover herself in ways that take her far from the traditional life she envisioned.
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting there, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. They dispense not only essential and practical career advice, but also priceless wisdom applicable to...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Using his classic parable format, Blanchard explains why developing effective communication and relationships across generations can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. One Minute Mentoring is the go-to source for learning why mentoring is the secret ingredient to professional and personal success.
Author
Series
All souls trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to the best-selling A Discovery of Witches finds Oxford scholar and reluctant witch Dina and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont in Elizabethan London, where Dina seeks a magical tutor and Matthew confronts elements from his past at the same time the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens.
6) Be a mentor!
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mentorship is an informal building block of modern civilization. For society to remain viable, it is essential that people help others and pass on skills and lessons. But how can young readers participate in this process? This book explains through the use of many examples just how easy it is for students to begin mentoring at any age. The work further engages through the use of Your Turn! sidebars directed at the reader and by connecting common experiences...
Author
Series
Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 11
Rangers apprentice volume 11
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 11
Rangers apprentice volume 11
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers Will and Halt and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Our culture is adrift in division and distrust, and we need everyday heroes more than ever. Drawing from his own remarkable journey, Steve Pemberton shares stories of the ordinary people who quietly change lives and bring change to their communities. Compelling and insightful, this book will inspire you and renew your hope for the future"--
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Leaders, coaches, and mentors are charged with helping others to stretch their limits. However, few people enjoy hearing the messy--and sometimes painful--feedback it takes to overcome a personal obstacle. Marcia Reynolds shows how to use the discomfort zone to help others grow, not suffer"--
Author
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time in history, the younger generation has something more to offer an employer than enthusiasm. In the past, a new employee was dependent upon years of service, but now digital technology and social media have exploded into the workplace. The younger generation possess the knowledge and the practical experience to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of social media and digital tools. Unfortunately, most companies, led primarily...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success - and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right. A shot at redemption...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A talented runner fully committed to Olympic dreams, Sabrina Rice's future was shattered by a devastating diagnosis. One forfeited scholarship and several years later, she has new goals and dreams that have nothing to do with running--something that's become far too painful to think on. Until the day she sees Brandy Philip running across the community college campus, easily outpacing security. Sabrina immediately recognizes world-class speed, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Steeple Hill
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Widowed mother Emma Barlow knows her shy, studious son needs a male influence. And where better to find him than in the mentoring ministry at their local church? But when the new chief of police becomes her son's mentor, Emma is worried. As the widow of a fallen officer, she's nervous about letting a lawman into their lives. Especially one as handsome and conflicted as Jake Sutton. But when her son comes out of his shell, and even Emma finds herself...
15) Cashay
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her world is turned upside down by her sister's death, a mentor is assigned to fourteen-year-old Cashay to help her through her anger and grief.
16) Vanish
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Simone is assigned to mentor a kindergarten student as a part of her leadership class, she finds herself enjoying the relationship, but soon begins to suspect that something is very wrong with her student's family.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
2018 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner "Timely and timeless." --Jacqueline Woodson "Important and deeply moving." --John Green. Acclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi was born in India to a prominent Hindu Brahmin family. At the age of six he began having visions of a snowy mountainous region in which men with shaved heads, in robes the color of sunset, wandered about. "It was as vivid as if I were watching a scene from life," he writes. At the age of ten, he ran away from boarding school to find this place, taking a train to the end of the line and then boarding a bus to wherever...
Author
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The heart of this book is to connect people in loving community. Heather shows us how to embrace the Four Mindsets of a Loving Conversation and the Three Fresh Goals for Conversation. Readers are equipped with effective questions and action steps to implement in any situation-both personally and professionally"--
"It's time for a conversation revival!Conversation is getting harder. We're feeling more isolated. Loneliness is becoming an epidemic....
20) Risking it all
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Paige, who plans on becoming a pilot, is assigned to mentor Logan, the new student at Wallingford Academy, who is only there as a part of a plea bargain for criminal behavior.
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