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This full-color minicomic by 12-year-old Jessica Weiss is about "the world's oldest superheroes" and their attempt to address the crisis of a huge fire in town.

With a focus on how to improve the effectiveness and cultural competence of clinical services and research, this authoritative volume synthesizes current knowledge on both the physical and psychological health of African Americans today. In chapters that follow a consistent format for easy reference, leading scholars from a broad range of disciplines review risk and protective factors for specific health conditions and identify what works, what doesn't work, and what might work (i.e., practices requiring further research) in clinical practice with African Americans. Historical, sociocultural, and economic factors that affect the quality and utilization of health care services in African American communities are examined in depth. Evidence-based ways to draw on individual, family, and community strengths in prevention and treatment are highlighted throughout. Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award

Drawing on interviews with American couples from the 1950s to the 1980s, Weiss creates a dynamic portrait of family and social change in the postwar era. She then pairs these firsthand accounts with deft analysis of movies, magazines, and advice books from each decade, providing an intimate look at ordinary marriages in a time of sweeping cultural change. 8 halftones.

Eleven-year-olds Jessica Weiss and Brianna Taylor wrote and illustrated this full-color minicomic after reading the comic "Amelia Rules!" by Jimmy Gownley and wanting to try it themselves. Their zine is about Amelia McBride and her friends Reggie, Pajamaman, and Rhonda, who develop complicated moneymaking schemes in order to purchase the expensive comic book "Person-man Superhero Book." There are many colorful illustrations and artist/writer bios with self-portraits in the back.

From the creators of PepToc, the virally popular telephone hotline featuring pre-recorded life advice from kids, comes a heartwarming collection of 50 handmade motivational posters created by youth from around the world. This warm hug of a book harnesses the love and inspiration we all need to navigate our increasingly complex and difficult world. Following the immense success of their hotline, Peptoc creators Jessica Martin and Asherah Weiss invited youth from around the globe to make posters with messages of encouragement, hang them up in their communities, and submit photos of their work to share. The result is this collection of disarmingly earnest, often hilarious advice that only children could give. Whether it’s the California kindergartener who advises his neighbors to “be grateful for yourself” or the 8-year-old from Alaska who suggests, “If you’re frustrated, go get your wallet and buy ice cream and shoes”––one of these wise youngsters will prompt even the jaded reader to pause, reflect, and see things in a new light. A tangible reminder of our human capacity for hope amidst hardship, this colorful collection makes a thoughtful, uplifting gift for anyone who could use a pep talk.

Educational title for gifted and advanced learners.

A guidebook and brief history of the Springville Museum of Art.

"We set off roman candles and bottle rockets in a patch of grass in front of our house. The air smelled like sulfur as a cloud of smoke puffed up into the night sky. The fireworks spurted into the air quick and bright. But as soon as they reached their peak, they died out and fell to the ground quicker than we wanted. My mom was resting in her bed, falling, faster than we could keep up with. Her sparks were almost burnt out." -Excerpt from The Anatomy of Yesterday