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To honor the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Louise M. Rosenblatt's book "Literature as Exploration," this book offers 12 essays that demonstrate the extraordinary influence of Rosenblatt's work on the teaching of literature, on literary theory, and on educational research in all English-speaking countries. Further, it evinces the power of a point of view that embraces both the reader and the literary work while focusing on the transaction between the two. The book contains the following articles: "Fifty Years of Exploring Children's Books" (Rudine Sims Bishop); "Fifty Years of Literature for Young Adults" (Kenneth Donelson); "Students Exploring Literature across the World (John Dixon); "'Literature as Exploration' and the Classroom" (Robert E. Probst); "The California Literature Project" (Mary A. Barr); "Exploring a Poem" (Stephen Dunning); "Fostering Literary Understanding: The State of the Schools" (Arthur N. Applebee); "New Directions in Research on Response to Literature" (Richard Beach); "Can Literature Be Rescued from Reading?" (Alan C. Purves); "Retrospect" (Louise Rosenblatt); "Materials and Approaches to Literature Instruction" (James Bradley); and "Research on Response to Literature" (Richard Beach and Susan Hynds). The last two selections are annotated bibliographies. (SR)

New poems, translations, interviews, and book reviews in a yearly literary journal for Catholic Poetry.

"Dangerous, sexy, and heart wrenching!" Farrell Black is dirty, dangerous, and holds nothing sacred. Growing up on the mean streets of London, he clawed his way to the top of a criminal empire with nothing but sheer force of will and the determination to need no one. Ever. Then he met Jenna Carver, and all bets were off — until the day she walked out of his life without a backward glance. Leaving him was the hardest thing she’d ever done. As a kid, Jenna knew how people looked at her. Like she was stupid. Worthless. Poor. So she spent her life working to become someone else. Then she met Farrell Black, and their all-consuming passion blew a hole in everything she thought she knew about herself. Until she was forced to make a terrible choice. Now Jenna is back in London for her father's funeral, desperate to avoid the one man who can banish her hard-earned reason in favor of red-hot ecstasy. But when her father’s death is tied to an abuse of power at the highest levels, she has no choice but to ask Farrell for help. As they work together to find answers to a puzzle that could have dangerous implications, desire threatens to undo them both — and forces Jenna to choose between keeping the secret of a lifetime and having the one man who can command her body and soul. _____________________________ ★★★★★ "Dark and edgy...I am sold." ★★★★★ "Holy hotness!" ★★★★★ "Best MOB STORY EVER." ★★★★★ "The heart of a lion. The body of a god. The tenacity of a bull. Farrell is the BOSS of the London mob." ★★★★★ "Are you ready for your next book boyfriend because here he is!" ★★★★★ "I swooned HARD."

"Radical Stitch is one of the most significant exhibitions of contemporary Indigenous beading across North America ever presented. Beading is one of the defining mediums of contemporary Indigenous art on this continent, and this landmark exhibition will bring much needed critical attention to the breadth and impact of this practice. Radical Stitch looks at the contemporary and transformative context of beading through the aesthetic innovations of artists and the tactile beauty of beads. Beading materials and techniques are rooted in both culturally informed traditions and cultural adaptation, and function as a place of encounter, knowledge transfer, and acts of resistance. Connecting to a tradition of making, exercised over thousands of years, this skill-based practice ties one artist to another, past to present and beyond. The exhibition includes a range of work from the customary to the contemporary, with a variety of approaches, concepts, and purposes. Gathering together top artists from across North America/Turtle Island, the selected pieces exemplify current and future directions of some of the most exciting and impressive practices. The works in Radical Stitch invite viewers to immerse themselves in the political, creative, and aesthetic dimensions of beadwork."--MacKenzie Art Gallery description of exhibition.

"Today's children and youth face an uncertain world with a myriad of global crises, including increasing pollution, environmental degradation, species extinction, climate change, and social injustice. In this four-part volume, the contributors offer their understandings and knowledges of what it means to educate in this time of uncertainty, termed the Anthropocene. This term is used to acknowledge anthropogenic contributions to climate and environmental crises and to encourage discussion of the emotional responses of these adverse events. Teaching in the Anthropocene discusses (1) challenges to teacher education practice and praxis, (2) the affective dimensions of teaching, (3) relational pedagogies, and (4) ways to igniting imaginations. (1) The first part explores challenges in teacher education practice and praxis in educating ecological justice and sustainability and the need to decentre anthropocentric teaching models. (2) The second part describes the rise in anxiety in children and youth and what it means to care for them in the classroom while equipping them to face the world. (3) The third part ponders relationship and its importance between each of ourselves and between the more-than-human companions with whom we share this planet. (4) The fourth part discusses ways of igniting teachers' imaginations, providing examples in youth activism, community art installations, and other innovative projects. Presenting various perspectives on teaching and teacher education in the face of global crises and in a bid to live in greater harmony with the more-than-human world, this timely collection is essential reading for pre- and in-service teachers and teacher educators."--

"... makes the reader need a cold glass of water. I mean...Damn." Love is a battlefield — and only the strong survive. Aria Fiore didn’t choose a life of crime - it chose her. Now she’s trapped, trying to save her criminal brother from his worst impulses. But when billionaire mafia boss Damian Cavalier makes it clear he plans to take the New York territory, Aria finds herself beguiled by the dangerous man who is her brother’s mortal enemy - and New York isn’t the only thing he plans to conquer. At first, she despises him. But as the turf war escalates, Aria finds herself on the run with the hot, domineering mob boss. Forced into close proximity at one of his luxurious hideaways, it becomes clear that he may not only be her way out, he may be the love of her life - if they can survive long enough to find out. This is the St. James Syndicate - and it’s not your mother’s mob. _____________________________ ★★★★★ "Excellent start to a new series!" ★★★★★ "HOT HOT HOT!" ★★★★★ "This was one extremely well written story with twists, suspense, intrigue, kidnapping, danger, action, and hot steamy sex scenes!" ★★★★★ "Nobody does Alpha Males better than Michelle St. James." ★★★★★ "A must have book you don't want to miss!" ★★★★★ "So intense, loved the energy & emotion!" ★★★★★ "Ms. St. James has perfected the mob genre!" ★★★★★ "Damian and Aria are on fire!"

« Préparez-vous à ne rien faire de la journée, vous ne le lâcherez plus avant d’avoir terminé ! » Il ne s’arrêterait pas avant qu’elle ne soit sienne. Et cette fois pour de bon. Farrell Black ne pouvait pas vraiment en vouloir à Jenna d’être partie après la fusillade qui avait failli coûter la vie de sa fille. Désormais, il les protègerait et rien ne l’arrêterait. Il avait consacré les trois derniers mois à renforcer la sécurité de ses propriétés, amasser de quoi équiper une petite armée et se préparer pour le moment où elle reviendrait à lui. Parce que oui, elle reviendrait. Elle ne pouvait pas s’offrir le luxe d’écouter son cœur. Jenna Carver est toujours hantée par l’attaque au manoir de Farrell, ainsi que par les nombreuses questions restées sans réponse au sujet des papiers de recherche cachés par son père avant sa mort. Mais pour le moment, elle se consacre à Lily et au maintien de la barrière prudemment érigée entre Farrell et elle – la seule et unique chose qui l’empêche de retomber sous son charme encore une fois. Mais quand Jenna et Lily manquent de se faire tuer, il devient clair qu’elles ont des ennemis très haut placés. Des ennemis qui ne s’arrêteront devant rien pour les éliminer. Farrell et Jenna sont désormais embarqués dans une course contre la montre, de la Toscane jusqu’à Amsterdam, dans l’espoir de résoudre un mystère qui pourrait signifier la fin de tout ; y compris de la dernière chance de leur amour. _____________________ ★★★★★ « Remplit toutes les promesses du tome 1, et plus encore ! » ★★★★★ « Préparez-vous à ne rien faire de la journée, vous ne le lâcherez plus avant d’avoir terminé ! » ★★★★★ « De mieux en mieux ! » ★★★★★ « Si je pouvais me botter le derrière moi-même pour avoir attendu aussi longtemps avant de lire cette série, je le ferais ! » ★★★★★ « Tellement génial que je l’ai dévoré en une seule fois ! » ★★★★★ « Une avalanche de passion et de romance superbement entremêlées d’un suspense réaliste et terrifiant. » ★★★★★ « Cet homme vous fera perdre la tête comme le cœur. »

"Be prepared not to do anything all day... you won’t put it down!” He wouldn’t rest until she was his - this time for good. Farrell Black could hardly blame Jenna for leaving after the shootout that almost cost their daughter her life. Now he’ll stop at nothing to protect them, and he's spent the last three months fortifying his private estates, amassing enough armor to supply a small army, and preparing for the moment when she’ll come back to him. And she WILL come back to him. Listening to her heart was a luxury she couldn’t afford. Jenna Carver is still haunted by the close call at Farrell’s private estate — and by the unanswered questions surrounding the research her father hid before his death. But for now she’s focused on Lily and on maintaining the carefully constructed wall she’s erected between her and Farrell — the one and only thing that keeps her from falling under his spell all over again. Then Jenna and Lily are nearly killed, and it quickly becomes clear they have enemies in very high places. Enemies who will stop at nothing to eliminate them. Now Farrell and Jenna are in a race against time from Tuscany to Amsterdam, desperate to unlock a puzzle that could mean the end of of everything — including their final chance at love. _____________________ ★★★★★ "Fulfills all the promises of Book One and more!" ★★★★★ "Be prepared to not do anything all day, you won't put it down." ★★★★★ "It just keeps getting better!" ★★★★★ "If I could kick my own hind parts for sleeping on this series, I definitely would!" ★★★★★ "So friggin awesome I devoured in one sitting!" ★★★★★ "A wonderful job entwining all the passion and romance with a suspense subplot that is terrifyingly real." ★★★★★ "This man gets your mind racing and your heart pumping."

She was supposed to keep them safe. She was their only hope and she had failed. Fifteen year old Jenna’s parents would never approve of her new boyfriend. But he says he loves her. So, even if she hates the way his friends look at her, nothing will stop Jenna sneaking out. After all, what her parents don’t know about her could fill a book.