Agnes is charged with the brutal murder of her former master, and sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, Agnes' spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes…
This user-friendly volume provides evidence-based tools for meeting the needs of the approximately 15%of K-12 students who would benefit from more support than is universally offered to all students but do not require intensive, individualized intervention. With a unique focus o…
This topically-organized text provides a comprehensive overview of infant development with a strong theoretical and research base. Readers gain a clear understanding of infant development and issues that will be the focus of significant advances in infancy studies in the future.…
This title tells the story of the wives and children who were left behind as their husbands, fathers, and brothers fought and died in the First World War. The book features 50 interviews, private diaries, and a collection of unpublished letters written by the soldiers to their f…
A Story of three superrich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occur when Nicholas Young, heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia, brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season