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YOU CAN'T KEEP MARINA DOWN . . . It's been a few months since small-town event planner Marina Konyeshna survived a pursuit by international human traffickers, then a mine collapse. Marina's friends have questioned the empty whipped-cream vodka bottles and the new tattoo, but she thinks they're overreacting. Her love life is perking up, but it's not clear how long her new guy will wait on the sidelines while she buries herself in work. Still, Marina can't pack her bags fast enough when a blast from the past offers her the opportunity to work with Russia's richest woman. In Moscow, Marina's at...

"Ms. Harlen captures the heartbeat (and cholesterol) of Northeastern Pennsylvania in her expertly plotted thriller. I loved the reluctant gumshoe-spunky and fallible Marina Konyeshna-with her weakness for pocketbooks and shoes, and went to sleep wondering what on earth she could get herself-and her family and friends-into next." - Sara Pritchard, author of Help Wanted: Female "A thriller novel unlike any other ... with healthy doses of humor, which also makes it a good choice for a vacation read." - The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. There's no place like home...especially when it's the...

Based on the template of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, this is a short, fast-paced read for busy teachers desiring inspiration as well as practical teaching strategies. A team of Lehigh Valley Writing Project fellows designed this book to help others to write and to use writing to learn in all content areas. Appendix includes lively lesson plans for teachers to apply immediately to enhance their classroom practice.