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When an injury slows her down, Marion counts on The Critter Club to help her realize what's most important.

From violin lessons to training for an upcoming horse competition, Marion is scheduled to the max. Even though she always makes time for her duties at The Critter Club, she is beginning to feel overwhelmed. But when an accident forces Marion to slow down, Marion relies on her friends (the two- and four-legged ones) to cheer her up As Marion's ankle heals, she discovers a new talent--and realizes that winning isn't everything.

With easy-to-read language and...

Ever Since 16-year-old Gabe Strickland can remember, his father, Roman, has believed in the sale: that magical moment on the customer's porch, the deal about to close. But with each dizzying success he learns that love is, ultimately, the one thing that can't be bought or sold.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to become a truly calm and composed person with a balanced and active state of mind. The book will guide you through the effects of anxiety and how meditation can be used to overcome the effects rather than using medicines. Here's an inescapable fact: you will need to know how meditation works and the relationship between meditation and anxiety disorders before getting into action. The book will provide a brief yet complete coverage of the things that is absolutely necessary to be known when you use meditation to cure your anxiety...

Fashionista Marion enters a styling competition in the eighth book of the Critter Club series--but will she regret helping out one of her competitors?

Marion is so excited. There's an upcoming kids' fashion show for charity, and the students at Santa Vista Elementary get to style an outfit for it Since only one design from each grade will get picked for the show, Marion knows she has to win. So she's surprised when a girl named Olivia asks her for some style advice.

Marion agrees to help Olivia, and actually has fun doing it But problems arise when Marion realizes that Olivia has...

The tapestry of secrets and consequences continues to unfold in this unforgettable tale of a family's love and strife. In Travail, the second book of the Quartus Family Saga, life mysteries deepen when murder, marriage, a court battle, a cross-country chase, a new brother, and complex relationships redefine who they are. On their journey toward becoming united they must first endure great travail.

Amy comes up with the perfect Christmas present for Ms. Sullivan in the ninth book of the Critter Club series.

It's holiday time in Santa Vista, and Amy is especially excited for Christmas. Her dad and soon-to-be stepmom and stepsister are visiting, plus, there are some adorable guinea pigs at the Critter Club. But amidst the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, Amy notices that Ms. Sullivan seems a little lonely. Though Ms. Sullivan assures Amy that she will have a lovely holiday with her dog Rufus, Amy begins to wonder if there's something she can do to cheer up Ms. Sullivan....

The Critter Club cares for a precocious pig that might just be giving Ellie good luck in the tenth book of the Critter Club series.

When The Critter Club takes in an abandoned pig named Plum, the girls are really excited. They've never had a pig at the club before They love learning how to take care of Plum. And they especially love watching Ms. Sullivan's dog, Rufus, interact with the pig. But no one is happier about the club's guest than Ellie.

Soon after Plum arrives, Ellie starts having some unusually good luck. She does really well on a test for her least favorite subject; she...

PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR APPLYING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Government Program Management examines ongoing global reforms in public-sector program design and management and explains how to deliver public-sector programs in response to these reforms. A new, generic program management model--essential for government executives, program managers, and legislative leaders--is presented. The new model addresses various dysfunctional forces, many of them global in scale, that inhibit public programs from achieving their intended benefits and...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between teacher and student efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies as they pertained to four reading comprehension strategies and classroom practices. Specifically, the study investigated whether relations existed between sixth, seventh, and eighth grade learners' and their teachers' efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies and whether student perceived efficacy beliefs were predictors of reading comprehension achievement as measured by a reading comprehension subtest score on a state standardized test. Significant similarities...

The Critter Club is going camping--but are they really ready for a weekend in the wilderness?

When Liz invites the Critter Club girls to her house at Marigold Lake for the weekend, they are really excited for their camping adventure--especially because Marigold Lake is known for having lots of wildlife While the girls are there, they plan to do stuff like swim and canoe in the lake, go on a nature walk, and camp out.

But with every activity, something seems to go horribly wrong. Amy accidentally tips over the canoe when the girls are out on the lake; Ellie gets spooked by what she...