Culture gives humans a sense of identity. This title examines how cultures around the world mix and change in response to migration and settlement. This fascinating book examines examples from history including: the slave trade and the impact of African culture on North America and then the world; the forcing of Native Americans to adopt European culture; and the cultural interchange between the British Empire and India.
Culture gives humans a sense of identity. This title examines how cultures around the world mix and change in response to migration and settlement. Th...
Fourteen-year-old Jake MacRae's life is spinning out of control. He's making all the wrong choices -- gambling, drinking, hanging around gang members and now he's been asked to make a special delivery. What should he do?
Jake knows either way that his decision will seal his fate, but what he doesn't realize is that this choice might not only destroy his life but the lives of those close to him.
Before Jake has a chance to make up his mind, he receives a mysterious text message inviting him to a flash party on a midnight subway train. As Jake steps off the platform and onto...
Fourteen-year-old Jake MacRae's life is spinning out of control. He's making all the wrong choices -- gambling, drinking, hanging around gang members ...
When Clair discovers a book of spells, she quickly learns that she can't solve her problems with magic.
Teased by her older brother, bullied by the popular girls at school, and plagued by a blistering pimple that has surfaced on the tip of her nose, twelve-year-old Claire Murphy wishes she could shrivel up and die or spontaneously combust. But when a mysterious book appears at her feet in the checkout aisle of a grocery store, Claire is confident all her troubles are over. Following the instructions carefully, Claire dives nose-first into reeking remedies, rollicking rituals,...
When Clair discovers a book of spells, she quickly learns that she can't solve her problems with magic.