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Legacy of Action celebrates the transformative nature of Dr. Geneva Gay's work in multicultural education across disciplines, careers, classrooms, and communities. This book contains a preface, an introduction, and 10 essays about Dr. Geneva Gay's culturally responsive teaching framework. The authors in this edited volume write about how Dr. Gay's words have helped shape scholar identities, influenced educational thought and practice, and contributed to excellence in education. This book is a resource for anyone interested in sparking the genius of all students.Edited by La Vonne I. Neal, Ph.D., Sarah Militz-Frielink, Ph.D., María T. Colompos-Tohtsonie, Ph.D., Regina A. Lewis, Ph.D. and Alicia L. Moore, Ph.D.

Welcome to Monsterville, where the residents are anything but ordinary. The monsters here are "friendly! thoughtful! shy and scary," much like their human neighbors. Readers will meet a monster house who plays hopscotch and makes the sidewalks quake, laugh at a bubblegum-headed monster's epic tantrum, and cry with a monster called Sadness. This quirky collection of illustrated poems is a celebration of friendship, emotional intelligence, and creative play as a form of healing.

Bruce Dethlefsen was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1948 and moved to Wisconsin in 1966. He was Wisconsin Poet Laureate (2011-2012). A retired school librarian and public library director, he plays in the Prairie Sands Band and runs poetry workshops in Wisconsin prisons. Losing Purchase is his fourth full-length book of poems.

In Wild Girls, a cascade of vibrant voices shows up, speaks up, stirs up, grieves, heals. The "wild girls" spirit is bold, persistent, sometimes humorous, occasionally tragic, and often heroic. Included are wild girls from family, current events, history, the arts, and even make-believe. Together, they share their stories. The author's passion is observing and honoring the authentic Wild Girl in herself and others. As a writer, she wants her readers-men and women-to feel poignancy in the details, to find a moment of connection in each poem, to nurture empathy in themselves, to bask in the language.

Award-winning book that recently earned acclaim from the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards!At 15 years old, Petra must grow into the lessons of the Mayan hummingbird as she carves her future out of a childhood scarred by gang violence. Petra's life has been upended by local gang violence in her small Guatemalan village. Her childhood friend Emilio had a hand in their friend Justina's murder, and his father is the local gang leader's right-hand man. Betrayed by Emilio and abandoned by her mother who has fled to the U.S., Petra now fears for her own life. Petra ultimately flees to the U.S., but the pressures follow her there. As she attempts to reconcile with her mother over the abandonment, Petra is alarmed that her mother disregards the danger when he shows up near their home. The novel explores forgiveness and redemption, how to heal oneself and find a future of integrity with friends and community who have participated in atrocities.

What could The Duchess of Windsor, Natty Boh, a talking fish, and a goggle-wearing rescue dog possibly have in common? And what if you add to the list: love in an inundated mill town and a man more plant than human? Read The Monster of the Gunpowder River and Other Fabrications to find out.

The Chocolate Jar and Other Stories by Roselee Blooston is a collection of humorous, incisive, and poignant tales from the author of two award-winning books: Dying in Dubai and Trial by Family.