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A heartfelt novel about the disturbing "choking game" trend -- and one girl''s struggle for self-acceptance.If she could -- if her parents would let her -- eighth-grader Windy would change everything about herself. She''d get highlights in her hair, a new wardrobe; she''d wear makeup. But nothing ever changes. The mean girls at school are still mean, and Windy''s best friend Elena is still more interested in making up words than talking about boys. And then one day, Windy gets the change she''s been looking for. New girl Nina -- impossibly cool, confident, and not afraid of anyone -- starts hanging out with Windy! Nina even wants to be "breath sisters." Windy isn''t sure what that means, exactly, but she knows she wants to find out. It sounds even better than a BFF. Windy is right, at first. Being a breath sister gains her a whole new set of friends, girls she feels closer to and cooler with than anyone else. But her inclusion in the new crowd comes at a dangerous price. Windy wants to change everything about her life ... but is she really willing to give up everything in the process?

It''s summer before eighth grade, and Erica "Chia" Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. She''s happy when she hangs out with her best friends, the Robins. She''s jealous that her genius little sister skipped two grades. And she''s passionate about the crushes on her Boyfriend Wish list. And when Erica''s mom is diagnosed with breast cancer, she feels worried and doesn''t know what she can do to help. When her family visits a cuarto de milagros, a miracle room in a famous church, Erica decides to make a promesa to God in exchange for her mom''s health. As her mom gets sicker, Erica quickly learns that juggling family, friends, school, and fulfilling a promesa is stressful, but with a little bit of hope and a lot of love, she just might be able to figure it out. Confetti Girl author Diana Lopez returns with this sweet, funny, and utterly honest story about being a girl in a world full of good (and bad) surprises.

Award-winning author Diana Lopez returns to her middle-grade sweet spot in this delightful novel perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Charise Mericle Harper, and Angela Cervantes. You can choose your friends, but you can''t choose your primas...Luna Ramos has more cousins than she can count, and even though her mom says that makes her lucky, Luna knows that every time she gets in trouble, one of her primas is responsible.But when Luna locks her know-it-all cousin Claudia in the bathroom at their cousin''s quinceanera, Luna has no one to blame but herself. Her punishment? No hats for a whole month-which is a big deal because Luna''s always been embarrassed by her hair, and hats make her feel more comfortable.To make things even worse, Claudia is transferring to her school, and now she''ll have a chance to tattle on Luna even more than she already does! Her grandmother offers some sage advice, but since it''s in Spanish, Luna gets it all wrong, and when the kids at school begin making fun of Claudia, Luna must decide what matters more: family or her reputation.

After the death of her mother, Texas sixth-grader Lina''s grades and mood drop as she watches her father lose himself more and more in books, while her best friend uses Lina as an excuse to secretly meet her boyfriend.

From beloved author Diana López comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition, and how far they''ll go to succeed. Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can''t wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the end of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights, and vanishing acts, trying to come up with the most awesome routines possible....Problem is, the trip is expensive, and it''s money that each guy''s family just doesn''t have. To make things worse, the shop-owners'' daughter, Ariel (who just so happens to be last year''s competition winner), will do anything to make sure the boys don''t come out on top. Even pit them against one another. Will they make it to the competition? And if so, at what cost? Diana López, author of Confetti Girl and Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel, offers a story that''s just the right mix of heart, high jinks, and a bit of magic.

An inspiring sports memoir from the family who captured America?s heart at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Lopez family set new records at the Beijing Olympics with three siblings on the same U.S. taekwondo team?and a fourth sibling as their coach. Mark took the silver medal, and Steven and Diana both brought home the bronze, with big brother Jean coaching them to victory. Here, for the first time, is the inspiring story of a family united behind a dream. In 1972 Julio Lopez and his wife Ondina emigrated from Nicaragua, hoping for a better life for their family in America. In an atmosphere of love, support, mutual respect, and healthy competition, their children trained hard in taekwondo, daring to dream they might reach the pinnacle of their athletic field in the Olympics. Told in turn by Steven, Mark, Diana, and Jean, this is the incredible story of how one close-knit family?s boundless determination and rock-solid support system took them from their home in Texas to Olympic glory in Beijing.

When Felice learns that she''s the daughter of La Llorona, she catches a ride to the magical town of Tres Leches, where her mother is said to be haunting the river. Guided by the magical town''s eccentric mayor, Felice vows to help her mother make peac

Diana Lopez returns to her middle-grade sweet spot in this delightful novel perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Charise Mericle Harper, and Angela Cervantes. The Spanish edition of Lucky Luna! When Luna locks her know-it-all cousin Claudia in the bathroom at their cousin''s quinceanera, she gets into a lot of trouble. To make things even worse, Claudia is transferring to her school. Luna''s grandmother offers some sage advice, but since it''s in Spanish, Luna gets it all wrong, and when the kids at school begin making fun of Claudia, Luna must decide what matters more: family or her reputation.Luna Ramos tiene mas primos de los que puede contar, ¡y siempre la estan metiendo en problemas! Pero cuando se le ocurre encerrar a su prima Claudia en un bano durante una quinceanera, ella es la que se busca el problema. Para empeorar las cosas, Claudia se esta transfiriendo a su escuela, ¡y ahora tendra la oportunidad de molestarla mas de lo que ya lo hace! La abuela de Luna le ofrece algunos consejos en espanol, pero Luna no la entiende y empeora las cosas. Llegara el momento en que tendra que decidir entre su familia y su reputacion.

Brought to life by a host of talented creators, this graphic novel anthology dissects what it means to be a woman in today’s hyper-masculine world. VOICES THAT COUNT is a collection of short comics that celebrates women. Printed in English for the first time, this Spanish collection highlights and uplifts women’s voices, collecting their stories of life, love, and empowerment. Interacting with everything from the realities of gender imbalance in the workplace—through a gender-flipped lens—to toxic beauty standards taking a toll on the body image of young girls, VOICES THAT COUNT gives women a space to recount their struggles and triumphs. In the words of artist Ada Diez, “This comic shows the importance of an unconditionally supportive family environment, the necessity of the right educational groundwork as a feminist principle, and the key to fight for your dreams—understanding the importance of an individual’s independence, forgetting what’s been established by gender rules.” This inspiring and thought-provoking volume collects nine stories from some of Spain’s best and brightest female authors and illustrators.

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The twelve-year-old daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have plagued the magical town of Tres Leches. In Spanish.

This study explored the effectiveness of the Bridge/Adapt program for generalizing increased cognition to functional skills. Three participants, identified as having significant cognitive impairments as measured by the Cognistat assessment, participated in the Bridge/Adapt program, an eight-week program that includes both remedial and compensatory components. The remedial component used was a computer-based cognitive rehabilitation program called Parrot Software. Past studies have proven computer-based cognitive rehabilitation to be effective in increasing overall cognition. The Bridge/Adapt module is the compensatory component that utilized a variety of strategies and everyday tasks to facilitate the generalization of improved cognition to functional performance. A homework component was also implemented for participants to incorporate the strategies learned in the Bridge/Adapt program to their own meaningful occupations. This study utilized a pretest posttest design using the medication box assessment to measure functional performance. Results of the medication box assessment indicated that one of the three participants demonstrated generalization of skills from improved cognition to functional performance. Future research should include re-evaluating the Bridge/Adapt modules and the medication box assessment. Recommendations to improve future implementation are provided to increase likelihood of generalization.

Several social programs have been implemented in developing countries with the aim of improving children''s and women''s well-being. Despite the existing evidence on the impact of these programs, there are still some knowledge gaps where this thesis aims to fill. First, programs such as Conditional Cash Transfers have been effective at increasing school attendance, but do not necessarily at achieving a large reduction on child labor. This thesis shows that the relative price of mothers and children labor is crucial to observe a reduction in child labor, due to the program. Children''s working time is going to largely decrease in cases where mother''s labor time is less expensive as compared to children''s. Second, the evaluation of programs targeted to early childhood has been largely focused on nutrition, health, cognitive and non-cognitive skills, leaving aside parenting outcomes. Evidence found in this thesis shows that early childhood interventions impact parenting practices, particularly how children are disciplined. Parents of children who are largely exposed to these interventions use less physical violence as a way to discipline their children. Finally, women''s empowerment plays a key role as an outcome and as a channel in the evaluation of these interventions. However, we lack information on how to approach and assess women''s empowerment. This thesis shows that social capital seems to better capture women''s bargaining power, as compared to traditional dimensions, such as participation in household decisions. This later analysis is done to understand the relation between women''s empowerment and domestic violence.

Uncertainty is arguably one of the most pervasive "symptoms" of multiple sclerosis (MS). It pervades the lives of people living with MS and differs for each individual living with the diagnosis. The uncertainty begins before the disease is even named, and continues because of an uncertain prognosis, uncertainty in relationships and uncertainty about acts of daily living. I ask if when faced with such pervasive uncertainty, do people with MS then become submissive and passive, or do they find ways to exert control? Earlier work, including in-depth interviews with 29 people, suggested the importance of uncertainty to the experience of living with MS. Quantitative analysis using ordinary least squares regression analysis of survey data gathered from 732 people in the Chicago area further confirmed that, indeed, people with MS do find ways to exert control. From this qualitative and quantitative survey data, three analytically distinct ways to strategize emerged: the strategy to become an expert, the strategy of loss prevention and the strategy of shifting investments. In this dissertation, I demonstrate how people with MS seek out information to become expert, make contingency plans to minimize losses, and change the value they place on those things now affected by irreducible uncertainties. Finally, I argue that all discussions of chronic illness must include the perspective of the person living with the illness rather than proceeding from the assumption that those with chronic diseases must do all of the learning.

The poems in this manuscript explore the influence of place on the author’s attempts to map the uncertain terrain of relationships with ourselves, each other, and the environment. Internal and external landscapes are constantly changing as the result of natural forces and because of the stories that we tell ourselves. In this collection, the author attempts to examine the elusive nature of the past, whether and how it is still present in her world, and her own place in desert paradigm.

The etiquette classic from the Urbanidad de Carreño has been read throughout Latin America for generations. This edition has been updated for today''s children. In addition to the timeless norms about listening well, being neat, and asking for permission, it also discusses saving water, not using cellphones at the table, and how to act online.

Follows Selena''s rise to stardom, from front-lining her family''s band at rodeos to performing in front of tens of thousands at the Houston Astrodome.

Les capteurs d’images à pixels actifs se sont largement imposés sur le marché, aidés par la pénétration des technologies CMOS. La fonction de conversion photo-électrique est assurée par une photodiode à la source d’un transistor de transfert. En raison de la focalisation du système de lentilles utilisé, la puissance lumineuse au niveau du silicium est très importante et peut générer des défauts entraînant des problèmes de fiabilité. Ce travail de thèse a consisté à inclure la lumière visible comme contrainte lors de l’étude de fiabilité des transistors de transfert. Une dégradation induite par la lumière a été mise en évidence. Des simulations TCAD et des mesures de bruit basse fréquence ont montré qu’elle est liée à un changement du chemin de conduction des porteurs entre la photodiode et le canal. Cet effet est réversible par l’application d’un champ électrique. L’origine physique de cette dégradation a été attribuée à l’apparition de charges positives, par effet Staebler Wronski, dans une des couches du pré-métal (le nitrure borderless). Cette thèse présente les premiers travaux dans ce domaine d’étude. Elle a permis de mettre en évidence une dégradation jamais étudiée et de proposer un mécanisme physique permettant de l’expliquer.