New Releases by Karen Phillips

A journal that''s beyond words. For beginning journal-keepers, especially tweens, it can be tough to put feelings into words. But putting feelings into doodles - that''s a whole different story. Introducing Doodle Journal, a book that makes self-expression as simple as letting your pen do its thing. This prompted journal is filled with cool, doodly artwork growing out of the corners and creeping up the edges of the pages like a wild vine of inspiration. But plenty of space on every spread is left invitingly clear, waiting for the journal-keeper''s touch. There are also tons of activities, including ""doodle-starters"" -- faintly printed guidelines of cool shapes and patterns. Trace over them, adding your own embellishments, to make the designs your own. It''s the satisfaction of creation with no artistic skills required. Clever journal prompts and drawing ideas mean there is never a struggle thinking of what to doodle. And, of course, the one tool you need is included: a custom-designed gel pen, mounted in a convenient holder. It''s everything you need to do the doodles of your life.

Through an online correspondence, Deck and Kate examine aspects about one another that go beyond any face-to-face relationships. In this electronic age, connections are being made through online encounters.

This book is crammed with questions you''ve never thought of before. Amazingly, you already know all the right answers. That''s because every question on every page is about you. And nobody is a bigger expert on you than you. What About You? features 20 different surveys for tween girls to take and share with friends. Subjects range from food to fashion to friendship to the monumental Love, Crushes, & Stuff. Some of the questions are seriously thought-provoking, some are just plain silly, and all of them center on the most spellbinding subject in the world: you. The book itself is a functional three-ring binder, with a generous notepad of response forms mounted on the inside back cover. Writing on the response forms, not the book pages, means the same survey can be taken over and over again, by you, by your friends, by your family -- basically, anyone who is willing to share too much information. And using the translucent, glittery, bendy pencil makes answering the wacky questions even more fun... like that''s even possible.

Girls, immortalise your opinions in list form: favourites, un-favourites, pet peeves, achievements, phobias, crushes, ambitions and more! This book features 60 pages of list ideas, games and activities, from the thoughtprovoking to the plain goofy. Divided into five sections-Me and My Deep Thoughts, Boys and Other Animals, etc-each list lends itself equally to quiet contemplation or group giggles!

Barriers to inspiration. Barriers to communication. Barriers to movement and achievement. Barriers that can be passed in one direction only. Many poems in Past the Barrier cross a dividing line of one sort or another. Settings range from the neighbourhood and bush to the ancient world and outer space, taking in a few lost years in Europe along the way. Various poetic forms are explored. Grounded in the poetry of the everyday, the poems display underlying preoccupations: utopia, dystopia and apocalypse; memory, grief and time. Some suggest that the barrier between the living and the dead may be more porous than it seems.

Shrink Art Jewellery makes shrink plastic cool! The book features instructions for creating jewellery, using the included beads,ord, jewellery findings and shrink plastic. A built-in portfolio holds 30 pages of traceable designs, perfectly sized for the jewellery projects.

Karen Phillips was born in1971. Born with Spina Bifida, she has found a bright side to her disabilityaaThe time to write and set my imagination free, a she says. Despite hardships, she has managed to establish considerable merit for her poetry, receiving praise and awards from several organizations, including the Long Beach Press Telegram. Karen currently resides in California.

Easy instructions and everything youngsters need to make super cool jewelry using shrink plastic. Full color. Consumable.

When we connect with others, there are compelling reasons that lead us to believe the connections are ''real''- chemistry, eye contact, surges of energy and desire. It is these feelings, these questions, and the many emotions stirred throughout life that this author brings to life in this book. Karen Phillips is a human development scholar that not only teaches others, but practices being a good friend, mother, and companion. She conveys her love for friends and family using words to paint a picture of their special place in her heart. She invites others to use and adapt these poems to their life and share them with their own loved ones. What happens when the desire goes unanswered or the source for the energy are removed? What happens when things get mixed up and misconstrued? Do the connections fray? Is the electricity gone? Explore these thoughts through verse.

This collection of 30 confidence-building quizzes includes a 70-page notepad and a stylish pen to jot down answers and compare results with friends. Full color. Consumable.

Offers the information you need to make your phone your own. This title includes more than 100 stickers and sticky back jewels to add sparkle with minimum effect.

Serious fun quizzes on your best subject - YOU. A book full of quirky questions, outrageous choices and revelaing answers.18 ways to find out more about yourself than anyone ought to know