New Releases by Kathleen Ryan

This book examines changes in the concept of literacy, including, specific characteristics of evaluating literacy, predictors of literacy efficiency, and ethical concerns. It also examines the implications and applications for instruction, assessment, and professional development.

The book draws from literary, psychological, and sociological perspectives to discuss and to illustrate how these perspectives contribute to instructional practices in Young Adult Literature. The focus is on young adult identity development as it is integrated into reading literature and contributing to the young adult reader’s personal growth. The suggestions for instruction range from complete lessons to mini-lessons as well as to student-developed lessons that encourage participation and responsibility of the student in his/her own learning. There is a section on integrating media, technology and literature in instruction. And finally, a look at implications and applications for assessment and curriculum.

Assessing Dyslexia guides readers through the design, administration, and interpretation of dyslexia assessments. Grounded in research on the linguistic and neural foundations of dyslexia, as well as the clinical outcomes of reading and writing processes, this concise volume provides a comprehensive framework for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Utilizing detailed examples to illustrate methodology and concepts, this book is critical reading for students looking to deepen their understanding of assessment, literacy, and the written language challenge.

The Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga is a 13-volume series of novels set in the world of Dark Ages: Vampire, released by White Wolf from 2002 to the end of 2004. The series begins with Dark Ages Clan Novel 1: Nosferatu and ends with Dark Ages Clan Novel 13: Tzimisce. Inspired by the original modern-day Clan Novel Saga for Vampire: The Masquerade, this series begins with the end of the original Vampire: The Dark Ages era and continued into the time-frame of Dark Ages: Vampire. The 13 novels are written from the POV of one clan each during the turbulence that swept through the mortal and Cainite societies of Europe following the fall of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade. These novels, unlike the original Clan Novel Series, are chronological, happening one after the other rather than overlapping. Dark Ages Clan Novel #4 Assamite: ANY PORT IN A STORM Andreas has an offer for the vampires fleeing the destruction in thirteenth-century Constantinople: a way out of the East and passage to the safer lands of Western Europe. But Andreas is not just a merchant, he is a priest of the snake god, a Follower of Set intent on uncovering the heretics in his own clan. If certain refugees need to be sacrificed for that to happen well, such is the cost of faith.

""The people in the town desperately needed a miracle, because they couldn''t fix their problem, no matter how hard they tried. Then one day a boy and a dragon met-and everything changed.""

Explore effective ways to enhance the wellness and independence of older adults across the wellness-illness continuum. From an overview of the theories of aging and assessment through the treatment of disorders, including complex illnesses, this evidence-based book provides the comprehensive gerontological coverage you need to prepare for your role as an Advanced Practice Nurse. Understand how to easily identify factors that may affect the wellness of your patients and their families. Plus, enhance your critical-thinking skills with real-world case studies that bring concepts to life.

"Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on board the New Horizon--and take down their enemies before it''s too late"--

In the thrilling conclusion to Amy Kathleen Ryan''s Sky Chasers series, Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on-board the New Horizon-and take down their enemies before it''s too late Waverly and the other members of the Empyrean have been scattered, and their home ship destroyed. Their mission to rescue their parents didn''t go as planned, and now they''re at an even greater disadvantage: trapped with their enemies on the New Horizon, trying to find a way to survive. Kieran has been pulled under Anne Mather''s wing, but is she really trying to make peace, or just using Kieran to build her own power? Meanwhile, Waverly is taken in by a mysterious old man who wants to help her bring Anne Mather down-but the more Waverly cooperates with him, the more dangerous her position is, and the more at odds with Kieran she becomes. Seth''s situation is even worse. After setting out from the Empyrean on his own, with only a vague strategy to guide him, he is a fugitive aboard the New Horizon. He''s doing what he can to challenge the power of Anne Mather, but he''s badly hurt, and getting sicker. All the while, unknown to him, the terrorist Jacob is making plans of his own. Will Seth ever see Waverly again? Will his health hold out long enough to help her topple their enemies? And will Waverly find a way to unite with her friends before they all fall? Nothing is sure and every moment is a risk in Flame, the explosive finale of the Sky Chasers series.

Movement has been made in recent times to generalize the study of degree sequences to k-edge-colored graphs and doing so requires the notion of a degree vector. The degree vector of a vertex v in a k-edge-colored graph is a (kx1) column vector in which entry i indicates the number of edges of color i incident to v. Consider the following question which we refer to as the k-Edge-Coloring Problem. Given a set of column vectors C and a graph family F, when does there exist some k-edge-colored graph in F whose set of degree vectors is C? This question is NP-Complete in general but certain graph families yield tractable results. In this document, I present results on the k-Edge-Coloring Problem and the related Factor Problem for the following families of interest: unicyclic graphs , disjoint unions of paths (DUPs), disjoint union of cycles (DUCs), grids, and 2-trees. Specifically, in Chapter 1, I characterize the degree vector sequences of k-edge-colored unicylcic graphs, and in Chapter 2, I characterize degree sequences of factors of fixed DUPs, fixed DUCs, and fixed graphs with maximum degree at most 2. In Chapter 3, I characterize degree vector sequences of 2-edge-colored fixed DUPs and fixed DUCs, and in doing so, I show that one restricted case for each is NP-hard. Finally, I characterize degree sequences of grid factors in a subset of cases in Chapter 4 and degree sequences of partial 2-trees in Chapter 5.

Teenagers Waverly and Kieran were the first boy and girl born in space, and the first to fall in love. Cruelly wrenched apart when the enemy ship the New Horizon attacked the Empyrean, they have finally been reunited. Now the young crew on board the Empyrean must chase down the other ship in the race to save their parents. But Kieran''s leadership methods have raised suspicions, and Waverly questions if this could really be the same handsome loving boy she was torn from such a short time ago. Meanwhile she finds herself drawn ever closer to the wild and unpredictable Seth, despite the accusations Kieran has levelled against him...

Waverly, Kieran and Seth are in a race against time – and with the future of humanity hanging in the balance, there''s no room for mistakes... After a desperate escape from the enemy ship, Waverly has finally made it back to the Empyrean. The memory of home has been keeping her alive for the past months... but home is nothing like she left it. Forced to leave their captive parents behind on the New Horizon, she''s returned only to find that Kieran has become a strict leader and turned the crew against Seth. What happened to the Kieran she thought she knew? Now Waverly''s not sure whom she can trust. And the one person she wants to believe in is darkly brilliant Seth, the ship''s supposed enemy. Waverly knows that the situation will only get worse until they can rescue their parents – but how? Before they have time to make a plan, an explosion rocks the Empyrean, and Seth and Waverly are targeted as the prime suspects. Can they find the true culprit before Kieran locks them away... or worse? Will Waverly follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk? Now more than ever, every step could bring them closer to a new beginning – or a sudden end. Spark is book two in Amy Kathleen Ryan''s thrilling young adult science fiction series Sky Chasers.

Abstract: This qualitative research study examined the experiences of students who have been academically successful within a large, urban school district, specifically the Boston Public School District. The study sought both to uncover specific factors within individuals, homes, schools, and communities that promote academic success and to capture the experiences and voices of students who have been academically successful in their first seven years of formal schooling.A three-part series of in-depth interviews of thirteen Boston Public Exam School seventh grade students, who also attended the Boston Public Schools for elementary school, yielded the primary data for the research study. In addition, interviews with the parents of student participants as well as administrators at Boston Latin School offered supplementary perspectives. All data were transcribed and analyzed using a three-part sequence of developing participant profiles, conducting cross-case comparisons, and identifying thematic connections.The study yielded five findings related to academic success among urban students. Family involvement, persistence, reading, use of work strategies, and participation in additional learning opportunities emerged as factors that participants claimed have promoted academic success among the student participants. Although the individual findings from this research study may each promote some degree of academic success on their own, collectively the five factors seem to create a web of support that has contributed to the academic success of the students in this study. Many elements of these findings confirm existing research on academic achievement. A number of implications for practice as well as suggestions for future research arise from the findings of this study.

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you''d been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival-not love-the issue? A ship heading for New Earth is halfway through its incredible journey across the galaxy. On board, sixteen year olds Waverly and Kieran are part of the first generation born in space. They are in love. They believe their future is written in the stars. They have never seen a stranger before... ... until the day they are wrenched apart and suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives. Glow is the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games.

Part of the first generation to be conceived in deep space, fifteen-year-old Waverly is expected to marry young and have children to populate a new planet, but a violent betrayal by the dogmatic leader of their sister ship could have devastating consequences.

Zen and Xander are sisters—truly, madly, deeply sisters, and this is their last summer together. Zen is the "good" girl with a black belt in karate and a newfound penchant for kicking heads. Xander is a wild scientific genius with a self-destructive streak a light-year long. They have three things in common: they’re brown-eyed blondes, they’ve noticed the boy next door has turned into a hottie, and they miss their mom, who died almost a year ago. These sisters are surviving just fine—except Zen keeps getting into fights that are harder and harder to finish, while Xander spirals into a vortex of late-night parties, scary men, and drugs. What’s worse, Xander has scholarships to the most coveted universities in the country, but she’s about to ruin everything. Should Zen keep trying to protect Xander, or finally let her go?

A high school girl can read minds—and doesn’t like what she hears—in this novel that “will have you laughing out loud” (Barry Lyga, author of The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl). Nothing is beyond Kristi Carmichael’s disdain—her hippie high school, her friend Jacob, her workaholic mom. Yet for all her attitude, Kristi has a vulnerable side. She can hear the thoughts of her fellow students—a power that’s not as cool as it sounds, since she can hear them calling her fat and gross. She’s hot for Gusty Peterson, one of the most popular guys in school, but of course, she’s sure he thinks she’s disgusting. And she’s still mad at her father, who walked out on her two years ago. Soon, a school project brings her together with Gusty, her father comes home and drops a bombshell, and a friend comes out of the closet—and suddenly she is left doubting that she can read people at all.