New Releases by Terry Brown

While running for Student Council, Maya Cross discovers what true leadership is--taking a higher road with high standards, as well as taking responsibility for those following.

When Morgan starts fostering unwanted animals, she attempts to place them in homes via the e-Farm, a Web page she launches from home.

Amber Thomas is a perfectionist. However, she finds herself spread too thin when she tries out for the soccer team and becomes the school Web master at the same time. Pleasing people, succeeding, and accomplishing aren''t firm bases for a healthy self-image or for a solid relationship with God. Ultimately, Amber realizes she must accept herself and her limitations.

The TodaysGirls plan a Mother''s Day singing performance, but Alex Diaz doesn''t realize she can''t carry a tune in a clear vinyl backpack. As events spiral to prevent Alex from discovering the truth about her voice, misunderstandings lead her to believe her friends and her mom can''t stand her. It takes the patient love of her Christian friends for Alex to realize that only through understanding can forgiveness come.

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Teacher''s resource with photocopy masters.

Activity Banks Alcohol is part of a photocopiable PSHE scheme addressing Key Issues facing teachers and students in Secondary schools. Alcohol covers topics such as: Short & long-term effects of drinking alcohol; The laws about alcohol; School rules about alcohol; Helping others under the influence of alcohol; Moral and religious approaches to alcohol.

Encouraged by her close friends and a mystery supporter in cyberspace, Jamie decides to enter a contest to win an art camp scholarship despite her own lack of confidence in her artistic ability.

Bren has fallen in love, and she tries everything to catch her dream date--right down to starting an electronic dating service for her friends. She plugs everyone''s vital stats into a program she pulled off the Web, and the trouble begins. One disastrous, and often hilarious, match leads to another, and through a series of escalating events, Bren and the TodaysGirls soon begin to wonder if you actually can find luv@1st site.

The two Essential Molecular Biology books in the Practical Approach Series are designed for the absolute beginner at gene cloning whether they be at the start of their career or an experienced researcher in another field. As with the first editions, the objective of both volumes is to combine solid practical information with sufficient background material to ensure that the novice can understand how a technique works, what it achieves, and how to make modifications to suit personal requirements. Volume 1 concentrates on the procedures for DNA and RNA manipulation: purification, electrophoresis.

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This studybook covers the topics of electricity in the environment, working relationships, preparing and restoring the worksite, fixing components, measuring and marking out and commissioning electrical installation.

The New King James version of the Bible includes weekly devotions, illustrations and poems designed to introduce children to positive role models from the Bible.

This work is primarily one of instruction in a system of martial arts practised and taught in England by the 16th century Company of Maisters. It first examines the history and development of the English fighting system from Anglo-Saxon times until the 18th century. The second part of the book deals with fighting techniques for bare-fist fighting, broadsword, quaterstaff, bill, sword and buckler, and sword and dagger. The instruction is enhanced and accompanied by photographs, and the theory that underlies the system The principles of true fighting is also explained.

Specifically created with the younger artist in mind, these sturdy coloring books feature simple, and easy-to-color line art on high-quality paper that reduces annoying bleed-through. Each page also includes a story line in rhyme for added entertainment that reinforces the biblical message. Each book has 32 saddle stitched pages measuring 8 1/2" x 11".

Explores the various measures being taken to control the spread of drug abuse. Describes the history of drug use and discusses the debate surrounding the subject. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.