Steven L. Layne

Steven L. Layne

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This school year promises 'no more teachers' dirty looks.' They'll be too busy smiling and reading T is for Teachers: A School Alphabet. Kids always enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at schools and this captures it all - Yellow school buses, one-room schoolhouses, the roles of custodians and principals and nurses and secretaries....

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Snow White had her Prince Charming and Victoria had her Albert. Who really knows how grand the Duke of York was? P is for Princess: A Royal Alphabet gives an enchanting A to Z tour of the world of kings, queens, and the stories behind the thrones. Monarchs real (Princesses Diana and Grace) and make-believe (Aurora and Cinderella) are examined, along with their accompanying legends and histories. Topics include castles, crown jewels, ladies-in-waiting, and that most anticipated of all royal occasionsthe grand ball!...

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Something wicked this way comes; in this case it's Jack Barrett's father, whose inherent drive for perfection has spiraled into a raging obsession ever since he began working for the mysterious Eden Corporation. When his father forcibly relocates the family to Paradise, a village that is literally owned by Eden's enigmatic CEO, Jack uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the lives of everyone he loves. Delving even further into the secrets of the village, he soon learns just how high the price for perfection can be . . . and to what lengths some people are willing to go to obtain it....

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A child's reaction when Mommy brings a new baby home.

The new baby is an annoying, attention-receiving, loud nuisance, but the older sibling must "pretend" to love the baby, since everyone insists he must. After going through the motions and acting as a loving and caring older sibling, to his surprise, he finds that he does in fact love the baby after all! This picture book can teach children how to be patient with and honest about their feelings of welcoming a newborn home....


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Something wicked this way comes; in this case it’s high schooler Jack Barrett’s father, whose inherent drive for perfection has spiraled into a raging obsession ever since he began working for the mysterious Eden Corporation. When his father forcibly relocates the family to Paradise, a village that is literally owned by Eden’s enigmatic CEO, Jack uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the lives of everyone he loves. Delving even further into the secrets of the village, he soon learns just how high the price for perfection can be . . . and to what lengths some people are willing to go to obtain it....

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It's the day before Halloween, and to every teacher's dismay, school has been overrun by princesses and monsters, Jedi and ghouls. In every classroom, teachers are struggling to keep order, but students have brought in their costumes to celebrate a day early. A group of girls sneak into the bathroom to exchange tiaras, and grotesquely dressed fifth-graders pretend to eat two younger students in the cafeteria.

The entire school has turned into a haunted house, and as cupcake icing spreads all over the desks, the teachers look for a way to escape the annual Halloween Day parade. But when the principal issues a memo that says all teachers must attend the parade, the faculty wake up on Halloween morning filled with dread.

But there's a treat in store for the teachers this year. The students and their parents have canceled the Halloween Day parade, and the teachers are ecstatic. There's just one catch, the students promise--next year, there's bound to be more trick than treat....







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