Power School

“Pfeffer [blends] academic rigor and practical genius into wonderfully readable text. The leading thinker on the topic of power, Pfeffer here distills his wisdom into an indispensable guide.” —Jim Collins, author of New York Times bestselling author Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall...

Parents will gain insight into how to transform their parenting to help middle schoolers find greater independence, connect well with peers, and have the deepest learning possible in and out of school. Educators will learn about the developmental keys to making middle school a place of belonging, with deep social and emotional learning and academics that draw out students' full motivation and potential.

Fourth Wing meets Formula One in this enemies-to-lovers sports romantasy about a stubbornly ambitious dragon rider who goes up against her childhood friend-turned-racing rival in the ultimate dragon race. The Silverscale Grand Prix is the national championship of dragon racing—a high-speed...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits. “Few [books] become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception.”—Financial Times A WALL STREET JOURNAL AND...

I rode into dense fog on call in an ambulance. I woke up enrolled in a magic academy… and I’m ranked near the bottom. On Earth, I was a paramedic. At the academy, I’m a rank F field healer with a locked specialization, no spellbook, and a system that thinks “abnormally high bond compatibility” is a medical warning. When a combat duelist named Mara starts crashing from wounds magic says are already fixed, I do what I know: stabilize, assess, hold pressure. Then her buried memories start coming back. Now my “wrong” healing methods are improving her class, throwing forbidden ...

Everyone at The Smith School is obsessed with Monster Mayhem, the latest reality video game craze. But when Drexel Caine, the mastermind behind the game, is suddenly kidnapped, it becomes clear that the kidnappers are playing for more than just special badges. After Drexel's son - who is Abby's friend, Toby - receives a cryptic message, Abby and her friends discover the kidnapping is part of a bigger scheme that could take down The Center for good.

From New York Times and #1 Indies bestselling author Page Powars, a sizzling queer YA romcom about academic rivals who face off at the most competitive camp in the country. This program is read by voice actor Joshua Waters. Rory is academic royalty. As the heir to the most successful tutoring...

Rank 39 out of 39. Dead last. The scoreboard doesn’t lie. I’m an artificer—the wrench, not the sword. I keep the people who fight alive. Nobody writes songs about the wrench. Then I punched a broken breastplate in the armory annex at two in the morning, and the crack closed. The plate belonged to Reni. Knight. Level 14. The kind they paint on recruiting banners. When she put it on the next morning, the System told her defense was up forty percent… and asked if she wanted to attach to the forge lord who crafted it anew. Only thing? Nobody’s had a forge lord in three hundred years. ...

Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night series by bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good. Sixteen-year-old...

Secrets, strangers, and curses will lure you into the first book of the New York Times bestselling contemporary gothic fantasy series, where a stirring paranormal romance unfolds in an isolated southern town. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Maggie Stiefvater. Lena Duchannes is unlike...

Bloomsbury presents Lessons in Power by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, read by Ina Marie-Smith This mystery thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and unpredictable twists. Knowledge is power, but secrets can kill . . . For Tess Kendrick...

A serial entrepreneur shows how to harness customer demand to fuel your startup’s growth Rob Snyder followed all the traditional advice for launching a startup—he did his research, ran experiments, raised millions in venture capital—but his company struggled to get off the ground. It...

This is an optional book for those curious before starting the HFS Core Curriculum. For best results, each book is meant to be gone through in the order they are listed as they build on the prior one. Are you a beginner witch with a voice of doubt creating hurdles for all your magical workings? Is your voice of doubt giving away the credit for your magic to the realm of coincidences? Is society beating you back and winning, convincing you that magic isn’t real and you’re putting your heart and passion into a path that isn’t going to work? When we find the confidence we need to remove ...

Becoming a Better Leader Starts with a Transformed Inner Life Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doing your best work as a leader, yet not making an impact? Have you ever felt stuck, powerless to change your environment? In The...

Ben Ripley—the middle school superspy in Stuart Gibbs’s New York Times bestselling Spy School series—shares true stories of World War II operations, some never before disclosed, in this “energetic…exciting” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) nonfiction middle grade book packed with...

Pierre Bourdieu and Education: How Schools Reproduce Inequality Through Culture, Testing, and Institutional Power explains why schools often reward more than knowledge and effort. Students arrive with different ways of speaking, acting, interpreting authority, and navigating institutions. Those differences are often treated as signs of ability, maturity, or promise. This Practical Atlas guide introduces Bourdieu’s core ideas in plain language and shows how they operate in classrooms, report cards, disciplinary systems, tracking, standardized exams, and college admissions. A central focus ...

Betrayed, the second installment in the bestselling House of Night series from P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast, is dark and sexy, and as thrilling as it is utterly shocking. Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the...

Chenoweth draws on her decade-long journey into neighborhood schools where low-income students and students of color are learning at unexpectedly high levels to reveal a key ingredient to their success: in one way or another, their leaders have confronted the traditional ways that schools are organized and have adopted new systems, all focused on improvement. In profiles of once-embattled schools, Chenoweth shows how school leaders doggedly reorganized internal systems in order to prioritize teaching and learning, resulting in improved outcomes that in many cases exceeded statewide averages.

Harvard psychologist and TED star Amy Cuddy reveals how to unleash your boldest self to heighten your confidence, influence others, and perform at your peak. Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a...

When twelve-year-old Skyler relives the same painful mistakes—the friendship she shattered, the bullying she can’t stop, and the medical condition she can’t hide—she feels a truth rising inside her. Leaving the safety of her routines, she enters Ms. M’s drama room, the mystery of the Moonstone Medallions, and the messy hearts of the kids who gather there.