Showing results for title "Leap" in Teen & Young Adult

Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities. Challenges about teaching the theory of evolution in schools occur annually all over the country. This same debate raged within Darwin himself, and played an important part in his marriage: his wife, Emma, was quite religious, and her faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on a theory that continues to spark intense debates.

Are you ready to move out? Maybe you feel like you’re ready to spread your wings and your parent(s) are trying to suffocate you. You might be tired of the rules that haven’t seemed to change enough since you were in grade school, and think you should be making your own decisions now. Or maybe it’s the opposite, and you’re perfectly happy hanging with the fam or in your room, but they’re either hinting or outright telling you that you need to get an exit plan together and get going!Regardless of why you’ve got this book in your hands, I’m here to help guide you through some of ...

Cassie and the rest of the crew have found themselves in the middle of a conflict between two alien civilizations hell-bent on destroying each other...and anyone else who gets in their way. What was supposed to be a reconnaissance mission soon becomes a fight for their lives. But Cassie knows it isn’t enough to simply survive. The war is coming to Earth, and only she has the information that can possibly stop the devastation it will bring. With humanity’s fate in the balance, Cassie must decide who she can trust and who she's willing to sacrifice in order to complete her mission.

Merlin the wizard is a good-looking, but very well-disguised woman. She's also ambitious and becomes Arthur's mentor, falling in love with him. It's reciprocated, and they elope, leaving the wizard's cave to Tertia, Unita, and Marlene (Merlin's apprentices and her sister). They start a detective agency, however bored with the lack of fifth century crime, they start up the Temporal Detective Agency and use Merlin's time portal to move from Camelot to the 21st century, where the cases are better.

Can a person's life really be over at just 19? Sarah challenges this notion when, after flunking out of school, she decides to return to her hometown to try to gain a better understanding of what might be holding her back in life. Home is the hardest place for Sarah to teach herself to stop being a victim. But it is also likely the most important place to do it. She uses her newfound knowledge about herself to pull others out of similar crises, as love is rediscovered and friendship is borne out of adversity.

Has a friend ever told you that you're only supposed to eat 1,200 calories per day? Did you once read that your favorite celeb got killer abs from doing hours of cardio? Have you heard that eating fat will make you fat? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret: those ideas are complete nonsense! If you want to get in great shape, have flawless skin, and radiate genuine happiness, you need to go beyond outrageous magazine headlines and truly understand the correct approach to eating, exercising, sleeping, and managing the hectic pace of modern life.

Children grow up which may have to leave home and carve out their own niche for a better profession and future. Soft skills are a subset of basic talents that include more than just using your brain. Like having many tools, confidence, responsibility, cooperation, and communication are only a few examples of life skills because of how useful they are in so many different contexts.