C Thornton: 22 books

This book chronicles the rearing of an African-American child in the Upsouth during the 1950s and 1960s, and his experiences as an adult in another worldthe F.B.I.The author walks the reader through many harrowing experiences; several nearly fatal, growing up in St. Louis and also with the F.B.I.His...

A serene citizen becomes plagued with the Neighbors from Hell. Through this series of letters and journal entries, written to prevent irrevocable revenge and retaliation, Mommer 'n' Diddy's world becomes scathingly vivid. Our cultivated citizen documents his decline from annoyance to addiction to...

Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face English language learners (ELLs) and ways in which educators might address them in the social studies classroom. The authors offer context-specific strategies for...

Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....

Through provocative essays by specialists in different aspects of Japanese culture, this book provides an historical and analytical survey of the presence of Goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture from its origins to the present day. It shows how these feminine myths are represented in Japan; not...

A Winner of the Pearson Prize for Fiction, 2010! Benjamina James was like any other fifteen-year-old until one day a bolt of blue lightning struck her on the soccer field. She soon finds she has strange abilities including shooting fire and lightning from her hands, and that she can blend completely...

It's been nearly half a year since Benjamina James was given her powers as a Guardian of the Light and began training for a war against the evil that hides in the shadows. As Bennie reels from the recent tragedies and revelations, she finds being a teenage girl with superpowers is the least of her...

After an untimely family vacation, Benjamina James reluctantly returns to life as a Guardian and confronts the chaos brought on by the surprise guest at the Bonding Ceremony, and by Reyortsed’s continuous attacks. Shouldered with responsibilities beyond anything Bennie ever anticipated, she desperately...