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Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux

Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux

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The year is 1904 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and eleven-year-old Tomas, the son of Swedish immigrants, thinks that life is a game of chance. Now you see it. Now you don’t. His father. School. Dreams for the future. It doesn’t matter how hard he tries or how much he hopes. In the end, everything he loves can disappear with the delivery of a telegram.

Then one hot day, on a dusty street in Bonesteel, South Dakota, he sees a tall, dark, city-slicker of a man as they both are trying their luck in a land lottery. Tomas does not know that he has just met the man who will one day write novels about his homesteading life on the Great Plains and be known as America’s first African-American feature film maker. Oscar will also become his friend and mentor.

Could it be that Tomas’s luck is changing?

Told in the classic style of Laura Ingalls Wilder and set in the vast patchwork landscape of the Great Plains, Oscar's Gift is a historical coming of age story for modern young readers.

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The Homeschooling Option: How To Decide When It’s Right for Your Family

The Homeschooling Option: How To Decide When It’s Right for Your Family

$9.99

In this accessible and honest look at homeschooling, Lisa Rivero explores the diverse faces of homeschooled students and the ways in which it can help children with special learning needs. She corrects misconceptions through profiles of diverse families and addresses the changing and complex needs of children today. This book addresses the major questions parents are bound to have as they consider this option: socialization, curriculum, special needs arrangements, resources, and more.

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Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families, 2nd Edition

Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families, 2nd Edition

$9.99

A new and updated comprehensive guide to homeschooling education for bright and talented children that gives parents essential information, including: tips for getting started; advice on social and emotional needs; homeschooling approaches and learning styles; pros, cons, and expectations of homeschooling; curriculum resources; research on and traits of gifted and creative learners; considerations for budgeting, planning, and record keeping; and practical strategies from real homeschoolers to help your homeschooling process go smoothly.

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Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning

Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning

$15.71

This book is written for pre-teens and teens who love to learn, even if they don't necessarily love school. Discover yourself as an intense and excitable learner, a creative learner, and a self-directed learner. Read about how to manage perfectionism and self-talk, how to understand your parents better, and how to take charge of your education, whether you go to public school, private school, or homeschool.

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A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Teens: Living with Intense and Creative Adolescents

A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Teens: Living with Intense and Creative Adolescents

$24.95

Gifted teenagers require special understanding in order to thrive. Learn how to understand your adolescent’s intensity and excitability, nurture creativity, promote self-directed learning, and offer support without taking control. This book also stresses the importance of caring for yourself as the parent of an intense and creative teen. After all, you can’t effectively nurture your child if you aren’t willing to nurture yourself, and the best way to show your teenager how to handle the ups and downs in life is to model that behavior yourself. This book helps parents to view the challenging years of middle school and high school not merely as college prep, but as a preparation for life.

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