A young kindergarten teacher and moonlighting accordionist turns amateur sleuth when she becomes a suspect in a bizarre murder.

Death By Accordion (Ella Polansky Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thurston, Cheryl Miller

Mystery

Scattershot Entertainment

He's a hunk. He's kind of famous. And he's very much dead. Ella Polansky doesn't for a moment believe that a tap shoe is what killed her best friend Sammie's one-time (literally one-time) lover. Unfortunately, much of America does. And the prime suspect is Sammie. Ella is determined to prove Sammie's innocence. But how does she handle pushy paparazzi, a blogger with a political agenda, attacks on her own reputation, and a 15-year-old girl who is now a part of Ella's life-and not her biggest fan? Family. Small town connections. Stories. Ella taps into them all to save her best friend, learning along the way that life and love are never perfect-but maybe that's okay.

Step, Shuffle, DIE

Some students are just not comfortable with sharing intimate details about their thoughts, feelings, and lives― at least, not with others in a class or group. Unjournaling, Second Edition is brimming with playful writing prompts that are entirely impersonal, easing the way for hesitant writers while still offering creative challenges for those who are more experienced. 
This edition updates existing prompts while introducing 50 brand new ones. It includes sample responses― a helpful tool for anyone who gets stuck with a topic and wants to see how it can be done! Two examples of the 250 writing prompts include: Somebody’s sitting behind you on the bus. You hear only one side of an odd cell phone conversation, but it is intriguing and alarms you. What do you hear? Igor could hardly wait to get his new special license plates for his car. He paid extra for these plates: BIM- BB1. Explain the meaning behind this very special license plate. 
Suited for seventh grade to adulthood, Unjournaling is a flexible, varied, interesting, and, most of all, fun approach to creative writing.

Unjournaling

Reference

DiPrince, Dawn

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

Ideas that Really Work! has been one of our most popular books, ever since the first edition came out several years ago. If you are going to order just one book from Cottonwood Press, this is the one we recommend. 
The book includes a wide variety of materials that will make your life easier. Just a few topics: 
understanding plagiarism 
using quotation marks correctly 
using commercials to teach critical thinking 
planning a school English trivia bowl 
One customer favorite is "Word Snapshot Posters," which uses a unique blend of graphics and words to help students capture a moment in time. There are also composition ideas, speech activities, grammar and punctuation lessons, seasonal activities and more in this large and varied collection. Best of all, the ideas really do work. 
For grades 7-9, though much of the book can be used with older students as well. 169 pages, 81/2" 11", reproducible, illustrated.

Ideas That Really Work: Activities for English and Language Arts

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Cottonwood Pr

MORE Unjournaling: More Daily Writing Prompts That Are NOT Personal, NOT Introspective, NOT Boring!

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Cottonwood Press, Inc.

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