In lucid, compelling, and often poetic prose, the writer tells the story of a do-it-yourself award-winning transformation of the "ugliest house on the block," a one-hundred-year-old Victorian in the Strathmore section of Syracuse, NY, to the "most beautiful house in the city," the kind of creative activity that can lift the spirit and heal the heart. The almost mystical "call" to "do" this house propelled the writer, who discovered in the ripping out and tearing up, restoring and replacing, turning ugly into beautiful, that she was giving voice to a cry of the heart, a yearning to explore and penetrate the painful reality and confusion of growing up in an Amish-Mennonite family that produced her and three "mentally ill" siblings. The writer moves from saws and measuring tapes and false ceilings to matters of spirit, psyche, and heart. How does one rework, repair or fix a wounded psyche? Her musings and explorations are informed by a lifetime of reading; Willie Loman, Huck Finn, Viktor Frankl, Job, Simone Weil and Ernest Becker are among the many voices that join in the articulation of this story, as the renovation of the house morphs into the renovation of the heart or psyche, as the physical labor, the reading, and the creative work become the renovators.

Sometimes I Sing: The Renovation of House and Heart (bl/wh)

Hershberger, Mary

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Wheelwrighting : A Modern Introduction This book is insightful and informative on wheel wrighting.

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Dismissed! *A Cartoon Notebook for Teachers

A to Z: Novel Ideas for Reading Teachers is a wonderful resource for anyone who teaches reading. The book is full of activities that give students the chance to explore their insights into literature in a variety of ways—through writing, poetry, art, research, and making personal connections to characters, quotations, and events. The teacher-tested, hands-on activities engage students of all levels and learning styles. Best of all, they are designed so that teachers can use them with any novel. In fact, many of the activities are also appropriate to use with short stories, biographies, autobiographies, and other reading material as well. A to Z was written by two reading teachers with many years of experience in the classroom. It is practical, full of ideas, and adaptable for many situations!

A to Z: Novel Ideas for Reading Teachers

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Tina Willoughby

Words, Language & Grammar

Be it "Pinocchio's Mom," who thinks her child never lies, the "Caped Crusader," who will stop at nothing to have a book eliminated from the curriculum, or the "Helicopter Mom," who hovers and swoops in to protect her child from disappointment, this humorous handbook helps educators deal with impossible parents. Each chapter features a hilarious caricature that illuminates common parent anxieties followed by specific, practical methods for addressing the problem. Easily implemented advice on face-to-face confrontations helps teachers approach each conflict with the confidence to get their point across and the composure to keep their professional principles intact.

How To Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher's Survival Guide

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