Since her parents died in an accident Daya Wijesinghe survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. When chance brings her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids, but the opportunities to bruise are countless. As her rough-and-tumble...

"Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of "The Way We Were," this intriguing and impeccably researched book is the first ever account of the making of the classic film starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, revealing the full story behind its genesis and continued controversies, its many deleted scenes, its much-anticipated but never-filmed sequel, and the real-life romance that inspired this groundbreaking love story"--

When she freezes during a hold-up at the local diner, sixteen-year-old Imogen, a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, has to rebuild her life, including her relationship with her family and with the boy who was with her during the shoot-out.

Firuz-e Jafari was able to escape the slaughter of traditional blood magic practitioners by immigrating to the city-state of Qilwa. But now a terrible disease is spreading through the city, and Firuz believes it comes from ineptly performed blood magic. Now they must find a way to break a cycle of prejudice in order to survive.

Delves inside the human body to provide basic information about causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventitive measures associated with cuts, scrapes, and bruises.

This is the story of Lunye' Williams a woman that suffered horrific physical, mental and sexual abuse by the hands of her mother and other family members from the time she was a child up until she became a teenager. Read how Lunye' survived the blistering whelps and the blood filled bruises received from her mother at the age of five to thirteen in this seven chapter book from her seven series novel as it unfolds. Each book will let her readers in...

"Why do bruises change color? What should you do if you skin your knee? And what exactly is blood anyway? The second book in the Secret Life of ... series, The Secret Life of Boo-Boos is full of delightfully gross and informative facts about cuts, scrapes, burns, bumps, and bruises. Young readers will learn about how our bodies heal boo-boos, how to prevent boo-boos, and even basic first aid tips for their own boo-boos"--

Pen and india ink drawing on 4-ply cream board. Illustrations of variety of leaves, buds, plant habits and bark divided into sections fragrance in leaves, flavor in twigs and bark, flavor in fruit, fragrant bud, fragrant fruit. Identifying text in pen and ink.