Books with author Kristin Marciniak

Promises to keep…Ali Caldwell is ready for her sophomore year of high school. After last year, she vows that this year is going to be uneventful, and most importantly, private.Then she meets Samantha, a transfer student, who claims they have the same father and wants Ali’s life. Ali, in an attempt to keep Samantha from ruining her dad’s fledgling Senate campaign, allows herself to be blackmailed to keep the information secret.Can Ali find out the truth and get her life back, while keeping her personal vow not to be on TV this year?

Ali Caldwell thought her troubles were over, but she has a new one. She’s let her grades fall and now she’s on academic probation. She has to get her grades up or leave school. Everyone is talking about an intriguing study system, but Ali realizes it’s nothing more than cheating, so she doesn’t use it. She studies for hours to get a perfect grade on her next test.Instead of applauding, her teacher accuses her of cheating.To make things worse, the administration is certain that her boyfriend is the mastermind behind it all. She needs to prove that not only didn’t she cheat, but Liam is innocent as well, before they both get kicked out of school.

If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.Ali Caldwell figures her fifteen minutes of fame have expired, and she is ready to ditch the TV cameras. That’s hard to do when she has to spend Thanksgiving with her mother in Malibu, where they’ll be filming the Christmas special for their reality show.Then her little brother disappears while she’s in charge of him, and and everyone in the world is watching and blaming her, including her mother. Ali is determined to find him make everything right, but life is ever that simple.

LGBTQ Discrimination in America highlights the laws, opinions, and social norms that lead to discrimination of people in the LGBTQ community. It examines common elements of discrimination in the community, from bullying in schools to employment discrimination. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Being Transgender in America examines how people who are transgender--who have a gender identity that doesn't match their sex assigned at birth--have experiences that are unique compared to those of the rest of the population. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Ali Caldwell thought her troubles were over, but she has a new one. She’s let her grades fall and now she’s on academic probation. She has to get her grades up or leave school. Everyone is talking about an intriguing study system, but Ali realizes it’s nothing more than cheating, so she doesn’t use it. She studies for hours to get a perfect grade on her next test. Instead of applauding, her teacher accuses her of cheating. To make things worse, the administration is certain that her boyfriend is the mastermind behind it all. She needs to prove that not only didn’t she cheat, but Liam is innocent as well, before they both get kicked out of school.

Promises to keep… Ali Caldwell is ready for her sophomore year of high school. After last year, she vows that this year is going to be uneventful, and most importantly, private. Then she meets Samantha, a transfer student, who claims they have the same father and wants Ali’s life. Ali, in an attempt to keep Samantha from ruining her dad’s fledgling Senate campaign, allows herself to be blackmailed to keep the information secret. Can Ali find out the truth and get her life back, while keeping her personal vow not to be on TV this year?

If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Ali Caldwell figures her fifteen minutes of fame have expired, and she is ready to ditch the TV cameras. That’s hard to do when she has to spend Thanksgiving with her mother in Malibu, where they’ll be filming the Christmas special for their reality show. Then her little brother disappears while she’s in charge of him, and and everyone in the world is watching and blaming her, including her mother. Ali is determined to find him make everything right, but life is ever that simple.

Fourteen-year-old Ali Caldwell’s father keeps her privacy so secure none of the kids at boarding school believe she has a movie star for a mom. Sick of hiding in the wings, Ali decides to orchestrate her own fame by posting videos of her and her friends on YouTube. Suddenly, she’s the new Hollywood buzz, and her mom wants Ali on her reality show. Now Ali’s in the middle of a media firestorm. The paparazzi have tracked her down, interview requests are coming from all over, and the hottest star in Hollywood asks her to the school dance. To top it all off, some stranger is following her around and sending flowers. It’s really starting to creep her out. But is he really a dangerous stalker, or just another cog in her mother’s publicity machine?