Books with author Michelle Levy

Playtime means very different things to these two spirited friendsPip is full of ideas for what to play: Dress up! Magicians! Dolls! Only, Nico doesn’t want to play any of them, and Pip gets mad. REALLY mad. But don’t worry—Nico finds the perfect way for them to play together. Michelle Lee’s irresistible characters show that finding a way to play together will always hit the right note.

Relive the highlights of Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless’s adventures in this retelling of the DreamWorks Animation movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World flies into theaters on February 22, 2019​!As the new Chief of Berk, Hiccup is faced with his biggest challenge yet: A dragon hunter named Grimmel who will stop at nothing to capture Toothless. While Hiccup tries to decide if it’s time to leave Berk for good to keep the dragons and villagers safe, Toothless has something (or someone) else on his mind. As soon as he meets the Light Fury, a dragon with glimmering white scales and special abilities, she is never far from his thoughts… Relive the magic of the movie in this beautiful storybook retelling! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

From USA Today bestselling author Michelle Lynn comes a dystopian tale of family, freedom and love.My name is Dawn Nolan, and I grew up on the military-controlled streets of London. Now, the one person I could always count on has been taken from me. Gabby is pushy and a real pain -- but she's the reason I've survived this long. She's my sister. And now she's gone.Criminals are sent to the colonies to work as slaves. There is no escape. I know that it's a savage place, especially for a teenage girl from the wrong side of London.I might die trying. I'll probably never see London again. But they've taken my sister, and I'm going to get her back.Praise from readers:★★★★★ - "An excellent start to a promising series."★★★★★ - "Good editing, excellent world building. I couldn't put it down."★★★★★ - "The writing is fast-paced and the pages fly by as you try to learn what is happening. The revelations are doled out in a satisfying way... A very entertaining read."

Safety is an illusion.We’re back to where we started – two sisters living under a government we can’t trust. The rest of our friends are dead or missing. Texas should be our safe haven, but have we traded one prison for another?There are larger things at work; more allies and enemies to be found. They all look the same to us. The Texans want us to fall in line. The rebels want us to fight.The colonies are more dangerous than we imagined, and we’re caught in the middle. Not all of us are meant to be soldiers, but the time for indecision has passed.Sides must be chosen. Bonds must be broken. And the war will begin.Praise from readers:★★★★★ - "The narrative is tightly focused and although this is dystopian fiction, Lynn has crafted a very believable story - one that readers can lose themselves in."★★★★★ - "A great series that keeps you wanting more. Enjoyable from start to finish."★★★★★ - "YA dystopian fiction at its best."

They took my childhood. They took my country. But when then they tried to take my sister, it led to their downfall.You grow up fast when leading a rebellion. You learn who to trust - sometimes the hard way. You become hard because you have no other choice.Whatever it takes. That’s what it’s come down to, but it didn’t start out this way. They’ve given us no options; no safe path to tread. They’ve imprisoned us. We’ve had to watch our friends die. But it ends now.We’re no longer alone. One fight is over, but another has just begun. Not all of us will make it, but there’s a weapon that is more dangerous than anything we’ve ever seen. We have our mission: stop them from destroying everything we have and come back to help build everything we could hope for. A new world.This wasn’t the life anybody imagined, and we’re going to do something about it.Praise from readers:★★★★★ - "Excellent piece of storytelling from a writer I hope to hear a lot more from in the future."★★★★★ - "A thrilling, darkly complex conclusion to an excellent YA series."★★★★★ - "An emotionally charged, brilliantly powerful novel."

"This much needed book . . .is a creative, helpful, and hopeful contribution at a time when we are especially challenged to bridge cultures in the pursuit of mutual understanding and peace." —Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Laureate In our global society, challenging conflicts abound in personal, business, government, and international settings. Many of these conflicts are complicated by layers of miscommunication, cultural misunderstandings, and completely different ways of looking at the world. These conflicts cannot be solved by goodwill or sincere intentions alone. In our multicultural world, we need new tools to address gaps in communication and understanding and the conflicts that flow from them. Bridging Cultural Conflicts answers this need in groundbreaking ways that cut through complexity, replacing confusion with clarity. It introduces mindful awareness, cultural fluency, and conflict fluency as tools for decoding and moving through intercultural conflicts, and for deepening and integrating change. The book shows how fluency with culture and conflict can be learned through attention and practice, just as we would internalize a new language. As fluency is acquired, a process called dynamic engagement is presented to help prevent intercultural conflict, limit its escalation, and transform it into a learning experience. Michelle LeBaron's approach in Bridging Cultural Conflicts is human, practical, and adaptable to a wide range of interpersonal, community, organizational, and political conflicts. Drawing from her work as an attorney, mediator, scholar, and internationally acclaimed consultant, Michelle combines the dynamism of Western approaches to conflict resolution with the insight and balance of Eastern approaches. In the process, she offers a wide array of creative strategies and usable tools. As we urgently seek better ways to work and live together and to address the issues that divide us, this timely book inspires flexibility, creativity, and hope.

Bert Jovin is an amateur motocross racer. Learn what it takes to be successful in this high-intensity sport and practice using rational numbers on the ride. Packed with factual information and high-interest content, this adrenaline-boosting book uses real-world examples of problem solving to build students' math and reading skills. Let's Explore Math sidebars feature math questions that challenge students to develop their math skills. A problem-solving section at the end of the book prompts students to reflect and apply what they've learned. Demystify math with this leveled book that makes learning math fun and accessible for kids ages 10-12 and appeals to reluctant readers.

Playtime means very different things to these two spirited friendsPip is full of ideas for what to play: Dress up! Magicians! Dolls! Only, Nico doesn’t want to play any of them, and Pip gets mad. REALLY mad. But don’t worry—Nico finds the perfect way for them to play together. Michelle Lee’s irresistible characters show that finding a way to play together will always hit the right note.