Books with title Shimingo: The rites of passage

Sam McKenna has never turned down a dare. And she's not going to start with the last one her brother gave her before he died. So Sam joins the first-ever class of girls at the prestigious Denmark Military Academy. She's expecting push-ups and long runs, rope climbing and mud crawling. As a military brat, she can handle an obstacle course just as well as the boys. She's even expecting the hostility she gets from some of the cadets who don't think girls belong there. What she's not expecting is her fiery attraction to her drill sergeant. But dating is strictly forbidden and Sam won't risk her future, or the dare, on something so trivial...no matter how much she wants him. As Sam struggles to prove herself, she discovers that some of the boys don't just want her gone - they won't rest until she gives up. When their petty threats turn to brutal hazing, bleeding into every corner of her life, she realizes they are not acting alone. A decades-old secret society is alive and active...and determined to force her out. At any cost. Now time's running short. Sam must decide who she can trust...and choosing the wrong person could have deadly consequences.

In this fast-paced, high-stakes debut novel, sixteen-year-old Sam McKenna discovers that becoming one of the first girls to attend a revered military academy means living with a target on her back. As Sam struggles to prove herself, she learns that a decades-old secret society is alive and active . . . and determined to force her out. Fans of Simone Elkeles and Trish Doller will love Rites of Passage’s perfect blend of sizzling romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

In this fast-paced, high-stakes debut novel, sixteen-year-old Sam McKenna discovers that becoming one of the first girls to attend a revered military academy means living with a target on her back. As Sam struggles to prove herself, she learns that a decades-old secret society is alive and active . . . and determined to force her out. Fans of Simone Elkeles and Trish Doller will love Rites of Passage’s perfect blend of sizzling romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Philon, heir to a pirate empire, is determined to take a wife. And not just any wife either. No, he has set his eyes on Arianna Delora, a green-eyed beauty with a tongue as swift as her blade. Unfortunately, Arianna also happens to be the only child of his father's mortal enemy, but such details do not deter Philon.Tonight, Arianna is supposed to undertake the sacred ritual that will turn her from a girl into a woman. This ritual is the most important night of her life, but Arianna is uncertain. She enjoys the free life of a pirate and she does not want to give it up for the so-called joys of womanhood. Nor is she thrilled when Philon, son of her father's sworn enemy, suddenly shows up at the ritual, babbling about making her his wife.This is a short story of 4800 words or approx. 16 print pages.

Pregnancy continues to be a social problem confronting adolescents and remains a greater risk among African-American youth than Whites. Adolescent rites of passage programs that focus on pregnancy prevention have been proven effective in assisting adolescents with the transition into young adulthood through mentorship, support and education with a focus on restoring traditional African values. Given opportunity and attention, adolescents can make significant positive contributions to the community.This book examines rites of passage programs, provides an account for how such programs combat high pregnancy rates, and presents an outline of one effective rites of passage program focusing on pregnancy prevention.

This text takes children around the world to see how different cultures have devised and developed ways of marking the important events in their lives. They can see how people welcome a new-born baby, choose its name and try to determine its future. They can also see how different peoples mark the transition from childhood to adulthood with coming-of-age celebrations. and learn about the varied marriage customs, including arranged marriages. Lastly, they can see how different beliefs and rituals have helped to deal with the final rite of passage, death. This is part of a series which paints a picture of the age-old traditions that govern our lives. Life's turning points, such as naming, coming of age, getting married and dying are celebrated in different ways around the world. It should help children to form a better understanding of other cultures and their practices, see the underlying likenesses in different customs, and learn a tolerance of others so necessary in a multicultural society.