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Job Interview Basics | Job Ready

M.G. Higgins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788117

Build students job skillsby exploring important aspects of jobs and managing basic skills on your own with these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: preparing a resume, finding a job, job interview basics, how to act on the job, and employee rights.

How to Act Right on the Job | Choices

M.G. Higgins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788124

Important aspects of jobs and managing basic skills on your own are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: preparing a resume, finding a job, job interview basics, how to act on the job, and employee rights.

Preparing a Resume | Not Her Job

M.G. Higgins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788094

Important aspects of jobs and managing basic skills on your own are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: preparing a resume, finding a job, job interview basics, how to act on the job, and employee rights.

Bold Words

M.G. Higgins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630784676

Flo gets fired and has to find a new job. She learns to type and meets some women who are strong and brave. How will they inspire Flo in her own life?

Using Coupons | Get the Deal

Jane Gardner (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630782986

Build students' personal finance skills with this five-book set. Important aspects of managing money are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. Topics include: budgeting, opening a bank account, credit, coupons, and saving.

Wings

Katherine Hengel (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919501

Angel never forgot a batter's swing. Angel watched the pitch. Crack! The ball flew into the night sky. Angel called it right away. "I've got it," he thought. He felt connected to it. He had a way of judging fly balls. Coach Benson said he "had a gift."

Deliverance

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612472331

Naomi can't believe her good luck. First she gets a job at a local frozen yogurt shop. Then she gets an immediate raise. Her dream car is within her grasp. But why does the shop's owner keep staring at her so intently? And Clay Aguirre is still stalking her, trying to get her back.

Before the Snap

Katherine Hengel (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612472461

Derrick was a bag of nerves the next day. He kept dropping passes at practice. Amber Linn's news really rattled him. Needless to say, Colton was thrilled. "What's the matter, Big D? Can't hang onto the ball today?"

Winners and Losers

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612476445

Rod Garcia resents goody-two-shoes Ernesto Sandoval through and through. How could an outsider steal everything he'd worked so hard to achieve? He cannot accept Ernesto's win as senior class president. And he refuses to be bested by Ernesto on the track. His number one goal: make Ernesto's life miserable.

Holocaust

Dee Phillips (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630780098

"They took my clothes. They shaved my head. I was given a prisoner number. I was no longer a human!"

Up Rattler Mountain

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630787820

The judge gives Rodrigo one last chance. If he doesn’t learn his lesson at the detention camp, he will be sent to state prison. Will the teenage tough guy finally learn to controlhis hot temper? Or will Jon Chandler, his big mouth roommate, push Rodrigo over the edge?

The Girl Who Had Everything

Janice Greene (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788087

Most of the kids at school are jealous of Alexandra. The pretty teenager is not only a talented dancer, she's rich beyond most people's wildest dreams! But the money makes her self-conscious. No one could guess how lonely she is. And being alone is dangerous when you're wealthy and vulnerable.

Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning after High School

Genevieve Morgan (author)

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group ISBN: 9781728401652

For high school students all over the country, deciding what to do after graduation can be overwhelming. How do you know if college is your best choice? If it is, how do you plan for student loans? If it's not, what are your other options? That's where Undecided comes in! This updated and revised edition provides a comprehensive overview of the choices available after high school, from traditional four-year colleges and trade schools to military service and gap years. Teens can choose a career path and get advice on how to succeed. Checklists, anecdotes, brainstorming activities, and journal exercises lead to well-informed decisions. Find a future that works for you!

Like Vanessa

Tami Charles (author)

Publisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781580897778

Middle graders will laugh and cry with thirteen-year-old Vanessa Martin as she tries to be like Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America. In this semi-autobiographical debut novel set in 1983, Vanessa Martin's real-life reality of living with family in public housing in Newark, New Jersey is a far cry from the glamorous Miss America stage. She struggles with a mother she barely remembers, a grandfather dealing with addiction and her own battle with self-confidence. But when a new teacher at school coordinates a beauty pageant and convinces Vanessa to enter, Vanessa's view of her own world begins to change. Vanessa discovers that her own self-worth is more than the scores of her talent performance and her interview answers, and that she doesn't need a crown to be comfortable in her own skin and see her own true beauty.

Problem Solving / Bedtime Blues

Emily Anderson (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645983583

Develop students’ soft skills with this five-book set. Critical elements of soft skills in the workplace and everyday life are explored in these flip books. Topics include: communication, emotional intelligence, adaptability, problem-solving, and work ethic.

Emotional Intelligence / Bad Day

Jill L. Haney, Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645983576

This book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them see the skills in action as they read about teens in real-world situations.

Communication / Tryout

Emily Anderson, Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645983569

This book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them see the skills in action as they read about teens in real-world situations.

Adaptability / Understudy

Emily Anderson, Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645983552

This book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them see the skills in action as they read about teens in real-world situations.

Joyride

Dee Phillips (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630780067

Me, Bailey, Tanner, and Hannah. The red car. "Look" says Tanner. "The keys are inside!"

Screaming Quietly

Evan Jacobs (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612476872

Ian Taylor lives a secret life. At school he's a varsity football player, dating one of the hottest cheerleaders on campus. At home he's his divorced mother's right hand, helping her to keep his younger autistic brother, Davey, in line. To Ian, Davey is a freak. And no one must ever know about him. But it's a game changer when Davey begins attending a special day class at Ian's school. Undaunted, Ian continues his charade of denying Davey's existence, even when Davey has massive public meltdowns. He internalizes his strong feelings--Screaming Quietly inside--until resentment, anger, and embarrassment force him to burst. But his love for Davey and his desire to man up eventually allow him to overcome peer pressure and fully own his life.

Work Ethic / Summer Job

Emily Anderson, PJ Gray (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645983590

This book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them see the skills in action as they read about teens in real-world situations.

To Catch a Dream

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919945

Dad was always depressing Abel with his pyramid stories. He was always dooming Abel to a life at the bottom of the pyramid with all the other miserable losers. No matter how much Abel struggled and clawed, he'd never get to the pinnacle of the pyramid. And his mom was absolutely sure of Abel's incompetence at whatever he said.

Skinhead Birdy

Evan Jacobs (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630782825

Expelled from high school number one, Tyler Ruiz is attending his second. Not a great record for a sophomore with anger issues. Then he meets Sara Allen. Tyler's a good-looking guy, so he figures Sara's an easy hookup. But she isn't. She's complicated. And uninterested. Which makes Tyler want her even more. As he learns about Sara's punk rock world, Tyler's protective outer layers peel away. And he falls hard for a girl who is mentally unstable and achingly vulnerable.

Break and Enter

Leslie McGill (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630784256

Mark just can't settle into his new life. He misses his friends and has trouble connecting with new classmates. Walking through his neighborhood, he sees an open window. Instantly, everything changes. Maybe he can pretend to be someone else and live a different life ... if only for a moment.

Unusual Jobs

Saddleback Publishing (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645980605

For many, a job is just a way to make money. However, some people have unusual careers that provide unique opportunities for excitement and fulfillment. From jumping out of planes to working with animals to saving people in combat, there are many work environments that are outside the norm. What unusual job could you see yourself doing?