Jane Lynch

The hilarious and inspiring story of how Jane Lynch changed from a real-life Sue Sylvester to the happy and fulfilled actress she is today.

This book covers the life and career of the life and career of actress and activist Jane Lynch. It details her childhood in a suburb of Chicago to her fame as Sue Sylvester on the hit TV show Glee. Chapters also discuss her battle with alcoholism and coming out as a lesbian. An informative timeline, expansive bibliography, and engaging sidebars support social studies and history assignments.

After years of theater, film, and television work, actress Jane Lynch has reached icon status. Her portrayal of Sue Sylvester on Glee has led to Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a wax figure at Madame Tussaud's. She has hosted TrevorLIVE, a fund-raiser for crisis intervention services for LGBT youths. This revealing volume describes Lynch's endeavors to raise awareness of marriage equality, the bullying of LGBT teens, the Ban Bossy campaign to encourage girls to take leadership roles in their community, and Project Angel Food, which provides food to people with AIDS.

Glee actress Jane Lynch takes a look at bullying head-on in her first picture book. Marlene is the self-appointed queen of the playground, the sidewalk, and the school. She is small but mighty . . . intimidating! Known for her cruel ways, the little Queen of Mean has kids cowering in fear—until big Freddy stands up to her and says what everyone has been too fearful to say. In Seussian rhyme, actress Jane Lynch, clinical psychologist Lara Embry, and former children’s book editor A. E. Mikesell gently and comically depict the undoing of a bully and her efforts to reform. Tricia Tusa’s charming illustrations make the story an even more accessible conversation starter for all ages.

Glee was a hit musical comedy series that ran on the Fox network from 2009 to 2015. The show explored issues of race, sexuality, and identity through the focal lens of a high school glee club. In its first season the? show was nominated for nineteen Emmy awards. This informative volume profiles the lives and careers of the cast as well as the show's creators and producers.

An understanding of the law and the way in which it impacts upon roles, responsibilities and care is a vital component in everyday healthcare. The law of consent is particularly complex, and its inadvertent misinterpretation, misapplication or maladministration by health professionals has led to an increasing number of legal claims for compensation. This book explains the legal issues around consent to treatment in England and Wales simply and straightforwardly. It uses real-life examples to set out the professional obligations, basic principles of consent and detailed information on each area, enabling health professional to approach consent methodically and to ensure that it is validly obtained and recorded. 'Explains the complexities of consent in a practical and straightforward way making a difficult and often complex subject easy to understand. In addition it is a useful handbook that health professionals at all levels can refer to as an everyday text to help guide them through the intricacies of the topic.' - From the Foreword by Colum J Smith 'This book is invaluable to health care professionals and could help prevent them from attending court defending the care they have inadvertently provided.' - From the Foreword by Sue Battersby 'A very useful book for healthcare professionals of all kinds to refer to' - From the Foreword by Louise M Terry