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When one door closes, a window always opens, providing an escape route. This metaphor seems to be the DreamCatcher’s motto. Unprovoked, the club finds itself the target of a new enemy. As sergeant-at-arms, Master’s tasks are keeping the club unified, ensuring the club follows the rules, and doling out appropriate punishments. His ex destroyed his faith in relationships—broke his spirit. The trusting man he once was is no longer who he is today. But Aspen, a tiny dancer, throws all of his self-avowed pledges into upheaval. Can any of his shields protect him and hold him strong? Somehow, he doubts that. He knows she’s a game-changer. Aspen Reynolds had a safe childhood, even if it was religiously strict, until she became a teenager and caught the eye of a predator in her family church congregation. She became the sacrifice, and when she no longer kept his attention, she lost everything—including her family. She leads a safe life, one that’s structured and predictable. Is she willing to take a chance and leap? Or will her old insecurities and fears hold her back? The Morbid Saints MC had never been significant enough to cause the DreamCatchers any concern—they hadn’t even crossed paths. So when they’re met with a new person to protect, they close ranks and vow that they will keep their club members and friends safe from harm. But are they strong enough to pursue the new threat after surviving their last war? Or are they still struggling, still mourning a lost member to pay attention to the signs? Will they be victorious while taking on a club as savage as the MSMC?

The astonishing story of a brave little girl from Afghanistan who not only survived horrific disfiguring burns, but was given a second chance at life. Tiny Dancer is the amazing true story of Zubaida Hasan, a nine-year-old girl from the remote deserts of Afghanistan, who, in the summer of 2001, accidentally fell into a kerosene fire while heating water for a bath. Though she was horribly mutilated, her father refused to give up and exhaustively sought help to save his child. When an American Green Beret soldier by chance sees Zubaida and her father on the street, he decides he must get involved. With assistance from many members of the US military, little Zubaida is given a second chance at life. She is flown to Los Angeles to begin a two-year journey through a series of surgeries performed by famed burn surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman. He and his wife, Rebecca, eventually take the child into their own home. This is a heartfelt and inspiring story of incredible courage equally matched by incredible kindness. “Flacco’s depiction of Zubaida’s culture shock is remarkable. [His] empathy and ability to tell Zubaida’s story like he’s inside her head makes for an engrossing feel-good read.” —Publishers Weekly “Interesting and affecting. . . . [A] genuinely moving story.” —Booklist

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and . . . Ham Sandwiches? If you are a music fan, you may be aware of some of music’s most enduring mysteries. Where did Pearl Jam get their name? Are the White Stripes related by blood or by marriage? Did Mama Cass really die from choking on a ham sandwich? Gavin Edwards has heard just about every strange question, racy rumor, and legend of the music world. As the writer of Rolling Stone’s “Rolling Stone Knows” column, Edwards proved himself as a one-man encyclopedia of music trivia. Now he shares all of his knowledge with you. Look inside to find the answers to these questions and more: •What’s the connection between The Beach Boys and Charles Manson? •How did Dr. Dre and Eminem meet? •Did Mick Jagger and David Bowie really sleep together? •What’s the deal with Led Zeppelin and the shark? •What’s the feud between The Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement all about? •Was Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” really written about his most private body part? Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton’s Little John? might not tell you who shot Tupac or why Celine Dion is still allowed to make records, but with thorough research and answers straight from the mouths of the performers themselves, Edwards will help you become a music geek extraordinaire.

Ted Shawn (1891-1972) is the self-proclaimed "Father of American Dance" who helped to transform dance from a national pastime into theatrical art. In the process, he made dancing an acceptable profession for men and taught several generations of dancers, some of whom went on to become legendary choreographers and performers in their own right, most notably his protégés Martha Graham, Louise Brooks, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman. Shawn tried for many years and with great frustration to tell the story of his life's work in terms of its social and artistic value, but struggled, owing to the fact that he was homosexual, a fact known only within his inner circle of friends. Unwilling to disturb the meticulously narrated account of his paternal exceptionalism, he remained closeted, but scrupulously archived his journals, correspondence, programs, photographs, and motion pictures of his dances, anticipating that the full significance of his life, writing, and dances would reveal itself in time. Ted Shawn: His Life, Writings, and Dances is the first critical biography of the dance legend, offering an in-depth look into Shawn's pioneering role in the formation of the first American modern dance company and school, the first all-male dance company, and Jacob's Pillow, the internationally renowned dance festival and school located in the Berkshires. The book explores Shawn's writings and dances in relation to emerging discourses of modernism, eugenics and social evolution, revealing an untold story about the ways that Shawn's homosexuality informed his choreographic vision. The book also elucidates the influences of contemporary writers who were leading a radical movement to depathologize homosexuality, such as the British eugenicist Havelock Ellis and sexologist Alfred Kinsey, and conversely, how their revolutionary ideas about sexuality were shaped by Shawn's modernism.

Drake and Worm must help a Flower Dragon protect his home in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! A Flower Dragon named Wildroot has come to Bracken! He needs help because his home is in danger. The Dragon Masters must find this small dragon his own Dragon Master. The Dragon Stone reveals a boy named Oskar, who is disappointed that he does not have a big, fire-breathing dragon. Can Oskar and his dragon learn to work together in time to save the Flower Dragons from a terrible monster? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed adventure!

When one door closes, a window always opens, providing an escape route. This metaphor seems to be the DreamCatcher's motto. Unprovoked, the club finds itself the target of a new enemy. As sergeant-at-arms, Master's tasks are keeping the club unified, ensuring the club follows the rules, and doling out appropriate punishments. His ex destroyed his faith in relationships-broke his spirit. The trusting man he once was is no longer who he is today. But Aspen, a tiny dancer, throws all of his self-avowed pledges into upheaval. Can any of his shields protect him and hold him strong? Somehow, he doubts that. He knows she's a game-changer. Aspen Reynolds had a safe childhood, even if it was religiously strict, until she became a teenager and caught the eye of a predator in her family church congregation. She became the sacrifice, and when she no longer kept his attention, she lost everything-including her family. She leads a safe life, one that's structured and predictable. Is she willing to take a chance and leap? Or will her old insecurities and fears hold her back? The Morbid Saints MC had never been significant enough to cause the DreamCatchers any concern-they hadn't even crossed paths. So when they're met with a new person to protect, they close ranks and vow that they will keep their club members and friends safe from harm. But are they strong enough to pursue the new threat after surviving their last war? Or are they still struggling, still mourning a lost member to pay attention to the signs? Will they be victorious while taking on a club as savage as the MSMC?

This book is a comprehensive, historical bible on the subject of urban street dance and its influence on modern dance, hip hop, and pop culture. Urban street dance—which is now referred to across the globe as "break dance" or "hip-hop dance"—was born 15 years prior to the hip hop movement. In today's pop culture, the dance innovators from "back in the day" have been forgotten, except when choreographic echoes of their groundbreaking dance forms are repeatedly recycled in today's media. Sadly, this is still the case when dance moves that were engendered from 1965 through the 1970s on the streets of Reseda, South Central Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and Fresno, CA; or in the Bronx in New York City, are utilized by modern performers. In Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era, an urban street dancer who was part of the scene in the early 1970s sets the record straight, blowing the lid off this uniquely American dance style and culture. This text redefines hip hop dance and the origins of a worldwide phenomenon, explaining the origins of classic forms such as Funk Boogaloo, Locking, Popping, Roboting, and B'boying—some of the most important developments in modern dance that directly affect today's pop culture.