Author: Nikki Rashan
Publisher: Urban Books
Keywords: double, pain, pleasure
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1601620527
ISBN-13: 9781601620521

Kyla, a 26-year old woman, remains undisturbed within the comfort zone of her supportive family, her loyal sweetheart, and close-knit friends. An admitted late-bloomer, Kyla returns for her eighth year as a part-time student at the local university. An unforeseen, yet heart-awakening physical attraction and emotional bond form between Kyla and Steph, another female classmate. An uncertain and fearful Kyla must decide whether to continue the now lopsided relationship with her trusting boyfriend of four years, or submit to unfamiliar passions felt toward another woman. Brace yourself for t

Authors:Nikki Sullivan, Samantha Murray, Nikki Sullivan,
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: interventions, queer, somatechnics
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2009-10-01
List price: $114.95
ISBN-10: 0754675300
ISBN-13: 9780754675303

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the soma and the techne of ’the body’ and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. Structured around the themes of the governance of social bodies, the gendering of sexed bodies and the techniques associated with the formation of the self, "Somatechnics" presents a groundbreaking study of body modification. Its contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari, make it a must read for scholars of sociology, cultural and queer studies an

Author: Nikki Grime
Publisher: Puffi
Keywords: paris, road
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-01-10
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0142410829
ISBN-13: 9780142410820

Paris has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and she isn’t thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her brother, who’s been sent to a boys’ home. Over time, the Lincolns grow on Paris. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can’t ignore the feeling that she never will, especially in a town that’s mostly white while she is half black. It isn’t long before Paris has a big decision to make about where she truly belongs.

Author: Nikki Grime
Publisher: Puffi
Keywords: notebook, jazmin
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0141307021
ISBN-13: 9780141307022

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jazmin, an African American teenager who lives with her older sister in a small Harlem apartment in the 1960s, finds strength in writing poetry and keeping a record of the events in her somet

Author: Nikki Wood
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Keywords: tempest, tempting
Number of Pages: 229
Published: 2006-02-06
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1424114055
ISBN-13: 9781424114054

William “Bull” O’Malley is an intense, focused businessman. His latest project, a cable news channel, is launching just as a hurricane bears down on the Gulf Coast. He needs just the right reporter to cover the story. One who can be professional, yet captivating. One reporter stands out above the rest--Maddy McGehee. Maddy McGehee is an aspiring reporter. Her waitressing job that paid the bills also offered a huge story, launching her into the spotlight. With job offers galore, she is intrigued by just one, covering a hurricane heading for her childhood home. Would the secrets she left t

Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Speak
Keywords: masquerade, bronx
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-12-29
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0142501891
ISBN-13: 9780142501894

When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class and reads it aloud, poetry-slam-style, he kicks off a revolution. Soon his classmates are clamoring to have weekly poetry sessions. One by one, eighteen students take on the risky challenge of self-revelation. Award-winning author Nikki Grimes captures the voices of eighteen teenagers through the poetry they share and the stories they tell, and exposes what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.

Author: Nikki Campo
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching
Keywords: literacy, centers, based, center, learning, year, resources, teaching, manage, establish, guide, photographs, photos, shows, organize, routines
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0545007984
ISBN-13: 9780545007986

This unique resource is packed with full-color photographs to show you how to make your literacy centers the best they can be. The photographs make it easy to understand how to set up and organize centers for poetry, listening, writing, independent reading, the ABCs, and lots more. Plus, you’ll find management tips and activity ideas to help you create centers packed with learning opportunities. For use with Grades K–2.