Resources, checklists, instructions, and training materials for assessing student well-being.
The transition to middle school is often fraught with emotional, social, and academic challenges for students. Often, teachers don't have the proper resources to identify students for whom this transition is becoming a problem. In this book, Ann Vander Stoep and Kelly Thompson provide teachers, counselors, and administrators with a complete package for implementing the "Emotional Health Checkup": a program designed to identify and help middle school students who are in need of additional emotional support.
Readers will learn how to detect if a student's stress has shifted from a manageable level to an unhealthy "distress" level. They will then learn how to decide if the Emotional Health Checkup is a good fit for their school and how to get the school on board to implement the program.
The book is an A-to-Z guide on how to implement the Emotional Health Checkup once the need and commitment have been confirmed. Information includes: how to engage parents and guardians in the process, carry out the logistics of classroom screening day, and develop individualized student support plans. Complete orientation and training manuals are provided.

Student Stress at the Transition to Middle School: An A-to-Z Guide for Implementing an Emotional Health Check-up

Education & Teaching

Stoep, Ann Vander

Thompson,Kelly

Schools & Teaching

W.W.Norton&Company

What do you do when a sentient cosmic event rampages through Japan? ASSEMBLE A-FORCE! Marvel's newest hero, SINGULARITY, has escaped Battleworld and found her way to the Marvel Universe! But she didn't make the journey alone. To combat the villainous ANTIMATTER, Singularity will call upon Earth's mightiest team of Avengers. And one thing's for sure: They are A FORCE to be reckoned with! COLLECTING: A-Force 1-4, Avengers 0 (A-Force story), Avengers (1963) 83, A-Force (2015) 1

A-Force 1: Hypertime

Comics & Graphic Novels

Wilson, G. Willow

Graphic Novels

Marvel Enterprises

A-Force is assembled - but for how long? When a massive dragon attacks a small coastal town, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Medusa, Dazzler, Nico Minoru and Singularity spring into action! But this dragon is more than she seems and has much bigger plans - including turning one of the team's heaviest hitters against her allies! Will A-Force meet an early end at the hands of one of their own? Or will they be torn apart by the looming CIVIL WAR II? For when a predictive vision proclaims that one member is a murderer, Captain Marvel takes action. A rift is created that sets in motion a chain of devastating events - aff ecting not just A-Force, but the whole Marvel Universe! Plus, a dazzling Thor steals the limelight...and the foul-mouthed, gun-toting Elsa Bloodstone will blow you away! COLLECTING: A-FORCE 5-10

A-Force 2: Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Atten-Hut! These ladies are the best of the best and will take you down if you threaten their Captain. Welcome to Hala Field, where being a part of the elite Carol Corps, requires guts, guile and a whole lot of grit. So put on your uniform and get ready for a high-fl ying Captain Marvel tale years in the making. COLLECTING: CAPTAIN MARVEL &amp; THE CAROL CORPS, CAPTAIN MARVEL (2012) 17

Captain Marvel & the Carol Corps

DeConnick, Kelly Sue

Marvel Comics Group

Please note: This is a PROSE novel about superheroes, NOT a graphic novel/comic book. 
 REVIEWS FOR THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING: 
 "[TGWWBK] introduces the best superhero/villain pair in ages." - io9 
 "Lola is, without hyperbole, one of the most fantastic antagonists I’ve ever had the pleasure to read." - io9 (Rob Bricken) 
 "A fresh, vibrant and haunting story that rivetingly explores of the danger and wonder of (super) power. In Lola and Bonnie Thompson has created two extraordinary characters - extraordinary in their abilities, surely, but also in their richness and complexity. A superhero story that's epic in scope, but also intimate - a great read." - Scott Snyder (critically acclaimed writer of Batman, Detective Comics, Superman Unchained, American Vampire, The Wake and more!) 
 "Refreshingly, TGWWBK isn't about one heroine, torn between two suitors - it's about two young women with tremendous power, torn between right and wrong. Between good and evil. Destiny and free will. In a compelling, poppy exploration of Nature vs. Nurture, these girls don't just fly - they soar." - Bryan Q. Miller (author of Batgirl Vol. 3 and writer for Smallville) 
 "This book is f***ing amazing and I wouldn't change a damn thing." - Erin Jade Lange (author of Butter and Dead Ends) 
 "TGWWBK is not only one of my favorite books ever, but it also has maybe my favorite literary character: Lola LeFever!" - Ross Campbell (creator of Wet Moon and Shadoweyes, artist for Glory) 
 A novel about two teenage girls with superpowers and radically different agendas, destined for a collision that will rock the world: 
 Separated by thousands of miles, two young women are about to realize their extraordinary powers which will bind their lives together in ways they can't begin to understand. 
 Protecting others. Maintaining order. Being good. These are all important things for Bonnie Braverman, even if she doesn't understand why. Confined to a group home since she survived the car accident that killed both her parents, Bonnie has lived her life until now in self-imposed isolation and silence; but when an opportunity presents itself to help another girl in need, Bonnie has to decide whether to actually use the power she has long suspected she has. Power that frightens her. 
 Across the country, Lola LeFever is inheriting her own power by sending her mother over a cliff...literally. For Lola the only thing that matters is power; getting it, taking it, and eliminating anyone who would get in the way of her pursuit of it. With her mother dead and nothing to hold her back from the world any longer, Lola sets off to test her own powers on anyone unfortunate enough to cross her. And Lola's not afraid of anything. 
 One girl driven to rescue, save, and heal; the other driven to punish, destroy, and kill. 
 And now they're about to meet.

The Girl Who Would Be King

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

1979 Semi-Finalist, Incorporated

The monster under the bed is real. In fact, all the monsters are real, as well as all the heroes and everything in between. All Fiction is real and lives in a place called Story. however, plenty of Fiction hangs out in the Mortal world living both innocent and nefarious lives. This might not mean much to the average Mortal unaware of the Fictional characters living among them, but for The Last Scion - the only Mortal that can kill Fiction - things are about to become very complicated. Tessa Battle is that Mortal. And Story is long from done with Tessa no matter how much she would like to deny her destiny. With more than one monster chasing her and questionable allies like The Snow Queen and Robin Hood, Tessa is going to need all the superpowers he inherited just to stay alive. In fact, it may be a good thing that behind her back Stories call Tessa The Storykiller.

Storykiller

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

1979 Semi-Finalist, Inc.

The monster under the bed is real. In fact, all the monsters are real, as well as the heroes and everything in between because all Fiction is real and exists in a dimension called Story. However, plenty of them hang out in the Mortal world, living both innocent and nefarious lives. This might not mean much to the average Mortal unaware of the Fictional characters living among them, but for The Last Scion--the only Mortal that can kill those Fictional characters--things are about to become very complicated. Tessa Battle is that Mortal Upon her return to Lore, Oregon after years bouncing around boarding schools in Europe, Tessa had her sights set on simple things like shoe shopping, finding a hot boyfriend, and eating as many pancakes as humanly possible. However, the Last Scion mantle Tessa just got saddled with is not making any of that easy, and as Tessa and her new friends are about to learn, Story is long from done with her, no matter how much she'd like to deny her destiny. With more than one monster chasing her and questionable characters like The Snow Queen and Robin Hood as her allies, Tessa is going to need all the superpowers she inherited just to stay alive. And maybe, just maybe, it's a GOOD thing that behind her back, Stories call her THE STORYKILLER.

Stellar combat and Secret Wars! Captain Marvel's time as an astronomical Avenger has pitted her against some of the worst the galaxy has to offer, not least the Haffensye Consortium! They've been tracking Carol and Tic for weeks - and now they've finally caught up! Carol Danvers barely survived the last time she squared off against the Haffensye - is there any chance that she could be so lucky again? Then, when the Multiverse ends, there is only Battleworld. And in the domain of Hala Field, the elite Carol Corps are the best of the best, who will take down anyone and everyone who threatens their Captain! Riding with them takes guts, guile and a whole lot of grit - so get ready to aim high, fly, fight and win! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) 12-15, CAPTAIN MARVEL &amp; THE CAROL CORPS 1-4

Captain Marvel Earth's Mightiest Hero 4

Ellis, Warren

Remember Hawkeye? No, not that Hawkeye - your favorite Hawkeye, the former Young Avenger, the butt-kicking hero who had to save that other Hawkguy all the time and basically keep his life in some semblance of order. Yup, you know her, it's the dazzling Kate Bishop - making her solo comics debut! Kate is heading back out west and returning to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrow and P.I. badge in tow. There are crimes to solve and she's the best archer to handle 'em! The City of Angels has a new guardian angel. This is Kate Bishop like you've never seen her before, in a brand-new saga that really hits the mark! COLLECTING: HAWKEYE 1-6

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 1 - ANCHOR POINTS

Marvel Universe

Hawkeye finally gets a lead on the top-secret case that brought her out to Los Angeles in the fi rst place -and it might be more than she bargained for... In order to solve this mystery, Kate will have to take a good hard look and who she is and where she came from. But is she really ready to face the ghosts of her past? COLLECTING: HAWKEYE 7-12

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 2 - MASKS

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Student Stress at the Transition to Middle School: An A-to-Z Guide for Implementing an Emotional Health Check-up

A-Force 1: Hypertime

A-Force 2: Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Captain Marvel & the Carol Corps

The Girl Who Would Be King

Storykiller

Storykiller

Captain Marvel Earth's Mightiest Hero 4

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 1 - ANCHOR POINTS

HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP VOL. 2 - MASKS