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Liberian Literary Magazine NEW RELEASES Class Room Management for Liberian Teachers: Positive Behavior Support focuses on practical strategies to prevent and reduce behavior problems and enhance student learning, particularly Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This book discusses the mythologies and proofs of effective classroom management, provides an overview of the theoretical and pragmatic basis of Positive Behavior Support, and describes PBS interventions from peer-reviewed research, highlighted in easy-tounderstand language to facilitate teachers' knowledge of evidence-based techniques. Real-world. Each year, thousands of new Liberian teachers head out for their first teaching job, ready to fulfill a lifetime dream. However, most teachers have nothing to prepare them for or support them on one of the most significant parts of their job: how to effectively run a classroom and handle the students. Class Room Management for Liberian Teachers is the first book to give Liberian teachers the skills they need to manage a classroom effectively. Liberian teachers are empowered to Lead, Inspire, and Change the lives of many Students. BOUND TO SECRECY William Mawolo arrives in a small Liberian town with a secret mission: to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the police chief. The locals, however - police force and citizens alike - are far from happy about his presence, and their hostility is July 15, 2015 ISSUE # 0715 . increasing daily, threatening to boil over. At the same time, Mawolo is drawn to the departed chief's daughter, Makemeh, who for some reason doesn't seem to be too concerned about her missing father. Intrigued, Mawolo decides to stay longer than required and even attemp ts to take charge of the town. Little by little, he starts to behave like the despotic man whose disappearance he came to investigate. His desire to uncover the town’s dark secrets puts him in danger . . . but will his heart rule his head? Bound To Secrecy is an exploration of power and the fear it generates; and of love in all its 6 FOR A DOZEN magical, addictive forms. A rich mix of African tradition, classic crime fiction and the supernatural, Bound to Secrecy is a captivating account of the complexities of Liberian society and the inevitable clash between modern life and ancient cultures. The telling of stories is a tradition in itself within the Liberian community. It is a skill, one reserved for a special class of people, storytellers. It is a culture within a culture. In many tribes, only trained people or the elderly told stories for educating or entertaining purposes. Anyone can tell a story, but only few can tell it well. This book follows in that regard. The stories range from personal to traditional and folklore. Within each story, the author embeds local customs, traditions and belief systems of various Liberian tribes. Readers will identify with characters on many levels because of the realness of their situations. 6 For A Dozen is a collection of stories from Liberia. It is an important addition to the growing body of Liberian literature written by Liberian authors. ECLIPSED It’s best to work with the system, and right now – the system is war. 2003, civil war is raging in Liberia. At a rebel army base four young women are doing their best to survive the conditions of the war. Yet sometimes, the greatest threat comes not from the enemy’s guns, but from the brutality of those on your own side. With the arrival of a new girl, who can read, and an old one, who can kill, how might this transform the future of this hard-bitten sisterhood? All rights re http://othnieldf.wix.com/mybooksserved ©2015 http://othnieldf.wix.com/mybooks