Horace's SchoolA plan for school reform that respects the best traditions of secondary schooling and urges us to do far more in preparing adolescents for the future. Sizers groundbreaking work offers a powerful new model for our schools, built on core principles: A Focus on Intellectual Habits: Moves beyond covering content to cultivate the essential habits of mindperspective, analysis, and imaginationthat prepare students for a complex world. Personalized Learning:

With rich detail

The daughter of a Holocaust survivor and wife of an Austrian nobleman

the James Beard award-winning author of the classics A Book of Middle Eastern Food and The Book of Jewish Food

Kristen Bell

From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century—Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown—and the fascinating women who made it

Beauty and treachery abound in the infamous Pingkang Li

Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder

a holy man

and Agathe’s post-Sound of Music life is equally compelling

How to evaluate a school's antibullying policy

Ralph heads to school to see what humans do all day

a boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds himself pitching his way out of poverty—one strike at a time