New Releases by Suzanne Young

As if being a purrfect cheerleader isn?t enough responsibility! Tessa Crimson?s the sweet and spunky leader of the SOS (Society of Smitten Kittens), a cheer squad?turned?spy society dedicated to bringing dastardly boyfriends to justice, one cheater at a time. Boyfriend-busting wouldn?t be so bad . . . except that so far, every suspect on the Naughty List has been proven 100% guilty! When Tessa?s own boyfriend shows up on the List, she turns her sleuthing skills on him. Is Aiden just as naughty as all the rest, or will Tessa?s sneaky ways end in catastrophe? The Naughty List. Is your boyfriend on it?

This dissertation is organized around the effects and mechanisms of a plant community shift, from a mixed species forest to largely monodominant stands of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), in the Line Island chain in the Central Pacific Ocean. The cause and effects of this plant community shift transgress both ecosystem and conceptual boundaries. This dissertation thus likewise moves across multiple systems and topics notably including: ecosystem connectivity, indirect effects of introduced species, and resource partitioning.

An emerging teacher credential program that sought to "provide specialized cross training for special education and general education teachers who work in highly diverse integrated public school settings" (OSEP grant) proved a perfect site for examining social constructions of disability and typicality. Data collected in this year-long qualitative study include audio and video recording of over 150 hours of course work, semi-structured and open-ended interviews of faculty and preservice teachers, extensive observational field notes, and a collection of course documents.