Sandra J Scott: 8 books

Four women, different backgrounds, different temperaments, are unexpectedly recruited for a secretive Code-11 assignment. Their objective: assassinate four key men who threaten to topple the American government from within. However, for these ladies, the mission is not their greatest challenge. Traveling...

Fifteen-year-old Jeremi Kincaid keeps silent only because she knows it will do no good to tell anyoneincluding her mother, Joeszethat her stepfather, Rudy Dorsey, is a serial rapist and she is one of his victims. But when Joeze catches Rudy molesting her daughter, she succumbs to a deadly brain aneurysm....

Does the sight of a cop’s badge—or his handcuffs—make your pulse race? Do you drive by your local firehouse just to catch a glimpse of your favorite fireman? Ever peek in the cockpit just to check out the captain? If you agree the only thing sexier than a man in uniform is a man out of...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...

While domestic issues loom large in voters' minds during American presidential elections, matters of foreign policy have consistently shaped candidates and their campaigns. From the start of World War II through the collapse of the Soviet Union, presidential hopefuls needed to be perceived as credible...

The conventional history of animals could be more accurately described as the history of human ideas about animals. Only in the last few decades have scholars from a wide variety of disciplines attempted to document the lives of historical animals in ways that recognize their agency as sentient beings...