the attic child lola jaye
The Attic Child - Lola Jaye
Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023.â ˜An incredibly important book . . . a beautifully crafted, compelling story . . . which will undoubtedly break your heart but also make it singâ ™ - Mike GayleTwo children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a secret.1907: Twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of his time locked in an attic room of a large house by the sea. Taken from his homeland and treated as an unpaid servant, he dreams of his family in Africa even if, as the years pass, he struggles to remember his motherâ ™s face, and sometimes his real name . . .Decades later, Lowra, a young orphan girl born into wealth and privilege, will find herself banished to the same attic. Lying under the floorboards of the room is an old porcelain doll, an unusual beaded claw necklace and, most curiously, a sentence etched on the wall behind an old cupboard, written in an unidentifiable language. Artefacts that will offer her a strange kind of comfort, and lead her to believe that she was not the first child to be imprisoned there . . .Lola Jaye has created a hauntingly powerful, emotionally charged and unique dual-narrative novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging, seen through the lens of Black British History in The Attic Child.â ˜This is important storytelling about issues of race and privilege . . . that will stay with me for a long timeâ ™ - Tracy Chevalierâ ˜Just brilliantâ ™ - Dorothy Koomsonâ ˜Powerful and emotionalâ ™ - Lisa Jewell
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Flowers in the Attic - Virginia Andrews
The haunting young adult gothic romance classic that launched Virginia Andrewsâ ™ incredible best-selling career.Up in the attic, four secrets are hidden. Four blonde, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling to stay aliveâ ¦Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie have perfect lives â “ until a tragic accident changes everything. Now they must wait, hidden from view in their grandparentsâ ™ attic, as their mother tries to figure out what to do next. But as days turn into weeks and weeks into months, the siblings endure unspeakable horrors and face the terrifying realisation that they might not be let out of the attic after all.Virginia Andrews is a publishing phenomenon, with over 100 million books in print. Still as terrifying now as it was when it first appeared, Flowers in the Attic is a gripping story of a familyâ ™s greed, betrayal and heartbreak.
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The Attic at Wilton Place - CE Rose
An utterly compelling, atmospheric, twisty domestic suspense novel that packs a real emotional punch. Alice HunterThe perfect life. The perfect home. But at what price?Introspective Ruth Parker is desperate for love and attention. Overlooked as a child by her cold and critical mother, her pain manifests in loneliness and a crippling lack of self-esteem. When glamorous actress â ˜Auntâ ™ Vanessa, her motherâ ™s childhood friend, shows an interest in her, Ruth basks in the blinding light of her attention.Once Ruth escapes to university in London, Aunt Vanessa invites her to Wilton Place, her stunning Belgravia residence. As she blossoms under Vanessaâ ™s guidance, Ruth finds herself torn between student life and the hypnotic, luxurious confines of Wilton Place. Belgravia wins out, but when Ruth explores the gloomy attic of her new home and finds a hidden, locked door, she discovers that Vanessa is hiding the darkest of secrets from her childhood, secrets that threaten everything Ruth knew about her own mother.How far will Ruth go to find the truth - and how much does she really want to know?A twisty, Gothic-inspired chiller that fans of Kate Morton, Louise Douglas and Kathleen McGurl will love.Readers can t put down The Attic at Wilton Place: I loved The Attic at Wilton Place. The wonderful writing and characterisation drew me in instantly, as did the hint of secrets soon to be revealed. A satisfying read - highly recommended! Elisabeth Carpenterâ ˜I loved it so much and couldnâ ™t put it down. First class story, first class character development. Everything I relish in a novel. Amanda Robsonâ ˜Brilliantly addictive and absorbing, with that perfect touch of darkness I have come to expect from this author. I devoured it in an evening!â ™ D.E. Whiteâ ˜This book was easily one of the best Iâ ™ve read in the last few years â ¦ the story kept me hooked ... I struggled to put it down â ¦ The twist at the end where her motives are revealed were not what I was expecting at allâ ¦ â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜Another suspense-filled book by C E Rose. I literally could not put it down â ¦ I can definitely recommend this book, with it s Gothic feel.â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜Heart-pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜I thoroughly loved this book. The characters were wonderful and very easy to identify with. I would definitely recommend â ¦ and I have bought several of this authorâ ™s books.â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜C.E. Rose is a marvellous storyteller. With terrific characterization and a well drawn plot this is another well written, compelling read that I had trouble putting down. Highly recommended⠦⠙âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜Wow! â ¦ It was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who has a mother.â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜This is a unique, different story which I love. The characters were well written â ¦ I was very Impressed with C E Roseâ ™s storytelling â ¦ Definitely worth a read ⠦⠙âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜A real page-turner full of dark secrets and mysteries to unravel.â ™âââââ Reader Reviewâ ˜Honestly, Iâ ™m at a loss for words â ¦ It was a whole thrilling entire experience. CE Rose got me hooked from the very start with this plot⠦⠙âââââ Reader Review
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Someone in the Attic - Andrea Mara
The gripping, twisty thriller that everyone is talking about - the new novel from Andrea Mara, bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, No One Saw a Thing.â ˜An absolute page turner!â ™ Shari Lapenaâ ˜A twisty thriller full of clever misdirection. Claire Douglas Andrea Mara is the Queen of the Cliffhanger. CL Taylorâ ˜I enjoyed every terrifying page.â ™ Elly Griffithsâ ˜A gripping story, beautifully told.â ™ Patricia CornwellNo one suspects a thing.When your daughter shows you a video of a masked man climbing out of an attic, you initially ignore her. But then you recognise the carpet, the stairs and the paintings. Your heart skips a beat, because the footage was filmed inside your houseâ ¦Someone wants revenge.Youâ ™re certain no one could access this luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out. But then the second video arrives â “ the same as the first â “ and you really begin to panic.Everyone is hiding something.Could someone be living in your attic? Why would a stranger target you? And what if itâ ™s not a stranger at all?Don t miss Andrea Mara s unputdownable new novel, It Should Have Been You - available to pre-order now!Everyone is talking about Someone in the Attic: This is her best book yet! * * * * * The most gripping and thrilling book I ve read in a long time. * * * * * My favourite of Andreaâ ™s so far! * * * * * WOW! What a book!. * * * * * What a read!!! * * * * * Bloody hell! * * * * * Just amazing! * * * * *Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
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Someone in the Attic - Andrea Mara
DISCOVER THE NEW UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLERâ ˜An absolute page turner!â ™ Shari Lapenaâ ˜A twisty thriller full of clever misdirection Claire DouglasA fresh start. A safe neighbourhood. Or is it?You ve moved back to your hometown, into a luxury gated community that s designed to keep intruders out. You think your family is safe, but you couldnâ ™t be more wrong.Your nine-year-old son says thereâ ™s a man living in the attic.You keep hearing noises up there when youâ ™re all alone, but when you check, the loft space is empty.And then your daughter shows you something on her phone â “ a video of a man walking around inside your house while no one is home â “ and you start to panic.Why would a stranger target you? Unless theyâ ™re not a stranger at all.Don t miss Andrea Mara s unputdownable new novel, It Should Have Been You - available now!Everyone is talking about Someone in the Attic: I enjoyed every page Elly Griffiths Heart-thumpingly tense Sun Someone in the Attic twists, thrills and chills. I loved itâ ™ Chris Whitaker This book is SO GOOD Louise O Neill The Queen of Cliffhangers John Marrs I couldn t put it down Fiona Cummins Addictive Good Housekeeping Full of twists and surprises Jane Casey This is her best book yet! * * * * * Reader review The most gripping and thrilling book I ve read in a long time. * * * * * Reader review My favourite of Andreaâ ™s so far! * * * * * Reader review WOW! What a book!. * * * * * Reader review What a read!!! * * * * * Reader review Bloody hell! * * * * * Reader review Just amazing! * * * * * Reader review
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The Manual for Good Wives - Lola Jaye
An unforgettable voice within a breathtaking story about love, lineage, and the intergenerational effect of bravery in the face of misfortune â “ Jessica George, author of Divers Book Award winning My Name is MaameEverything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a weekly column advising young ladies on how to be better wives.Only Adeline has never been a good wife or mother; she has no claim to the Copplefield name, nor is she an English lady . . .Now a black woman, born in Africa, who dared to pretend to be something she was not, is on trial in the English courts with all of London society baying for her blood. And she is ready to tell her story . . .From the author of The Attic Child, Lola Jaye, comes a powerful dual narrative historical novel. The Manual for Good Wives is about love, generational trauma, second chances and hope.
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The Manual for Good Wives - Lola Jaye
Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a weekly column advising young ladies on how to be better wives.Only Adeline has never been a good wife or mother; she has no claim to the Copplefield name, nor is she an English lady . . .Now a black woman, born in Africa, who dared to pretend to be something she was not, is on trial in the English courts with all of London society baying for her blood. And she is ready to tell her story . . .From the author of The Attic Child, Lola Jaye, comes The Manual for Good Wives, a dual narrative historical novel about love, generational trauma, second chances and hope.
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The Future of Us - Jay Ingram
A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we’ll live, how we’ll look, and who we’ll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life. In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing. Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe. The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. This is The Future of Us.
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The Madwoman in the Attic - Susan Gubar, Sandra M. Gilbert
A feminist classic. â ”Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Reviewâ œA pivotal book, one of those after which we will never think the same again.â â ”Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Washington Post Book World A pathbreaking book of literary criticism is now reissued with a new introduction by Lisa Appignanesi that speaks to how The Madwoman in the Attic set the groundwork for subsequent generations of scholars writing about women writers, and why the book still feels fresh some four decades later.
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Weasels in the Attic - Hiroko Oyamada
Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss fish-breeding. In a remote new home in the mountains, they look for a solution to a weasel infestation.During a dinner party in a blizzard, a mounting claustrophobia makes way for uneasy dreams. Their conversations often take them in surprising directions, but when one of the men becomes a father, more and more is left unsaid. With emotional acuity and a wry humour, Weasels in the Attic it is an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.
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Bug Club Reading Corner: Age 4-7: Jay and Sniffer: The Missing Masks - Liz Miles
Interest ages: 4-7 Level: KS1 Subject: reading In this non-decodable, fiction Reading Corner book, when the school hall leaks, Jay suggests putting on a play to raise money to save the school from closure. But Mr Slime wants to build a hotel on the site so he steals the costumes! Jay and Sniffer chase him to the park where he falls into the pond. The school performs the play in the park. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools A Bug Club Reading Corner book designed for reading for pleasure Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children aged 4-7 This title is part of Pearson s Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Reading Corner books are designed to help children to develop a love of reading through reading for pleasure. For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club.
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The Thriving Child - Ned Johnson, Dr William Stixrud
** Published in the U.S. as The Self-Driven Child**A hands-off parenting guide to nurture independent thinking and collaboration for happier, smarter and stress-free kids. Sometimes the most helpful thing we can do as parents is to parent our children a little less. This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents on how to pull back, when to engage and when to let go. Read it. Your children will thank you. Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children SucceedAs parents we all want the best for our child, but so often we give in to societal pressures which can result in us over-managing every aspect of their lives leaving them overwhelmed, over-scheduled and lacking motivation. This can terrifyingly lead to mental health problems as adolescents and adults. How can we prevent this happening to our child?Over their combined sixty years of practice, William Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist, and Ned Johnson, the founder of an elite tutoring agency, have worked with thousands of children all facing this problem. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. In this ground-breaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, stress-proof and ready to take on new challenges.The Thriving Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioural therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years. They will teach you how to set your child on the real road to success and share their successful techniques to show you the best ways of helping your child to:· Reduce their stress and anxiety · Foster independent thinking· Find their internal motivation· Achieve their full potential· Transform defiance into decision making· Tame rebellious tendenciesThe Thriving Child is essential reading for every parent and demonstrates precisely how nurturing independent thinking, and collaborating with your child rather than micro-managing them, will lead to happier, smarter and stress-free kids. This serious and probing look at how to give our children the right kinds of independence shows us how much power we have to ensure they can function optimally. It is a book about how to make our children more meaningfully independent, and to set ourselves free in the process. Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree Compelling, revolutionary, and wise, The Thriving Child empowers parents with the courage, the tools, and the mindset to reduce toxic stress, and to foster our child s capacity for resilience, success, and optimal development. Its message-that we should trust kids to have more control over their own lives-is one every parent needs to hear. Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, co-author of The Whole Brain Child and The Yes Brain
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The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairytale for Adults - Patricia Walsh, Sophie Olson
⠘And then came the session where I felt I would give up. I felt frustrated as I⠙d worked so hard on trying to speak but the most important words; the worst ones, had simply not come out. I implied I would not necessarily come back the following week and as I got up to leave the room, Pat said, ⠘Try detaching from it entirely. Try writing it as a fairy story. Start with the words, once upon a time there was a little girl⠙.  That evening, I tried. I sat on my bed and typed on the note⠙s app of my phone Once Upon A Time ⠦ and finally, four decades after the abuse began, the words started to flow.⠙ This book documents the therapeutic journey undertaken by Sophie and her therapist, Pat. It includes all chapters of the fairy tale and the drawings Sophie created to help her make sense of her experiences and to reconnect with herself. It also contains the many in-between session conversations Pat and Sophie had by email, WhatsApp, and texts, with important insights into how to work safely with trauma.  Essential reading for all therapists, counsellors, health professionals, educators, and social workers, interested in understanding or working with survivors of child sexual abuse, and for those who are survivors of sexual abuse, The Flying Child ⠓ A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults- Finding a purposeful life after Child Sexual Abuse through compassionate and creative therapy ⠓ is a must- have for your bookshelf.  Today, Sophie is a survivor activist, writer, founder and managing director of The Flying Child: a non-profit, National Lottery Community Funded organisation improving the awareness of child sexual abuse and the consequences of trauma. The core aim of The Flying Child is to normalise speaking about CSA. The Flying Child Project brings lived experience into the heart of professional settings, providing training in Education, Social Work and Healthcare.  Pat Walsh is an experiential and intuitive counsellor with over forty years⠙ experience of working in trauma. Her background in nursing and occupational therapy taught her that to heal properly, wounds must be deeply cleansed, and purpose and meaning must be established to build any long -lasting recovery. She brings these learnings into her therapeutic work with survivors of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse.
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The Power of Cash - Jay L. Zagorsky
Why cash is worth preserving in an increasingly â œcashlessâ society Over the last thirty years, we have witnessed a rapid transformation in the way that people pay for goods and services. Where we used to use cash for all but our largest purchases, many people now prefer credit cards, debit cards, cryptocurrency, and electronic services like Venmo, PayPal, or Alipay. And that s not necessarily a good thing. In The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good for You and Society, Professor Jay Zagorsky, former advisor to the Boston Federal Reserve, delivers a startlingly insightful and eye-opening discussion of the harmful and unintended consequences of the demise of paper money. The author convincingly argues that cash is an essential and helpful tool that s worth preserving for the long run. You ll learn why using cash makes it easier to control your spending, secures your anonymity and privacy against bad actors intent on stealing your data, mitigates the chaos of climate change and war, and helps the poor, vulnerable, unbanked, and disenfranchised to navigate society. You ll also discover: When business and governments can refuse to take your paper moneyHow cash maintains your privacy and anonymity from tech companies, hackers, banks, and othersHow cash ensures companies cannot charge you a high â œcustom priceâ The potential dangers of giving governments control and knowledge of your spendingHow cash controls additional fees and costs associated with electronic purchases Perfect for anyone with an interest in the way we pay for the things we buy each and every day, The Power of Cash is also a must-read for people interested in the implications of a truly â œcashlessâ society on personal finance, technology, politics, and social justice.
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The Changeling Child - H.S. Norup
An exciting middle grade adventure about a missing child, some dangerous fairies and two intrepid children.Since Alfred and Saga put a stop to the mayor s motorway and saved the land of Faerie everything has been a bit quiet. Too quiet, for Saga. All she wants is to go back to the mystical world they discovered, but for some reason Alfred can t stay far enough away...But when Mayor Underwood announces a new construction project, the Faerie world yet again comes under threat and Alfred must journey deeper into the magical land than ever before. As her friend is whisked away to a place where she cannot follow, Saga has her own mystery to unravel – the disappearance of a child 12 years ago. Saga is sure that the truth of this event could be the key to everything, but what if its secret lies in the one place she cannot go?In this thrilling sequel to H.S. Norup’s Into The Faerie Hill, it is yet again up to Alfred and Saga to save the natural world. As ever, Mayor Underwood’s plans for expansion endanger the fine balance between the mortal world and the Land of Faerie, and this time, the faeries are preparing to fight. Can Alfred and Saga restore the peace between the two worlds and uncover the mystery of the lost child, or will the faeries bring devasatation upon the human land?The Changeling Child is a stunningly imaginative book where fantasy mingles with the everyday. Filled with magic, it is a beautiful story about the importance of friendship and of believing in yourself.
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The Tuppenny Child - Glenda Young
Real sagas with female characters right at the heart Woman s HourIf you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you ll LOVE Glenda Young s amazing novels! (ITV s This Morning presenter Sharon Marshall) In the world of historical saga writers, there s a brand new voice My WeeklyWhat readers are saying about Glenda s dramatically powerful saga of secrets, friendship, motherhood, love and betrayal: What a gripping writer, pure passion for her world on every page 5* reader review You are totally transplanted into the life or our heroine. Wonderful characters and evocative descriptions 5* reader review Unique, captivating . . . will definitely pull at everyone s heartstrings 5* reader review...................................... She s not worth more than tuppence, that child! Those are the words that haunt Sadie Linthorpe. She is the talk of Ryhope when she arrives there, aged seventeen, alone, seeking work and a home in the pit village. But Sadie is keeping a secret - she is searching for her baby girl who was taken from her at birth a year ago and cruelly sold by the child s grandmother. All that Sadie knows about the family who took her daughter is that they live in Ryhope. And the only thing she knows about her daughter is that when the baby was born, she had a birthmark on one shoulder that resembled a tiny ladybird. But as Sadie s quest begins, a visitor from her past appears - one who could jeopardise the life she s beginning to build and ruin her chances of finding her beloved child for ever.........................................Praise for Glenda Young: I really enjoyed Glenda s novel. It s well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters Rosie Goodwin Will resonate with saga readers everywhere . . . a wonderful, uplifting story Nancy Revell All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she s such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut Emma Hornby Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this local community to vivid, colourful life and Meg is a likeable, loving heroine for whom the reader roots from start to finish Jenny Holmes I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as brilliant was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I ve read Margaret KaineLook out for all of Glenda s compelling sagas - Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane, The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon, The Paper Mill Girl and The Miner s Lass - out now!Plus, Glenda has launched a brand-new cosy-crime mystery series - don t miss Murder at the Seaview Hotel and Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel - out now!
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The Developing Child in the 21st Century - Sandra Smidt
Offering a sociocultural approach to education and learning, this fascinating exploration of childhood provides an in-depth understanding of how children make sense of the world and the people in it. Examining the ways in which children express their thoughts, feelings and actively generate meaning through experience and interaction, this fully revised and updated new edition is illustrated throughout by extensive case studies and covers a diverse range of topics, including:socio-historical and global child development over time and place;the child as meaning-maker and active learner;learning in the context of family, culture, group, society;representing and re-representing the world;understanding roles, identity, race and gender;making sense of science and technology;the implications of neuroscience. Taking a clearly articulated and engaging perspective, Sandra Smidt draws upon multiple sources and ideas to illustrate many of the facets of the developing child in a contemporary context. She depicts children as symbol users, role-players, investigators and creative thinkers, and follows children sã progress in forming their understanding of their environment, asking questions about it, and expressing it through music, dance, art and constructive play. Highly accessible, and with points for reflection concluding each chapter, The Developing Child is essential reading for teachers, lecturers and students taking courses in early childhood, psychology or sociology.
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The Montessori Child - Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike
From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children #39;s development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world. When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it’s amazing what they can achieve. The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to raising your school-aged child (from 3–12 years old, with a bonus chapter for the teen years) in the Montessori way. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers’ everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child’s social and moral development with a balance of limit-setting and age-appropriate freedoms. The book includes dozens of hands-on activities to help foster your child #39;s love of numbers and literacy, art and science, and ones that encourage community-building, social awareness, and connection with the natural world. The Montessori Child offers a powerful alternative for parents who feel that family life has gotten too complicated by showing parents how to make more intentional choices for your family, how to better understand the needs of your children, and support them as they develop their unique potential.
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Developing Child, The - Denise Boyd, Helen Bee
Were you looking for the book with access to MyPsychLab? This product is the book alone, and does NOT come with access to MyPsychLab. Buy The Developing Child with MyPsychLab access card 13e (ISBN 9781447964247) if you need access to the MyLab as well, and save money on this brilliant resource. Provides students the most support for learning and success The Developing Child, 13e gives students the tools they need to organize, retain, and apply information from the broad field of child psychology, while offering balanced coverage of theory and application. Through The Developing Child, 13e Helen Bee and Denise Boyd generate excitement about scientific inquiry by connecting research with applications. All integrated features within the text are designed to engage students and provide them with the support they need to understand, learn, and apply the material. Interactive resources like MyPsychLab with MyVirtualChild offer students additional support and the ultimate hands-on learning experience. Teaching Learning Experience Personalize Learning â “ MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Interactive resources like MyPsychLab with MyVirtualChild encourage students to apply chapter content to real life situations. Engage Students - A strong balance of research and applications maintains student interest. Explore Research â “ Every chapter includes a research report and a â œConduct Your Own Researchâ feature that allows readers to replicate the findings of a developmental study. Understand Culture and Diversity â ” Cross-cultural differences in language, identity, and gender are explored. Support Instructors - MyPsychLabâ ™s Class Prep, MyVirtualChild, video embedded PowerPoints, MyTest, clicker questions, and an instructorâ ™s manual provide instructors with extensive materials to supplement the text.
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The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] - Ross W. Greene
Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse. A child whose frequent, severe outbursts leave his or her parents feeling frustrated, scared, worried, and desperate for help. Most of these parents have tried everything-reasoning, explaining, punishing, sticker charts, therapy, medication—but to no avail. They can’t figure out why their child acts the way he or she does; they wonder why the strategies that work for other kids don’t work for theirs; and they don’t know what to do instead.Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren’t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren’t passive, permissive pushovers. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach to parenting. Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties, based on research in the neurosciences. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don’t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack.
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The Child Sex Scandal and Modern Irish Literature - Joseph Valente, Margot Gayle Backus
Even though the Irish child sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church have appeared steadily in the media, many children remain in peril. In The Child Sex Scandal and Modern Irish Literature, Joseph Valente and Margot Gayle Backus examine modern cultural responses to child sex abuse in Ireland. Using descriptions of these scandals found in newspapers, historiographical analysis, and 20th- and 21st-century literature, Valente and Backus expose a public sphere ardently committed to Irish children s souls and piously oblivious to their physical welfare. They offer historically contextualized and psychoanalytically informed readings of scandal narratives by nine notable modern Irish authors who actively, pointedly, and persistently question Ireland s responsibilities regarding its children. Through close, critical readings, a more nuanced and troubling account emerges of how Ireland s postcolonial heritage has served to enable such abuse. The Child Sex Scandal and Modern Irish Literature refines the debates on why so many Irish children were lost by offering insight into the lived experience of both the children and those who failed them.
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The Forgotten Child - Neale Kitty
Will she ever find a place to call home?The dramatic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.Previously published as Forgotten Child in 2010ALONEâ ¦Jennifer Lavender was a lonely child. She always felt like second best and desperately craved her parentsâ ™ love. When Jenny learns she was adopted everything falls into place. But her dream of finding her real family can never be fulfilled â “ her mother died alone giving birth.ABANDONEDâ ¦ Now a grown woman and married to Marcos, she feels loved. But when the police show up, Jenny realises that her marriage is not what it seemed. Destitute, she is forced to start again.ASTOUNDEDâ ¦ But soon Jenny meets a young woman who will change her life forever. Together they search for the truth, but what they discover may be more than they can bearâ ¦A gripping and heartrending saga from the Sunday Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.Praise for The Forgotten Child:â ˜Another fantastic story with twists and turns. I cried and laughed so many times, I could read it all over againâ ™ Reader Review ââââââ ˜Enjoyed every moment of this book, itâ ™s a page-turner all the way through!â ™ Reader Review ââââââ ˜Loved it, COULD NOT put it down!â ™ Reader Review ââââââ ˜My favourite Kitty Neale book so farâ ™ Reader Review ââââââ ˜I sometimes know how a book will end before I am even half way through it, but this had me guessing!â ™ Reader Review ââââââ ˜As you read it you feel like you are a living part of the storyâ ™ Reader Review âââââ
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The Home Child - Liz Berry
Inspired by a true story, a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home. From award-winning poet Liz Berry.*WINNER OF THE WRITERS PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR**WINNER OF THE WRITERS PRIZE FOR POETRY* A profound act of witness to a long injustice, and a beautifully crafted conjuring of a life lived as truly as possible Guardian Book of the Day Ground-breaking Benjamin Zephaniah Exquisite Hannah Lowe, author of The Kids Home s not a place, you must believe this,but one who names you and means beloved. In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will never return to Britain or see her family again. She is a Home Child, one of thousands of British children sent to Canada to work as indentured farm labourers and domestic servants.In Nova Scotia, Eliza s world becomes a place where ordinary things are transfigured into treasures - a red ribbon, the feel of a foal s mane, the sound of her name on someone else s lips. With nothing to call her own, the wild beauty of Cape Breton is the only solace Eliza has - until another Home Child, a boy, comes to the farm and changes everything.Inspired by the true story of Liz Berry s great aunt, this spellbinding novel in verse is an exquisite portrait of a girl far from home. Vivid, compassionate and makes Eliza Showell s voice heard at last Financial Times *Best Poetry Books of summer 2023* A haunting, deeply compelling narrative Andrew McMillan, author of physical Only Liz Berry could write such raw and staggeringly beautiful poems Fiona Benson, author of Vertigo Ghost
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The Fifth Child - Doris Lessing
A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child.â ˜Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each otherâ ™s hand, and smile, and breathe happiness.â ™Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends â “ Harriet and David Lovattâ ™s life is a glorious hymn to domestic bliss and old-fashioned family values. But when their fifth child is born, a sickly and implacable shadow is cast over this tender idyll. Large and ugly, violent and uncontrollable, the infant Ben, â ˜full of cold dislikeâ ™, tears at Harrietâ ™s breast. Struggling to care for her new-born child, faced with a darkness and a strange defiance she has never known before, Harriet is deeply afraid of what, exactly, she has brought into the world â ¦
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The Buddha in the Attic - Julie Otsuka
An understated masterpiece San Francisco Chronicle Her wisdom is staggeringly beautiful, implicating each of us Irish TimesAfter the First World War, a group of young women is brought by boat from Japan to San Francisco. They are picture brides, promised the American Dream, clutching photographs of the husbands they have yet to meet, imagining uncertain futures on unknown shores.Struggling to master a new language and culture, they experience tremulous first nights as new wives, backbreaking work in the fields and in the homes of white women, and, later, the raising of children who will ultimately reject their heritage and their history.And then war arrives once more.Julie Otsuka tells their extraordinary, heartbreaking story in this spellbinding and poetic account of strangers lost and alone in a new and deeply foreign land. A tender, nuanced, empathetic exploration of the sorrows and consolations of a whole generation of women Daily TelegraphWINNER OF THE PEN FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION 2012SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2011SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE 2011
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The Favoured Child - Philippa Gregoryová
Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now â “ Philippa Gregoryâ ™s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 â ¦The second novel in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy, a compulsive drama set in the eighteenth century. By Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virginâ ™s Lover.The Wideacre estate is bankrupt, the villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin.But in the Dower House two children are being raised in protected innocence. Equal claimants to the inheritance of Wideacre, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favoured child. Only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Laceyâ ™s true heir.Sweeping, passionate, unique: The Favoured Child is the second novel in Philippa Gregory s bestselling trilogy which began with Wideacre and concluded with Meridon .
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Poems from an Attic - Iris Murdoch
A definitive collection of poems by the major twentieth-century novelist and philosopher, newly discovered in the attic of Murdoch s former home. While she is pre-eminent as one of the twentieth century s great novelists and philosophers, Murdoch s life as a poet has languished in the shadows. Yet throughout her life she wrote, revised and re-wrote a sizeable collection of poems; publishing some but keeping many private and - ultimately - shut in a chest in her attic.Their recent discovery marks a significant literary event. Ranging over nearly six decades, these searing, confessional poems balance craft with playfulness; psychological insight with Murdoch s own personal feelings. As an autobiographical account, they are unlike anything else.They shine a new light on Iris Murdoch s turbulent relationships with men and women, her decades-long marriage and extraordinary life. These radically honest poems are for anyone who have at one time or another gone soul-searching in the midst of heartbreak - and for those who have found solace in the quiet joys of friendship.
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The Snow Child - Eowyn Iveyová
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey s THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice Financial Times A magical, heartbreaking story Marie Claire Stunning The TimesAlaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her?Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.
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The Perfect Child - Lucinda Berry
A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.
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The Illustrated Child - Polly Crosby
A young girl.A hidden treasure.A dark family secret.⠘Evocative and enchanting ⠓ a future classic Veronica Henry⠘An extraordinary debut⠦ beautiful, dark, haunting⠙ Edward Carey⠘A captivating coming-of-age story⠙ Daily Mail⠘A bewitching read Woman HomeRomilly Kemp has an idyllic childhood, roaming the wilderness that surrounds her father⠙s ramshackle farmhouse. But when he makes her the star of his beautifully illustrated books, her carefree if somewhat lonely existence is threatened.The books are thought to hold clues to an elaborate treasure hunt, and strangers turn up at their door, anxious to get a glimpse of the ⠘Kemp Treasure Girl⠙. But when her father falls ill, leaving Romilly more isolated and alone than ever, she begins to delve deeper into the books ⠓ and her past.As she makes sense of the clues he has hidden, she finds a truth that is far darker and more devastating than any treasure hunt has a right to be. For not everything that is hidden is gold.Praise for The Illustrated Child: Evocative and enchanting ⠓ a future classic and a star in the making Veronica Henry⠘An extraordinary debut⠦ beautiful, dark, haunting and unforgettable. I loved it⠙ Edward Carey⠘A captivating coming-of-age story with memorable characters beautifully brought to life in a setting dripping with atmosphere⠙ Daily Mail⠘Part fantasy, part coming of age, the undercurrents of child neglect and mental ill health pull at you all the way through this poignant tale⠙ Heat⠘A bewitching read Woman Home⠘Written in fine, delicate prose, this treasure of a debut takes up the palette of emotions and paints with all the colours. Beautiful⠙ Nydia Hetherington⠘Exquisitely written, stunning, totally unique. Everyone needs to read this⠙ Jessica Ryn⠘A magical tale, beautifully written, evocative and mysterious, and stitched through with a dark thread that I wasn⠙t expecting. What a wonderful book⠙ Anita Frank⠘A beautifully written tale that evokes dreams and imagination⠙ Daily Record
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 17: The Storm Child - Gill Lewis
This beautifully illustrated story is an adaptation of the Welsh legend of Cantre r Gwaelod, the lost area of Wales which disappeared beneath the sea. This drowned land was once a pleasant and prosperous kingdom, its low-lying fields protected from the waves by a high sea wall. But only Mererid, the storm child, knows that the tide-gates are failing and the next storm will breach the wall. As clouds and ravens gather overhead, she must race to save her friends and the kingdom before it s too late...TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the world s best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.
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The Wax Child - Olga Ravn
It was a black night in the year 1620 when Christenze Krukow made the wax child, when she melted down beeswax and set it in the image of a small human. For days, she carried it tucked beneath her arm, shaping it with the warmth of her flesh, giving it life. She fashioned for it eyes and ears that cannot open, and yet – it watches and listens.It looks on as Christenze is haunted by rumour, it hears what the people whisper. It sees how, in the candlelight, she gazes with love at her friends, and hears the things they say in the shadows. It knows pine forest, misty fjord and the crackle of the burning pyre. It observes the violence in men’s eyes and the cruelty of their laws. In time, it begins to understand that once a suspicion of witchcraft has taken hold, it can prove impossible to shake…Based on an infamous seventeenth century Danish witch trial, The Wax Child is the extraordinary new novel from Olga Ravn, one of the most acclaimed and original writers at work today: a mesmerising, frightening vision of a time when witches and magic were as real to the human mind as soil and seawater.
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The Nature of Nurture - Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky argues for a Darwinian interpretation of childhood trauma leading to â œantisocialâ adult behavior. There is no reason to believe that such conduct is dysfunctional and that â œwell-behavedâ people are developmentally normal. Instead, adult aggression, promiscuity, and the like may reflect adaptation to danger and instability.
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Funko POP! Star Wars The Mandalorian - Child using the Force (Deluxe) (889698583909)
Figurka - soška, postavička, sběratelská, motiv Star Wars, výška 9 cm, materiál vinyl, nepohyblivá, vhodná od 3 let Funko POP! jsou čím dál populárnější malé vinylové figurky s ikonickým roztomilým vzhledem, který je charakterizován velkou hlavou a malým tělem postavičky. Poprvé byly představeny v roce 2010, kombinují tradiční výrobu sošek s moderními prvky a barvami a jsou uznávané i jako sběratelské předměty. Každý si v dnes už tisících figurek najde tu svoji, vyráběny jsou v mnoha různých tématech, jako jsou filmy, televizní seriály, hry, komiksy a další pop-kulturní ikony. I tato figurka, Funko POP! Star Wars The Mandalorian - Child using the Force (Deluxe), o výšce 9 cm se stane skvělým kouskem do vaší sbírky, či veselou hračkou pro vaše dítko. Klíčové vlastnosti figurky Funko POP! Star Wars The Mandalorian - Child using the Force (Deluxe) Figurka Funko nadchne každého sběratele Je určena pro děti od 3 let Figurka ze série Star Wars se bude vyjímat ve...
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The Story of the Lost Child - Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child is the concluding volume in the dazzling saga of two women- the brilliant, bookish Elena, and the fiery, uncontainable Lila. Both are now adults, with husbands, lovers, aging parents, and children. Their friendship has been the gravitational center of their lives. Both women fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up-a prison of conformity, violence, and inviolable taboos. Elena married, moved to Florence, started a family, and published several well-received books. In this final novel she has returned to Naples, drawn back as if responding to the city s obscure magnetism. Lila, on the other hand, could never free herself from the city of her birth. She has become a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism, chauvinism, and criminal violence that infect the neighborhood. Proximity to the world she has always rejected only brings her role as its unacknowledged leader into relief. For Lila is unstoppable, unmanageable, unforgettable.The four volumes in this series constitute a long remarkable story that readers will return to again and again, and each return will bring with it new revelations.
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Why Rebel - Jay Griffiths
If bravery itself could write, it would write like she does John BergerWhy rebel?Because our footprint on the Earth has never mattered more than now. How we treat it, in the spirit of gift or of theft, has never been more important.Because we need a politics of kindness, but the very opposite is on the rise. Libertarian fascism, with its triumphal brutalism, its racism and misogyny - a politics that loathes the living world.Because nature is not a hobby. It is the life on which we depend, as Indigenous societies have never forgotten.Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars, and they are lining up now to write rebellion across the skies.From the author of Wild, this passionate, poetic manifesto for urgent rebellion is also a paean to the deep and extraordinary beauty of the natural world.â ˜Jay Griffiths helped redefine activism for a generation, combining detailed research with a poetâ ™s flair for language. Her works defy categorisation and fizz with original ideas and excitementâ ™ Byline Times Jay s writing has reduced me to hot throbs of grief; through beauty and subtlety, to the depths of the hurt of these times . . . and what a liberation to express this, to free the space in my chest to feel the love that propels me forwards Gail Bradbrook Chewy, erudite, filled with swing: this is a dazzling book, urgent without ever being worthy, a book that crackles. Why Rebel is a Tardis, to read it is to enter the massive, a deep interior that hydrates vocation in a time of trouble Martin Shaw This short book is beautifully written, and packs a powerful emotional punch. I found myself welling up as I reached the end. At this desperate moment in human history, Why Rebel is surely part of the wake-up call we need Prof. Rupert Read There s a book called Life and Fate and in it, it says that when surrounded by death and destruction the most human thing to do is to engage in an act of kindness. Jay s book is such an act Roger Hallam
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The Silent Child - J.G. Kelly
SHE CAN T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY AFTER THE WAR. Deeply moving and beautifully written ANN CLEEVES Heart-breaking, beautiful and thrilling - a book that will stay with you for a very long time ELLY GRIFFITHS A tale of devastating secrets, brilliantly told RORY CLEMENTS1944LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive. 1961 For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle s possessions reveals her real name - HANNA STERN - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past.Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn t the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna s history to remain silent. Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war. Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. This is an important, powerful novel that everyone should read KATE FURNIVALL Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, The Silent Child is a thought-provoking and compelling novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly s vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time CAROLINE SCOTT This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The storyline was emotive and heart wrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didn t want this book to end. Nothing I could say would do this book justice, I cannot recommend this book enough Reader review It s beautifully written with a story that draws you in so quickly, it s very well researched and heartbreakingly realistic. A book I wanted and needed to finish. The sort of book everyone should read. The most compelling book I ve read this year Reader review Utterly impossible for me to put down. A heartbreaking story... I found I had devoured the entire book in just one sitting... I have loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is WOW - read it. You won t be disappointed Reader review I was engrossed in the story. The author has done tremendous research about the war and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story Reader review
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You Are The Detective - Johnson Maureen, Jay Cooper
November 1933, London. Seven people receive mysterious letters: Someone knows their terrible secrets. They are summoned to an opulent townhouse where one of them is stabbed right in front of the others, but somehow no one saw a thing. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery?*Dear Detective,Surely you have seen the papers and read about the murder of the American novelist Roy Petersonâ ”stabbed while in a room with six other people, and yet no one went near him or saw the murder occur. The crime is so devious, so logistically impossible, that it seems to have been committed not by a person but by a disembodied hand.I must confess that we are at a loss. Who wrote the poison pen letters that lured these seven people to this deadly gathering? What do a poet, an Earl, an actress, a cook, a telephone operator, and a lothario have in common? And how can a man be stabbed in a room full of suspects when none of them could have done it?We have had our best people on the case, Detective, and we still canâ ™t make heads or tails of it. We are giving this case file to you. Can you decipher the clues, decode the witness statements, and identify the murderer? You are our last hope. Can you help us crack the Case of the Creeping Hand?Yours truly,Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police*An interactive murder mystery from the bestselling author and illustrator of Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
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The Lost Child - Phillips Caryl
Discover this heartrending story of orphans, outcasts and the grip of the past from award-winning novelist Caryl Phillips ⠓ inspired by Wuthering Heights.It is the 1960s. Isolated from her parents after falling in love with a foreigner, Monica Johnson raises her sons in the shadow of the wild Yorkshire moors. But when her younger son Tommy, a loner who is bullied at school, disappears, the family bond is demolished ⠓ with devastating consequences.Deftly intertwined with this modern narrative is the story of the ragged childhood of Emily Brontë⠙s Heathcliff, one of literature⠙s most enigmatic lost boys. Recovering the mysteries of the past to illuminate the predicaments of the present, The Lost Child is an exquisite novel about exile, freedom and what it is to belong. ⠘Heartbreaking⠦compelling⠙ Independent
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Histories of the Transgender Child - Jules Gill-Peterson
A groundbreaking twentieth-century history of transgender children With transgender rights front and center in American politics, media, and culture, the pervasive myth still exists that today’s transgender children are a brand new generation—pioneers in a field of new obstacles and hurdles. Histories of the Transgender Child shatters this myth, uncovering a previously unknown twentieth-century history when transgender children not only existed but preexisted the term transgender and its predecessors, playing a central role in the medicalization of trans people, and all sex and gender.Beginning with the early 1900s when children with “ambiguous” sex first sought medical attention, to the 1930s when transgender people began to seek out doctors involved in altering children’s sex, to the invention of the category gender, and finally the 1960s and ’70s when, as the field institutionalized, transgender children began to take hormones, change their names, and even access gender confirmation, Julian Gill-Peterson reconstructs the medicalization and racialization of children’s bodies. Throughout, they foreground the racial history of medicine that excludes black and trans of color children through the concept of gender’s plasticity, placing race at the center of their analysis and at the center of transgender studies.Until now, little has been known about early transgender history and life and its relevance to children. Using a wealth of archival research from hospitals and clinics, including incredible personal letters from children to doctors, as well as scientific and medical literature, this book reaches back to the first half of the twentieth century—a time when the category transgender was not available but surely existed, in the lives of children and parents.
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The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craigová
From the author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes the breathtaking fairytale retelling readers have been waiting for When death calls, she must answer. Hazel Trepas has always known she was different from her siblings. A thirteenth child, she was promised to one of the gods at birth - Merrick, the god of death. When he finally arrives, Hazel learns the art - and magic - of healing. Word of her extraordinary gift to know the cure for every ailment spreads throughout the kingdom. But all gifts come with a price. When Death claims a soul for himself, it is Hazel who must end their suffering... permanently. Soon, destiny brings her to the royal court where she meets Leopold, an infuriatingly alluring prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. Here, Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet: to carry out her duties or follow the urges of her own heart. Can she go against the will of Death himself to save someone who is marked to die?
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition) - Joanne K. Rowlingová, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne.Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London s West End on 30th July 2016.It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.I přes prohlášení, že sedmým dílem se příběhy Harryho Pottera uzavírají, byl vytvořen příběh osmý. Má podobu dvoudílné divadelní hry, kterou autorka vytvořila ve spolupráci s Jackem Thornem a Johnem Tiffanym. Její premiéra bude 30. července v londýnském West Endu. Příběh dostane také knižní podobu, která spatří světlo světa měsíc po premiéře divadelní hry.Odehrává se 19 let po skončení sedmidílné série. Harry je přepracovaným úředníkem ministerstva kouzel a otcem tříčlenné rodiny.Jeho minulost je mu stále v patách a také jeho nejmladší syn Albus bojuje s tíhou rodového prokletí. Minulost neblaze proniká do současnosti a Harry i jeho syn jsou konfrontováni se syrovou pravdou, že zlo může přijít z těch nejneočekávanějších míst.
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The Country Child - Alison Uttley, C. Tunnicliffe
THE COUNTRY CHILD is a semi-autobiographical story about a girl growing up in the country before the First World War. Alison Uttley has drawn on her own youth to produce memories so vivid and nostalgic that you can almost smell the honeysuckle and hear the owls calling at dusk. She writes about the small intense joys and sorrows of life on a small farm: the fun of haymaking, the sadness of favourite animals being slaughtered, and the close sweetness of Christmas celebrations in the farmhouse kitchen.Also in A Puffin Book: A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley
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Rise of the Governor - Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga
The world has gone to hell - and that story starts here. Philip Blake s life has been turned upside down. In less than seventy-two hours, an inexplicable event has resulted in people everywhere . . . turning. Now the walking dead roam the streets, massacring the living, and it seems that nowhere is safe. Escaping his small town, Philip has just one focus in life - to protect his young daughter Penny. And he ll do whatever it takes to ensure she survives. With his two old high-school friends and his brother Brian, Philip decides to aim for Atlanta. It s said refugee centres are being set up there. But between them and safety stand the walking dead - and they must, somehow, pass through them to reach salvation. The Walking Dead novels are based on the award-winning graphic novels created by Robert Kirkman, which also inspired the TV series. This is fast-paced, action-packed storytelling about the lengths some people will go to survive. This book features new characters, new storylines and the same in-depth character-based plotting that has made the long-running television series such an success.
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The Pelican Child - Joy Williams
Lauded as the best story writer of our time, Joy Williams returns with a taut collection that responds to our modern dilemmas with her signature dry wit and deftness of touch. In sinister and shifting landscapes, we meet souls lost and found: from the twin heiresses of a dirty industrial fortune, who must commit a violent act in recompense for their family s deeds, to a newly grown man who still revolves in a dreamscape of his childhood boarding-school innocence, to the pelican child , who lives with the bony, ill-tempered Baba Yaga in a little hut on chicken legs. For readers of Lorrie Moore, Mary Gaitskill and George Saunders, these haunted stories examine the instincts separating us from the beastly and the divine.
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The Undrowned Child - Michelle Lovric
It s the beginning of the 20th century; the age of scientific progress. But for Venice the future looks bleak. A conference of scientists assembles to address the problems, among whose delegates are the parents of twelve-year-old Teodora. Within days of her arrival, she is subsumed into the secret life of Venice: a world in which salty-tongued mermaids run subversive printing presses, ghosts good and bad patrol the streets and librarians turn fluidly into cats. A battle against forces determined to destroy the city once and for all quickly ensues. Only Teo, the undrowned child who survived a tragic accident as a baby, can go between the linings to subvert evil and restore order.
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Bug Club Independent Fiction Year 3 Brown A Moya, the Luck Child - Doyle Malachy
Moya is no ordinary child. She is beautiful, gentle - and luck follows her wherever she goes. But is she lucky enough to escape the Little People and an evil queen? Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 7-8 (Year 3) Book band: Brown A Phonics phase: N/A
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Innsmouth: The Stolen Child - Simon Birks
Innsmouth is a dark and shadowed town, full of secrets and danger.You play a private investigator, asked to find a child kidnapped by the townsfolk. But beware, the residents arenâ ™t quite what you expect!Itâ ™s up to you to navigate the town whilst trying not to be seen; the higher your conspicuousness, the more likely you are to come face to face with the enemy.You must use your experience, stealth, power, speed, and perception to help you successfully navigate the many locations and people within. Not all are enemies, and it is up to you to choose who to trust and who to fight.
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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor - Xiran Jay Zhao
Zachary Ying has never had much chance to learn about his Chinese heritage. So when he s chosen to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission, he is woefully unprepared. As a result, the emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack s body and binds to his AR gaming headset instead.With the legendary tyrant yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to steal magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth. Using his newfound water dragon powers, can Zack complete the mission in time to save the mortal world?
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Understanding The Merchant of Venice - Jay leon Halio
His analysis of the play helps students interpret Shakespeare s plot and interwoven subplots, the sources that helped shape the play and the characters, and the thematic issues relating to justice, mercy, and the myriad bonds of human relationships.
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