An intimate account of an inner city primary school, which shows how people at Edith Neville primary school approach issues that face urban schools everywhere. This book focuses on the progress of individual children, in some cases from the time they start nursery. ...

Milan Djordjevic is one of finest Serbian poets. Djordjevic, who was born in Belgrade in 1954, is a poet who gives equal weight to imagination & reality. This title features some forty-five of Djordjevic's best poems & provides an introduction discussing the poet's work, as well as the challenges of translation. ...

In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. This title reveals how she unravelled this shocking secret. ...

Jeanette is adopted & brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous & passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home & her family, for the young woman she loves. ...

Jeanette is adopted & brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous & passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home & her family, for the young woman she loves. ...

Jess (Charlotte Coleman) is the adopted daughter of an over-enthusiastic evangelist (Geraldine Mc Ewan), whose views on life have been shaped by Bible classes & religious radio shows. When Jess grows up she meets Melanie & their close friendship turns to passion
- something that her horrified mother & local pastor believe is the work of the Devil, & they set out to take drastic action to save Jess from the evil temptation. This adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's bestselling novel won three BAFTA awards, including Best Actress (Mc Ewan) & Best Drama Series.
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A collection of stories about of the trials of growing up in a community where tension, confusion & violence hold sway. Set in Northern Ireland against the background of the troubles, it captures the spirit of adolescence in difficult times. It also

Includes:: a tale of an exceptional student who stirs the resentment of her troubled teacher.

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Since her father left Lebanon to find work & her mother died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny & her two younger brothers. Only militiamen & tanks dare enter this zone, but when Granny falls ill, Ayesha sets off on a journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory. ...