If you liked Call the Midwife you will love Kicking the Habit! What makes a fun-loving teenager turn her back on a life of parties boys & fun to become a nun in a French convent? & what later leads her to abandon the religious life to return to the big wide world & later marry? At the age of 18 Eleanor Stewart goes to France to enter a convent. After four years of struggling with the religious life she becomes a nun & then trains as a midwife in a large inner-city hospital in Liverpool. While Beatlemania grips the nation she attempts to coordinate the reclusive demands of the religious life with the drama excitement & occasional tragedy of the hospital world. Written with honesty & affection this is a wonderful & intimate portrait of convent & hospital life. ...

Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten & starved by his parents ignored by the social services & bullied at school he was offered a chance to escape this nightmare world & was put into care. Despite his best efforts to make things work out his life spiralled out of control. At the age of 17 he became caught up in the criminal underworld of London where he was known as The Kid. From the violent anger he suffered at the hands of his mother & father to the continuous torments at school; from the way in which he coped with rejection from people he trusted to suffering from bulimia & a wish to take his own life Kevin succeeded in making a better life for himself. This is his story. ...

In Push" Sapphire told the story of Precious Jones & in 2009 her book was adapted into the Oscar-winning film " Precious". " The Kid" is Sapphires heartbreaking sequel to " Push". Abdul is nine years old when his mother dies. Parentless he is sent to a foster home & then to a Catholic orphanage. But the priests charged to care for him abuse his trust terribly. Abdul reacts in the most frightening way imaginable. Soon he is trapped in a dark cycle of sexual violence & betrayal. Yet through dance in controlling his body he discovers a way he might somehow break free & become himself...A harrowing & powerful novel set in New York " The Kid" is a portrait of a boy growing up in a cruel world. " Prepare to be harrowed; I was sobbing by the end of the first chapter.. . Sapphire writes with a burning anger that gives this novel an explosive power". (" The Times"). " Hardcore. Brave bold uncompromising. The breathtaking velocity & visceral power of Sapphires prose soars off the page". (" Observer"). " Captures the gruelling heartbreak of trying to love anything when the world doesnt love you enough". (" New York Herald Tribune"). "A dark & punishing tale". (" Big Issue"). "A fearless writer & thinker of enormous talent insight & skill. Abduls story is frighteningly realistic. A consummate work of art style & brains. Full of the energy of pain rage grief & doubt". (" List"). " Devastating. An accomplished work of art.. .hard to forget". (" Los Angeles Times"). " Urgent troubling harrowing masterfully narrated powerful". (" Diva"). Sapphire is the author of two poetry collections " Black Wings & Blind Angels" & " American Dreams" & the bestselling novel " Push". The film adaptation of her novel " Precious" received the Academy Awards for Best Screenplay & Best Supporting Actress
- for actor Mo Nique
- in addition to the Grand Jury Prize & Audience awards in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance. In 2009 she was a recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship. She lives in New York City."

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The play that launched Michael Gows playwriting career returns to the stage. In blazing heat a stolen Mini hurtles towards Sydney. Inside three unstable teenagers from the country -- Snake Aspro & Dean -- plan a future that will begin when they collect Aspros accident compensation from the Department. Joined by Donald an opera fanatic desperate for a change of scene they travel to the city to take up residence in the largest block of flats in the Southern Hemisphere. As bush fires rage on the edge of the city they meet Desiree a young girl from downstairs with apocalyptic predictions. Sparks fly. Tensions escalate. Twilight approaches... ...

When Jiggy's parents sign him up for a reality TV show called Kid Swap he's horrified. There's no way his daily disasters should be broadcast to millions of total strangers. A bizarre & disgusting skin problem is not exactly helping matters earlier... Smile Jiggy you're on camera! ...

All kids love any chance to get in the kitchen especially to bake something yummy. Kids' Baking is all about short simple easy-to-read recipes & lots of kid-friendly fun that your child will love. Cupcakes birthday cakes cake pops & delicious lunch box slices... This book will bring a smile to any child's face. ...

Kid's Box is a six-level course for young learners. Bursting with bright ideas to inspire both teachers & students Kid's Box gives children a confident start to learning English. It also fully covers the syllabus for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) tests. This Activity Book covers all of the target language from Pupil's Book 5 providing further practice in a fun context. Level 5 begins the Flyers cycle (CEF level A2). ...

For ages 7-9. Whether travelling by car train or plane kids will be sure to delight in this jam-packed activity book that will keep them smiling & learning wherever their journey takes them. Sections on participating in the planning of the family's trip & designing maps allow children to be more than just backseat passengers. Kids are also given pages to draw & write what they see & experience & they can take part in simple but entertaining activities & games like the amazing jumping frog game ten penny puzzle moon rockets charades & paper airplanes. Containing new activities & updated artwork this new edition is a compact & complete source of amusement that doesn't require batteries -- maybe just paper pencil string & a little imagination. ...

Containing the best kid-friendly" recipes this is a complete new-in-paperback guide to the gluten-free milk-free diet for ADHD & autism. In addition to current research & findings this book provides recommendations from the authors for packing school lunches & snacks plus hundreds of recipes! One of the challenges that parents face is coping with children who have picky appetites & crave the very foods that affect their behavior focus & development. The other challenge is finding ways to get their children to eat healthy foods. The uniqueness of this book is that it not only provides gluten-free milk-free substitutes & recipes it provides successful suggestions for feeding the picky eater. The specialty ingredients are explained & extensive sources provided. There are also testimonials from the parents & from the children themselves." ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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