Decimus Rex has escaped Arena Primus in the company of a fellow slave Olu Umbika. Together they manage to board a slave ship & sail away from the trials & Slavious Doom. But now their four friends are being used as bait to get them to return. Can Decimus & Olu get to the Suvius Tower in time to rescue them from Slavious Dooms devoted servants evil plans? ...

Athens 1936. General Metaxas is cracking down on rebetis & their way of life. A small group of friends
- Rebetiko musicians
-

...

Tsuna is a failure at school sports & social life. He needs a mafia hit man mentor like he needs a hole in the head...and hes about to get both! Reborns gun will kill you & make you stronger! Tsunas old adversary Mukuro Rokudo has successfully fought on the side of Tsunas family" for possession of the Mist Ring. But his opponent the Varia known as Mammon has a highly developed sense of never-say-die! Later Tsuna finally completes his training & returns in time to confront one of the Varia who is running amok. The whole game changes however when he finds out who this Varia really is!" ...

Tsuna & his friends continue to train for the imminent confrontation with the Varia. Tsuna manages to complete the second stage of his training & Yamamoto has learned all he can from his father about swordplay but Gokudera has yet to master the fighting technique of Dr. Shamal. Meanwhile two members of the Varia have arrived ahead of schedule & are looking to take out anyone in possession of a Vongola ring! ...

Tsuna is just a scaredy-cat junior high student whos no good at school or sports...until Reborn shoots him in the head & he starts life fresh with the power to solve his problems! Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school sports & social life. He needs a mafia hit man mentor like he needs a hole in the head...and hes about to get both! Reborns gun will kill you & make you stronger! BLOOD OF THE VONGOLA II: Tsuna finally faces Xanxus in the Ring battle! While they trade blows Xanxus shows off the power of his Flames of Rage the very ability possessed by the 2nd Generation boss of the Vongola. Tsuna soon discovers that Xanxus has brought a lot more to the party & is pummeled by attack after attack. Tsunas friends meanwhile pass the Storm Ring around in an attempt to protect Lambo from the renewed fury of Leviathan! ...

Sue Townsend bestselling author of the Adrian Mole" series will have you laughing out loud with " Rebuilding Coventry"
-
...

KNOTS & CROSSES: Two girls have been abducted & brutally murdered. Now a third is missing. Detective Sergeant John Rebus his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife is one of the policemen hunting the killer. & then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string & matchstick crosses
- taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve HIDE & SEEK: A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat. Just another addict until Inspector Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference treachery deceit & sleaze that lurk behind the facade of the city familiar to tourists. & only Rebus seems to care about a death that looks more like murder every day a death that appeals to the darkest corners of his mind. TOOTH & NAIL: Drafted down to the Big Smoke thanks to a supposed expertise in the modus operandi of serial killers Inspector Rebus is on the trail of a man who due to his penchant for taking a bite from each of his victims is known as the Wolfman. When Rebus is offered a profile of the Wolfman by an attractive lady psychologist it seems too good an opportunity to turn down. But in finding an ally he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack
...

DEAD SOULS
- A call from an old friend brings back memories & more than a little guilt for DI John Rebus. An old schoolfriends
...

The story is expertly told skein by skein with a new knot to be untied just when you think everything is clear Sunday Telegraph 1963. It was the year of the Profumo Scandal the Great Train Robbery the Kennedy Assassination
- & the Mickeldore Hall Murder. The guests at the Hall that weekend had included a Tory minister a CIA officer specializing in dirty tricks a British diplomat with royal connections
- & Cissy Kohler a young American nanny who had come to England for love. & love kept her in England for nearly thirty years. In jail. For murder. Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel is convinced that Cissy Kohler was
- & is
- guilty. But investigating further he soon finds his certainties being eroded. Not a state of affairs Dalziel can put up with for long particularly when his old mentors reputation is at stake. Not to mention his own...



...

' The Reception Year in Action will take the understanding of outdoor play teaching & learning to a new level. Everyone who is involved with early years education & care should read this book!' Helen Bilton University of Reading UK ' This is a fantastic book...it shows exactly how an excellent reception class is organised & run. There is a clear theoretical underpinning to the practice described & the photos really bring the text alive.' Margaret Edgington independent early years consultant & trainer a Children thrive when a reception class is organised & managed by the adults but led by the children. They learn & develop if they are in a stimulating environment which is carefully organised & when observations are used to support their 'next steps'. They take risks & surpass expectations when they have clear routines & boundaries combined with a supportive staff & an enabling environment. The Reception Year in Action offers a unique insight into the workings of a highly successful Reception class as it progresses through a complete academic year. The book covers all aspects of practice from the organisation of the classroom & garden & the rationale behind this to the routines & boundaries that ensure children are safe happy & therefore able to explore & learn. It tracks the events of each month in the year paying particular attention to the environment the role of the adult links with parents children's individual needs & the key areas of learning & development. At each stage Anna Ephgrave gives the reason behind each decision & shows what the outcomes have been for the children. This revised edition has been updated to show how the methods described complement the revised Early Years Foundation Stage Framework & how the planning system has been received under the new Ofsted framework. Key Features include: photocopiable pages of planning sheets record keeping sheets sample letters to parents & role play resources also available for download; over 150 full-colour photographs to illustrate practice; lists of resources & materials; examples of recorded observations & planning for next steps; guidance on what to look for when assessing children's progress. Written by an advanced skills teacher who is gaining national recognition for her practice this book provides teachers with the practical ideas & evidence of success to work with complete confidence in a way that is rewarding manageable & above all best for the children. ...