In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect & serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. & you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands & Teeth. But slowly Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood & its secrets & the Guardians & their power & about the Unconsecrated & their relentlessness. When the fence is breached & her world is thrown into chaos she must choose between her village & her future
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The third of six titles set in a thrilling world of wild cats where epic battles for territory & honour are played out. Allegiances are shifting among the Clans of warrior cats that roam the forest. With tensions so delicately balanced former friends can become enemies overnight & some cats are willing to kill to get what they want. Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of brave Thunder Clan warrior Redtail. But as he searches for answers he uncovers secrets that some believe would be better left hidden. ...

Learning outside the classroom is an essential part of early years education & this book looks at the opportunities the Forest School experience can offer young children for learning outdoors & how this fits into the early years curriculum. By offering clear guidance on what the Forest School approach can achieve the book shows you how to incorporate good practice into all outdoor play activities. Issues examined include: what is & what isnt a Forest School experience; how exercise fresh air & learning outside help counter obesity; how Forest School can improve behaviour & social skills; accommodating different learning styles; & examples of Forest School in practice. This is an inspirational read for anyone working in early years education & for all those who care about the future of our young children & the world in which they are growing up. ...

The Forest House" tells of an era of upheaval & change. The Roman grip on their empire was slackening; the Druidic Order
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Do you remember the first time? Still the bravest freshest fruitiest & most honest account of first love first sex & first heartbreak ever written for teens. It was a book ahead of its time -- & remains after thirty years in print a teenage bestseller. ...

Visionary innovator enigma genius poet megalomaniac ex-con recluse instigator integrator; Arthur Lee was all these & more. His music continues to resonate & inspire generations of fans old & new. Lee has been honoured with a Grammy Hall of Fame award & feted by the British House of Commons which declared his psychedelic masterpiece Forever Changes the greatest album of all time. The Los Angeles Times" dubbed the seminal 1967 album perhaps the most quintessentially Los Angeles record there ever is it will always retain certain immutable qualities that Loves music captures. Ensconced in a gothic mansion known as " The Castle" & fronting the first fully racially integrated rock band Love Lee emerged from the nascent LA folk-rock scene in 1965. Loves first two albums were groundbreaking infusing folk-rock garage-punk jazz blues flamenco & classical music elements. But with their third " Forever Changes" Lee & Love achieved immortality. Though he continued to record for the better part of the next 30 years Lee was never able to top this crowning glory. Spiralling into excess & increasingly bizarre behaviour Lee ultimately bottomed out after being sentenced to 12 years in a California state prison for weapons offences. His release after 5 years launched one of rock musics greatest redemption stories as Lee mounted the widely acclaimed " Forever Changes" tours to ecstatic audiences who despaired of ever hearing Lee perform his masterwork with an orchestra. Arthur Lee died of leukaemia in a Memphis hospital August 3 2006 just days after a star-studded tribute concert headed by one of his greatest admirers Robert Plant. The music world mourned the loss of one of rock musics most charismatic & enigmatic geniuses. Written with the support & cooperation of the Arthur Lee Estate " Forever Changes: Arthur Lee & the Book of Love" boasts unprecedented access to its subject. It draws on exclusive interviews with those closest to Lee in addition to Lees own voice drawn from his personal journals diaries & an unpublished autobiography." ...

Jades heart-breaking diary of her fight against terminal cancer & her final precious months with her beloved family. In August 2008 Jade Goody received the shattering news that she had cervical cancer. She was only 27 years old. But with her usual strength of character Jade was determined to beat the disease & carry on with life as normal with her two little boys Bobby & Freddy. Neither the chemotherapy which left her weak & bald or the hysterectomy that crushed her dreams of having a little girl could break Jades sunny personality or her fierce refusal to be a victim. But in February 2009 Jade received the tragic news that any mother dreads to hear: she was going to be torn from her beloved sons. The cancer had spread & was untreatable. Fully updated with new material from her family Forever In My Heart is Jades final love letter to her two little boys. Covering her initial diagnosis while appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in India their emotional last Christmas as a family her magical wedding to her partner Jack Tweed & her dying wish to see be christened with her boys Jades heart-breaking diary of her final months is set against a backdrop of flashbacks to her difficult early years her rise to fame in the Big Brother house & those moments of joy & laughter as the nations darling. It is the powerful story of a young mothers brave fight against a terminal disease her unique humour her determination to provide for her sons & her fierce desire to leave a legacy which might prevent other young women being torn from their families in the prime of life. A percentage of profits from the book will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Care. ...

The wonderful thing about having a relationship with a cat is that it can bring you to something truly extraordinary & life-changing. There comes a time in every cats life when his schedule slows down & he struggles with aches & pains. Peter has been inseparable from his Scottish Fold cat Norton for fourteen years & now he has to learn how to deal with death & grief. But Norton has taught Peter much more than this. How to live life on your own terms & how to appreciate & savour the joyful times that come along while were here on earth. Forever Norton" is a deeply moving & life-affirming tribute to a humble little animal who understood the meaning of true friendship." ...

The international Number One bestseller Dean Koontz's most-loved character Odd Thomas is back. A gripping & powerful thriller
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