Quirky witty & brilliant Marshall Armstrong is new to school & he definitely stands out from the crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A highly original take on a perennially popular theme from an exciting talent. Marshall Armstrong is new to our school. He looks different to me. His laces are straight not criss-crossed like mine & his eyes are always looking at the blackboard. Marshall Armstrong doesnt fit into our school. Not one bit...but it doesnt take long for Marshall to prove that you dont have to follow the crowd to be the most popular kid in the playground. A quirky & witty first day at school story from a brilliant new talent. ...

Move over cupcakes! Marshmallows
- sweet comforting versatile & utterly delicious
- have arrived with style. The childhood favourite

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When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle a divorced father of two & begins a new job. She's looking forward to a fresh start & simple life. Kyle's five-year-old twins Summer & Jaxon have other ideas & quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother
- mainly because she lets them eat marshmallows for breakfast. Kendra eventually becomes a part of their lives even though she's hiding a painful secret that makes her keep everyone
- especially children
- at arm's length. Then Kendra bumps into the man who shares her awful secret & things fall apart: she can't sleep she can't eat she's suspended from work & the kids are taken away by their mother. The only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made all those years ago. But that's something she swore never to do.. .


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This title is the sensational number 1 New York Times" bestseller. Swirled & sprinkled dipped & glazed or otherwise fancifully decorated cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days such as birthdays & holidays as well as perfect everyday goodies. Now in " Martha Stewart's Cupcakes" you can enjoy 175 ideas for simple to spectacular creations
- with cakes frostings fillings toppings & embellishments that can be combined to produce just the right cupcake for any occasion. Alongside traditional favourites like yellow buttermilk cupcakes swirled with fluffy vanilla frosting & devil's food cupcakes crowned with rich dark chocolate buttercream there are also sweet surprises such as peanut butter & jam cupcakes dainty delights like chai-tea mini cupcakes & showstoppers topped with marzipan ladybirds or clowns. The book features cupcakes for everyone every season & every event: Celebrations (fondant monogram heart cupcakes for an elegant wedding); Birthdays (starfish-on-the-beach cupcakes sure to be a hit at children's parties); Holidays (gumdrop ghouls & goblins ideal for Halloween revellers); & Any day (red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a potluck dinner or applesauce-spice cupcakes for an after-school snack). In singular Martha Stewart style the pages are both stunning in design
- with a photograph of each finished treat
- & brimming with helpful how-to information from step-by-step photographs for decorating techniques to ideas for packaging & presenting your cupcakes. Whether for any day or special days the treats in " Martha Stewart's Cupcakes" will delight one & all."


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Liverpool 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband & their five children. Despite working all the hours she can the family dont have much to get by on. When Marthas fourteen-year-old son Joe proudly enlists to fight for his country just to earn his mother an extra shilling Martha is horrified. She realises the government is turning a blind eye to the scores of young boys who are joining the army. Despite her pleas & protests Joe is dispatched to France within weeks. Unbeknownst to them all Joes act of selfless heroism will have huge implications for Martha & all the family. As the dreaded telegrams begin to arrive from the front in France mothers hearts are broken across the country. Spurred on by grief of her own Martha Rossi begins a quest that will take her right to the doors of No.10 Downing Street. Marthas journey there will be a tough one but with courage & the support of her friends & family it will be the most important undertaking of her life. ...

This deceptively little book contains more truth & provides more insight into what it is like to have Aspergers Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably & refreshingly the author has refrained from giving an account solely based on her own experiences. Instead she sets out observations from 25 different suffers giving often astonishing & sometimes harrowing glimpses of what actually happens to a child with Aspergers Syndrome in the classroom in the playground in the lunch queue & at home
- The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry This award-winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Aspergers Syndrome by providing a window into a unique & particular world. Drawing on her own experience of schooling & that of a network of friends & correspondents who share her way of thinking & responding Clare Sainsbury reminds us of the potential for harm which education holds for those who do not fit. This book holds insights that take us beyond the standard guidance on how to manage autistic spectrum disorder. It challenges the way we might handle obsessional behaviour. It invites us to celebrate the pure passion of the intellect which such obsessions can represent & to recognise the delight which can be experienced by children who love to collect. It reminds us that many of the autistic mannerisms we might try to suppress actually help the child to think. This revised edition

Includes:: an additional introduction & extensive summary of research in the field of Aspergers Syndrome both by Tony Attwood.


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Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Roseanna. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of the most influential detective novels ever written. Written by Swedish husband & wife team Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo the series set a gold standard for all subsequent Scandanavian crime fiction. Before Kurt Wallander or Harry Hole Beck was the original flawed policeman working alongside his colleagues to uncover the cruelty & injustice lurking beneath the surface of Swedens seemingly liberal democratic society. In Roseanna adapted from the first book in the series the body of an attractive young woman is dredged from the Gota Canal. Beck & his team have to narrow down the list of suspects from 85 cruise passengers in an investigation that ends with a risky & frightening sting... Translated by Lois Roth & dramatised by Jennifer Howarth. ...

Martin Chuzzlewit is Charles Dickens comic masterpiece about which his biographer Forster noted that it marked a crucial phase in the authors development as he began to delve deeper into the springs of character. Old Martin Chuzzlewit tormented by the greed & selfishness of his family effectively drives his grandson young Martin to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin but also for his grandfather & his grandfathers servant Mary Graham with whom young Martin is in love. The commercial swindle of the Anglo-Bengalee company & the fraudulent Eden Land Corporation have a topicality in our own time. This strong sub-plot shows evidence of Dickens mastery of crime where characters such as the criminal Jonas Chuzzlewit the old nurse Mrs Gamp & the arch-hypocrite Seth Pecksniff are the equal to any in his other great novels. Generations of readers have also delighted in Dickens wonderful description of the London boarding-house
- Todgers.
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Charles Dickens' powerful black comedy of of hypocrisy & greed Martin Chuzzlewit" is edited with an introduction & notes by Patricia Ingham in " Penguin Classics". The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious & misanthropic leaving his grandson & namesake to make his own way in the world. & so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion the scheming architect Pecksniff to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin's journey
- an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest & egotism
- Dickens created many vividly realized figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin's optimistic manservant Mark Tapley; gentle Tom Pinch; & the drunken & corrupt private nurse Mrs Gamp. With its portrayal of greed blackmail & murder & its searing satire on America Dickens's novel is a powerful & blackly comic story of hypocrisy & redemption. In her introduction Patricia Ingham examines characterization the central themes of the novel & Dickens's depiction of America. This edition also

Includes:: two new prefaces Dickens's postscript written in 1868 his working papers a note on Mrs Gamp's eccentric speech a chronology updated further reading appendices & original illustrations by ' Phiz'. Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books including " Oliver Twist" " Great Expectations" "A Tale of Two Cities" " David Copperfield" & " The Pickwick Papers" have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions. If you enjoyed " Martin Chuzzlewit" you might like Dickens's " Dombey & Son" also available in " Penguin Classics"."



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Martin Johnson is the towering second row forward who has come to set the standards of what a professional rugby player should do. His drive & physical presence mean that he is a natural leader on the pitch
- & off it too. In this his long-awaited autobiography he looks at the changing world of rugby. He explains why he led the England team to the brink of a strike in the autumn of 2000 & provides the definitive account of Englands 2003 World Cup triumph as well as Lions tours & all the goings-on that make rugby such a special sport. Hugely popular & respected Martin Johnson has written vivid autobiography & a remarkable portrait of modern rugby.
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