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The body of a woman who has been shot in the head is discovered in a small park in the centre of Ljubljana. A day later, a man dies in the same way in another part of the town. Are the murders connected? Ljubljana is sweltering in a heat wave, a new government is being set up in Slovenia after recent elections and, as if that is not enough, police inspector Taras Birsa is having a few troubles of his own.

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Alyson Soule is a novice journalist working for a Florida newspaper. A hospital calls to inform her that her forty-one-year-old mother has overdosed again. Virgie Soule's addiction is related to her secret past, which Alyson is determined to uncover. Back when Virgie was a college student, she volunteered to spend the summer in Belle Glade, Florida, helping the families of the sugar cane fieldworkers. She found them used clothing and donated food, and taught the children to read. And she fell in love with a fellow volunteer, a Harvard Law grad training to do foreign service work. Al Gomez also wanted to help the sugar cane workers, who led desperate lives. Together, Virgie and Al became involved in plans for a worker protest over unfair pay. But Al disappeared and Virgie returned to her parents' house, her world a much darker place. Now Alyson wants to know what happened to Al and to her mother back in 1986. In seeking answers, she learns about the plight of the sugar cane workers. The owners of the US sugar companies are some of the world's richest people. They've made their billions on the backs of the world's poorest people. In addition to human rights violations and corruption, Big Sugar has made significant contributions to environmental destruction and global ill health. Sugar cane fields take up thousands of acres of Florida land. The waste and runoff from the cane fields are the source of serious pollution. Drinking water in the state is contaminated, fish and aquatic life die, wildlife and sea grass are threatened. Bull Sugar fictionalizes true events to show the kind of insidious social injustice exhibited by Big Sugar, and to illustrate the ongoing damage caused to the environment and people of Florida. Bull Sugar is eco-fiction for readers age 12 and up.

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Do you get teased by others for being a weirdo, a geek, a nerd or a bookworm? Friends, families and neighbours around Li-Na felt it was affectionate to tease her for her not-so-girly hobbies and clothing. Li-Na is about a little girl who refused to be stereotyped. It is a story that encourages kids to be kids until they are ready to be who they want to be. Li Na Is My Name is a book that is as relevant then as it is now. Wishing Li Na’s spirit, grit and resilience to all children. Love the way she stays true to herself. Let’s spread this so all children love themselves for just who they are.

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The Entitled explores a world surviving on sheer Hope. It is a world with little tolerance for the childlike concepts of Innocence or Faith. This world allows for only so much Purity and it is only a matter of time before Trouble comes knocking at her door. Here, Prudence is the invisible opponent, her only weapon being unwavering patience. This is a world in which, no matter its cost, a Gift is worth no more than the value placed on it by its receiver and so the giver must decide where his generosity is best spent. It is a world in which Blessings are found in unexpected places, a world of inconspicuous beauty. It is a world in which those who are Able are so depended on, that they have not the pleasure of repose. Here Verity exists only in biblical parables and folk tales and its presence anywhere else is as no more than a malleable myth.

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Want to go onto higher education but you’re afraid of failing? Keen to enrol but just don’t believe you’re smart enough? Then this book has been written just for you. Author Lorraine Horsley is a tutor at an Australian university and has helped hundreds of students to kick-start their higher education journeys and to overcome their fear of failure. Throughout the book, Lorraine draws on her own experiences and challenges you to assess why you are you are so afraid and how you can succeed despite the fear. There are many books out there that teach you how to study. This book isn’t one of them. This book will help you to be brave enough to start studying in the first place. You’ve Got This!

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What happens when two boys--one Jewish, one Muslim--play football together in Jerusalem amidst the challenging political environment that surrounds them? Friendship. This is the story of these two boys Avi and Ahmed, along with their families, who bond together. But when Ahmed doesn’t show up for Avi's birthday party, Avi assumes the worst. Their story provides hope for the reader that anything is possible when people care about each other.

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Milan is under reconstruction. Avaricious authorities and grasping investors create a pillar of opulence. The project goes as planned until they acquire an unexpected group of enemies. Pigeons of Milan, who were already appalled by mistreatment and living in confined spaces, declare war, and they are armed to the teeth. It is too late to back down, and too big to fail. Their well-groomed uprising will reach a point that is beyond their wildest dreams. Edna Gee's debut work Vertical Jungle is a fable about revolution with a twenty-first century twist. Amid a chaos featuring greenwashing politicians, Instagram celebrities, and equally determined and confused freedom warriors, one finds the everyday conflicts of our turbulent times that we know by heart.

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Beauty in Black was written in response to people's heart-breaking prejudice toward anything that is black. The association that black is "bad" puts an unfortunate perception in little minds, and eventually in turn becomes hatred. This book is a hope to convey the importance of appreciating everyone, and everything and all the beauty that black has to offer. Take a stroll through the deep wooded forest, realising all the marvellous beings, and wondrous items along the way, captivating the mesmerising beauty....known as the Beauty in Black.

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When You Left is a picture book for 4- 8 year olds, and explores the theme that when parents break up and one parent moves on, it’s okay to have muddled feelings. A child’s parents split up and a new parent, Alex, has come on the scene. While the child desperately wants their parents to get back together and wants to dislike the new parent, there is a realisation that the sadness gets better, there can be room to love another parent and that the future can look hopeful.

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The Extraordinary World of Cats is an ode to the magnificent lives enjoyed by wild cats in our fast disappearing forests. The book makes an attempt to introduce some of the fascinating big cats of the animal kingdom to children around the world. Where do these cats live? Why are they so special? What are their defining characteristics? What sets them apart from each other? Why are they under threat? Why must they be save saved from extinction? The Extraordinary World of Cats makes an appeal to all kids to love these marvellous felines and cherish their existence while they can.

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Age, race, culture, loneliness, relationships and the pandemic are all neatly drawn together in this outstanding picture book for young children. Claire Malone and her cat, Marmalade are back in Claire Malones Makes a Friend, a delightful and charming picture book about life in lockdown. In her trademark style of positivity and action, Claire works through the loneliness and monotony of lockdown by looking outside her own life to affect change. Claire, yet again, shows us how to be an agent for positive change in our own neighbourhoods. A charming and relevant sequel to Claire Malone Changes the World with delightfully lively and colourful illustrations by Alisa Knatko.

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Beyond precipitating illness and death in a great many people across the globe, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a diverse range of further impacts. Among these, it has revealed that rapid large-scale change in the behaviour of societies is possible, it has led to inspiring stories of human endeavour (and dispiriting stories of human greed), and it has offered a stark warning as to the fragility of current economies. In addition, the pandemic has provided a desperately needed opportunity for reflection on humanity's present trajectory, a course that is destroying the life-support systems on which we—and the innumerable species with whom we share the Earth—depend. In this collection of new writing, a number of the world's most exciting environmental thinkers provide their visions for what a radically new normal could look like in a post- Covid world. Between them, they shine a light on a spectrum of key topics, including economics, energy, food systems, education, climate, rewilding, animal rights, and communication.

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Hey you! Have you ever realised that you are one of the many, many unique creatures living on this beautiful planet? You are on a journey. And although people around you don’t look, think, or act the same as you, there is an invisible connection that links you to them: love. We know, sometimes you feel sad and hopeless. No need to worry though, because we have a secret for you: all you have to do is to love and pay attention to this magnificent world, with everyone living in it, including yourself. Soothing words and fascinating illustrations of Amelina Jones touches readers of all ages. One Human Community introduces the concept of community and explores our differences and similarities as individuals. The story makes us reconsider our relationship with each other as a community, ourselves, and our planet.

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Whole Earth Living argues that human society needs a change of consciousness if we are going to ensure long-term human survival on Earth. It uses long-term history, evolutionary biology, neuroscience and philosophy to develop a new sustainability paradigm. The paradigm focuses on opportunities for optimal human and ecological welfare by reconnecting earth, history, body and mind. This book is a hopeful one. After establishing the losses, it suggests that there are fundamental re-orientations that humans as individuals and members of society can make that are more hopeful and more meaningful than some of the current formulations offered for a sustainable future. Instead of renouncing aspects of our lives, we can return to some forms of self-sufficiency (gardening, sewing, and woodworking, for example) individually, within households and communities in order to receive positive benefits, such as reducing disease and isolation.

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When Jake Rollins isn't worrying about his dad going ape-shit, he's busy creating out-of- this-world manga and hanging out with his best mate. Jake and his mum spend their lives dodging Jake's dad's fists, but it's the last year of high school and Jake has the perfect plan to escape home. All he has to do is nab a scholarship to Tokyo where he'll learn how to be a professional manga artist. But before then, Jake has to navigate his final year of high school, and keep himself, his mum and their dog alive. Baba Ami may look like an ordinary Australian Terrier but she's more like Jake's spiritual guide. She's got tons of wisdom, plus she talks, but the only person who can hear her is Jake. She's not the only surprising thing about Jake's life - his anime hero, Takehiko sometimes inexplicably comes to life. He's Jake's role model for friendship, bravery and being true to yourself. And let's face it, Jake needs all the help he can get when he ends up complicating his life by kissing his best friend, Phee and getting in with Clay Perez, the local graffiti artist who is always in trouble with the police. Jake's life takes a turn for the worst when he's arrested after Clay Perez dobs him in. When his dad throws him out of the house, he ends up being a homeless teenager with nowhere to go. Thank goodness for best friends. Life gets even more complicated when Jake's portrait of his dad ends up in the local paper. It will be a miracle if they don't all end up dead like Jake's little sister, Katie. This is a story of survival, resurgence, and what it means to be bigger than where you come from. With themes of friendship, coming-of-age, family abuse, survival, creativity, courage and diversity, Can the Real JR Stand Up, Please? is a warm-hearted hopeful story about being true to yourself and learning to be brave.

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Patriarchy [pay-tree-r-key, noun]: A word, like war, rape, lynch or genocide, which encompasses within a few letters so much evil, so much stupidity, so much destruction, pain and hurt. Patriarchy is a dysfunctional social system which originated a brief 3 to 5 millennia ago. It is a human artefact built on the concepts of male superiority and misogyny; militarism, slavery, the dominance of a few, the expendability of the many; the objectification of “the other”, including our Mother the Earth; and the hatred of anyone not of our tribe, as well as those of the tribe who do not slavishly and mindlessly follow its rules for behaviour. Our mission is to confront the ills created by patriarchy – to make this world a better place by creating cartoons to promote thought. Understand we all swim in a toxic pool of patriarchal sludge – attitudes, beliefs, prejudices. We want our cartoons to encourage you to think deeply and critically about what you read, hear and see. We want you look at what we have so long taken for granted. We want you to get riled-up at the astonishing silliness and senselessness of the things the patriarchy has taught us to accept. And that is especially true with respect to its daughters: The absurdity, the cruelty, the inexplicability of how we think about half the human race, behave towards females, organize women’s lives and choose to shape our societies on a truly strange platform of outdated and sexist ideas.

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This chef is so different from the others! His recipes consist of the seasons, not the food. There are recipes for delicious summer, autumn, and winter seasons. But where is the spring recipe? Our famous chef doesn't know what ingredients to use for a beautiful spring season recipe. Finally, he puts an ad in the newspaper and hundreds of people offer our chef their ideas for the spring recipe. You can find all the ingredients needed to design a perfect spring in this book. AUTHOR: Federica Ambroso was born in Italy, near Verona, in 1993. She studied literature and did postgraduate studies in European literatures and cultures. She is currently a PhD student in the framework of the international doctoral program D.E.S.E. in Comparative Literature. Her love for books is accompanied by love for Greece, Greek language and culture. Altierra alias Alessandra Ciogli was born in Italy and graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Verona. She is an illustrator and a yoga teacher. She loves drawing since she was a child. She worked as a photographer and as a graphic designer, and she collaborated with public elementary schools through art projects for the development of creativity in children.

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Persistence of Vision is speculative fiction about how social media, big data, and artificial intelligence affect our relationships with one another and with ourselves. Its central question is whether we can still make our own choices when we can no longer keep our lives private, or our thoughts secret. Jane can’t have secrets. As the leading online influencer, each fraction of her life is streamed for all to watch. Social media hears what she mumbles as she sleeps; sees her recoil in unexplained fear of deep water; leers over the sponsor’s logo tattooed between her shoulders. Everyone watches everyone, downvoting undesirables, exposing seditious thoughts, while endless advertising distracts them from the dust storms of their dying world. Private police watch over them with surveillance so complete that they can predict crimes before they occur. But Jane recalls a different world, where her thoughts could be private and choices could be her own. She plans to wield her influence to make this the future. On the largest marketing holiday of the year, she’ll strike. All she needs is to keep her plans secret. When Jane publicly spoils a fashion show for all social media to see, the show’s organizer, Ray, vows to have her fired. He feels guilty for discovering a marketing technique that, while increasing sales, also manipulated shoppers to become fatally aggressive. Now, Ray just wants to accumulate enough social credit to leave the country, and his guilt, behind. The last thing the jaded marketer needs is for Jane to disrupt those plans and, worse, to then entrust him with dangerous contraband: a secret. As Jane takes Ray from the gleaming towers of their ever-surveilled dystopia to the mysteries of the forbidden Red Zone, she draws him deeper into her secrets. They embark on her daring plan, risking summary and lethal punishment by the private police, as they struggle to keep rebellious thoughts undetected and old identities hidden. But when everything is watched, can she keep her secrets? Can he?

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Mike Hinklebink’s parents are out of control. They don’t do their jobs and the house and garden are a mess. Their late-night karaoke is keeping Mike awake and it’s affecting his schoolwork. Now they’re skipping work to have fun. Instead of his parents taking care of him, he’s taking care of them. That’s no way for a kid to live. It’s time they behaved like responsible adults. “You need Talibut Vish, parent tamer,” says Mike’s best friend Nick. At first it seems like the perfect solution. The green bean narrow, gum tree tall stranger who can answer questions before they are asked is confident he can do the job and Mike can afford his fee of smiles, chuckles and chortles. Mr and Mrs Hinklebink treat Vish’s arrival as a joke but his extraordinary powers soon have them behaving and Mike starts to believe he can have a normal life — until he wakes to find his parents have run away from home.

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Who is Don Quixote? The most famous knight of the world, Don Quixote de la Mancha is also known as eh first modern novel. This charming bedtime story will have you and your children laughing out loud as you read the hilarious adventures of Don Quixote and his "amigo" Sancho Pana, righting the wrongs of the world. The retelling of this original story will push the limits of your imagination just like our hero. Life grows stronger and thrives with imagination.

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses – The True Story. Perhaps you’ve heard the classic fairytale about the twelve dancing princesses; the version told by stuffy old men from the olden days who thought it was okay to lock princesses up in towers and marry them off to strangers. Well, the stuffy old men got it wrong. Here’s what really happened... Meet the twelve high-spirited princesses of Feather Castle. They enjoy science and magic, motor-bikes and clothes, music and saving the world – oh and they REALLY love to dance. But when spies in the shape of aspiring suitors visit the castle to discover where they go at night, the headstrong sisters won’t stand for it. They soon have their guests outwitted in this hilarious story of royal disasters, pixie-loving dragons, magical gardens, contests and friendship.

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Zzzzz! Can you hear it? The forest fills with night sounds. As the little frog enters the forest in search of company and fun, she is more awake than ever. Will she be able to rouse her sleepy forest friends to play with her? Or will the turtle, the mouse, the hare, the bees, and many more, prefer to dream? A book to accompany the magical moment of going to sleep. A text full of rhythm and humour with illustrations that reveal the true beauty of the night as the forest falls asleep.

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Li likes looking at the sky and wonders what it's like up there, then she meets Miss Bee and asks if she can help her go to the bright planet she has been looking at. How can they go without a rocket, can they make their big adventure happen, and will they find their way back?

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Lonely millennial Chad MacEwan can't seem to get it together. While his boomer Uncle Martin sails through his twilight years with a full social calendar, Chad's weekly highpoint is dutifully visiting Martin at the Eldernest Assisted Living Lodge. Maybe his uncle's magnetism and way with the ladies will rub off on him, or perhaps Chad will one day gain enough courage to strike up conversation with the woman who works in the cafeteria. It's not only Chad who struggles with loneliness and self-doubt; the Eldernest is teeming with residents searching for belonging. There's the animal lover who owes her spot at the affluent Eldernest to a government subsidy, and the resident who finds himself back in the closet due to the close-minded confines of communal living. Then there's the love triangle with Martin firmly ensconced in the centre position. Or is he really? As Chad becomes further entangled in the lives of Eldernest residents and staff, each person must decide how much to risk in their pursuit of companionship and connection. Joy Norstrom's Flying the Nest is a heartfelt examination of our assumptions on aging and sexuality, the strength of family, and the enduring power of community.

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Marjorie Magic has a problem. Her mother can mow the lawn with a knock of her knee. Her father can fold laundry with a wiggle of his eyebrow. Even her baby brother can make his toys fly. But when Marjorie twitches her nose? Nothing happens at all. Marjorie's luck changes when she discovers a book filled with magical recipes. Maybe some people are born doing magic, but maybe other people can learn. Join Marjorie on her magical journey to discover the truth: Can an ordinary, unmagical person belong in a family called Magic?

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It's a new day at Pink Tower Montessori School, Lerato chooses a story called 'Marvellous Maria Montessori' for Miss Maya to read. Come join Lerato and friends as they learn all about Maria Montessori and her education legacy. Lerato learns about Maria Montessori is the first book in a 6-part series called 'My Montessori Stories' based on the Montessori education method and Philosophy. The series is set in 'Pink Tower Montessori School' with each book following a different child as they explore and learn at school. Readers will recognize beautifully illustrated Montessori materials throughout the book as well as aspects of Montessori Philosophy including freedom and independence. Teachers, children and parents are bound to love these relatable and engaging books and they are a must have for any Montessori classroom or family. AUTHOR: Megan Gregorowski is a South African teacher and author living on the Wild Coast. She studied Montessori education and Psychology and is passionate about challenging stereotypes in education. Having discovered a lack of children's books depicting the Montessori environment in her own classes, she has begun writing her own; books that bring her training in teaching and psychology together to create meaningful, informative narratives. Julia Pols is a South African born digital illustrator, with qualifications in graphic design and illustration. She chose to listen to her calling and specialise in illustrating children's books. Ever since being a young child, she would always be drawing and wouldn't be seen without her big case of crayons by her side. Being able to bring books to life with illustrations for the children of today has been very rewarding.

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Climate activists reveal the true inside stories of direct action and protest. Bravery, ingenuity and humour combine as the campaigners struggle to get their message of existential threat heard amid the noise of the modern world. Featuring: • Anthony Perrett (Greenpeace Arctic 30) incarcerated in a Russian prison • Janet Barker thrown out of the Chancellors annual dinner by an MP • Dirty power stations on trial • Six women scale the tallest building in the UK • How to stop an oil rig • Endurance on the roof of Parliament This book is a collection of events adapted into stories using a variety of styles and voices. These are true stories, told from first-hand accounts and my own experiences, although most of the details are accurate, some have had to be changed for reasons of security, narrative or memory. Some of the dialogue is accurate, some has been created to carry the story along. Usually, first names only are kept to protect identities and sometimes they are entirely changed in case there were legal ramifications. Please forgive these vagaries and aberrations, they are done to provide the reader with a complete and enjoyable experience. This book is written to show how ordinary people find the resolve to do some pretty odd things and why. Perhaps it will also encourage others to write their stories, there are so many tales of drama, bravery and humour waiting to be retold.

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The internet is gone! But only in the idyllic northwest coastal city of Nanaimo, whose citizens are now grimly compelled to relearn the ancient arts of face-to-face human contact. It's all a mess. Entertainment is limited to barbecues, dancing, courtship and sports. And capitalism as we know it has devolved into a makeshift system of neighbours helping neighbours. The centre of the event is a teenaged girl, Lucy, who is being tormented online and wants more than anything else to go to Harvard. Lucy is half alien, but doesn't know it. Nor is she aware of her alien father's incredible invention, 'Charles', the ubiquitous overseer and protector who triggers the cyber-calamity in a logical, chivalrous gesture. As things get worse, an organized knitting collective, made up entirely of self-sufficient, elderly women, emerges from the abyss and takes over the functions of government. But it is Lucy's father, and his billionaire best friend Aqua Sky, who save the day! How, exactly? By convincing everyone to help them build a Stonehenge.

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Elin Fiorelli, a career academic, has returned from three months in Finland to Brynderwen university, Wales. She thinks she has her future mapped out, a professorship within her grasp. But, her former lover, Michael Harwick, is now her boss. Her job is at risk and the ghosts of her past come back to haunt her with the secret she has kept buried deep within herself for so long. When her mother becomes terminally ill, trying to balance work and duty becomes more difficult. But Elin is resilient and as the year unfolds, she faces her past traumas, emerging stronger than before.

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Do the tragedies of the immigrants and the intercultural encounters take a lot out of us or do these encounters contribute to us? If we speak of the people, we should know that, we speak of countless probabilities. This book explores at an unprecedented pace the way through how the European culture intensified the struggle of a woman for her personal liberation. Germany, a country located in the middle of Europe, attached great importance to the process of orientation of the immigrants, but it failed to pay sufficient attention to the substance of the issue. Yet, this was a vital matter for the people who immigrated to Germany from the Southeast European countries. Nowadays, the immigration problem became much more layered with the arrival of refugees. In this special novel, you will read an emancipation story of a woman who is not engaged in any of these issues as her only concern is to forget about the sorrows of the past, saving herself from her husband and members of his family who restrained her freedom. The ingenuity of the writer lies in the fact that he lets you have a personal opinion about these problems while you are following the incidents one after another, being lost in this eloquent writing.

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When Charise Jewell decided to leave her career as a robotics engineer to pursue writing fiction, the 40-year old mother of three had no idea that she was embarking on a real life story beyond her wildest imagination. Without warning, and while preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day 2017, she rapidly descended into a severe mania, was hospitalized, and was given a devastating diagnosis: bipolar 1 mood disorder. Over the following three years, Charise and her family would experience the ups and downs of not only her manic depression, but also of the mental health care system, and the way the society at large treats people with mental illness. Crazy: Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad is a captivating, heart-breaking and ultimately inspiring journey through the pain and beauty of sanity, and insanity.

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Underdog Leroy Jones’ life is a complete mess, shrouded with secrets to protect his vulnerable family. After his young step-brother is badly hurt while in his care, Leroy’s life spirals out of control. A fiery encounter at the hospital with an old lady, Betty, and an Asian boy, Aaron opens up an opportunity for Leroy to earn some badly needed cash. When Betty reveals a shameful secret, one she’s kept hidden for over forty years, Leroy has two choices – keep it hidden or act to make it right. What should he do? He seriously has enough on his plate but Betty was so young when she made her mistake. Was she even to blame? Then again, how can Leroy possibly be Betty’s saviour when he can’t even save himself? Enough Is Enough is a book about unlikely friendships and finding the courage to trust others with your secrets no matter how bad they are.

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Boudicca Moriarty never thought she would become a child warrior or that she would have to fight to save her mother's life. Yet leaving behind the quiet world of her young life after her mother's strange disappearance, she finds all of this will come to pass. Boudicca moves in with her Irish grandparents in the small cottage farm and there finds a mysterious locket containing a tiny book. This leads her to join forces with a wild hare called 'Finn', they travel to the ancient world of the Ullauns, in the nearby Killarney National Park. Here she joins a group called the Ullaunites, a band of child warriors, who are the last defenders of Nature from the Regnum, a dark army led by Mustela, who craves Nature and the power of its secrets. Both sides in this war seek the Child of Bears, a collection of seven books that hold the secrets of the Universe. One of these seven books is in Boudicca's silver locket, and thus joins a war that has been raging for numberless eternities, crowded with treachery, intrigue and magic. To survive this war and to find her mother, Boudicca must leave behind her childhood, become an Ullaunite warrior and do her utmost to protect Nature, before all is lost to the Regnum.

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Triggered by the Covid-19 lockdown, the author, a passionate conservationist, finds himself drawing inspiration from goings-on in the small back garden of his terraced suburban house, an outdoor space that he has measured at thirteen paces long by four paces wide. Contemplating what a love of nature really means and implies, the author weaves a narrative of interlinked ideas that are integral to humanity's positive cohabitation of Earth with the rest of life.

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Bunny is back with a new adventure! Follow Bunny and Bearli to Turkey and meet Picci, a new, always smiling member of their furry family. From Koek camp on the Turkish seacoast, Bunny and friends explore the ghost village Kayakoey, eat their first shaved ice from the mountain top at a colourful local market, and ponder the question of home with Emre the Birdman and his magic birds. Join Bunny and her loving family for this new experience and keep up with her ongoing adventures

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When Zaytoon wakes up feeling sad, she goes on a search to find her smile. From the kitchen to the garden, Zaytoon searches high and low to eventually discover her smile - it's smiling at her from her reflection in the window! The Lost Smile is a beautifully illustrated and colourful picture book demonstrating the importance of accepting our emotions. Zaytoon's journey shows children that it's okay to be sad and reassures young readers that sadness can be temporary. Themes include cultural diversity, emotional intelligence, family life and the importance of connecting with nature and animals.

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Have you ever had a big problem? These kids have big problems. Sam's mother was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Sam feels helpless and overwhelmed. Oliver's grandmother died two months ago. She was his best friend and the only person who understood his anxiety. Margaret is a dancer with an eating disorder. Her dad left when she was a baby-it still hurts. Joel sees strange things he can't explain. Some people think he has a mental illness but he's not convinced. Sam, Oliver, Margaret, and Joel just want to feel loved and accepted. They just want to feel Normal. But the more time passes, the more their problems are ruining their lives. Will they always feel this lonely and confused? AUTHOR: A voracious reader and aspiring writer since childhood, Charise Jewell was born in South Africa and immigrated to Canada when she was seven years old. She holds an Honours B.Eng. in mechanical engineering from McGill University, and worked as a robotics engineer for fifteen years before becoming a writer. Charise is the author of Crazy, Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad. She proudly lives with bipolar disorder and educates for the fair and dignified treatment of the mentally ill.

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For Jenny it was clear that the deep bond to her grandmother could not only be explained by the same first name. There was more. Jenny was fascinated by the willpower and courage of her grandmother. Grandmother Jennifer had dared to resist old traditions. She was a strong woman and a role model for Jenny. Grandmother Jennifer returned home from an extended stay in London. She was very happy to see her best friend again. But what suddenly happened remains a mystery to Jenny. Although her grandmother had told Jenny a lot about her life, there is a time that is completely shrouded in darkness. Will Jenny be able to bring light into this darkness? "Jennifer, no!" Without thinking, Sam jumped in after Jennifer. He had to rescue her from those raging waves. That thought gave him bear strength. Again and again he came struggling for breath, over water, only to dive right back down again. At last he saw her lying lifeless in the shallow water not far from the shore and being washed over and over again by the waves. "Jennifer!" An emotional roller coaster you don't want to get off.

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Join Bearli in Belgium on this exciting adventure of discovery... in more ways than one. Things do not go as planned. There is a police search, a den of thieves, and exotic new friends. Bearli takes the lead in planning a daring flight to freedom. For the first time, he is on his own and learns a new way to keep in touch with Bunny, Mommy, and Poppy - his Swiss family. Together with his new friends, he literally lands upon an old friend Bouboulina from Turkey. Bouboulina is the gullet from Turkish Delights that has been sailing the seven seas since Kaptan June bequeathed her to the first crew of lost toys. Inspired by Kaptan June, the crew races from mission to mission making the planet a safer, more welcoming place. Bearli misses his family but he is excited about this unexpected twist of fate. Now, he is faced with the realization that he can choose his own story too. Where does Bearli go?

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Thornlea is a normal English town, where retail parks are valued more than ancient woodland, politicians generate hot gusts as efficiently as air-source heat pumps, and scant consideration is given to the needs of local wildlife. Mina Thakli, in contrast, is not a typical fifteen-year-old girl. The daughter of second-generation immigrants hailing from the great river delta of the Ganges, Mina has a growing concern for the wild residents of her town. After drinking some mulled cider made from local apples during a wassailing event, Mina's sense of duty to the non-human world around her really begins to intensify, and she soon finds herself committing to a clandestine nocturnal project to fight back against the anti-wildlife trends of modern human society. Meanwhile, as she is busy falling in love with nature's vulnerable beauty, an enigmatic new student at Mina's school is also taking hold of her heart. With tough life lessons to be learned along the way, will Mina's indefatigable spirit see her ultimately triumph? At once satirical, cheeky, playful, and adventurous, this is a story about the possibility of individual action and the joy of learning about the true place of humans in nature, as just another species.

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Francesca Dell’Orto’s illustrations in Leru Leru, provide a charming visual feast for the reader. Through her unique approach, Dell’Orto shows that there is more than one way to read a picture book. Pedro is a boy who looks like a girl. His sister, Valeria, is a girl but looks like a boy. They’re very different from all the other kids at their school. Despite his sister’s protection, Pedro cannot escape being bullied by their friends. Whichever of us has not had this familiar experience of being bullied as a kid?

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