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The Missing Piece
(Paperback)
Jordan Stephens; Illustrated by Beth Suzanna
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A heart-warming, fresh and original story about family and
friendship from brand-new picture book author, writer and performer
Jordan Stephens. Sunny loves jigsaw puzzles - the bigger the
better. When she completes one, she gets a warm, happy honeybee
buzz. One day, her Gran gives her a ONE-THOUSAND-PIECE puzzle.
Piece after piece, all by herself, she puts together the picture,
until ... DISASTER! The final piece is missing. Sunny may be small,
but she is very determined - so she sets off to find it. As the day
whizzes by in a whirl of new places and friends, Sunny discovers
that looking for something is every bit as fun as finding it, and
that perhaps the missing piece was there all along ...
Celebrate everything you love about you mother with this little
book, filled with hand-picked quotes and thoughtful words to show
her just how incredible she is. It's the perfect keepsake to remind
her that she really is the world's best mum.
Ruthie's mother is terminally ill and she has to endure sexual
harassment, pain and agony for several years to support her
mother.
Ruthie is a paralegal who has been looking for employment for
almost two years. She finally got a job but it was far from what
she expected. Her boss is obsessed with her and his wife does not
have a clue as to what is really happening.
Ruthie boss gave her a box of papers pertaining to a case and
told her to read them. He said, "This will help you to become a
better paralegal." Ruthie read and used those papers to her
advantage to include in her book.
She begins to feel sorry for her boss but Ruthie couldn't take
it anymore and decides to take matters in her own hands.
Somehow, her boss becomes ill. He ends up getting in a terrible
accident and eventually dies.
At the end, Ruthie and his wife understood the humiliation and
pain she endured.
How to Deal with 21st Century American Women teaches men from all
walks of life how to understand and adapt to the evolving
male-female paradigm shift occurring at every level of American
society. Today, women run companies, become school principles,
military generals, police chiefs, corporation CEOs and dozens of
other power positions where they make more money and give orders to
male employees. It's no longer exclusively "a man's world." Women
compete for the highest job slots at colleges, governorships of
states, Ph.D. programs and athletic money in professional sports.
Where men once drove the car for dates, women demand equality in
the work, family and social realm. Men need to slide over and share
the driving with women. This enormous emotional, social and sexual
shift in the Western world creates a new male-female relationship
dynamic. This shift proves the first of its kind in human history.
The new dynamic also creates incredible confusion, frustration and
exasperation. Along the way, women want men to be men. They want a
good man to marry and raise a family. But early in the 21st
century, half of all marriages end in divorce. Male domestic
violence continues at distressing levels. Weekend fathers explode
on the emotional landscape. Children suffer the loss of structure,
a balanced family unit and a sense of belonging. This book
enlightens, educates and encourages men to maintain their
masculinity while adapting and thriving in the new male-female
paradigm of the 21st century. The book presents straight-forward
ideas to men on how to deal with a 21st century American woman.
This book shows men how to successfully marry the right woman for
long-term success. It shows which women to avoid. The book creates
new understandings to move men forward in relationships in the 21st
century.
The author uses short stories to quickly capture the attention of
young readers. Each fictional character struggles with real-life
issues impacting youth and young adults today. Every character is
challenged to maintain faith in God although they are in a battle
with abuse, death, drugs, divorce, sexuality, school grades,
bullying or other hardships presented in their life. The author
ends each chapter with a resolution for hope, inserting biblical
teaching as a foundation for victory. Several questions are posed
at the end of the book to help youth leaders, Christian churches
and other group facilitators guide discussions about each chapter.
A young girl is raped by the school bus driver, mocked by the
investigating authorities and abandoned by her family. This is her
journey through foster care as a ward-of-the-state, the pitfalls of
open adoption, anerexia, bulimia, addiction, multiple sclerosis,
Youth Ministry and much more. The true story of a young girl's walk
in faith.
From the critically acclaimed author of Children of the Quicksands
- shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize - comes a
breathtaking magical adventure ... Kuki refuses to believe in the
curse of the Abiku. Her destiny is not to die young!Her biggest
problem right now is moving house and fitting in at her new
school.One evening while exploring, Kuki spies a driveway lined
with giant palm trees. It leads to an abandoned beach house of
shadows and scattered sea shells. And in the fading light, she
meets a girl called Enilo.They become friends - the best of
friends.Until Kuki makes a terrifying discovery ... The second
novel by Times/Chicken House Competition-winning Efua Traore,
author of critically acclaimed Children of the Quicksands A
beautifully evoked middle-grade adventure set in the author's
native Nigeria and drawing from rich Yoruba mythology A story about
the power of female friendship over fear and superstition PRAISE
FOR CHILDREN OF THE QUICKSANDS: 'A joy of a book: rich, warm,
powerful storytelling' KATHERINE RUNDELL 'A thrilling adventure
bright with the gorgeous colours of Nigeria - glorious!' JASBINDER
BILAN '[A] beautifully evoked story' THE TELEGRAPH 'Traore's
storytelling feels almost otherworldly ... exhilarating' THE TIMES
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Having Tried Everything
(Hardcover)
Tonia Colleen Martin; Designed by Jennifer Rose Triebwasser; Illustrated by Tonia Colleen Martin
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R500
Discovery Miles 5 000
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Revelation is part one of a year long study into UK Child Abduction
and highlights the connection between the UK Governments failure to
act - on what was - Government set promises to parents. The rapidly
changing landscape that is UK Child Abduction, whilst topical, is
not fully understood at a parental level. Keeping it clandestine is
failure to recognising its omnipresence in our lives. Raising
questions like - How was it possible for paedophiles to secure some
of the best Government jobs? What will this cost us? What will we
tell our children and how can we protect them? Prepare for a
revelation and be prepared to change your opinion.
There was once an elderly woman who called Time & Temperature
every day, just to hear the sound of another human voice. Did she
know it was an automated recording? Maybe, but it didn't matter-so
long as there was something there to lessen her loneliness.
Situations like this are not new, especially in nursing homes,
where people seemingly go to be forgotten-by family, by friends,
and by society. What if you could do something about their
loneliness? What if you could make them feel useful, loved, and
respected? Frank Pawlak, a pastor and evangelist, did just that. He
spent fifty years ministering to senior citizens, notably through
music and the word of God. His stories are many-as are his
hilarious anecdotes-but what Frank took away from his ministry was
more than just entertainment. Frank Pawlak came to realize that
just when you think you're blessing someone else, you turn out to
be the one who is blessed. The nursing home occupants he visited
taught him more than he could ever teach them; they showed him more
love than he could have given. His amazing journey is chronicled in
I Hear the Music-I Have to Go, as Frank lives out the adage, "If
you're looking for something to do with your life, help someone in
need!"
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