This collection contains nine short stories featuring Jake Bonner, the hero of Expert Assistance, Haven, and Janitorial Assistance. Jake faces all manner of adventures in these tales. A scientist is claiming evidence of ancient aliens, and Jake has to offer protection. An old friend needs a guard for a wedding on a posh asteroid. An young star needs help dealing with a rival celebrity. Then there's the woman claiming to be a telepath... Jake has to use his wits, his cool ship, and his knowledge of pop culture to solve these problems. Can he survive such a mad galaxy?

It's been two years since Lisa first left her home planet to help reconnect people generations after the Savage Rain. A new year finds her learning more about the Savage Rain. She visits a world where no humans are living, and another where women rule due to their fear of raiders from a planet known only as Barbaree. Lisa knows that if her work is to continue, she has to face down these raiders. That means going to war. Is she ready to fight for what she believes in? Can she defeat the raiders while still showing that brains are better than brawn? There are more worlds to visit, and more things to learn, Lisa says. Will she learn enough to resolve the difficulties she faces?

The Blue Pistol and his allies have freed a few dukedoms in the Settled Domains from the power of the Slavers Guild. Those gains must be protected, & more people must be freed from slavery. Two dukedoms are targeted to advance the cause: Black Rapids & Saint's Hope. One will see an attempt at rebellion; the other, an attack by lies and hard truths. Can the Blue Pistol liberate more land from control by the Guild? Can more nobles be trusted to see the value in ending slavery? Can the common people of the Domains be trusted to take the reigns of power?

The Blue Pistol is certain that the Slavers Guild will expect more attacks in his effort to end slavery in the Settled Domains. To that end, the Blue Pistol decides to catch the Guild off-guard. "We'll give them a year of calm, then hit them hard." This means new battles and new allies. Several young women will enlist, to protect themselves as much to support the cause of freedom. New dukedoms will be in the Blue Pistol's sights, and more pressure will be put on his spy within the Slaver's Guild. How hard will the Blue Pistol's blows be? When will his war against slavery end?

"Kansas, 1874" recounts the interesting and important events of that tumultous year. 1874 in the Sunflower State was a time of the Wild West and of Indian attacks, but also of a rising poet and debates on temperance. It was the year the Mennonites first arrived, and when Abilene's T. C. Henry began to promote winter wheat as a good crop for Kansas farmers. Few other years in state history show Kansas in its transition from part of the frontier to its own identity so clearly.

As railroads crossed 1860s Kansas, laws were passed that would allow only one railroad to lay track across Indian Territory south to Texas. Three railroads, the Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf; the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston; and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, raced to be first and to become a national line. The Race to Indian Territory recounts the story from early Kansas history. It tells of those important and interesting men involved in the race and the towns the tracks came to. It separates fact from legend, and reveals the race's surprising outcome.

Brilliant revision strategies for GCSE 9-1 English that really work! Students often tell teacher Mark Roberts that they find it hard to revise for GCSE English. This guide will show you why that is a common misconception, and that all you need is an organised, step-by-step approach to your English revision! Shortlisted for the Education Resources Awards 2021 * Discover how to banish ineffective revision and use study skills that will help you to do brilliantly in your exams * Understand what really successful students do to help them towards top grades in GCSE English * Implement practice methods that actually improve your memory Read this book to find out more! Chapter 1. Effective revision for English exams Chapter 2. Organising your notes and annotations Chapter 3. Memorising quotes Chapter 4. Exploding your quotes Chapter 5. Building up a bank of 'killer quotes' Chapter 6. Using context successfully Chapter 7, Improving practice essays Chapter 8. Getting ready for the unseen texts Chapter 9. Preparing for the creative writing questions Chapter 10. Taking care of yourself and coping with exams

"With the events in Saint's Hope and Black Rapids last year, the Slavers Guild might want to go on the offensive against the Blue Pistol. It would be better to keep them distracted." That's why Bart Cochran wants to shift the war of the Blue Pistol against the Slavers Guild in the new year. He suggests targeting a dukedom farther from the gains of previous years. His scheme will involve convincing a Guild Master that the rivalry between the Dukedoms of Hilltown and Low Falls is on the verge of erupting into war. His other suggestion is to have their allies in Freeman's Hold build bombs, disguised as letter boxes, that will be sent to every Duke in the Settled Domains that isn't on the Blue Pistol's side. What happens to slavery in the Domains when these schemes explode?

This book explores the tensions that have arisen in the diaspora as a result of large numbers of Russian migrants entering established overseas parishes following the collapse of the Soviet Union. These tensions, made more fervent by the increasing role of the Church as part of the expression of Russian identity and by the Church's entry into the global 'culture wars', carry with them alternative views of a range of key issues - cosmopolitanism versus reservation, liberalism versus conservatism and ecumenism versus dogmatism. The book focuses on particular disputes, discusses the broader debates and examines the wider context of how the Russian Orthodox Church is evolving overall.

Follow a young girl as she sets out to catch a crab, in this fun non-fiction book, written by Charlotte Guillain and brought to life by the illustrations of Ley Honor Roberts. This is a Pink B level/Band 1B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions for early readers. A simple non-fiction book, children can trace the sequence of events for catching the crab on pages 14-15. This book would link well with the knowledge and understanding of the world curriculum topics. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. Get Fit is one of the top 10 books found to be 'easiest' to read - most accessible and appropriate for the reading level - in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 'easiest' books to read from the report include Bad Bat (9780007412891), No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827) and Get Fit (9780007421961).

Brilliant revision strategies for A-level English Literature that really work! Students often tell teacher Mark Roberts that they find it hard to revise for A Level English Literature. This guide will show you that all you need is an organised, step-by-step approach to your English revision to get the best grade possible. · Discover how to banish ineffective revision and use study skills that will help you to do brilliantly in your A Level exams · Understand what really successful students do to help them towards top grades in A Level English Literature · Implement practice methods that actually improve your memory Read this book to find out more! Chapter 1. Effective revision for English exams Chapter 2. Organising your notes and annotations Chapter 3. Building up a bank of “killer quotes� Chapter 4. “Exploding� your quotes Chapter 5. Applying critical viewpoints Chapter 6. Using context successfully Chapter 7. Developing your academic style Chapter 8. Improving practice essays Chapter 9. Getting ready for the unseen texts Chapter 10. Taking care of yourself and coping with exams

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Join one family as they sort through items in their home that they don’t want anymore and take them to the recycling centre. Find out happens to their items after they’ve been recycled in this engaging non-fiction book. Chant and Chatter books are written especially for the Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds series at Book Band Pink. The narratives and non-fiction texts are formed through three short, rhythmic chants, allowing the demonstration and modelling of fluent reading and supporting children in learning Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. The sounds in this book are: /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/ Pages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy� feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.