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When Alexander starts school in the fall his teacher notices that he can't stop growing. Before long, he's too big for the classroom and has to move away to a farm. Alexander is heartbroken and so is his class. When the teacher tells Alexander how wonderful she thinks he is, Alexander believes it's just because he's unusually tall. However, when the teacher moves the entire classroom to Alexander's farm they are finally able show him just how special he really is.
The Search for Freedom is about a young man living in London's East End around the 1800's. It tells of a young man's travels, when he was sent to Australia for stealing. He escapes from a work farm and during his travels meets up many people and a horse called Dante. Linus Edwards endures many problems and tribulations to become a very rich and powerful man. There is love, hate and many adventures.
Could the police really want to take you into custody for a murder when the murder victim was you? Well, they could if you were Christine, because Christine's life is complicated. In fact she has been living two lives, one as Chris-girl, the other as Chris-boy. Now the police think that Chris-girl has murdered Chris-boy and they have all the CCTV evidence, witnesses, her gun, a knife and forensics to prove it. As prosecutions go, this one should be a slam dunk! And Christine can't produce her own body to prove that she isn't dead because if she does Jade will die. Jade is Chris-boy's girlfriend's daughter and she has been kidnapped by the real murderer, her grandfather, who also happens to be her father.He has also murdered his daughter, who is also Jade's mother, and is busily trying to get Christine framed for this murder too. It's a murder, it's a kidnapping and it's a romance, but above all, it's an adventure.
The New York Times–bestselling author of Shattered Innocence reveals the story of a two-time widow leading a double life in this true crime exposé. Miriam Giles ran away to Colorado to escape her violent past. But this seductively charismatic widow had a dark side that could never stay buried. After finding the “sugar daddy” she was looking for in Alan Helmick, her new marriage seemed happy. Then, two years later, Alan met a gruesome fate. Returning home from errands, Miriam found him lying in a pool of blood. Miriam showed police a cryptic note warning her to "run, run, run." But Miriam was no distraught housewife. She was a master manipulator who always stayed one step ahead of her unwitting partner. Then her crimes caught up with her once and for all. Includes dramatic photos.
Westerns may have had their heyday, but they remain popular. The greatest films from 1914, when The Squaw Man and The Virginian were among the genre's best, through 2001, when American Outlaws and Texas Rangers were tops, are the subject of this work. For each year, the author names the outstanding western films in the following categories: picture, screenplay (original and adaptation), direction, cinematography, music, male and female leading roles, and male and female supporting roles. Also for each year, the author lists the westerns that received Academy Award nominations (and those that won), makes note of the births and deaths of notable actors, directors, producers, composers, cinematographers, authors and other such personalities, and describes the genre's significant achievements.
It is often said life is at its cruelest when a parent outlives his or her child. As unnatural as that may seem, many parents find themselves in that position. Whether caused by disease, illness, accident, crime, or suicide, parents can find themselves making funeral arrangements rather than planning a childs birthday party, graduation, or wedding. Author Sue Parker knows firsthand what that is like. In Chasing Shadows: A Mothers Attempt to Process Her Grief, Parker shares her experiences after the death of her youngest child. For much of 2012, Rowan said he wouldnt live to see 2013. After all, the Mayan calendar ended on December 22, 2012, so he reckoned everyone was going to die. Rather th...
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This book summarises and analyses the major issues in Australian education policy today.