In the East End, twelve-year-old Tara witnesses her villain of a father almost kill her mother. She forges a determination then and there to change her life. This is the story of three beautiful and talented women. Mabel, whose great love for a gambling man has brought her close to insanity; gentle [...]

When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving eve[...]

Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire. Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers and sister, Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school. Her loneliness and misery are eased when she falls deeply in love [...]

Literacy Development in the Early Years, by renowned author Lesley Mandel Morrow,is an integrated approach to language arts that gives pre-service and in-service teachers a wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development. The many ideas a[...]

"Stolen" is the number one bestseller from Lesley Pearse. A beautiful young woman is discovered half-drowned on a Sussex beach...Where has she come from? Why can't she remember who she is - or what happened? She's wearing an old-fashioned dress and her hair has been hacked off. She's obviously been [...]

"Charlie" is the latest from bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her family is threatened and only she can save it...When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified. But after talking to the police she realises that her father's busin[...]

"Trust Me" is the gripping historical novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse. She lost her parents and then was sent far, far away...When their father tragically kills their mother, Dulcie and her sister are sent to an orphanage. Told that a 'better life' awaits them in another country, they ar[...]

Remember Me is her most recent historical novel. She made a mistake and now she'll never see home again...Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific condition[...]

"Hope" is the next historical novel from the acclaimed Lesley Pearse. Her existence would be the ruin of her mother...Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows u[...]

As he did with his much lauded "Nelson's Trafalgar," Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story?a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon's sei[...]

This book is supported by a MultiROM, containing a complete dramatized audio recording of the story plus interactive activities.--P. [4] of cover.[...]

Dominoes are full colour readers with extensive Activities and Project pages. Quick Starters are the same level as Starter with shorter, simpler stories. They are suitable for students who need more support in their reading than is provided by traditional readers. The Activities and Projects can be [...]