Sandra Joyce: 7 books

Based on a true story of a young woman, wife of a hardened criminal, who in 1969 finds herself in the dock at the Old Bailey accused of murder. It is a vivid insight into the underworld life of London’s Soho, and 1960s gangland. With hilarious scenes, graphic sex and violence, the story is told...

A follow-up to 'The Street Arab- The Story of a British Home Child', the heart-rending story of Robert James continues in Joyce's second book, 'Belonging'. Now grown, Robbie struggles to find his place in the world that has committed him to otherness. Like so many Home Children during the Second...

Based on a true story of the author's father, The Street Arab is a powerful novel about a boy, from a small mining town in Scotland whose family is torn apart by the First World War and resulting poverty. After foraging for food one day, Robbie returns home to find his family missing and suffers a...

Amelia Stone didn't know what to expect when she moved to her aunt's house in Colorado. Down on her luck and in between jobs, Amelia had thought that the will that left her the old house was a blessing. What she found instead was a home that looked straight out of the 1800's, a field full of cows,...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...

Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a plethora of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides viable educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes...