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An indispensable book for teens, as well as parents, grandparents, and any adult who influences young people, Everything About Teenagers and Sex is destined to become the last word on surviving and thriving as a teen and beyond. Everything About Teenagers and Sex is a book that contains a vast...

This books shows how choosing, cooking and eating food can be fun as well as healthy and safe. It tells the story of Matt and Lynne who want to learn how to prepare food for their friends. Guidelines include do's and don'ts about safe and healthy eating, a section about special diets and information about resources.

Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in...

Harp Song for Hiroshima is a work of prose and poetry. The poems introduce the reader to the voices of the people who died on that devastating dayAugust 6, 1945when an American plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and brought to an end to World War II. The suffering of those lives is eloquently...

This book is about little girl named Shy. Shy wants you know what she went through as a child, all during her childhood. She was a very, very sad little girl all the time. Not knowing what happiness was all about, because of the torments she endured. Shy was molested by family members. She was prey...

Polly is the victim of an assault. The man she accused is arrested, and she is asked to be a witness at his trial. Polly has intellectual disabilities. Supporting Victims shows how the police help her to choose the special measures she needs to give her best evidence in court. All the special measures...

Janet is desperate to make new friends and be close to other people, but she just doesn't know how. When she approaches people in the park and tries to touch them, they are frightened. Janet feels devastated and lonely. With the help of her friend Monica, Janet learns about the right ways to make...

When Dad Died takes a gentle, honest and straightforward approach to death in the family. The pictures tell the story of the death of a parent in a simple but moving way. The approach is non-denominational. This book will be helpful to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities as well...

 I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. In 1961, I married my high school sweetheart. Three years later my first child, Eric, was born (see chapter 3.A, a poem honoring my first child). At the University of Hartford, in Hartford, Connecticut, which my husband Allan was attending, I audited some classes...

Kali is lonely. She has no real friends and no reason to leave the house to socialise; community activities seem remote and pointless to her. Outside her home, Kali defends herself with a mask of hostility, hiding her true feelings. But when things go wrong, Kali finds herself in a position to help...

Anita is hurt by a man, and reports it to the police. When the case goes to court, Anita has to give evidence. She gets ready to be a witness by reading this book and visiting the court first. When the day comes Anita is nervous, but she tells the truth and gives evidence well. This book shows what...

Jenny has moved to a group home, but she is very unhappy and unsettled. Things come to a head when her support worker finds a photo of Dad. Sensitively, the support worker helps Jenny to feel secure enough to talk about why she is upset. Jenny discloses that she was sexually abused by her father....

Striking out on her own from a sheltered, Christian family, Sammi follows her dream in the big city. Her faith is tested when she comes face to face with a brutal attacker and betrayal.

Although Dominic is the designer, Samantha is the real force behind Dominic Blair Fashions. Cool, efficient and organized, she has a calculator for a heart and ambition for a bedfellow, so when the famous Jonathan Aitken is assigned to photograph their Hollywood Collection for Elite magazine, she...