The Otherwhere Emporium
The Otherwhere Emporium

Author: Ross MacKenzie

Publisher: Floris Books

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1782506829

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The mysterious Nowhere Emporium has appeared once more. With its shining bricks the colour of midnight, and rich scents of melting chocolate and exotic spices, it's easy to see why inquisitive Lucy isn't the only one bewitched by the magical store. Behind the Emporium's red velvet curtain lies a palace of unimaginable treasures glittering jewels and gleaming gold, sparkling diamonds and shining armour. But hidden among these wonders, something sinister is lurking. The Emporium is under the control of a menacing figure in a top hat who calls himself Vindictus Sharpe. Who is he? And where is the Emporium's rightful owner, Daniel? Return to a world where imagination is power and anything is possible in the heart-stopping finale to the multi-award-winning Nowhere Emporium trilogy.

Anna's Ring
Anna's Ring

Author: Anni Bodmer

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2008-11-18

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 142517258X

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A diamond ring that was created in the 1930s for a special lady suddenly turns up again in the late 1990s. What happened to the Nazi officer who had taken it from her son before he shot him? Did he become a respected member of post-war society? Has a famous theologian been hiding a vicious past from his family and friends? Is there a future for non-violent people in the Middle East? What makes victims of oppression become oppressors, themselves? Can reprehensible acts against humanity ever be forgiven? Can Moslems, Jews and Christians ever be reconciled? Can we humans still be humane, or have hate and greed become the forces that motivate our spirits and souls? This story touches sensitive issues and shows that people of different backgrounds and religions can overcome prejudice and build lasting relationships.

Professional Learning and Identities in Teaching
Professional Learning and Identities in Teaching

Author: A. Cendel Karaman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-03

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1000374211

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This book explores the reflective potentialities offered by analyses of teachers’ professional learning narratives. The book has a specific focus on narratives on professional learning and professional identities emerging from different contexts and gives a deeper understanding of successful teachers’ narratives globally. Diverging from universally standardized constructions of idealized teacher identity and professional learning, the book provides analyses of a diversified set of cases with detailed descriptions of each teacher’s idiographic and professional context to gain a deeper understanding of situated professional identities. With contributions from a range of international backgrounds, it shows teachers of various age groups, subject areas and curricula contribute their narratives to help readers reflect on different trajectories toward becoming a teacher. These narratives provide insight into and a deeper understanding of the conditions and complex processes that being a "successful" teacher involves within these case studies, providing a useful contribution to the field of teacher education. Professional Learning and Identities in Teaching: International Narratives of Successful Teachers will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and post-graduate students of teacher education and international and comparative education.

A Life Like This
A Life Like This

Author: James Carson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2015-08-13

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1514462508

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Isaac is a teenager living in a beautiful place called Charlottesville with his older sister, Gwyn, and his mother, Sophia. He is an introverted person, who is very reserved when it comes to everyone, but he's looking for the one to show who he really is. Like everyone else, he experiences what it is like to lose the one he thought was the love of his life, not knowing that it was a lesson in life and that it was redirecting him down the correct path. Anna is new to Charlottesville. She recently moved there from England with her father. With no friends or really any idea which direction her school is in, she and Isaac bump into each other, and just like that, they become friends, almost like they have known each their whole lives. And as time goes on, they become closer and closer, and along the way, they make new and interesting friends. Unfortunately, not everything is perfect in life. Horrible things happen. You can make enemies even if you are the nicest person, as many people out there just love conflict. Will Isaac and Anna live a beautiful life the way that they both dreamed of, along with new friends? Or will this dream of a beautiful life end up a nightmare, resulting in broken hearts? Only the strength of their love and the love of their families and friends will help them through the journey that we call life.

Heart Failure
Heart Failure

Author: Ivy Goodman

Publisher: University of Iowa Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781587290893

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"These 15 stories meet existence head on through detached narration that has the quality of a feverish dream. The chilling psyche tells a story where there seems to be no story. Even the victim remains dispassionate and lets the reader infer causes and measure threats. In unvarnished, linear prose stripped of sentimentality, Goodman casts the shape of inarticulate emotion. Yet at the heart of her stories about the foolish, the indifferent, and the vicious, between painful connections and violations, there is regenerating laughter or an inexpressible trace of something once whole and beautiful. Beneath Goodman's every absence, there is a compelling, disturbing presence."--Front flap

The Nowhere Emporium
The Nowhere Emporium

Author: Ross MacKenzie

Publisher: Floris Books

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1782501908

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When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Scottish Children's Book Award winner Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination, colour and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Corneila Funke and Neil Gaiman.

Anna's Bear
Anna's Bear

Author: Dena Garson

Publisher: Dena Garson

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1945075228

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Anna Cooper wants what every mom wants – human or shifter – a happy, safe home for her young son. Even if it means working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Her struggle is compounded by the fact that she gave up her family ties and her cougar pride in order to escape her abusive ex-husband. So when she meets Cam and her cougar insists he is their one true mate, instead of rejoicing that she found him, she balks. She trusted the wrong man once - she won’t do it again. Even if he can kiss her senseless. Cameron Wyborn came to town with one thing in mind – reconnect with his bear so he can shift again. But after months of trying everything his doctors recommended, he faces the possibility that he may never shift again. Meeting Anna stirs powerful feelings inside him and he cannot deny he is drawn to her. But his need for control overrides his belief in destined mates. When Anna’s past comes back to haunt her, Cam is forced to decide if he is strong enough to surrender to fate in order to save them both.