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Orphaned by a World War II bombing raid, 11-year-old Jimmy finds himself alone in the world with no family to support him. Reading Oliver Twist in school taught him what happens to children in his situation. He is determined to go it alone and avoid being sent to the workhouse or the orphanage. But it isn't going to be easy. In the days of food and clothing rationing, air raids, blackout restrictions and fears of invasion, he has to keep food in his mouth and a roof over his head in addition to avoiding the authorities. A gripping tale of determination, courage and friendship set in the...

In a world covered in litter and graffiti, author Henry J. Southern points a magnifying glass at the overlooked underbelly and takes us on a journey to a world we've never seen: the secret lives of the rodents who live among us. Told from the point of view of the rats themselves, Rattus tells the story of four young rodents, left on their own after a massacre of their families and friends. After being exposed to an experimental laboratory machine - the four friends suddenly find themselves with the ability to read and understand language - a talent that no rat before them ever experienced....

The fast-growing sugarcane plant is a major source of sugar (sucrose) in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The high productivity of the plant also makes it a key target for use as an energy crop. The fiber of the plant is used to generate electricity and produce ethanol as a fuel. Sugarcane is a hybrid of two species, each of which is genetically complex. The high level of genetic complexity in sugarcane creates challenges in the application of both conventional and molecular breeding to the genetic improvement of sugarcane as a sugar and energy crop. This book describes...