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For 7 to 9 year old boys and girls.

Bullying is an issue in many children's lives. This book will help to make your child bully-proof.

Billy Field celebrates his tenth birthday with his school friends, but Eddy Jost is upset at not being invited to the party. When Billy receives a special present from his granddad Eddy finds out, and wants it for himself. Using bullying tactics Eddy takes the present, leaving Billy devastated. And worse, Billy feels he has to keep his loss a secret from his parents and granddad.

Max Turner, Billy's...

Suitable for girls and boys aged 7 to 9

Children have to experience difficult situations in order to learn for themselves who they are. In the story, Billy is given an opportunity to act in the school play, but he tells himself he cannot do it. He convinces himself that he's not good enough, and that he'll never remember all the lines. He feels so unsure of himself and vulnerable, that he thinks of all the ways he can get out of playing a part. Instead opts to be a member of the stage crew, but he is very capable. By attending the rehearsals, unbeknownst to him, he...

For 7 to 9 year old boys and girls.

Arrogant pride makes a child feel so important that they would rather do something wrong than admit they have made a mistake. Could pride be playing a part in your child's negative behaviour?

Billy Field says something nasty to his best friend Ant Turner, and they row. Ant goes off and makes a new friend, leaving Billy feeling angry and abandoned. Billy's pride will not let him apologise to Ant until things get out of hand.

Is Billy the sort of person to have as a friend? Will it be possible for...

Suitable for boys and girls aged 7 to 9 years.

Keeping secrets safe can be a burden for a child. Children need to be able to confide in a responsible adult. Help your child understand the impact that keeping secrets can have on all those involved.

Billy Field and Ant Turner are asked to keep a secret from Max Turner, Ant's sister, about her upcoming birthday present. What starts off as innocent fun, ends up being nasty when Ant uses the secret to 'get his own back'. When Billy accidently damages his dad's new car he makes a pact with Ant...

In this highly acclaimed biography, David Minter draws upon a wealth of material, including the novelist's essays, interviews, published and unpublished letters, as well as his poems, stories, and novels, to illuminate the close relationship between the flawed life and the artistic achievement of one of twentieth-century America's most complex literary figures. In the process, he reveals a Faulkner who is powerful, vulnerable, real--every bit as fascinating as the characters he created. Anyone who has ever tarried in Yoknapatawpha County will find this a sensitive and readable account of...

Most of us are excited to experience new relationships because our minds can see endless possibilities. But when the novelty wears off and we have to begin to work at keeping things fresh, we quickly move from feelings of ecstasy to thoughts like "There has got to be more to this relationship than what I am experiencing." And you are exactly right there is so much more to discover in any relationship when you have the right illumination.

There were hidden treasures in my relationships just waiting to be discovered. I learned this from studying scriptures like 2 Corinthians 4:7 "But we...

Suitable for boys and girls aged 7 to 9

In this book Billy and Ant mess about on their way to school buying sweets and they are late. To cover up for their lateness they tell their form teacher a lie about getting a puncture in a bike tyre, but they get carried away with their own storytelling. Everyone hopes to get away with a lie--that's why they are told--but there is always a consequence, as Billy and Ant find out. Even their teacher gets into trouble, and she has nothing to do with the lie itself. When the police turn up at school investigating a robbery, Billy...