Magnificent is angry. Her father died in a tragic accident, leaving her to carry on his quest. He didn't warn her about Valhalla, never mentioned the bird monsters out to get her brother, and didn't bother to tell her that her destiny is to be a doorway to the underworld. But her dad is the least of her worries, because in order to survive she must move past the everyday struggle with bullies, homework, and teenage drama to find the Vampire Palace. Maggie must face her own anger and darkness to answer these pressing questions: Was her dad murdered? What does her family really know? And where...

How are the processes of increasing ethnic and racial diversity reflected in European schools? How do children and educators experience and perceive interethnic relations in schools?

This book examines the issues of interethnic coexistence, the management of ethnic diversity, xenophobic and racial attitudes and, in particular, the under-researched topic of interethnic violence among children in the school environment. Drawing together qualitative and quantitative data across five European countries it offers an insight into the views, personal experiences and...

Charles, Henry, David and Paula are very best Sheep Friends. Find out what happens when they each decide to throw a party. Things get a little crazy An adorable story with illustrations that make you laugh and a lesson about friendship and flexibility. And where to draw the line. Ages 2 and up.

Alfonz Grimwalch is called the Grinch. The past haunts him. Ghosts haunt him, and his commanding officer grinds life into grey misery. Just when nothing matters, she assigns him bodyguard duty to the worst nightmare possible. Mary is terrified, heartbroken, alone. People are trying to kill her. The only wall willing to stand between the nightmares of her past and the murderers of her present is a monster himself. Staggering in exhaustion, she leans against the only one who cares. A team forged in pain. Christmas Eve will find them running, death on every side, betrayed by the symbols of the...

Jack Funai had weathered terrible storms, and now he wanted a hole to retire in. A nice dry predictable hole without trouble or adventure. What he gets is a giant overgrown greenhouse, superstitious village people, and perfect children. Good teachers are hard to find. Friends you can trust are even harder, but if Jack can keep from being drowned, jailed, shot, hung, and bonked on the head, his perfect students may find a way to keep him. Because they know what Jack really needs, and they like him enough to call him family. But pirates and a dark parish priest stand in their way. There's a...