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Fourth in the humorous Mango Street Story series about the grade 6 kids in a Melbourne inner city school. This one is told by Rosie, Britt''s best friend and favourite doormat - until the terrible day of the Pet Parade.

An illegal rave party is held in a disused warehouse. Four groups of kids with different agendas end up at the party. This story is told in short sharp scenes as the reader moves from one group to another, until everyone ends up at the rave and the action begins. A fast paced, accessible story. Ages 13 to 16.

You look in the mirror and see your two worst nightmares, Ugly and Fat. Overnight you''ve turned into a GEEK. Your boyfriend/girlfriend has just dumped you after having sex. Does this mean you were hopeless at it? But maybe you''re thinking you could be gay anyway? Suddenly your friends seem to be busy with other things that don''t include you. Your family treats you like you''re still in kindergarten. You feel so confused and lonely deep inside. In fact, is life worth living? Then read on and find out what to do when life sucks...

Silent Knight has two fears: meeting a fierce dragon and Rusting Up. When his horse Gallbladder runs off on a dark wet night, he finds that both of his fears come true ...

Fourth story in a series for primary school children featuring the Chickabees. The Chickabees can''t raise the money for their costumes and their parents won''t take them seriously. They need to beat their rivals in the Battle of the Bands. Author''s other publications include the Mango Street stories.

Hester has always wanted to be a court jester, but it''s always been a man''s job, so she knows she has little chance of achieving her dream. She''d be much better off trying to be a lady-in-waiting like her mother. Hester''s best friend, Calvin, is the current jester, but after slipping on goose grease and banging his head, Calvin has a problem. His short-term memory is terrible. He gets his jokes mixed up, and he can''t remember punchlines. To add to his woes, his muscles are starting to stiffen up, making it difficult for him to caper and do acrobatic tricks. When he worries about how he can cope at the king''s special All Fools dinner, Hester assures him that she can help. She''ll hide under the table and hold flash cards for him so he can get his jokes right. But things don''t go as planned, and the special powder Hester puts down Calvin''s tunic to help him caper has him knocking himself out. Now it''s up to Hester. Can she impress the king enough to become the new court jester?

The gnomes have always lived at the back of Miss Mackie''s garden. But one day Miss Mackie goes away...

To:LUCY FINDLAY (PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL) Subject:Great new book! Surprise! It''s me, Cath. This is my first ever email to anyone. I put the bit about private and confidential so no one else will read it. Speaking of reading, we''ve just read a REALLY funny book at Book Club. It''s called The Femailsand it''s about someone just like me! Woman of the sandwich generation (dependent daughters on one side + ageing parents on the other) learning to manage alone after loss of partner. There''s blended families, a greedy brother, friends in crisis . . . Can you believe it? You MUST read it too: great ending! Love as ever, Cath xx P.S. Thanks for the Eternal Life Anxiety Relief pills. P.P.S. But what if they don''t WORK?

"Millie Minor is such a moaner. She even moans about a class visit to the circus! When Millie and Toby Shaw become unwilling stars of the show, confetti and kisses like cold spaghetti are the order of the day"--Back cover.

Horace Morris thinks Patsy McKeen is a full-on pain in the neck. He''s just been shifted next to her - and now she thinks she''s his new girlfriend!

Forage fish play a key role in marine ecosystems and fisheries worldwide. They are highly productive, and undergo dramatic fluctuations in productivity, which interact with fishing pressure and spatial dynamics to generate population variability. The mechanisms and demographic processes behind this variability are poorly understood, creating a challenge for fishery managers. In this dissertation, I address the implications of demographic diversity for forage fish ecology and management. I investigate demographic diversity in space (Chapter 1) in space and time (Chapter 2), and among different forage species (Chapters 3 and 4). In the first chapter, I demonstrate that spatial diversity in a largely unfished forage fish population (Puget Sound Pacific herring; Clupea pallasii) can generate portfolio effects, which stabilize their availability as prey. In the second chapter, I build a hierarchical model to address the potential processes behind these portfolio effects, distinguishing temporal variation in mortality from spatial differences, and demonstrating that adult mortality has led to age truncation and recruitment-dominated dynamics. In the third chapter, I develop an age-structured population model and use a management strategy evaluation framework to show that demographic diversity among forage fish species (specifically, for sardine, anchovy, and menhaden-like forage species) affects management outcomes and tradeoffs. In the final chapter, I use a time series approach to investigate asynchronous dynamics in sardine (Sardinops spp.) and anchovy (Engraulis spp.), and show that although these two species are often viewed as alternating members of the forage fish guild, sardine and anchovy alone do not compose a forage portfolio that buffers fisheries and food webs from dramatic shifts in productivity. These results demonstrate the rarity of asynchronous dynamics and the importance of considering, but not relying upon, demographic diversity in forage fish populations.

When Ruth''s father dies when she is still a child, it is not only the pain of this death that she has to contend with. When the full extent of his debts are revealed, Ruth finds herself in an orphanage, isolated and alone, with her boarding school and middle-class upbringing just distant memories. However, her fortunes take a turn for the better when she accepts a position in the Langley household, whose service she is in when she discovers that she is not as poverty stricken as it was thought. With her new social standing, Ruth is eventually able to give in to her feelings for Edward Langley and the two plan to marry. However, Ruth''s happiness is short-lived when Edward mysteriously disappears. Will Ruth ever manage to find true happiness again?

''Culture at Work'' is intended to provide thought provoking information and practical activities for use in a culturally diverse training and assessment environment. It is based on practical experience and research into community services workplaces. Table of contents: * Introduction to intercultural communication (cultural diversity and VET, what is culturally inclusive practice, culture - its part of life) * Part 1 - Overview of culturally inclusive practice (culture and identity, culture as a ''blueprint for action'', culturally inclusive practice in the workplace, diversity - the benefits and challenges) * Part 2 - Strategies for trainers and assessors (key principles of culturally inclusive practice, applying the principles of culturally inclusive practice, culturally inclusive practice and competency standards, identifying language and cultural skills in competency units) * Part 3 - Activities to support culturally inclusive practice (how to use the activities, confidentiality, telephone skills, non-verbal communication style, managing conflict, responding assertively, being assertive using specific language skills, providing non-discriminatory service, encouraging positive client participation in decision making, summing up for trainers) * Appendix - Hofstede''s Framework.

Claudie is so distracted by the arrival of her new baby brother that she accidentally leaves her soft toy and best friend, Ducky, behind in the park. The ducks who live in the park try to comfort Claudie''s little lost friend, and they fly across the city, this way and that, with Ducky cradled between their wings as they help him look for the place called home. A wonderful story for children and their carers, perfectly matched by Terry Denton''s lyrical illustrations, and a gift that readers will hold in their hearts. ABOUT THE AUTHOR and ILLUSTRATOR Gillian Rubinstein and Terry Denton are award winners in their own right, and first teamed up for Mr Plunkett''s Pool, which won the Australian Multicultural Picture Book Award in 1993. Since then, they have collaborated on Jake and Pete, which has been adapted for theatre and toured nationally by Kim Carpenter''s Theatre of Image, Jake and Pete and the Stray Dogs, Jake and Pete and the Catcrowbats and, most recently, Jake and Pete and the Magpie''s Wedding. Ducky''s Nest is one of Gillian''s most appealing picture book texts to date and Terry''s illustrations are his most sensitive and lyrical since Felix and Alexander won him the Book of the Year Award in 1986. SALES POINTS * Perfect for the gift market. * Themes of a new baby and home.

Dan goes sleuthing to solve the mystery, and discovers a toothless, toast-eating ghost. A large print, illustrated comedy for young readers.

Novel for primary school readers. Part of the Shorts series. Boxer hates his new school and doesn''t care that he''s just scored another detention because he says he''s never coming back anyway - but his new mate Nicker wants him to push the edge. Author''s previous books include the Mango Street series and the Chickabees series.

Sixth volume in the humorous Mango Street Stories series for children. Everyone in class is sick of Justin, who copies their work, but Crystal feels sorry for him and invites him home. The trouble is everyone else comes too and since ''home'' is the local ashram, they all make fun of her lifestyle.

Detailed discussion of education policies in relation to equal opportunity in a meritocratic society.

This is in part a book about the physical church: its architecture, its furnishings and glass. But it is even more a book about people: those to whose lives the tombs and memorials in the church bear witness, and many others who have also played their parts in the history of St Laurence''s. The authors'' careful research has uncovered the contributions of rectors, readers and other parish clergy, as well as many a tale (not all complimentary) of parishioners and visitors to the church. From the medieval Palmers Guild to the modern Team Ministry, they have traced the story of St Laurence''s and its people.