Most Popular Books by Susan PRICE

The stunning sequel to the acclaimed ODIN''S VOICE.

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling is widely considered to be one of the most influential and important of the early English novels, and Henry Fielding''s finest fictional achievement (Introduction). Any reader interested in this novel''s intertextual allusions, ironic plot, shifting meanings, and circular, symmetrical structure will find Karpuk''s Index an invaluable and illuminating companion. The Index is no mere catalogue of topics, characters, places, and symbols: it is the product of Karpuk''s own nuanced understanding of the novel. Her listing of coincidences, misunderstandings, and chance meetings will allow character relationships to be traced and unraveled. Socioeconomic and political allusions and details of eighteenth-century material culture - coffee-houses, dress, food, masquerade, romances - can inform a contextualized discussion of the text. Entries for biblical, classical, and literary references will make apparent the novel''s crucial intertextuality. Characters are described in intricate particularity, and names are included of characters who never appear in the text but are spoken about by others. events or characters: she files protagonists and their symmetrical opposites under relevant topical entries (under money, for example, incidences of Tom''s extravagant generosity appear alongside occasions of Bilfel''s parsimony) to assist such comparisons. Book and chapter number locators mean that the Index can be utilized beside any edition of the novel. Karpuk concludes her volume with brief chapter summaries that describe both the narrator''s commentary and character and plot developments. The Index is an unrivalled finding tool and essential to the library of any reader developing a full, informed understanding of Fielding''s complex novel.

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.During a bad winter in Viking-age Scotland, Fari finds a polar bear cub that drifted to shore on an ice floe. He raises the cub and teaches her tricks. They soon become inseparable - but as the bear grows and grows, she is no longer welcome in Fari''s home. Follow Fari as he embarks on a journey to save his friend in this beautiful historic tale by Susan Price.Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to pratise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Eine ganz normale Familie wird von einem Putzkobold heimgesucht. Doch als der nicht nur putzt, sondern auch die Wohnung neu einrichtet, will die Familie ihn gern loswerden ... Ab 10.

Ten-year-old Sandy''s childhood ends when his mother sells him to a farmer who half-starves and beats him. So he runs away for good, away from the farm and from home. Alone on the road, penniless, Sandy is lucky to find friends: Spot and Patch, two drover''s dogs, who are making their way home all by themselves. With no idea where they are going, Sandy joins them, following them across Scotland, through a wild landscape of loch and mountain, to the Hebridean island of Mull in the West. When the dogs lead him to their croft, Sandy''s deepest wish seems to have come true. He, too, has found a loving home. He is happier at Lachlan''s croft than he thought he could be, until he discovers that he is not really wanted there at all. Unwelcome, he takes to the road again. But without his four-legged friends. Will he go through his whole life friendless and lonely? Susan Price is an acclaimed writer of books for the young. She has won the Carnegie medal and the Guardian Fiction prize and her books have been translated into many languages.

Captivating versions of some of the best myths and legends from around the world. TreeTops Myths and Legends are fascinating and action-packed stories that will motivate and inspire readers. These are some of the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children''s authors to bring out all of the action, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and meaningful today as ever. The stories are beautifully illustrated in a range of styles to bring each tale to life. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children''s reading development also available at a href=http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 6 books, one of each of: Mythical Beasts and Fabulous Monsters, Why Dogs Have Black Noses, The Journey of Odysseus, Tales of the Underworld,Shapeshifters, The Legend of Gilgamesh."

A childless old couple love their kitten so much, they decide to have him educated.They pay their vicar to teach Thomas his letters.But the vicar is a cruel man. He takes their money but he kills their kitten.Year after year he makes them work to pay Thomas'' ''school-fees.''When he leaves for London, the vicar plays one last, cruel trick. He tells the old pair that their Thomas has run away to sea -- but that they will find him in London, at the Miching Mouse Inn. The vicar laughs to think of the old couple travelling to London to search for a man and an inn that don''t exist.But when the old pair reach London, they have strange good luck...Based on an old folk-tale, this is a heart-warming tale by Susan Price, the award winning writer of ''The Wolf''s Footprint'' and ''The Ghost Drum.''(Originally published by A&C Black.)

Explains whether Connecticut or any other states have laws to help military reservists called to active service who experience a reduction in income meet their child support obligations.

Discusses under what conditions Connecticut courts require a mental health evaluation for children committed to the Dept. of Children and Families or juvenile offenders, what issue or condition is presented to the evaluator to be addressed, and whether there are any guidelines courts or agencies follow.

Summarizes Arizona''s shared parenting law and any parallels between it and the act passed in the 2002 Regular Session permitting courts to order parents to pay their children''s college costs.

Discusses which states give parents a bill of rights or similar explanation of appeal rights at the beginning of an abuse or neglect investigation. Also discusses what appeal rights Connecticut parents have when the Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) removes a child from their home due to charges of parental abuse or neglect and how these appellate procedures work.

Discusses what penalties other states impose for conduct similar to Connecticut''s second degree custodial interference law.

Discusses legislative history of the spousal share and contribution rules under the Medicaid program, specifically, how the resource and income limits were devised and why she will have to give the state some of her retirement annuity income if her husband needs nursing home care.

Discusses Department of Social Services (DSS) assisted living projects, options for elderly people who have too much income to qualify for Medicaid, but cannot afford private assisted care facility costs, and whether any Connecticut program subsidizes around-the-clock home health services.

Summarizes the House rulings for the 2003 regular and special sessions.

Discusses whether courts can order recently-divorced parents to pay their child''s college costs when that obligation is not included in the final divorce decree.

Updates OLR research report 95-R-1053, which provided statistics on sexual orientation discrimination complaints filed with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) between Oct. 1, 1991 and June 30, 1995.

Discusses statutes regulating the activities of people accused of committing sexually-based offenses with those that apply to convicted sex offenders.

Discusses how companion animals, such as dogs and cats, are handled in Connecticut divorce cases, specifically, if pets are treated as personal property and if a divorced party can take action against an ex-spouse if the ex-spouse takes a pet from its legally-designated home or disposes of it by gift or sale.

Discusses whether a layperson, related to the groom, can perform a marriage in New York.

Aslak and Astrid are born into slavery but their father grants Aslak freedom. When he returns from a long journey he discovers that Astrid has been sold and begins a quest to find her. Grades 5-8.

Discusses whether a Connecticut resident who unlawfully disclosed personal, electronically stored information about a Massachusetts or California resident can be sued under those states'' data privacy laws.

Explains how probate courts analyze a parent''s request to voluntarily terminate his parental rights to a child.

Summarizes instructions the Department of Children and Families provides mandated reporters.

Briefly highlights public and special acts affecting children enacted during the 2007 regular and June special sessions through Dec. 5, 2007.

Discusses how many state Medicaid programs using a "patient-centered medical home" service delivery and payment model pay practices in advance a monthly fee for each enrolled patient.

Discusses the recommendations of studies, consultant reports, and outside evaluations of the Department of Children and Families'' (DCF) organizational structure issued within the last five years.