In this coming-of-age story, sixteen-year-old Winnie and her three best friends—all boys—find themselves changing quickly and dramatically to impress Caleb, their strange and charismatic new companion. Under Caleb's influence, Winnie and her friends test boundaries, flirt with danger, and in the end, illuminate darkness within each other and themselves. Throw Down Your Shadows is a compelling exploration of the contours of young friendship and the development of powerful new appetites.

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

När Joe och hans familj kommer till villan i bergen ovanför Nice tycker han sig se ett lik i swimmingpoolen. Men det är en högst levande flicka. Kitty Finch heter hon, en självutnämnd botaniker med grömålade naglar som naken kliver upp ur vattnet och hamnar i centrum för semesterfirarnas intresse. Vad gör hon där? Vad är hon ute efter? Och hur kommer det sig att Joes fru låter henne stanna kvar? Efter 15 års tystnad gör Deborah Levy, en av Storbritanniens mest uppskattade författare, sitt ...