Children's Geographies is an overview of a rapidly expanding area of cutting edge research. Drawing on original research and extensive case studies in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, the book analyses children's experiences of playing, living and learning.The diverse case studies range from an historical analysis of gender relationss in nineteenth century North American playgrounds through to children's experiences of after school care in contemporary Brit...

Two teens discover that love defies the boundaries of any spoken language in this debut romantic dramedy about finding love and reconnecting with your culture in the most surprising ways.A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALISTNOW PART OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTERTaiwanese American Catie Carlson has never fit in with her white family. As much as she loves her stepmom and stepsister, she yearns to understand more about her culture and f...

Based on the testimony of dozens of old-girls from the Parramatta Girls Training School, this vibrant play is a joyous and harrowing dramatisation of the experiences of eight inmates and their reunion, 40 years later. Interspersed with song and storytelling, this is a tribute to mischief and humour in the face of hardship and inequality.

For readers aged 9+ comes the third book in a sparkling series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! From Guardian award-winning author Jenny Valentine, this is the perfect series for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cath Howe and Lara Williamson!Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds.After years of travelling the world with her family, Joy feels ...

Thinking about becoming an au pair? Already abroad and looking for support? This is the book for you.From Home to Host: Navigating Life and Culture Abroad as an Au Pair is a practical, down-to-earth guide for anyone preparing for—or already living—the au pair experience abroad.Whether you're headed to Europe, the U.S., or beyond, this book provides insights to help you adapt, connect, and thrive while living with a host family in a new country....

**Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder meets Cynthia Murphy's Win Lose Kill Die in this explosive YA thriller from Danielle Valentine.Most people’s births aren’t immortalized in a police report.**Olivia was born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders but, when she begins questioning the events surrounding her birth, she finds there’s a lot more to that tragic night.Most people don’t spend their childhood on the run.

I'll lie to her, I'll use her, and I'll… marry her?!Sure, the proposal was accidentalBut once I make her mine, can I really bring myself to let her go?I'm a business titan, a legend around New York City, and I always get what I want.With my latest venture – mining priceless lithium out of the ground - I'm bound to make a killing. But there's a catch: the curmudgeonly owner of the land won't budge and refuses to sell to me, no matter what I off...

Asher was thrown out of the culinary world due to a mistake that was blamed on him. Working at Sunshine Café as a barista and the kitchen manager, his talent is going to waste and he's miserable, even though this was the bargain he made to avoid anymore scandal in the culinary world. Levi is an upstart restaurateur who has lost the passion and love for cooking, barely keeping his bar afloat. Known for being a bit of a troublemaker, he wanders into Sunshine Café one day while Asher is worki...

Nicola Pearson is a new recruit to the Federal Bank in Sydney, hired to devise a new system to manage the trading risks of the bank. It is the mid-90s and she has to prove herself professionally and intellectually to win over the dealers, especially their boss Tom Forrester. He has recently returned from a three-year stint in London to run the Federal Bank's financial trading operations.Nicola has been left in the lurch by her ex-husband and does not trust men, lacking confidence i...

A teen searches for herself and her voice on the New England island where she lost both eight years ago in this evocative debut coming-of-age novel.Off the coast of Rhode Island, on the sharp crags of tiny Tillings Island lies the secret of Izabella Rae Haywood's sixth birthday. That night, her father vanished, taking her voice—and the truth of what really happened—along with him.In the autumn of 1974, after eight long years of unsuccessful psychiatrist visit...

See her travel images through her eyes. Appreciate her poetic words as she combined them with and find out her real thoughts behind each image and poem. The truth just might shock you.

Ex-cop Maxwell Fear knows all too well what can happen to a witness of a violent crime—which is why he has no choice but to protect her.Sloane Robertson is no longer the woman he met at a dinner party, or the woman he kissed at the front door. She’s a client, a job, nothing more than a person who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong damn time.He will keep it professional. He won’t get involved in her personal life. And he sure as hell won’t try to convince her to ...