A powerful and moving memoir about how the youth detention system is letting down our most desperate and damaged kids, and how one rookie teacher fought the system on their behalf. Explosive, heart-breaking, inspiring.'Honest and courageous ... This book is the report card we've all known was coming.' Gabbie Stroud, bestselling author of TeacherWhat happens when your first teaching job isn't in a classroom - but in juvenile detenti...

The second Book in the award winning Res Gestae series featuring Ancient Rome's foremost family; Augustus, Livia and AgrippaIN THE HANDS OF THE GODSMARCUS RUTILIUS CRISPUSA LOYAL MANSo reads the inscription on the grave of the man ordered to commit suicide by Rome's leading citizen, Octavian. Now, Octavian rules the empire. Consul for the seventh time, he has the love of the common people and powerful allies. He owns the army. He owns the treasury. He owns t...

Award winning fiction set in ancient Rome.Intrigue and adventure at the dawn of the Roman empire.In this fast paced political thriller Senator Rutilius reveals his conflicts with Rome's future emperor, Octavian.31 B.C. A century of civil wars has torn apart the Republic. Octavian has declared war against the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and her lover, former consul Mark Antony. During battle, Rutilius makes a mistake which costs him dearly.Rutilius attempts everything to restore his st...

A powerful and moving memoir about how the youth detention system is letting down our most desperate and damaged kids, and how one rookie teacher fought the system on their behalf. Explosive, heart-breaking, inspiring.What happens when your first teaching job isn't in a classroom - but in juvenile detention?When Ralph Jackman swapped his career as a sports reporter for life as a teacher, he expected yard duty and parent-teacher nights. Instead, he found himself behind the r...