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Putting Analysis into Child and Family Assessment bridges theory and practice, and provides clear guidance to improve assessments in child and family social work. It addresses the issues of central concern to child and family social workers, including analytical assessment, outlines how to...

Dear old Mrs Tuck has run the school canteen for years. But after a chain of nasty culinary upsets, she gets the chop and a slick new commercial caterer is appointed. Angelo Martinelli, junior private eye, smells a rat ? and not just the dead one in the canteen. Is it sabotage, or is it a red herring?...

Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. They arrive at the ancient city of Tarka, a flooded city behind a great wall. Hoping to discover Robotika, where robots can be free, instead they end up trapped between the mysterious underwater Aquanauts and the cruel Crodilus ... A refreshed...

Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. When their spacecraft crashlands in the middle of the Ghost Sea, the four friends think things can't get any worse - but they're wrong. Not everything in the Ghost Sea is as dead as it seems, and our heroes soon find themselves running for their lives...

When Albie and his mum go to the museum, Albie has no idea what is in store for him. He know that museums are fusty and dusty and full of smelly things, but what he doesn't expect are igloos, wolves and a real life polar bear... Join Albie on a brand new adventure in this brilliant book by...

Albie is putting the finishing touches to his sandcastle when a mysterious wind blows him all the way to Ancient Egypt! There he finds Tuti and Anka, the Pharaoh's children, and together they go on an exciting adventure to hunt for some lost treasure. But will they make it out of the dark catacombs...

**Poignant YA historical romance between a teen who runs away to fight in World War One, and his sweetheart back at home.**Harry Wainwright is 17, not quite 18, but he can't wait to enlist for the Great War - so instead of going back to boarding school he runs away to war. He does this with the help...

Marla the badger lives peacefully in a sett with Cadoc, her mate, and their three young cubs. They are unaware of the threat approaching - badger baiters are operating in the area, hunting for badgers to sell and use in the cruel 'sport' of badger baiting. Meanwhile the twins Tom and Sarah,...

In the ninth title in the successful Charmseekers series, Sesame and Maddy are back in Karisma and on Star Island. To find the next missing charm - the star - the Charmseekers must once again outwit the scheming Morbrecia and devious Zorgan. Charmingly written stories, appealing characters, a beautifully imagined world with its own language.

Cora lives with her mother and grandmother in a hamlet in the Yorkshire dales. The three are close, but Cora longs to meet her father, whom she has never seen. She likens him to an unknown man who is reported to have disappeared - 'vanished in a puff of smoke'. Chance events lead Cora to build a fantasy...

Zak is sent on a mission to the US, but the plan goes horribly awry for Zak and his fellow agents when their plane is hijacked. A harrowing flight turns into a desperate bid for survival. Zak is stranded on a desert island and can't tell friend from foe. The third in this gripping new series. Perfect for young fans of 24.

Time is running out. Chess and her brothers, Box and Splinter, are caught in a bitter struggle between two ruthless organizations. Now they face a terrifying choice - carry out a dangerous mission for the Committee, or try to outrun the evil Twisted Symmetry alone. Chess wants to take...

**A fascinating historical novel for young adults set in pioneer New Zealand.**The year is 1833 and Lizzie Kemp's father, James, is a missionary to Maori at Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands. Lizzie is twelve years old: sparky, determined, and recently crippled by an illness. When hers baby brother dies...

This delightful story collection contains forty folktales from around the world. Chosen and retold by storyteller Bob Hartman, these heart-warming, traditional stories are ideal for sharing with children today. In this new edition, witty illustration by award-winning artist Krisztina Kállai Nagy complement...