Child Law

As a pizza detective, Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, has survived murderous criminals, bloodthirsty henchmen and some questionable modes of transport. He now has a much more worrying problem: his younger sister is working as his apprentice. Coaching seven-year-old Alicia for her exams to join the Golden Spatula League would be challenging enough. But the siblings must head to Japan to track down the missing English eccentric Lord Bobo - former host of the hit '90s gameshow Battered by the Butler - before he winds up dead.

For Archie, the start of summer means another stint at Camp Shady Brook, where there is a lot more to the camp than meets the eye - just like Archie and his now blended family. But thanks to a con Archie developed last year, he’s finally somebody…and he’s not going to lose that status to the new girl, Vivian. For Vivian, thanks to an incident That Shall Not Be Named, her summer of exotic travels with Mom and Dad has turned into traveling to a dump of a summer camp in the middle of nowhere. But thanks to perfect timing, Vivian soon finds herself in a ring of kids trying to out-con each other - and discovers Camp Shady Brook is more like Camp Shady Crook.

Raising children is the most important responsibility we have. Are you doing all you can to be the best parent possible? Dr. Garrett Soldano has spent his entire adult life applying the Universal Laws to athletics and entrepreneurship. Now, he applies these same laws to successful parenting. Turning his efforts to creating a simple yet easy to understand guide for parents, he has outlined a clear path for setting a solid foundation of values for children.

Tobias og Oliver er på vej ind i Evalds hus for at lede efter Laura. Hun har nu været forsvundet i to dage. Pludselig brøler Evald: "Stå stille, eller jeg skyder." Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer. I sin tid som skolelærer mødte Jørn Jensen mange børn med læsevanskeligheder og fandt, at der var mangel på læsemateriale til de små nye læsere, der kunne vække ægte læseglæde.

Molly og Mikkel er blevet tvunget på højskole i sommerferien med deres far. Noget, især Molly ikke ser frem til. Efter hendes mors kræftsygdom og død har hun lukket sig helt inde i sig selv. Men på højskolen møder Molly og Mikkel de to søskende Aksel og Tilde og deres hund Molli. Og snart er den lille gruppe viklet ind i et uhyggeligt spil om liv og død. "Buskene bevæger sig. Ud kommer Molli. Men hun har ikke tennisbolden i munden. "Er det pinden fra før?" spørger Aksel. "Den der?" siger Mikkel. "Det er ikke nogen pind." "Nej," siger Tilde.

Una original, divertida y entrañable novela que nos habla de la soledad de las personas y de los refugiados. “Me llamo Omar y soy una nuez. Mi padre era jardinero y mi madre olía a canela. A los dos se los comió el mar poco antes de llegar a la playa. Los vi desaparecer mientras flotaba en aquella cáscara de nuez junto a otros desconocidos. De los tres, solo yo llevaba un pequeño salvavidas con mi nombre. Lo había escrito mi madre para que no lo olvidara nunca.”

In this story from the popular Nurse Matilda series we see The Brown children have feigned illness and been taken to hospital but with Nurse Matilda running the show they have little chance of keeping up their antics for long.

This book is all about using a simple analogy that helps children understand the importance of positive thought. Billy Bewell continues his adventures with Stella, his puppy. This time Billy discovers a magic wand. But he doesn’t know how to use it, so things go terribly wrong, and Billy is scared that his Nana will be very up-set with him. Then he figures out that using the wand has a lot to do with what he is thinking and feeling. When he feels good, good things happen. When he feels bad, things go wrong. Billy learns that even when things go wrong you can fix them. He learns that real ...

What people worry about can often be summarized into three categories: family, business, and relationships. Greed and desire are often the root cause of people’s worries. People tirelessly pursue fame and fortune, material goods, family love, and romantic relationships, yet they completely forget that they live in the human world, where one cannot have everything as one wishes! This book compiled questions and responses over the years between Dharma Master Cheng Yen and disciples or visitors: the questions may be about faith, suffering of illness, managing wealth, managing the household, ...

Thirty years pass in a flash of elven magic and Charlotte loses all those dear to her. She tries to put things right but is forced to return home, leaving Elderfield to face certain death. She has no way to save him, but worst still, no way to save herself. The discovery that her own world is changed beyond recognition leaves her no choice but to give up her gateway forever.

Drei kleine Fünf-Freunde-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 6 Jahren. Ob wildgewordene Rennpferde, heimtückische Entführungen oder fiese Einbrecher: Die Fünf Freunde scheuen keine Gefahr und stürzen sich in jedes Abenteuer. Zum Glück hat Hund Timmy eine hervorragende Spürnase und ist immer an ihrer Seite, wenn es darum geht, spannende Geheimnisse zu lüften. Drei Kurzgeschichten aus "Fünf Freunde meistern jede Gefahr" (Band Nr. 22) von Enid Blyton.

Are you ready to uncover how technology is reshaping childhood—and not always for the better? In this powerful and thought-provoking audiobook, James A Smith dives deep into the hidden effects of screen time, social media, and digital distractions on today’s children and teens.

He was a priest and a scientist, and is often called the father of genetics. This audiobook follows Gregor Johann Mendel's life and work as he led the way for a torrent of new scientific understanding - and enabled the works of future scientific luminaries.

If Artemis Fowl is “Die Hard with Fairies”, then W.A.R.P. is “Oliver Twist” meets “The Matrix”…The Reluctant Assassin is the first book in the W.A.R.P. series. W.A.R.P. stands for ‘Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme’. The assassin of the title is young Riley who has been apprentice to Albert Garrick, a Victorian illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and taken to using his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims’ dwellings.

Ali Cross just solved his first real case. Alex Cross knows it's only a matter of time before his son finds his way into more trouble. Neither of them expected Ali to get caught up in another case so quickly. Ali and his friends were just hanging out in Anacostia Park...then they became witnesses to a crime. Alex wants Ali to stay far away from the investigation. But Ali isn't going anywhere, not when his new friend Zoe is in trouble. It's up to Ali to figure out why she's lying to the police - and who she's protecting.

Meet Atticus Grammatticus Cattypus Claw, the world’s greatest cat burglar. He’s a tabby who spells trouble. And he’s been hired by the fiendish Jimmy Magpie to steal all the jewels in Littleton-on-Sea. Atticus needs a temporary home – preferably one with lots of sardines provided. But when he adopts Inspector Cheddar and his family, Atticus starts to wonder, is a life of crime really for him?

Rules and laws keep us safe, but they also help us to be good citizens. Engaging and leveled text help young listeners understand why we have rules.

Dovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent White Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, Roundtree continued to represent the poor and the underserved. She was the first lawyer to bring a bus-desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, clinching the ruling that enabled Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. She was also among the first Black women to enter the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

In the current world when the world is witnessing chaos at all levels, the need to return to basics is immanent. Marriage is the very foundation of our society. Yet, it is this important institution of life that is facing the most challenges. Most couples entering into matrimony have little or no idea of what marriage constitutes. Often marriage is entered into on the basis of superficial things like physical attraction, status, or wealth. Many are not emotionally, financially, or socially ready to enter this important phase of their lives. The home which must be a sanctuary of peace and ...

A middle-grade retelling of Richard Nixon’s downfall, Bringing Down A President: The Watergate Scandal is an inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy.