Child Law

Aged seventeen, Lee is inside for a crime he has committed. And he soon finds out that prison is not the holiday camp he’s heard about. Warned to ‘play by the rules’, he has to decide whose rules - the screws’ or the other cons’. Life in a Young Offenders Institution is about survival. But the real struggle is inside Lee himself. Is he destined to be a ‘career con’ or can he choose to change his life? A powerful, compelling story for older children about one boy’s experience of prison, from acclaimed author J.A. Jarman.

Murder made him a prisoner. Truth can set him free. In a distant future, all criminals of violent crimes are sentenced to life in the Arena where they must battle against both man and beast in a fight to the death. When 16-year-old Calvin Sawyer is wrongly convicted of his father’s murder, his charmed life as the son of a senator is changed forever...It’s kill or be killed.

Viola is a people-watcher. She loves to sit on the step of her father's bakery in Brookwater Lane, creating stories about the weird and wonderful folk who pass by. Her father is secretly impressed by her big imagination, but her mother thinks it's all a bit silly. So when Viola witnesses a terrifying robbery late one evening, her theory as to who is behind this dreadful crime is met with rolled eyes and disbelief. Determined to prove she is not as silly as everyone believes, Viola sets out to bring this villain to justice and show she is more than just a girl with a wild imagination.

Rose's mother and Joshua's father have disappeared. Police inquiries have gone nowhere, but Rose and Joshua still believe that they are alive. Joshua is determined to work out the meaning of the cryptic ‘murder’ notebooks they have discovered. Rose receives some odd, desperate messages from Rachel, a former best friend, followed by the terrible news that Rachel is dead. But what does Rachel have to do with their parents?

Jesse James left behind his legendary outlaw life to raise a family. But the lure of his bank-robbing past was too difficult for him to resist. Listeners will be entranced by America's favorite outlaw and the story of his own past catching up with him.

Loyal subjects, watch out! Some of history's royal leaders were just as vicious as they were powerful. These kings and queens stole, tortured, and murdered. Listen to this audiobook to discover the gruesome ways these rulers terrorized their enemies, their own people, and even their own blood.

Hang on to your wallet - and watch your neck! The most notorious outlaws were known for their fearless drive, their quick shot with a pistol, their odd trademarks, and their way of escaping the law over and over again. Are you brave enough to listen?

Forgiveness is one of these misconceptions that children get wrong when going through kindergarten and school. When not understood correctly, being confused about this can lay a very heavy burden on a young person’s shoulders! The Legacy of The Dragon: Understanding the Law of Forgiveness gives your kids a head start in the race of life. You see, if they don’t get this right NOW, they won’t even be in the race. Harsh but true.

Marley Z. is a hip, outgoing, and confident New York City kid just starting eighth grade. When her best friend is accused of stealing a priceless violin on display at The Juilliard School, Marley steps in to prove her friend’s innocence. So begins her mad dash around the city - from the Metropolitan Museum, to stately doormen buildings, to a violin teacher’s artsy brownstone, to her favorite neighborhood Italian restaurant. Suspects and motives appear and vanish, but intrepid Marley won’t stop until she has the right answers.

When orphaned Laura Marlin moves from a children's home to live with her uncle in Cornwall, she longs for a life of excitement just like the characters in her favourite detective novels. A real life adventure is on hand as she is deposited at her uncle's spooky house... Why does her uncle, Calvin Redfern, forbid her to go to Dead Man's Cove? What's thetruth about Tariq, the silent Indian boy who lives with the flamboyant Mukthars? Who is J? Who has left the message in a bottle for Laura to discover?

Then. Ella, Max, Corey, Fallon and Zane. The Fearless Five, inseparable as children growing up in a sleepy English seaside town. But when Max's older sister is killed, the friendship seems to die with her. Now. Only Max and Ella are in touch, still best friends and a couple since they were 13. But Ella is hiding things - like why she's afraid to take their relationship to the next level. And when underdog Corey is bullied, the Fearless Five are brought back together again, teaming up to wreak havoc and revenge on those who have wronged them.

Городок Гдеугодно – обычный шведский провинциальный городок. В этом городке живёт фрёкен Эмма Сталь. Наверняка ничего особенного, обыкновенная фрёкен, каких в Швеции немало, подумаете вы. А вот и нет! Фрёкен Сталь – самая удивительная фрёкен на свете! Она обладает превосходным чувством юмора, незаурядным аналитическим умом и любит разгадывать детективные загадки. Её не так-то просто обвести вокруг пальца! Не удалось это сделать и банде разбойников, которые с недавних пор обосновались в городке.

En mycket upprörd greve von Knorr knackar på hos kommissarie Tax. Någon har stulit hans tavlor av konstnären Kalasson och dessutom hans Mona-Grisa! Kommissarien kan inte så mycket om konst, men inser snart att de stulna tavlorna är väldigt värdefulla. Men hur kan den mystiska stölden ha gått till? Kommissarie Tax är en småfet tax i sina bästa år. Han spelar saxofon och är snäll, men inte alltid så smart. Elsie Petrén, född 1954, är en svensk saxofonist, kompositör och författare. Hon hade påbörjat en utbildning till kläddesigner när kärleken till saxofonen tog över.

Get ready to bow down - if you don't want to lose your head! Some of history's most ruthless leaders are headed your way. Some of these rulers schemed their way to the top. Others just conquered everything around them. Are you fearless enough to keep listening?

Learn about Lyra, Parys, Ali, Ozzy, and their deputies who work hard to protect Laramie County in Wyoming. You'll discover their most heroic acts, like saving an air force base from a bomb to finding drugs, catching criminals with their teeth, and working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on certain cases.

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about how police officers serve their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

In a future London, Concentr8 is a prescription drug intended to help kids with ADD. Soon every troubled teen is on it. It makes sense, doesn't it? Keep the undesirable elements in line. Keep people like us safe from people like them. What's good for society is good for everyone. Troy, Femi, Lee, Karen, and Blaze have been taking Concentr8 as long as they can remember. They're not exactly a gang, but Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet, watchful sidekick - the only one Blaze really trusts.

Raskolnikov is a poor student living in St Petersburg. Desperate to escape his poverty, he kills two people and flees with a few watches and some jewelry. Although at first nobody suspects him, his own conscience plagues him, and it isn't long before an intelligent police detective by the name of Petrovich begins to have his doubts about Raskolnikov's innocence and is determined to make him confess.

Dan can see ghosts. See them, speak to them, and sometimes help them - for a price. Dan and his ghostly sidekick, Simon, help the unquiet dead solve their problems and move on. But when they take on the case of a teenage shoplifter, things start to spin out of control. Soon Dan is up against a dangerous and badly dressed gangster, a rather unusual vicar, the ghost of a Victorian stage magician who cut off his own head, and a spot of grave robbing!

Da Victor og Mikes farmor dør, efterlader hun en nøgle, et brev og nogle fotografier til dem. Det bliver starten på brødrenes søgen efter deres far. Siden de var små, har han været væk. Victor og Mike finder ud af, at deres far har kæmpet mod Regimet, der nu bestemmer alt. Men hvor er deres far? Og hvad kæmper han for? Vest for Charlie er en fortælling om to brødres søgen efter deres far. Men det er også en fantastisk historie om sorg, ansvar og retfærdighed i et samfund, der vil kontrollere alt.