Kirjahaku

Monsters from mythology finally get to tell their side of the story, in this hilarious illustrated series for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories and Pamela Butchart. Polyphemus just wanted to throw the Greatest Party of All Time, but when you’re a monster, party-planning is really complicated. You have to get the best snacks and invite the right guests. And you have to try really hard not to accidentally eat the guests instead of the snacks. That’s where everything started to go very, VERY, wrong for Polyphemus, especially as Odysseus proves to be the worst guest of all time…

Mickey is the type of kid who's always on the lookout for a code to crack. So it's her lucky day when she spots a strange poster on the bus home from school written completely in code. Within the strange jumble of letters is a curious message, one that leads to an exciting adventure-with diamond thieves, dognappers, and an extraordinary group of animal spies! This book contains real coded messages, can you crack the codes before Mickey does?

Mickey has been recruited to a top secret band of animal spies. Disaster strikes when someone (or some mole...) robs a bank! While investigating the crime, Mickey's colleague (a rat called Rupert) disappears under very suspicious circumstances. This definitely sounds like a job for Mickey and the Animal Spies!

Codes to crack, puzzles to solve, mysteries to uncover - there is never a dull moment in the life of a spy. And that is exactly what Mickey does: she is the only human operative in the secret animal spy agency COBRA. Mickey's previous adventures with the Animal Spies proved she is not only smart but also trustworthy - it's a great honour for Mickey, as the Animal Spies do not work with humans. But when human spies start disappearing under suspicious circumstances, Mickey feels it's her responsibility to discover what is happening. In Mickey and the Missing Spy, it is up to Mickey to unite the human and animal world of espionage for the very first time, in order to save her hero and top spy, Hildegarde McTavish!

Sex is such an intimate topic historically wrapped in shame and when someone shares they were sexually abused, we may not know how to respond.With recent #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements, we are learning just how many men, women, boys, and girls have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted person, often family members or leaders in the church. Sexual abuse is rampant in modern society and now--sometimes many years later--sexual abuse survivors are sharing their stories.Anne Marie Miller is a survivor of childhood clergy sexual abuse and has shared her journey toward healing with audiences all over the world. After speaking with thousands of survivors and their loved ones, she saw the need for a fundamental and practical guide for helping supporters of sexual abuse survivors understand the basics of abuse, trauma, healing, and hope. Drawing from her own experience as a survivor and evidence-based research, Anne addresses these questions and more in Healing Together:What is sexual abuse?How can I help survivors?Who are predators and how do they groom victims?How does trauma affect survivors?What happens when someone doesn't remember the details of their abuse?How does abuse wound the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of people who have been abused?When and how should authorities be contacted?How do you talk to your children about sexual abuse?What are the warning signs of abuse?Is healing possible?Whether you are a spouse, a family member, a friend, or a church leader looking for easy-to-navigate resources to understand and support sexual abuse survivors, you'll find answers and hope in these pages.

Sometimes "Till death do us part" just doesn't apply to soulmates.When Adrian Cattrel first met Jake Riley, she thought he was a conceited road crew worker whose only redeeming quality was his unnaturally stunning blue eyes. But the more she got to know him, the more she realized there was just something about him she couldn't resist. Four years later, Adrian is a budding photographer and happily married to Jake. They're on their way home from a family dinner one night when tragedy suddenly strikes.Now Adrian is transitioning between two worlds and is concerned about how Jake will cope with her death. She knows he is not the kind of man to show his feelings-that's just not the way he was raised. His father taught him that real men-Riley men-never do that, but Adrian has tried to convince him otherwise right up until the night of her death.Now the stakes are much higher. Can Adrian-with help from another unlikely guardian angel-change her husband's mind, or will he continue to live up to his father's expectations, which could ultimately destroy him?As Adrian adjusts to her new role, she discovers that more than one person needs healing and that life still holds many surprises for her even though she's no longer a part of it."The Last Photograph is a beautiful story of love, grief, and healing. I cared deeply about the characters, and several surprises kept me turning the page until the very satisfying conclusion."- Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and award-winning author of Spirit of the North: A Paranormal Romance

"Reading this gut-honest book will be like cold water to your parched soul." —Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times best-selling author of The Best Yes"Anne's story is a disturbingly searching, deeply convicting, and delightfully arousing call to community, the kind that only Jesus makes possible. Read it and you'll want to relate as perhaps you've never related before, with both vulnerability and commitment. Leave safe relating behind, and connect with healing power." —Dr. Larry Crabb, best-selling author of ConnectingLife has a way of throwing unexpected obstacles in our path, tripping us up, and bringing us to our knees. When these crises hit, who do you call? Who do you lean on? Anne Marie Miller found herself in one of those valleys on the floor of a hotel bathroom while on a business trip. Months of stress accumulated and took its toll. In a moment of desperation, she picked up the phone and called a friend for guidance. That simple phone call was the first step in a transforming journey of evaluating what community truly meant and looked like in her life.We live in a world and a generation where the word “community” is often discussed. But how genuine and authentic are your relationships really? Anne Marie noticed an important tension all of us must recognize in order to have life-giving friendships: “We desperately want to belong yet at the same time, we yearn for independence.”In Lean On Me, Anne Marie Miller takes us along as she sets out to dig below the superficial and explore what choices are necessary to find intentional, vulnerable, and consistent community. Jesus was passionate about truth-speaking relationships. And with Anne Marie’s narrative and practical insights interwoven together, you will feel more equipped in your quest for these types of relationships as you seek people to lean on and as you pour love into those around you.