Kirjahaku

Four-year-old Lisa's world turned upside down when her step-father moved in. Most of the time he was just violent but then he started making her do things she knew were wrong. Soon he was visiting her at night. Lisa begged her mother for help but she just shrugged, telling Lisa he would have his way. It was the greatest betrayal of all. At first Lisa's step-father would just make her stroke and massage his feet, hitting her if she stopped, but he soon wanted more. Much more. By the time she was 12 he was regularly abusing her. One day, when Lisa turned 16, she came home to discover that her mother had swapped bedrooms with her. 'You're my girlfriend now', her step-father told her. Lisa turned to her mother for help, but was met with a shrug. She wouldn't hear a word against her husband. 'Don't blame me,' she said. Her step-father's abuse was horrific but what completely tore her apart was knowing her mother knew and encouraged it. Trapped and increasingly desperate, Lisa tried to find a way out. But her isolation was complete. Several months later her mother told her she'd arranged for Lisa and her step-father to move into a flat together down the road. It was too much for Lisa to bear. 'Please don't make me, please,' she sobbed. But her mother just ignored her. Lisa was marched around to the flat with her possessions and her nightmare was complete. Alone with her step-father, Lisa's life became even more unbearable. Then one day, finally, she got the chance she'd been looking for to escape. Lisa bravely struck out on her own, petrified her mother would find her and hand her back into the waiting arms of her step-father. But Lisa's mother had no idea how determined she was to break away…

My Life describes the life cycle of a butterfly and a frog from egg to adult. Detailed, colourful photographs support the text. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1) Book band: Yellow C Phonics phase: 4

This title is part of Pearson’s Bug Club - the first whole-school reading programme that joins books and an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this book: I am a frog. I am butterfly. Look at how we grow! This title is suitable for ages 5-6 (Yellow level)

This book looks at the different foods children have for lunch. They have a sandwich, a salad, sushi, pasta, noodles and fruit. Simple steps for making the sushi and the pasta are provided as well. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1) Book band: Blue A Phonics phase: 5

It is time for lunch. Come and see what we have for lunch today!

My story about how growing up in the Crack Cocaine era in South Central Los Angeles, lead me to places beyond belief and how while God was always right there guarding me, protecting me, and providing for me, the dangers of the streets haunted me to the point that I became suicidal. In this book you will find details about how I overcame the attack of the enemy on my life and how the battle to overcome became a fight for family, community, and relationships. I had to come to understand that no matter which way my life took me, I was created for something greater than myself. I learned that I wasn't on the bottom but I was destined to stand on the front line for those that love me and those that don't and that I wrestle not against flesh and blood but the forces of evil and the personal vendetta that waged against my soul. I was chosen by God to snatch my family from the hands of the enemy and I have committed my life to doing just that. I share the depths of so many life lessons that I had to learn and how to not only forgive those that hurt me but I had to learn how to forgive myself. This book includes the culture from the 70's to now. It will take you on a journey taken by a little girl who lived her life full of fear but found strength in her ability to adjust and overcome at every turn of her life even when it seemed life was just too hard to bare.