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What happens when you find yourself living a nightmare that you thought only happened to other families? Or that you thought only ever happened in a TV drama? The Spencer family are a hardworking, unassuming, contented, ordinary family - a mother, a father, and three offsprings. Nothing different from anyone else. Until one night, a tragedy unfolds, and their ordinary lives are thrust into total disarray. What they all once knew has all but gone, and now their lives are one big sequence of hurt, upset, uncertainty, and, above all ... hope. A roller coaster of emotions that seem to have no end. This story expresses courage, strength, love, and what can happen when a family pulls together and never gives up hoping.

When life takes a cruel turn and everything you knew becomes the unknown. Macy Reynolds was an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, until one day that life was shattered by a cruel attack on her. People's lives spiral out of control as a number of suspects are interviewed and secrets and lies are unravelled. But will Macy's attacker ever be exposed?

"A book on the American Revolution that looks at the critical "long year" of 1774, and the revolutionary change that took place from December 1773 to mid-April 1775, from the Boston Tea Party and the first Continental Congress to the Battle of Lexington and Concord."-- Provided by publisher

This collection features a selection of poems from the original 1890 edition, showcasing the lyrical beauty and thematic depth of the author's work. The poems explore various subjects, inviting readers into a world rich with emotion and imagery. The reprint maintains the integrity of the original text, making it a valuable addition for poetry enthusiasts and those interested in historical literary works.

This hardcover collection features complete editions of Mary Norton's five cherished tales about the Borrowers, tiny characters who live secretly in human homes. Known for their bravery and resourcefulness, the Borrowers navigate a world much larger than themselves, facing challenges and adventures that highlight their ingenuity and resilience. This beautifully bound volume is an ideal gift for fans of whimsical storytelling and imaginative adventures.

The adventures of Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock continue to enchant readers of all ages, celebrating fifty years of storytelling. This new edition features the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush, complemented by Marla Frazee's eye-catching cover art that brings the charm of these tiny characters to life. The combination of classic and contemporary art enhances the timeless appeal of their whimsical journeys.

Pod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters' attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. "Like her Borrowers, the author is resourceful, inventive, and patient, and her fantasy continues to be totally real and acceptable."--"The Horn Book"

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in this startlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study.In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers of witches—had fled to communities like Salem. Meanwhile the colony’s leaders, defensive about their own failure to protect the frontier, pondered how God’s people could be suffering at the hands of savages. Struck by the similarities between what the refugees had witnessed and what the witchcraft “victims” described, many were quick to see a vast conspiracy of the Devil (in league with the French and the Indians) threatening New England on all sides. By providing this essential context to the famous events, and by casting her net well beyond the borders of Salem itself, Norton sheds new light on one of the most perplexing and fascinating periods in our history.

In this pioneering study of the ways in which the first settlers defined the power, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the sexes, one of our most incisive historians opens a window onto the world of Colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Mary Beth Norton tells the story of the Pinion clan, whose two-generation record of theft, adultery, and infanticide may have made them our first dysfunctional family. She reopens the case of Mistress Ann Hibbens, whose church excommunicated her for arguing that God had told husbands to listen to their wives. And here is the enigma of Thomas, or Thomasine Hall, who lived comfortably as both a man and a woman in 17th century Virginia. Wonderfully erudite and vastly readable, Founding Mothers & Fathers reveals both the philosophical assumptions and intimate domestic arrangements of our colonial ancestors in all their rigor, strangeness, and unruly passion."An important, imaginative book. Norton destroys our nostalgic image of a 'golden age' of family life and re-creates a more complex past whose assumptions and anxieties are still with us."--Raleigh News and Observer

First published in 1980 and recently out of print, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution...