Youth justice has its particular challenges, including proving its efficacy. In 13 essays presented at a July 2003 colloquium, Burnett (criminology, Oxford U.), Roberts (probation studies, Oxford U.)
In the late-nineteenth century, seven-year-old Cedric leaves America to live with his grandfather in England, where he becomes heir to a title, an estate, and a fortune.
Acclaimed illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin celebrates Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic, a tale of two dollhouses, just in time for its 100th anniversary. When Tidy Castle arrives, brand-new and gr
At the time New Glory (Neue Herrlichkeit) was published in 1984, most dissident authors had fled the German Democratic Republic, then in its final years. Gunter de Bruyn courageously remained to satir
When orphaned Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long c
At once the strangest and most marvelous of Ivy Compton-Burnett's fictions, Manservant and Maidservant has for its subject the domestic life of Horace Lamb, sadist, skinflint, and tyrant. But it is w
Abuse, adultery, incest, extortion, and murder: these are among the secrets guarded - or shared - by the respectable families at the center of Ivy Compton-Burnett's darkly comic and deeply subversive
When Sarah's rich and loving father dies, she loses everything and is forced to work as a common drudge at her London boarding school. But her special ability to play make-believe and tell stories tur
A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Burnett's classic story of a disagreeable and s
Little Lord Fauntleroyis the charming story of a seven-year-old American boy, Cedric Errol, who lives on the edge of poverty in New York. One day he is visited by a gruff lawyer at the tiny house he s
How do you become an effective primary school teacher? What do you need to be able to do? What do you need to know?Flexible, effective and creative primary school teachers require subject knowledge, a
How do you become an effective primary school teacher? What do you need to be able to do? What do you need to know?Flexible, effective and creative primary school teachers require subject knowledge, a
The six-time Emmy award-winning actor and comedian, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, takes readers on a 70-year, rags-to-riches journey that is both funny and inspiring, sharin
Sara Crewe seemed just like a real princess... When Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's London boarding school, she seems just like a real little princess. She wears beautiful clothes, has gracious m
The beloved original text now offered in a beautiful paperback edition by esteemed illustrator Inga Moore.First published in 1911, The Secret Garden has entranced readers with the courage of two unhap
Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines shes a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school. Now, this classic n
