A fast moving sweeping tale full of intrigue drama and suspense and a story of a young child’s journey to manhood. A young Dutch boy grows up in WW2 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The tragedy of war and the work of the Resistance. The unexpected tragic loss of his father. Emigration to Australia with his mother and stepfather. At 13, to his despair Jobe finds out he has been abandoned by his mother to work for his keep on a Dairy farm . Farm life turns out to be harsh and cruel at times. He soon realizes his destiny is in his own hands, there is no one he can turn to. Under dramatic circumstances involving a confrontation with a paedophile he escapes the country life and moves back to the city. He finds work at the local abattoirs a tough and uncompromising work place. Jobe is suddenly drawn into murder crime drugs and betrayal. A woman goes missing. A worker at the abattoirs is found with his throat cut. There is a man who likes young girls. Is there a connection? Then there is the attractive Irish woman that works in the abattoirs canteen that takes a shine to Jobe. Who is she really? Who is she watching? Does Jobe have a future or will his family and the people around him drag him down?

Kate plans a birthday party for her stepbrother Anders and gets involved in the mysterious disappearance of items from the Erickson household.

It is a time of great darkness, when the sun is in danger of being forever extinguished, and mankind has been divided into two warring factions: the worshipers of the God of Light and the servants of Eternal Night. Now three unsuspecting travelers are called by prophecy to face a legion of the undead and the powers of the Dark Lord in the faint hope of reclaiming the world for the light.

Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies - agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help. Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. - and only them - to locate and remove the 'Source' for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. It's a tough assignment. Made worse by the tensions between Lucy and the other agents - even the skull is treating her like a jilted lover! What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving their closest rivals may just do the trick. But not all is at it seems. And it's not long before a shocking revelation rocks Lockwood & Co. to its very core . . . 'Stroud is a genius' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.

"In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit--all utterly alone. Wilson doesn't know how to climb. He barely knows how to fly. But he has the right plane, the right equipment, and a deep yearning to achieve his goal. In 1933, he takes off from London in a Gipsy Moth biplane with his course set for the highest mountain on earth. Wilson's eleven-month journey to Everest is wild: full of twists, turns, and daring. Eventually, in disguise, he sneaks into Tibet. His icy ordeal is just beginning."--Provided by publisher.

This is a compelling exploration of the transformative power of art education through the personal journeys of several students. The book provides a complex theoretical explanation and insight that inspires personal reflection upon art pedagogy.