In "Mr. Chocolate Man" a gluttonous little girl discovers on her own what happens with the kids who are taking sweets from strangers. The play was awarded the Grand Prize at the Playwriting Contest of the International Festival of Puppets and Marionettes –"Gulliver", Galati 2006. The radio version was produced and broadcasted by The National Radio Theatre in 2002, directed by Mihai Lungeanu. "Mr. Chocolate Man" was produced at "I.D.Sarbu" Theatre from Petrosani, directed by Rodica Baitan, in 2010, and at the Municipal Theatre of Baia Mare, directed by Oana Leahu, in 2013.

A positive addition to the body of children's literature dealing with the raw emotions of separation and divorce. In a heartfelt and sensitive manner, Zigler presents the story of Scotty, whose parents have recently separated, and his encounter with the eponymous Mr. Chocolate Bar. Full of sweet fun and excitement that just has to be read to be believed!

"Theatre for Big, Small and Tiny Kids" is a collection of four plays by Sînziana Popescu translated from Romanian - "Life Like a Fairytale", "Slipping into a Plum", "Mr. Chocolate Man" and "When the Toys Say Bye" - to be performed for young audiences on a professional stage or by children in their own classrooms or children's theatre groups. In "Life Like a Fairytale" a child and an actor find out why the characters from The World of Fairytales are disappearing and how they can save them. The text came first in The "Camil Petrescu" Contest, section "Theatre for children and youngsters" organized by The Ministry of Culture and Cults in 1996. The play had its premiere on the stage of Targu-Mures National Theatre in 1997, directed by Kincses Elemer. The script was also produced and broadcasted by The National Radio Theatre in 1999, directed by Mihai Lungeanu. In "Slipping into a Plum" a little boy learns from a plum’s core how to befriend his older brother. "Slipping into a Plum" was awarded the first prize at The National Radio Script Writing Contest, Theatre for Children Section, organized by The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company in 1999. The comedy was produced and broadcasted by The National Theatre Radio in 2000, directed by Mircea Albulescu. In "Mr. Chocolate Man" a gluttonous little girl discovers on her own what happens with the kids who are taking sweets from strangers. The play was awarded the Grand Prize at the Playwriting Contest of the International Festival of Puppets and Marionettes –"Gulliver", Galati 2006. The radio version was produced and broadcasted by The National Radio Theatre in 2002, directed by Mihai Lungeanu. "Mr. Chocolate Man" was produced at "I.D.Sarbu" Theatre from Petrosani, directed by Rodica Baitan, in 2010, and at the Municipal Theatre of Baia Mare, directed by Oana Leahu, in 2013. In "When the Toys Say Bye" the toys of a spoiled boy take their fate into their own small paws, wings or hands and run away in the world. This play was awarded the Grand Prize at the Drama Contest of the International Theatre Festival – "100, 1,000, 1,000,000 Stories", organized by the "Ion Creanga" Theatre in 2007. The musical comedy "When the Toys Say Bye" had the premiere at the "Ion Creanga" Theatre in 2008, directed by Attila Vizauer, music by George Marcu.

'I didn't mean to, honest to goodness I didn't. It just happened.' Amber Salpone doesn't mean to keep ending up in bed with her friend Greg Walterson, but she can't help herself. And after every time it 'just happens' their secret affair moves closer to being a real relationship, which is big problem when he's a womaniser and she's a commitment-phobe. While Amber struggles to accept her new feelings for Greg, she also realises that her closeness to Jen, her best friend, is slipping away and the tow of them are becoming virtual strangers. Slowly but surely, as the stark truths of all their lives are revealed, Amber has to confront the fact that chocolate can't cure everything and sometimes running away isn't an option...

A visceral reimagining of 1780s London, showcasing the untold stories of African-American soldiers grappling with their post-war freedom 'Remarkable' David Dabydeen In the years just after the American revolution, London was the unlikely refuge for thousands of black Americans who fought for liberty on the side of the British. Buckram, Georgie and William have earned their freedom and escaped their American oppressors, but on the streets of London, poverty awaits with equal cruelty. Ruthless, chaotic and endlessly evolving, London forces them into a life of crime, and a life on the margins. Their only hope for a better future is to concoct a scheme so daring, it will be a miracle if it pays off. Bursting with energy and vivid detail, Incomparable World boldly uncovers a long-buried narrative of black Britain. 'Adventurous and exuberant . . . a rollicking thriller [that] pulsates with vivacity' Bernardine Evaristo Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, Latino Gay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis shows how an apparent incongruence between knowledge or intention and behavior can possess its own sociocultural logic and meaning.

In the streets, you’re either a survivor or a victim, and you must know how to play the game right. Even when you think you can trust someone, you can’t. Once you’re in the game, there is no way out, and for every action, there is a consequence. So what do you do—fold and succumb to death’s call, or do you ride to the end and risk it all? Either way there can only be one Boss to an Empire! Join Toya, a sociopathic queen pin that thrives off of money and violence in this riveting tale of young hustlers, movers and shakers, on their quest to make money and survive in Tammy Hawk’s “Gotta Bmore Careful.” Watch out Alexandria, cause Bmore is taking over!