A group of friends links forces to take on the town's bullies in this boisterous story for junior readers. ‘Die you scumbags!’ Adam cried, immediately swinging into action with the double-barrelled, pump action water cannon... Finn heard the throaty growl of the V8 before Adam saw the car approaching... ‘Ad!’ he called urgently. ‘Don’t do it.’ But Adam does do it - and that's the start of real trouble. Not only has Adam fired on the town's toughest gang but one of them is the older brother of Ivan Spittle, wedgy king and leading contender for the school's 'bully of the year' award. Adam and Finn lie low, but their hideout is discovered by Kim, Tara and Robbie. Together they form The Dare Club; taking outrageous risks and stirring up Ivan and his motley crew. As disaster looms, the unlikely gang uncover secrets about one another - secrets that will either split them up or give them strength for their final test, a confrontation with Ivan's gang. With a cast of zany kids The Dare Club is a bubbly, boisterous story that'll rock the socks of those who dare!

Aleysha, Nick, Colette and Emma are on a mission to scare themselves into forgetting their problems. But will it work? When four very different people meet at a Lift Up course for the newly divorced or separated, there are initial tensions. Aleysha hasn't accepted the fact that her 7-month marriage is over. Nick is struggling with being a single parent. Colette is still dealing with the health problems that caused her husband to walk out on her, and Emma is a dumper, while the others are dumpees. As the group get to know each other, Colette suggests they start a dare club. If they're cavorting several metres off the ground, or standing under a spotlight, it's bound to help them to forget about their troubles, isn't it? At the very least, they'll have some fun, and who knows? It might just change their lives forever.

A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.

In One Dance with a Duke—the first novel in Tessa Dare’s delightful new trilogy—secrets and scandals tempt the irresistible rogues of the Stud Club to gamble everything for love. A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only ten members—yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing “Duke of Midnight.” Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke—until Lady Amelia d’Orsay tries her luck. In a moment of desperation, the unconventional beauty claims the duke’s dance and unwittingly steals his heart. When Amelia demands that Spencer forgive her scapegrace brother’s debts, she never imagines that her game of wits and words will lead to breathless passion and a steamy proposal. Still, Spencer is a man of mystery, perhaps connected to the shocking murder of the Stud Club’s founder. Will Amelia lose her heart in this reckless wager or win everlasting love?

In this new edition of a modern classic, Thomas Howard contrasts the Christian and secular worldviews, refreshing our minds with the illuminated vision of reality that inspired the world in times past and showing us that we cannot live meaningful lives without it. Howard explains in clear and beautiful prose the way materialism robs us of beauty, depth, and truth. With laser precision and lyrical ponderings he takes us through the dismal reductionist view of the world to the shimmering significance of the world as sign and sacrament. More timely now than when it was first written, this book is a prophetic examination of modern society's conscience.

Daisy Dare is as brave as can be! Just dare me, she says. Anything you like. I'm never ever scared. She walks the graden wall, she eats a worm, but will she dare take the bell off the cat's collar?