Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.

This study was designed to shed light an under-researched field, the pressures of working in a grammar school. The existing literature on this subject is best described as minimal. Therefore, the literature cited is often adapted or relates to the topic of general academic pressure, but not exclusively about grammar schools. Its purpose was to be used for academic and professional reference and should be viewed as a case study into a narrow and specific field. The findings of the study illustrated that Able Gifted and Talented students were largely unaffected by national examination estimates, in this instance Fischer Family Trust grades, but appeared to thrive on other pressures, such as internal aspirations. However, teachers seemed to feel stressed and pressurised by the expectations of such estimates and regarded them very negatively on the whole.

Samuel Lebrun is a 15-year-old boy born in Canada who now lives in California with his Mexican father. His pregnant French mother and his unborn brother died in a car accident when he was just 7 years old. Samuel is good with numbers and is also able to speak English, French, and Spanish, but he is special because of something else: he often has precognitive dreams. He doesn’t know how to control them or when he will have one, but they warn him about upcoming dangers. The problem with these dreams is that they always manifest themselves in the form of allegories, so at times, it’s really hard for the boy to understand what they mean until it is already too late. Right on the day when he starts to study at Derphen International High School, there is an explosion in one of the hallways he was about to enter. Later on, he will discover that the explosion was meant to kill him and his friends, but since the goal was not achieved, they will suffer a series of mysterious accidents that will attempt to end their lives. With the help of his British friend John Williams, his French-American friend Edward Thompson, and his Japanese-American friend Hiyori Tsukishiro, Samuel will have to find out who is causing these accidents—that keep occurring during their semester abroad in Paris—before the culprit manages to murder him or his loved ones. Who is behind the accidents? Why do they want to kill them? Will Samuel and his friends manage to escape from all the accidents? Join the four friends in the first part of the trilogy that will eventually take you all over the world!

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award. Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . . Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home? '[Sings] with truth' - The Times 'A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book' - Guardian 'Humane and empathetic . . . an effective call to action' - The Sunday Times 'Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling' - Scotsman