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Lady Susan is an epistolary novel by Jane Austen about a beautiful and manipulative widow scheming to arrange wealthy marriages for herself and her daughter. This book is the basis for the film Love & Friendship, written and directed by Whit Stillman, and starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny. This dramatized production is presented by the Online Stage.

When magic awakens, making its claim on her humanity, Gabrian loses control of her life and nearly her mind as she becomes a danger to everyone around her. The reality of the world she knows is torn apart. Stubborn and hell-bent on getting her life back, Gabrian makes a deal with a smooth-tongued devil who claims he can help her regain control. But she soon learns the cost might be higher than she could ever imagine.

New Thought author and philosopher James Allen (1864 - 1912) is best known for his treatises on moral development and the power of thought, the most famous of which is As a Man Thinketh. In 1907 Allen also published a collection of poems, entitled Poems of Peace. Most of the pieces take the form of aphorisms and admonitions, delivered with the author's typical earnestness.

Gabrian Shadwell is one of the most lethal and powerful supernatural beings on Earth. Her blood is one part silver mage and the other vampire. The problem is she has no idea she even has it. When her magic surfaces and makes its claim on her, Gabrian loses control of her life and becomes a danger to everyone around her. The world she knows turns upside down and fills with chaos.  Stubborn and hell-bent on getting her life back, she makes a deal with a smooth-tongued devil who claims he can help her gain control.

Her last breath on this Earth was taken weeks ago. Her death - a Crime of passion. But her re-birth will seal her destiny. Gabrian Shadwell has now entered into the afterworld but her heart still clings to those she left behind. When given the chance to return to her old life on a mission to restore balance, she takes it. But the fare is high. Stripped bare of her gifts and left mere flesh on bones, Gabrian faces her darkest hours.

Delilah is a small girl with a big imagination. One day she discovers a tiny door with an inscription that instructs her to open a world of imagination for others. Delilah goes about sharing her world, with surprising and heartwarming consequences. 

After surviving a near-fatal kidnapping, Gabrian is determined to pick up the sordid pieces of her life or at least she is trying to. But somewhere in the chaos something has gone awry. Her ability to turn off the cravings is broken - leaving her victim to a body meant to run on instinct for survival, a body constructed to reap fear within the Realm. Now Gabrian must test the strength of her will and harness in the unrelenting urge to feed in order to secure her Elders trust or risk becoming the monster that lurks within.

Once upon a time, in an extraordinary land, there were two little princesses: Mely and Bela. Their daddy was the very powerful king of the Kingdom of the Blue Strawberries, a fantastic land in which everyone was living in blue strawberries. With Mely and Bela, little listeners will discover the wonderful world of two little princesses who make new friends in every episode and learn together with them about friendship, good manners, good behavior, and common sense through some fun and mysterious adventures.

This little girl is off to big school for a visit! She's already been before, and describes how she has met her teacher at preschool, at home and at school. A happy tale of a rather huge change told with positivity through humor-filled poetry.

Danny's mother assures him that snowmen can't talk. In this whimsical adventure, Danny discovers that her assertion is not entirely correct.

The biography of the great theologian Adam Clarke. Clarke was a prolific writer of theology and the author of the definitive commentary on the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, inarguably the most comprehensive study of the Scriptures ever produced. Written by Samuel Dunn, a contemporary of Adam Clarke and his protégé, this biography explores Clarke's early life, conversion, education, adulthood as a theologian and his death. Great study of a great man of God.

A little girl finds out her mummy is growing a baby. The story leads you through the excitement, emotion, and joy of preparing for - and greeting - a new baby in the family, with references to breastfeeding, baby-wearing, cosleeping, and more.

The story of a child's journey in Kenya from being lost on the streets to being rescued and reunited with his family, with references to substance abuse (glue sniffing) and God's grace and love.

There are so many things that could have caused this little boy to have a challenging day, yet he discovers the wealth of his friends and the resources around him.

A missed bus, a buggy wheel falling off, what more could happen to make this child late for school?! A delightful tale of a catastrophic school run, narrated in rhyming couplets. Will he get to school on time?

Little Blue Cow tells the story of a little blue cow who loves everything little and blue. Her car, her house, her cat are all little and blue. As she goes to buy some food at the grocer's, she struggles to find anything little and blue. However, an old lady will kindly try to help her.

This is a children's book about the most famous Christmas character in the world who will teach children about punctuality, as we see Santa himself grow and become Father Christmas.

Most teachers will admit they are like magpies, always looking for some new and shiny teaching ideas to apply in their classrooms. If you, too, cannot go to a budget shop without buying something you think you could adapt in your classroom; if you are always looking for inspiration, an idea to steal or adapt to engage your students, look no further...this guide is definitely for you.

The animals are back! This delightful series tells the story of what happens when the animals, like many young children, don't want to wash, eat, sleep, behave, share, go to school, take their medicine, or get vaccinated. In this episode, we talk about the importance of sleeping.

Have you ever wondered what it must be like for your little ones to travel to a very big city and visit it? This new children's book Little Charlie Visits London will not only be another entertaining and fun-learning book for your children (with a very special little character called Charlie, who every child will easily identify with because of the very nature of our little hero!), it will also make them discover the beautiful city of London and offer you, parents, the chance to see Britain's Capital through the eyes of a 3-to 6-year-old!