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Linda Collins gets up on a Monday morning, dresses for work, makes coffee and goes into her daughter Victoria's bedroom. Why hasn't Vicky got up yet? It's an important day: the start of the second term of her final year at school. Today she will hear her latest exam results.
T...he bedroom is empty.
So begins every parent's worst nightmare. Collins, a New Zealand journalist based in Singapore, writes with startling candour about her daughter's suicide: the secrets she kept from her parents, the revelations in the personal journals she left behind, and the struggle of Collins and Malcolm McLeod, Victoria's father, to find answers in the midst of enormous grief.
How, they ask themselves, could they have missed the signs? What did the counsellors at Victoria's school know about her state of mind? Did her school friends have any idea how desperate she was? And above all, why would a beautiful, talented, much loved young woman take her own life?
Loss Adjustment is a wake-up call. New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for teenagers among the world's wealthy developed countries. Most of those who kill themselves are, like Victoria McLeod, aged 15 to 19. Linda Collins examines the tragedy of teenage suicide from her profoundly personal viewpoint, while Victoria's journals, uncovered after her death, give an incredibly valuable insight into the unseen stresses and anxieties suffered by many teenagers.
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A sumptuous guide to the art of Henry VIII - with analysis of what his collection of paintings and artworks reveal about the man and his reign
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The hunt is on! Follow a team of antique-quilt mavens as they share how their search for quilts from the past turned into present-day quilt patterns. With decades of knowledge about vintage textiles between them, you'll discover: * Patterns for 13 stunning quilts, each inspired b...y an antique quilt from the authors' personal collections * Tips for finding antique quilts, both in your hometown and online * Which quilts to snap up quickly--and which to walk away from * How to determine if the price is right Packed with photos of both newly made quilts (and the patterns to make them) plus images of the antique quilts that inspired them, you'll be delighted by the fun photos of this duo's treasure hunting in action--they'll inspire you to join the hunt!
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#1 Gift For Nurses Discover the hottest trend with this best-selling title. Give the gift of laughter! Beats cleaning a bedpan any day of the week. Finally a gift that doesn't suck. So funny I nearly pissed myself. This irreverent and sweary coloring book features laugh-out-loud ...funny and original designs that are perfect for taking the stress out of work, relationships, family gatherings, and other unnecessarily stressful situations. Provides HOURS of coloring FUN, at home, in the car, or when trying not to swear out loud(!). FEATURES: 50 High Quality Original Coloring Pages 100 Pages, High Quality Paper Large Page size 8.5x11 Inches for easy use. Perfect humorous gift for family, friends, coworkers, parties, stocking stuffer, and gift exchanges. Great as a gift or for yourself! Give the gift of laughter. Treat yourself, someone you love... or someone you hate!
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Beginning on the bloody battlefield of Bosworth, when Henry Tudor seized the crown of England and ended the Wars of the Roses, The Tudors contains stories and characters that have fascinated readers for centuries.
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Beatrice Henlow was a young woman of twenty seven years old living on her own and basically happy with her life, but there was one thing she longed for and that was to meet someone too share it with. She had no close family but she did have a very special friend named Lucy who wa...s always there for her when needed. Beatrice finally met a man whom she fell deeply in love with, and she now felt, at last, that her life was too be complete. But life sometimes can be so cruel and unforeseen circumstances were to throw her life into emotional turmoil and she was left wondering whether she would ever find the love and happiness that she so longed for.
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This activity book offers over 30 fun, quick writing activities that can be completed in approximately 15 minutes during class or at home. Standards-based activities address the areas of reading, writing, vocabulary, content literacy, creativity, and thinking skills, enriching th...eir overall writing skills. Grades 4-8
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