Jacquie Buttriss

Anna Ruston

"You're not going home. You're not going anywhere. You're mine now. Growing up in a deeply troubled family, 15-year-old Anna felt lost and alone in the world. So when a friendly taxi driver befriended her, Anna welcomed the attention, and agreed to go home with him to meet his family. She wouldn't escape for over a decade. Held captive by a sadistic paedophile, Anna was subjected to despicable levels of sexual abuse and torture. The unrelenting violence and degradation resulted in numerous miscarriages, and the birth of four babies...each one stolen away from Anna at birth. Her salvation arrived thirteen years too late, but despite her shattered mind and body, Anna finally managed to flee. This is her harrowing, yet uplifting, true story of survival."--Publisher's description.

Kidnapped and Abused for 13 Years: This Is My Story of Survival

Secret Slave

Helen Edwards

Jenny Lee Smith

The powerful story of two sisters separated at birth, one abused and one loved, and their search to understand their past. Helen grew up in a pit village in Tyneside in the post-war years, with her gran, aunties and uncles living nearby. She felt safe with them, but they could not protect her from her neglectful mother and violent father. Behind closed doors, she suffered years of abuse. Sometimes she talked to an imaginary sister, the only one who understood her pain. Jenny was adopted at six weeks and grew up in Newcastle. An only child, she knew she was loved, and with the support of her parents she went on to become a golfing champion, but still she felt that something was missing. . . Neither woman knew of the other's existence until, in her fifties, Jenny went looking for her birth family and found her sister Helen. Together they searched for the truth about Jenny's birth - and uncovered a legacy of secrets that overturned everything Helen thought she knew about her family. Happily, they also discovered that they were not just sisters, they were twins. Inspirational and moving, this is the story of two women brave enough to confront their past, and strong enough to let love not bitterness define them.

Jenny Lucas and Helen Edwards' Family Story

My Secret Sister

Ann Callander

Rod Hunt

A lively set of playscript adaptations of the original six storybooks at Stage 5, these are ideal for group reading aloud or individual reading. They will be used for consolidation and reading practice at Stage 5 and above. Each play has a cast list of between four and six characters including one or more narrators and no more than five lines of text per page. The artwork is completely re-drawn to show similar scenes to the original story books.

Playscripts, Stage 5

Village in the Snow

This file offers an easy-to-administer and fully structured spelling programme for children at Key Stages 1 and 2. Based around a series of over 100 games, the resource covers the six key developmental stages of children's spelling and provides appropriate activities for each stage. Teaching advice, games, instructions, student record-sheet and word lists are provided. The file is photocopiable for use within the purchasing institution.

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