Four-year-old Lisa's world turned upside down when her step-father moved in. Most of the time he was just violent but then he started making her do things she knew were wrong. Soon he was visiting her at night. Lisa begged her mother for help but she just shrugged, telling Lisa he would have his way. It was the greatest betrayal of all.
At first Lisa's step-father would just make her stroke and massage his feet, hitting her if she stopped, but he soon wanted more. Much more. By the time she was 12 he was regularly abusing her. One day, when Lisa turned 16, she came home to discover that her mother had swapped bedrooms with her. 'You're my girlfriend now', her step-father told her. Lisa turned to her mother for help, but was met with a shrug. She wouldn't hear a word against her husband. 'Don't blame me,' she said. Her step-father's abuse was horrific but what completely tore her apart was knowing her mother knew and encouraged it.
Trapped and increasingly desperate, Lisa tried to find a way out. But her isolation was complete. Several months later her mother told her she'd arranged for Lisa and her step-father to move into a flat together down the road. It was too much for Lisa to bear. 'Please don't make me, please,' she sobbed. But her mother just ignored her. Lisa was marched around to the flat with her possessions and her nightmare was complete.
Alone with her step-father, Lisa's life became even more unbearable. Then one day, finally, she got the chance she'd been looking for to escape. Lisa bravely struck out on her own, petrified her mother would find her and hand her back into the waiting arms of her step-father. But Lisa's mother had no idea how determined she was to break away…

Mummy Knew: A terrifying step-father. A mother who refused to listen. A little girl desperate to escape.

Biographies & Memoirs

James, Lisa

Community & Culture

HarperElement

The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit provides answers to those who want to understand the bitter arguments that occurred over Brexit, what might have been handled better, and the role that parliament played. Since the 2016 referendum, the hotly contested issue of Brexit has raised fundamental questions about the workings of British democracy. Nowhere was this more true than regarding the role of parliament. This book addresses important questions about parliament's role in the UK constitution, and the impact on this of the Brexit process. While initially intended to re-establish 'parliamentary sovereignty', Brexit wrought significant damage on the reputation of parliament, and the wider culture of UK democracy. Charting the full story of the parliamentary battle over Brexit, Meg Russell and Lisa James show that it wasn't always what it seemed. Based on careful documentary research and extensive interviews with key protagonists, the book explores multiple nail-biting moments, procedural innovations, and political 'what if's'. Drawing on insider accounts, alongside media and parliamentary debates, the book puts the events of Brexit into context and provides a clear and reliable document of record on a complex and disputed story. Ultimately, it argues that Brexit was largely a battle inside the Conservative Party, for which parliament got the blame. Insightful and comprehensive, the book is necessary reading to those with broader interests in British Politics, the culture of UK democracy, and the challenges of populism and democratic 'backsliding'.

The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit

History

RUSSELL, Meg

Americas

Oxford University Press

This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club - the first whole-school reading programme that joins books and an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this book: It is time for lunch. Come and see what we have for lunch today! This title is suitable for ages 5-6 (Blue level)

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Pearson Education Limited

Bug Club Whole School Pro Independent Pack of 468 reading books (Autumn 2021)

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Pearson

The ISEE Upper Level is a challenging test that tests a wide range of concepts. Having a deep understanding of these concepts is essential for scoring well on this difficult exam. That's why this workbook includes hundreds of example problems designed to teach you the exact topics and question types that show up on the ISEE Upper Level. It also includes two full-length practice tests, so you can feel confident on test day. The book includes: • Example problems for over 60 math topics. • Questions that progress in difficulty, so students can master the fundamentals of a topic and then work their way up to more challenging, test-like questions. • Question-specific mini passages. • Full-length reading passages that progress in difficulty. • Key strategies and example problems for each type of verbal question on the test. • Two full-length practice tests with video solutions available online. It is highly recommended that you use this book with our ISEE Upper Level: 2500+ Practice Questions book. Our ISEE Upper Level: 2500+ Practice Questions book contains over 2500 practice questions for the topics covered in this notes and practice tests book. Use this notes and practice tests book to learn the topics and concepts, and then complete the practice questions in our ISEE Upper Level: 2500+ Practice Questions book. For best results, use both of our books with our Comprehensive ISEE Upper Level Video Course. With over 30 hours of video explanations, our video course walks students through every example problem that shows up in this notes and practice tests book. The course also includes solution videos for both full-length practice tests in this book, solution videos for all of the mastery tests in our ISEE Upper Level: 2500+ Practice Questions book, and personal support for every student. You can find our video course at www.elevateprep.com or watch some of our explanation videos on Youtube by searching for Elevate Prep.

ISEE Upper Level: Notes and Practice Tests

Test Preparation

Prep, Elevate

College & High School

Independently published

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The ISEE Upper Level is a challenging test that tests a wide range of concepts. Comprehensive practice is essential for scoring well on this difficult exam. That's why this workbook includes over 2500 practice questions designed to teach you the exact topics and question types that show up on the ISEE Upper Level. The book includes: • Over 2500 practice questions, logically grouped into 8 mini-courses. • Questions that progress in difficulty, so students can master the fundamentals of a topic and then work their way up to more challenging, test-like questions. • Mastery tests for each mini-course to ensure that students have fully retained the concepts and topics they’ve learned. • Practice problems for over 60 math topics that show up on the test. • Over 50 practice reading passages, with question-specific mini passages. • Over 250 verbal practice questions. • 400 key vocabulary words for the ISEE Upper Level. • 20 practice essay prompts and key strategies for writing the essay. Students can self prepare using this book, or learn the concepts with a parent, tutor, or online resources. However, for best results, we recommend using this book with our Comprehensive ISEE Upper Level Video Course and our ISEE Upper Level: Notes and Practice Tests book. With over 30 hours of video explanations, our video course walks students through every topic that shows up in this book and teaches you how to solve every example problem in our ISEE Upper Level: Notes and Practice Tests book. The course also includes solution videos for all three full-length practice tests in our ISEE Upper Level: Notes and Practice Tests book, and solution videos for all of the mastery tests found in this practice book.

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