Pepper possum wakes up grumpy one morning because he has lost his favorite hat.

Pepper possum wakes up grumpy one morning because he has lost his favorite hat.

Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.

On the Potuguese in India.

What happened to a teenager named Lucy one night in 1966 after a Beatles concert? She rushed the stage, kissed Paul, started home with her friends, and was never seen again-until cemetery guide and unintentional PI to the dead Pepper Martin sees her as a ghost. Lucy's spirit can't rest in peace until her body is found and buried. But how will Pepper track down a missing corpse after forty-five years?

Fermentation is an ancient way of preserving food as an aid to digestion, but the centralization of modern foods has made it less popular. Katz introduces a new generation to the flavors and health benefits of fermented foods. Since the first publication of the title in 2003 he has offered a fresh perspective through a continued exploration of world food traditions, and this revised edition benefits from his enthusiasm and travels.

Lilly Hawkins is having one of those days. . . . The last thing she needs is a murder to solve. Nothing seems to be going Lilly’s way. A TV news photographer at her hometown television station, she’s one of the hardest working "shooters" there, but her pit-bull personality and a series of unlucky blunders have put her job in jeopardy. So when an urgent story breaks in the middle of the night, Lilly is determined to turn her bad luck around and get the respect she deserves. But the pressure is on; either she delivers amazing video or she’s fired. After busting her butt and dodging the cops, Lilly has what could be the biggest scoop of her career—exclusive video of a murder scene. Or does she have it? Lilly is stunned when the tape played in front of the entire newsroom is nothing but dead air. Soon she’s on the run from criminals and police, both of whom claim Lilly’s video is the key to solving the murder and think she pocketed the real tape. Can she escape her pursuers long enough to catch the killer, or will she end the day as the next victim? Lilly’s bad day just keeps getting worse, but the one thing she knows for sure is that she’d like to live to see more of them. . . .

For the adults that would like to think back to when they were young and the world was their oyster or what might have been. Just a boy and his dog, but all the problems of being a boy in this crazy mixed up world. How they came to be and how the grownups made his life more complicated than it should have been with a little adventure in todays problems and how he close to handle it all. A little of Tom Sawyers excitement and wild life, in this case in the great stte of Virginia, all thrown in this misadventure. Then maybe his stepfather was right, Kids shouldnt get in the way. But read on and see if that the way life works.

Growing up on the cul de sac will insert you into the stories of people in the suburb as you uncover their lives while they grow, recalling your own existence. Some of the reading will invoke nostalgia, some will evoke laughter as you recall your youth and some will touch you in ways that are heart warming. Essdale takes you onto the path of a boy and girl who must cope with the problems of youth, adjust to a world that no one can describe accurately and struggle to overcome the obstacles that we all meet on the road of life. It is also about parenting, coping with conflict and problem solving.

Pepper and Lily build a snowman. Then Pepper slides on the pond and sleds down the hill. Uh-oh! Where did Pepper go? Help find Pepper as Pepper and Lily romp in the snow. With innovative tabs, flaps, and a pop-up finale, there has never been a more fun-filled snow day!