Fifteen year-old Thomas Wisby was enjoying summer vacation on a ranch where he lived alone with his mother. He was looking forward to the start of soccer practice a few weeks away, but, he didnt know that his life was about to change, as he embarks on a magical adventure that takes him where only dreams were thought to go. He didnt know what happened to his father, who went missing five years ago, but he was going to find out, and have to come to grips with many things he didnt know, including who he really was and where he truly belonged. To Thomas, magic was only illusions performed by magicians. He was about to discover how wrong he was. There was a place waiting for him, so far removed from his world, that it would be challenging for any normal person to comprehend. But Thomas wasnt normal.

Wizards are rare in Racellia. Most are drafted into the country's armed forces. Quint Tirolo is pressed into service through a betrayal of two acquaintances when he is fifteen, and he finds that his heritage puts him into peril as soon as he enters training. The troubles continue, even as Quint's magical powers begin to grow with new knowledge. The Wizard Corps is the story of Quint dealing with excruciating bias and his efforts to make a life among a people who see him as an enemy. Luckily, he finds people he can work with despite their feelings, but will it be enough to enable Quint to survive?

"With a new afterword from the author"--Jkt.

When thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster’s footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history. Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling--and forbidden--talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar’s hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets. When Auralia’s gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, she sets the stage for violent and miraculous change in the great houses of the Expanse. Auralia’s Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.

The 525 notable works of 19th and 20th century American fiction in this reference book have many stage, movie, television, and video adaptations. Each literary work is described and then every adaptation is examined with a discussion of how accurate the version is and how well it succeeds in conveying the spirit of the original in a different medium. In addition to famous novels and short stories by authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Willa Cather, many bestsellers, mysteries, children's books, young adult books, horror novels, science fiction, detective stories, and sensational potboilers from the past two centuries are examined.

With 25 exercises detailed, this manual is invaluable for any psychotherapist who works in groups with adolescents. It provides both the foundation upon which to build for therapists new to groupwork and a fresh approach for experienced practitioners. This `how to' guide covers issues central to adolescence, including sex, drugs and alcohol, emotionality, family dynamics and identity formation. Behavioural and cognitive objectives for each exercise are included, together with examinations of possible pitfalls and problems. The manual provides a complete group programme and can stand alone, or it can supplement an existing programme.