Follow the star-studded All-Stars on a footballing tour of the world! Where's the Striker is the perfect gift for football fans of all ages. Find Lionel Messi and Harry Kane in jam-packed crowds of players and fans. This title explores the diverse & inclusive world of football across the globe. The Continental Championship is under way and teams of football stars are jetting off around the world to take part. The All-Stars have assembled a team of the best players on the planet - Harry Kane, Virgil Van Dijk, Lionel Messi, Ada Hegerberg and more. Will they beat every team to claim the trophy? With over 10 exciting scenes created by bestselling illustrator Paul Moran, this search-and-find world tour will keep fans of all ages busy for hours.

Marcus is the best player in his football team. He's actually so good that there's a very real chance he'll be signed by Manchester United. But when he discovers he may be losing his hearing, his whole world falls to pieces and he finds himself having to put them back together on his own. But is this feeling of isolation real or just a consequence of his own behaviour? While dealing with parents, friends and first girlfriends, Marcus gradually understands that accepting the help of others is ultimately an acceptance of self. A novel about friendship and family, The Silent Striker explores the issue of disability, and deafness, and the different ways in which we can choose to handle it. ‘ I enjoyed reading the book from the beginning to the end. YA fiction for all ages’ Assia Shahin - blogger. ‘An amazing book and it would benefit people, whether they are hard of hearing or not. (Robert Murrell, age 13, profoundly deaf and wears hearing aids. (Reviewed for the National Deaf Children Society) ‘Full to the brim with the joy, heartache and passion for the beautiful game.’ (Carnegie Medal winner Melvin Burgess) ‘A strong inspirational story about human aspiration.’ (Commonwealth Writers’ Prize shortlisted Jacob Ross) ‘Touching, funny and well tackled!’ (Muli Amaye, novelist) ‘A story that takes you through every emotion a young schoolboy goes through.’ ( Dotun Adebayo, BBC Radio 5) 'The Silent Striker scores! There are hundreds of books about the beautiful game and The Silent Striker is near the top of the table. A brilliantly realised young adult novel. The Silent Striker is moving, funny and uplifting. A must read!' (Rodney Hinds, the VOICE Newspaper) ‘Marcus' battles to contain his temper against petty school authority and casual racism; his passion for football; his gradual acceptance of his disability are vividly and engagingly portrayed in this un-showy but moving urban story.’

White Moon's Dream... For the Forest Band of the People, summer is a peaceful time of hunting and gathering. But when a band of Shaved-heads brutally attack, the People's women and children are carried off into slavery. Most accept their fate, but one of the captives, the courageous widow White Moon, vows to keep the traditions of the band alive until the day the survivors can be reunited with the People. Her dream will inspire many of her tribe as they struggle to preserve their culture: a young hunter and his loyal wife, a troubled warrior on a vision quest, an aged storyteller, a wily trader -- until at last the special child is born who is destined to lead the Forest Band back to its rightful place in the Great Council of the People.

When staying alive is the only game worth playing… Detective Jacob Striker has had more than his fair share of brushes with death. But this one really shocks him. When he is called to attend a suicide at a decrepit apartment on the bad side of town, he expects to find one more life lost to mental illness and drug addiction. But this time the victim is not just another sad statistic, this time it's someone Striker knows. And one thing is obvious to Striker: this wasn't suicide. Striker's investigation quickly leads him to the Riverglen Mental Health Facility. The victim was a patient from the support group overseen by psychiatrist Dr Erich Ostermann. And when Striker discovers Larisa Logan - a dear friend of his, and also a patient of Dr Ostermann - has gone missing, his investigation goes into overdrive. Racing against time and a chilling adversary, Striker searches desperately for Larisa. It is a dangerous game they play, where one throw of the dice can catapult you to a place of dominance - or send you sliding to your doom.

This book reports on the state of the art in the field of multiphysics systems. It consists of accurately reviewed contributions to the MMSSD’2014 conference, which was held from December 17 to 19, 2004 in Hammamet, Tunisia. The different chapters, covering new theories, methods and a number of case studies, provide readers with an up-to-date picture of multiphysics modeling and simulation. They highlight the role played by high-performance computing and newly available software in promoting the study of multiphysics coupling effects, and show how these technologies can be practically implemented to bring about significant improvements in the field of design, control and monitoring of machines. In addition to providing a detailed description of the methods and their applications, the book also identifies new research issues, challenges and opportunities, thus providing researchers and practitioners with both technical information to support their daily work and a new source of inspiration for their future research.

The third and fourth novels in the acclaimed military science fiction series.

Can they free themselves from the shadows? Massimo Amatucci is the Wraith. The lead enforcer for the Amatucci family. For years, his face has been the last his victims see before death takes them. Now that he’s been reunited with the daughter he recently discovered, Massi wants nothing more than to wash the blood from his hands. Permanently. Known in the darkest circles as Shadow, Eden Forester’s cunning mind and steel nerves makes her the kind of assassin that others only whisper about in the dead of night. When she’s not trying to help Massimo with his daughter, she’s focused on trying to act like a normal woman. But when enemies from their pasts strike too close to home, Eden and Massi will join together to end the threat against the family they’re creating together. And neither of them does things in half measures. Will Massi and Eden be able to extinguish the darkness that hid their past sins? Or will the pitch black of their previous lives consume their present? Don’t miss the seventh installment of the Amatucci Family series by Sadie Jacks. This dark mafia series has something for everyone. If you like survivors and doing what it takes to protect those you love, then this family will have you rooting for them from the first page to the last. TRIGGER WARNING: This book is for mature readers. Please be aware that there is talk of potentially triggering topics within this book with references and/or detailed descriptions of violence, physical, mental abuse, rape, suicide, murder, and other sensitive topics that some readers may find offensive.

Striker’s Grove: New Berkshire Connection is the second book in the series, following Striker’s Grove, where a group of friends affectionately known as the Six-Pack had gone through some difficult twists and turns. Continuing with the account of their lives in this book, some families remain together while achieving personal and career growth, and others endure life-altering circumstances, undesirable choices with consequences, and changes in family dynamics. An old love returns, friends move away, old friends move closer, some careers are budding, others are coming to a close, families are growing while others are fading. Through it all, the offspring of the Six-Pack enjoy life to the fullest, determining the paths their futures will take.

Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis's Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie. The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphy—a foster child raised in the human world—is dying to attend. A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and—most importantly—finding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her in Boston Harbor eight years ago. When Kelcie tests into the school, she learns that she’s a Saiga, one of the most ancient beings in the Otherworld. Secretive, shunned, and possessed of imposing elemental powers, the Saiga are also kin to the Otherworld's most infamous traitor. But Kelcie is a survivor, and she’ll do whatever it takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that means making a few enemies. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.