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The casual vacancy
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.
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\We will find ourselves justifying our choices to our grandchildren\
The author of the \"Harry Potter\" books explains why she is donating £1 million to the campaign to keep Scotland in the UK. She fears that the Yes campaign for independence minimises the risks of going it alone by describing as \"scaremongering\" any mention of these risks.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter is about to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Unlike most school boys, Harry never enjoys his summer holidays, but this summer is even worse than usual. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down.
The 2007 Honor List: A Harvest from the World at Large
The White Darkness, winner of the Printz Award, by British author Géraldine McCaughrean is a survival story set in Antarctica, while Mal Feet's Tamar, which won England's Carnegie Medal, comes mainly from World War II Holland with the subtitle, A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal. [...] here, in alphabetical order, are the seven books that we found to be most often cited by the givers of such prizes as the Printz Award and the National Book Award, by committees of the Young Adult Library Services Association, and by editors of School Library Journal, VOYA, and Book List.
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters and the terrifying Dark Mark appears against the night sky, it is obvious to Harry Potter that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. Back at Hogwarts for the fourth year Harry is astonished to be chosen to represent the school in the Triwizard Tournament. The competition is dangerous, the tasks terrifying, and true courage is no guarantee of survival - especially with the Dark Lord's forces on the rise.
I miss my mother almost daily
At first, life went on much as usual - perhaps too much as usual. My mother made few, if any, concessions to her illness. The casual observer would not have known there was anything wrong; she carried on working full-time, the house was still spotless; she was determined to meet her self-imposed standards. She was relentlessly cheerful whenever anyone asked about her health. Her one admission that she had the illness was very much in character: she read everything she could about it. But none of her pamphlets or booklets could tell her why she had the illness or how severely her life would be affected. All they really underlined, as I remember them, was how little was known about the disease. It could affect different parts of the body to widely different degrees. One person might have slightly blurred vision, another might not be able to walk. In most cases, the symptoms would increase in number and become more severe over time, requiring ever-increasing provision of care. One odd fact from those booklets stuck fast in my mind (no doubt because Mum was half-Scottish and because she and Dad had met and married here): the country with the highest incidence of MS in the world was Scotland. Those MS sufferers who will not benefit from Beta interferon can be taught to minimise the impact on their daily life if given access to professionals such as dieticians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. As was the case 10 years ago in Wales, such services are available only erratically and inadequately across most of Scotland. In 1999 the MS Society conducted a large survey of people with MS all over Britain, to find out what they thought of the medical and care services available for people with MS. One thousand, six hundred and eighty-eight people with MS in Scotland completed the survey. Here are a few of the survey results: The truth about the appallingly poor quality of care available to MS sufferers only became clear to me after I had contacted the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Scotland, which makes me doubly proud to be its Patron. It is the largest organisation fighting for the rights of people who have been overlooked for too long. Its helpline, pamphlets and booklets are the main sources of information for most people affected by MS - and for many professionals. Its 44 branches across Scotland provide activities, support, information and advice for people with MS, wherever they are. It is by far the largest single source of funds for research into MS. Its welfare grants help give thousands a quality of life, including funding for adaptations and holidays, which would otherwise be impossible. Its specialist respite holiday centres are vital to the continued functioning of thousands of families. Its lobbying and PR has been vital in getting MS onto the political agenda. The Society's work is entirely funded by voluntary contributions.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.
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