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This book is an educational resource for parents, teachers, adults, and teenagers to read about adolescent trans and gender-diverse people. This book describes that when trans children are on the cusp of puberty, they need to start stage one of their treatment. This treatment is puberty blockers. It is an injection which they require every three months to stop their body from developing into a body they dont identify with. In Lucys case, Lucy receives estrogen. She will continue to take this until stage 2 of her treatment, until she turns sixteen. In this book, Lucy talks about the anxiety and depression she experienced before she started stage 1 of her treatment, describing it as a very dark and lonely place. Lucy felt if she didnt receive this treatment, she would have killed herself.

You are the jingle in my bellsThe tick in my tockThe flash in my lightThe spring in my timeThe whirl in my windThe tell in my taleYou are the ever in my lastingThe ginger in my breadThe life in my boatIt has to be said.While living in New York City, Alan Wright often visited a busy café serving a rich and hearty winter soup that warmed him on cold winter days. In his third anthology of poetry Wright compares the flavours of that delicious soup to the blending of a variety of poetic styles and subjects to create a pleasurable collection of poems to suit the tastes all ages. Wright's poems capture real-life experiences while exploring past events and numerous small moments. Among the poems gathered here, he light heartedly reflects on the untimely death of Brutus the Budgerigar. He also shares some wheel bad news, the ride of the sky witch, the sad tale of Norman Neets, some secret conversations around a kitchen table, and all the reasons why science rocks. What The Poemster Found is a compilation of fun verse that provides a rollicking journey through the far reaches of a poet's inspiration.

"Now come the Shapers of the ancient daysTo change all to dust or gold. Like a golden Sun is revealed by the passing Clouds, so these secrets now unfold."DreamBook shares the mythology of The Prooimia, a tale of a little girl who meets an Ælve queen and is told that a son with great power would be incarnated through her. The Prooimia continues into her adult life, and regales with stories about her translocation inside of trees, her encounter with the Hobgoblin Horde, the death of her husband, and her abduction and encounter with a Wolvlinga. This encounter leads to a great battle between four Ælves and thousands of Waelwulfas, Kwizir and Melchizedecks.DreamBook also contains The Book after the Prooimia - Jaddamiah Jabberwocky. The story continues with a certain Jaddamiah Jabberwocky, who sets off from the same village as Hyperion (the little girl from The Prooimia), to fight the Meline Dragon with a glaive that is not his own, in a town he has never been to. It is a most fascinating tale, filled with magickal creatures, monsters and dwarves, a dragon, nymphs and dryads. It speaks of dwhëels who save the day and climaxes with the Battle of qêl Dmâ, where thousands are slain and the sibling shapeshifters - Búbgaz 'the Destroyer' and Búbkalu 'he who makes those who run stand still' - exact the will of their Bele Kaadom 'he who overpowers with doom'. More importantly, it is a tale of the mighty power of the Ælves. The Ælves!

Since arriving home from working overseas, Jennifer Cooper and her husband, Ted, had been searching for an exciting, fulfilling initiation into what they believed to be their destiny. Discontented with city life, the couple eventually purchased a neglected old cabin on the coast without any idea that the fork in the path of their life would soon deviate from the predictable route and lead them into unknown territory.In a candid retelling, Jennifer reveals how fate guided them to seek refuge in a real estate agent''s office on a cold, windy day, ultimately changing the course of their lives forever. After disclosing how they spontaneously purchased a rundown, two-hundred-acre dairy farm with a spectacular view, Jennifer details how their poorly researched and impulsive "Sea Change" led them down an uncertain path filled with years of accidents, incidents, and downright disasters that would not only revealed their determination to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, but also to live their lives with gratitude and purpose.I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is the true story of a couple''s foray from seasoned city slickers to naïve farmers who eventually proved that positivity always leads us in the right direction, no matter how hard life becomes.

Do you have a sense that there''s more to life than what you''ve been experiencing up until now? Do you feel that you are living the life that someone else has laid out for you rather than the true life you can feel burning inside of you? Or do you feel stuck in your present circumstances, and you''re not sure how to make your dreams a reality?There are truths that we recognise at a spiritual level; you might call it your inner knowing or your gut instinct. However you choose to label it, there''s an internal part of you that has recognised and acknowledged that something in your life has to change.Don''t Just Settle: Live Your True Life is your chance to finally live the life you''ve always dreamed about. This is where you get to decide what you would love for your life. And you get to create it.

Nelia is a first time author and shares her story of pain and grief after suffering the loss of her mother to terminal cancer. This journey begins with Nelia''s breakdown at the moment of the last good-bye with her mother in the Palliative Care ward, only to realise she had to return to life which selfishly continued in spite of her sorrow. In the process of grief, Nelia found herself questioning the meaning and purpose of her life. She found that within the darkness of her breakdowns, the path to the light of healing, and subsequent breakthroughs, led her to a personal spiritual awakening. In sharing her journey, Nelia hopes that her story which led to the path to spiritual awakening can provide some assistance to those who are, and may still be suffering from the pain of grief and loss. Through writing of her book Nelia, has created an Instagram page, carnelian_heart, where she shares with the readers aspects of her journey that assisted in pushing through some of her most challenging moments after the death of her mother.

In a time of global awakening, a young woman and an enigmatic man fortuitously meet far away from home. Marina and Tiger try to make ends meet and look for the best life has to offer. Soon, their expectations clash, and after a climactic conflict, they break up.As Tiger drifts away, Marina is inspired by his notes and determined to write down his story as he would have told it, learning more about herself and the true nature of love in every scribble. Tiger''s story is a turbulent tale of a sensitive man who tries to understand the world and wants to elevate it to a more humane state. He is chased by a series of strange coincidences that challenge him to adjust his view and purify his mind.With settings in some of the most beautiful places on earth, On My Way Home, dissects our world and reveals its true nature. The reader has a choice: read the book as Tiger''s rollercoaster ride into awareness or as Marina''s testimony to the challenges of unconditional love.

This is the second in a series of "There Was A .......rhyming books. It is a story about a little rabbit with a very naughty habit who learns to appreciate all that he has. After running away he discovers new friends who introduce him to life on a farm. Being away from his family makes him realise home is best!

"2055" is set in a time when the Chinese governed Australia and its people had grave concerns on two fronts - first, the capacity to produce enough food, and second, the possibility of nuclear war. Even people on the land, with large properties like Ewan Mackenzie, worried about the proliferation of nuclear missiles that had occurred around the globe, knowing that leaders of a number of countries could "pull the trigger" at any moment. This was the reason Ewan decided to purchase a large Unit in one of the enormous nuclear-proof structures the Chinese had built outside of Canberra. When nuclear war broke out, Ewan sought immediate refuge in his Unit. However, this Unit, in the circumstances, became his prison, from which there was to be no escape. As chance would have it a beautiful woman from Ewan''s past, Olivia Langham, found her way into Ewan''s building and an instant attraction began. Ultimately, Ewan and Olivia had the choice of staying together in the building, or somehow escaping into what was certain to be a hostile environment. With help from unexpected sources their lives suddenly took a dramatic and unexpected turn.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT / SELF HELP / PSYCHOLOGY / SPIRITUALITY / NON FICTION / METAPHYSICS / PHILOSOPHYThe world appears a certain way, but appearance and substance are not the same thing. Therefore what we see is not what it is.DRAMA GAME is a fascinating new look at the play called life that we are enacting on the stage called earth. It talks about the patterns that we unconsciously repeat in creating our life scenarios, as well as being optimistic about what it all means.DRAMA GAME provides a different way of looking at the world, and though it is an unconventional one, it makes a lot of sense, even if that sense is not yet common. You will be introduced to ideas you haven't heard before, providing powerful food for thought to change your life.There is an invisible cause behind all life. That's powerful stuff. And yet, isn't it amazing how seldom we think of it?

A DANGEROUS INHERITANCE follows the lives of two Greek immigrant families who made Sydney their home in the nineteen fifties. From humble beginnings and hard work one family opened a restaurant in suburban Newtown, the other family could not adapt to the Australian way of life and returned to their home country leaving their 16 year old son, Sev, to fend for himself. He worked his way through university and in later years became a successful solicitor. From humble beginnings with the restaurant an empire was built importing kitchen appliances and foodstuffs from Europe. In later years love blossomed and families grew to take over management of the business. Then corruption entered the scene and the empire was threatened from within and by an international drug cartel. The book runs the full gamut from greatest love to deepest despair, drugs, corruption, and finally redemption.

The book was inspired by koala research that Rolf & Flavia conducted over many years, especially around Ballarat (Victoria, Australia). This book is not simply a narrative on the topic of the Environment or an elaboration on the dire straits that koalas find themselves in - it is an exploration of our inner self and how we relate to each other and our surroundings. The authors leave us with some profound knowledge and food for thought. Profits from the sale of this book will go towards selected koala research projects.

When five girls suddenly find themselves immersed in near-death experiences, they wake up in a hospital, where they are greeted by a mysterious woman, Shadow. She confronts them with a truth: magic is real. It exists in another world, a different dimension. On a planet where magic thrives, where it is a part of daily life, where Elves, Vampires, and Fairies live side by side.Shadow leads them from their ordinary lives into a strange world where they begin training to help her stop a powerful witch planning to terrorize Earth. But why does Shadow want to teach them? How can they help her stop a powerful Witch? And what about her assistant, Mercury? Neither of them seems trustworthy, but what other choice do they have. Shadow is their only contact with this other world, so they have no choice but to trust her. Or never see the world that is supposed to be their home.In this fantasy tale for teens, seemingly normal girls discover magic and adventure in an alternate reality where Earth is home to magical creatures.