Helen Orme

Tara has been expelled from school and the Unit is her last hope. Unfortunately while there she meets some kids who are caught up in the drug culture and she soon becomes a user of "soft" drugs like hash. Meanwhile she has started seeing Liam, who has been an addict and hates Tara being mixed up in this life. Everything comes to a head at a club where the local drug dealer gives Tara some pills for free, and then slips 2 into Liam's drink without him noticing - with devastating consequences.

One of the Space Launch! titles from Weekly Reader for young readers. Diagrams and photographs accompany the interesting text, answering basic questions and providing foundational information for young learners. A glossary follows the text, supporting reader learning and understanding. A strength of the series is the presentation of information in such a way as to capture the young reader’s interest.

Young readers investigate discoveries about Mars, learn about the discovery of frozen water show more on the planet, and explore the possibility of manned missions to the red planet. Topics in this book include the first people on Mars, missions to Mars, what can we see, living on Mars, Mars in history, on the surface, the moons of Mars, and much, much more.

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One of the Space Launch! titles from Weekly Reader for young readers. Diagrams and photographs accompany the interesting text, answering basic questions and providing foundational information for young learners. A glossary follows the text, supporting reader learning and understanding. A strength of the series is the presentation of information in such a way as to capture the young reader’s interest

Young readers investigate Earth, investigate how the movements of its plates cause show more earthquakes and volcanoes, and discover how robots help explore Earth’s deepest oceans. Topics in this book include exploring Earth, Earth in history, the Moon and satellites, on the surface, Earth’s crust, changing temperatures, and much, much more.

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One of the Space Launch! titles from Weekly Reader for young readers.. Diagrams and photographs accompany the interesting text, answering basic questions and providing foundational information for young learners. A glossary follows the text, supporting reader learning and understanding. A strength of the series is the presentation of information in such a way as to capture the young reader’s interest

Young readers investigate the latest discoveries about Pluto, learn about its change in show more classification from planet to dwarf planet, and discover some other space objects found beyond Pluto’s orbit. Topics in this book include where is Pluto, the outer solar system, Pluto: a dwarf planet, dwarf planet facts, what’s the weather like, Pluto’s moons, the Kuiper Belt, and much, much more.

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