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‘I found my power when I realized it was within me, within my skin and within my soul.
It just needed to be set free.’

Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s life changed overnight when she became part of the first ever girl band to win the X-Factor. The multi-platinum selling supergroup Little Mix, went on to become one of the biggest girl bands of all time.
Launched into chart-topping global fame, Leigh-Anne was living her childhood dream of becoming a popstar. But behind the scenes, as a Black woman within an industry and team with little diversity, Leigh-Anne was struggling with her identity and felt completely lost.
In her highly anticipated memoir, Leigh-Anne shares her journey from growing up in a mixed-race family in Britain to taking the pop world by storm. Honest and direct, she reveals the challenges and prejudices that stood in her path and how she overcame them by embracing her own power. Sharing the experiences and lessons that have shaped Leigh-Anne, this book will empower us all to challenge the status quo, stand up for what we believe in and go after our dreams.

Both BTEC Applied Psychology Books 1 and 2 have been revised to match the revised Unit 1 and Unit 3 specifications for first teaching from September 2021 and are now available as Boost eBooks.

Book 2 Revised Edition- Extended Certificate Units

*Unit 3 – Health psychology completely revised and updated.
*Endorsed for BTEC.
*Each book provides knowledge and evaluation of theories and studies combined with many engaging activities which deliver the vocational element.
*Activities aim to prepare students for internal and external assessments.
*The brilliant visual style and tone will encourage students through every step of the course.

Both BTEC Applied Psychology Books 1 and 2 have been revised to match the revised Unit 1 and Unit 3 specifications for first teaching from September 2021 and are now available as Boost eBooks.
Unit 1 – Psychological approaches and applications completely revised and updated.

*Endorsed for BTEC.
*Each book provides knowledge and evaluation of theories and studies combined with many engaging activities which deliver the vocational element.
*Activities aim to prepare students for internal and external assessments
*The brilliant visual style and tone will encourage students through every step of the course.

Since the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, the Nakba (or ‘disaster’ as the Palestinians call it), there have been many opportunities to move towards peace and equality between Palestine and Israel – after the Six-Day War in 1967, the Oslo Agreement and even the 7 October 2023 War. Each opportunity has been rejected by Israel, which is why life is unbearable in the West Bank now and there is genocide in Gaza. This book explores what went wrong again and again, and why. And how it could still be different.

It is human nature to feel prejudice. But in this haunting meditation on Palestine and Israel, Shehadeh suggests that this does not mean the two nations cannot live together to their mutual benefit and co-existence.

In graceful, devastatingly observed prose, this is a fresh reflection on the conflict in a time of great need.

Revised and updated to match the latest WJEC Eduqas GCSE Film Studies specification and covering many of the latest film texts for assessment from 2024, this highly visual and engaging Student Book will support students through the course and help prepare them for their exams and is available as a Boost eBook.

– Written by a team of experienced examiners and teachers, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
– Comprehensive definitions of key terms throughout the book with examples of how they should be used in analyses.
– Case studies of key films provide an in-depth exploration of the key elements of film form.
– A dedicated chapter on the Non-Examined Assessment production element of the specification provides clear guidance on how students will be assessed.
– New stretch and challenge tasks allow students to further develop their understanding.
– Exam-style questions enable students to test themselves and help refine exam technique.
– Sample exam questions with student answers and teacher commentaries show how to produce high-mark answers and prepare for the exam.

This Play Guide is specifically written for A Level students who are studying Our Country’s Good as part of the AQA A Level Drama & Theatre specification and is now available as a Boost eBook. It provides structured support for Component 1: Section A – Drama and theatre.

This book is divided into three sections:
-How to explore a text for A level Drama and Theatre, with vocabulary-building sections on acting, directing and design
-An extended exploration of the play to enrich students’ understanding and response to the text
-Targeted examination preparation to improve writing and test-taking skills.

*Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of key A Level drama & theatre skills.
*Knowledge and understanding of the play are developed with a synopsis, character and scene studies, contextual and practical exploration.
*Includes a wide range of practical drama tasks, activities, and research and revision exercises.
*Advice on how to interpret and prepare for exam questions with examples of effective responses.

This Play Guide is specifically written for A Level students who are studying The Glass Menagerie as part of the AQA A Level Drama & Theatre specification and is now available as a Boost eBook. It provides structured support for Component 1: Section A – Drama and theatre.

This book is divided into three sections:
-How to explore a text for A level Drama and Theatre, with vocabulary-building sections on acting, directing and design
-An extended exploration of the play to enrich students’ understanding and response to the text
-Targeted examination preparation to improve writing and test-taking skills.

*Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of key A Level drama & theatre skills.
*Knowledge and understanding of the play are developed with a synopsis, character and scene studies, contextual and practical exploration.
*Includes a wide range of practical drama tasks, activities, and research and revision exercises.
*Advice on how to interpret and prepare for exam questions with examples of effective responses.

Written by a highly experienced and respected Drama teacher and Author, Annie Fox, this comprehensive Boost eBook offers detailed guidance on how to approach performing duologues for the GCSE Drama course. It aims to help students have the most positive possible experience of performing duologues, from choosing ones that suits their skills, supporting their rehearsals and trouble-shooting common problems.

* Provides guidance on how to select a duologue, including the choice of character, content and genre.

* Includes a large selection of exemplar duologues for performance practice, each with a summary of the setting and characters, as well as notes to aid in understanding and breaking down the scene.

* Offers advice and tips on how to rehearse and troubleshoot common issues such as forgetting lines and ensuring students demonstrate a range of skills.

* Covers a wide range of genres and styles, including the horror thriller Let the Right One In, the friendship drama Out of Love and the hilarious fantasy comedy, Alice.

* Supports all GCSE Drama specifications including AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC/Eduqas, and offers high-quality support you can trust.

Includes the following plays:
Drama: Let the Right One In, Rope, Hymn, Leave Taking, Thebans, Out of Love, The Arrival, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
Comedy: Alice, The 39 Steps, The Importance of Being Earnest, Beauty and the Beast, Twelfth Night, The Rivals, Pygmalion

This new eBook will support your students through GCSE Drama design options of lighting, sound, set and costume design.
– The clear and accessible layout helps students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information.
– Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas.
– Separate chapters for each of the four design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills.
– Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer.
– Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.

A celebration of traditional Mexican recipes with a vibrant vegan twist for a modern audience from Alexa Soto, creator of the @alexafuelednaturally platform

Join Alexa Soto as she highlights the beauty of traditional Mexican cuisine with a plant-based twist for simple, affordable, and healthful vegan meals from breakfast to postre. Paired with Alexa’s own gorgeous photography, Plantas is a joyful, welcoming guide to enjoying the traditional food of Mexico in a modern, sustainable way, a celebration of the array of fruits and vegetables that make up the staples of this beloved cuisine. Perfect for full-time vegans and those looking to incorporate more plants into their diet alike, Plantas is full of weeknight meals, snacks, salsas and cocktails that will simplify dinner and inspire your next taco night, including:

– Salsas and garnishes like Guacasalsa, Abue’s Salsa Habanero Piña, and dairy-free Chipotle Crema
– Taco dishes from Taquitos de Jamaica to Jackfruit Mushroom Carnitas Tacos
– Main courses such as Hearts of Palm Ceviche Tostadas, Tamales de Elote, Cauliflower Al Pastor and Lasagna de Mole
– Dessert showstoppers like Tres Leches Cake, Churros and Chocoflan
– plus cocktails, coffee drinks, and nonalcoholic beverages to round out every meal

Full of traditional flavors, modern spins, stories passed down through Alexas’ family and tips for bringing more plants into your life, Plantas is your resource for vibrant, decadent, and healthy meals with beloved Mexican flavors and ingredients that inspire and highlight the natural beauty and bounty of cooking with plants.

Written by the leading experts that you know and trust, this Guided Assessment Practice Pack will provide you with a time-saving, downloadable resource that will ensure your students continue to develop the skills and techniques required for course success, and beyond.

Perfect for in-class and remote learning, this resource includes a student-focused guided audio tour through the different exam style questions, as well as 4 printable question papers with accompanying mark scheme that can be used to assess understanding, highlight gaps in knowledge and record student progress. It also includes a follow-up presentation with audio commentary that provides feedback on the practice question paper for your students to review model answers and common pitfalls.

This accessible, clear and thorough pack is split into 4 components:
>> Sources Questions
>> Essays – UK, US and Global Politics
>> Political Ideas Questions
>> The 12-markers – UK/US Comparative and Global Politics

Within each component, you will find:
>> A PowerPoint enhanced with audio commentary that guides students through the different question types and explains how to approach them with confidence.
>> A practice question paper.
>> A follow-up PowerPoint with audio commentary that provides feedback on the practice question paper, including model answers and common pitfalls.
>> An accompanying mark scheme.

Background
Research indicates that students benefit, in terms of performance, from approaches that focus on breaking exam papers and questions down into manageable, lower-stakes portions. They do these, initially slowly, while being guided to unpick the elements of each step to success, see the potential pitfalls and avoid them. This step-by-step approach builds skills that they can then apply in real scenarios.

Based on this research, we have split the papers into 4 smaller practice papers, each focused on a different question type in order to exemplify and teach skills. It might be helpful for teachers to use the resource for assessment for learning purposes, to find the gaps in the students’ understanding and fill them. This means that after each engagement session, teachers can usefully plan follow-up activities.

The authors:
Andrew Colclough is Head of Lower Sixth and Head of Politics at a leading independent school in Oxford. He is an experienced examiner of US and UK Politics and is currently a Team Leader for a major examination body for American Politics. Andrew is the author of Hodder Education’s Conservatism Resource Pack and co-author of our Student Guide on Government & Politics of the USA.

Jessica Hardy is Head of Politics at a sixth form college in South London. She is also online editor of Politics Review magazine and a Team Leader for a major examination body for Unit 4 Politics Route B. Jessica has authored several workbooks and student guides including Hodder Education’s Political Ideas.

Sarra Jenkins is an experienced Politics and History Tutor. She works for a major examination body and has authored several bestselling textbooks including Hodder Education’s Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics, US Politics Annual Update 2021 and Aiming for an A in A-level Politics.

Clare Stansfield is Head of Politics at a leading London independent day school for girls and is an experienced teacher at A-level and GCSE for Politics and History. She regularly contributes to Politics Review magazine and is a Principal Examiner for a major examining board. She co-wrote the Political Ideas workbook for Hodder Education.

Approved by AQA and written by leading psychology authors, Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis and Rob Liddle, the Boost eBook of this popular Student Book will support students through the A Level Year 2 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.

*Approved by AQA, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
*The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and absorb the information.
*Each topic is presented on one spread to see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated.
*Evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills.
*’Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills.
*Mathematics and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with practice questions on most spreads and ideas for research activities in each chapter.
*Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics.
*Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are provided.

For invaluable revision support it combines brilliantly with the ‘Pink-hair Girl’ 2nd Edition Revision Guide and Flashbook as well as the original (and still completely relevant) Revision App.

A touching, humorous account of the author’s cultural reckoning with his Korean heritage and hidden family secrets.

A surprising diagnosis of PTSD led Dave Gibbons to look to his past for clues to explain the unexpected result.

Born to an American soldier and a Korean mother in the wake of the Korean War, Dave has spent his life struggling to blend his Korean roots and his very American upbringing. The family joins a conservative church that embraces a strict, rule-based faith, and they try to navigate life as one of the few mixed-raced families in their community. But when tragedy strikes, tearing the family apart, Dave is forced to face long- buried secrets that he can no longer ignore.

As he explores his family’s difficult past, he confronts his own pain and the persistent feelings of not quite fitting in either in America or his mother’s home country. And when a DNA test ultimately reveals a truth that shatters everything he understood about his history, he begins the journey to reconcile his American upbringing with his deep Korean roots, and he is forced to confront the traumas he unknowingly carried.

The Shape of My Eyes beautifully weaves historic reference points of the oppression and discrimination against Asian Americans with Dave’s own personal story. Dave’s wrestling with belonging in his family, in America, and in the church creates a raw, thought-provoking memoir about race, religion and finding home.

Meet Gabby Greene: Housewife. Glorified taxi driver and maid. Burner of meatloaf.

Recently divorced Gabby Greene spends most of her days listening to self-help books while wrangling her loving yet erratic kids. During a decade of marriage, Gabby shoved aside her own career and ambitions to make room for mountains of laundry, running errands, and investigating the case of the missing socks. Her number one suspect: their Bichon Frise, Mr. Bubbles.

All that changes when a secret government agency comes knocking on Gabby’s door, asking her to go undercover. At first, she thinks some reality show is pranking her, but apparently, she bears a striking resemblance to an agent recently murdered, and… well, desperate missions call for desperate measures. Soon Gabby is juggling motherhood and a crash course in Spying 101, led by a handsome James Bond-type who has secrets of his own.

As Gabby embarks on a dangerous mission involving money laundering, a Russian oligarch, and an unfortunate incident with a prosthetic nose, she begins to realize that she is far from the invisible housewife she once believed herself to be, and that maybe, just maybe, she might be capable of saving the day.

In the tradition of Argo, The Wizard of Lies, and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, a book that expands upon the HBO docuseries, McMillion$, with new, exclusive interviews and stories that couldn’t make it into the series.

In March of 2001, Federal prosecutor Mark Devereaux cold-called Rob Holm, the head of security for McDonald’s Corporation. Without explanation, Devereaux asked that Holm and several other McDonald’s senior executives plan a visit to the Jacksonville, Florida, FBI, and tell no one about their intended destination. It wasn’t up for discussion. Upon their arrival, Devereaux watched them closely, looking at body language, checking for tells. To him, they were all potential suspects.

Once they were seated in an unremarkable conference room, sealed away in the hyper-secure FBI building, Devereaux began to lay out a shocking conspiracy, one that ran deep into McDonald’s most beloved promotions: the Monopoly game. This is where they began to discover from 1989 to 2001, almost every high-value prize winner was actually illegitimate. But how could this happen and who all was behind it? A rookie FBI agent and a brilliant undercover operation led them to one man who brilliantly crafted a near-infallible nationwide conspiracy for fraud.

Expanded from the wildly popular HBO docuseries with major new interviews, MCMILLIONS traces this massive crime, the intricate web of lies that bolstered it, and the tireless work of the FBI agents that unraveled it all. It is a story littered with tragedy: families torn apart, betrayals, financial ruin, and one suspicious car crash. Yet, there are bright spots in the hijinks of the FBI agents and their co-conspirators. Ultimately, it is a story of what happens when the American dream goes very wrong.

From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and near-death experience Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a groundbreaking look at what happens to us when we die, based on the largest-ever research study run on near-death experiences

What happens to us when we die?
For millennia, we’ve sought the answers, and we’ve hoped to find them in near-death experiences. But while those answers have come haphazardly and can’t be trusted, groundbreaking research is now formalizing our understanding of death in new and thrilling ways. At the frontlines of that research is Dr. Sam Parnia.
Lucid Dying is the first book to formally explore what happens to the human mind and consciousness not only in the period leading up to death, but also during and after death. Using data derived from multiple scientific studies, Dr. Parnia shows that the entity we refer to as consciousness-our Self-does not seem to become annihilated at the moment of death. In fact, during death, our consciousness follows a very specific narrative arc, in which we relive our lives not only from our own experiences, but from the perspective of everyone we’ve interacted with. What follows is a purposeful review of our own actions, thoughts, and intentions towards others.
These studies also show that there is a universal experience of death that is meaningful, transcendent, positive, and transformative-not hallucinatory, delusional, or illusory as previously imagined. With empirical research and gripping anecdotes that explore the notion of a collective unconsciousness. Dr. Parnia shows how we can access this deeper wisdom to lead more intentional lives.

Three women.

When she was twelve, Leyna Clarke watched her older sister, Grace, walk away from their Sierra Nevada foothills home with her boyfriend, Adam Duran. Neither was ever seen again. Sixteen years later, a stranger who looks like Grace shows up at the restaurant where Leyna works-and vanishes soon after. When it comes out that Leyna was one of the last people to have talked with the young woman, Leyna’s childhood crush Dominic, who is also Adam’s brother, pleads with her to do the last thing she wants to do: come home.

Three secrets.

But Leyna isn’t the only one who hasn’t been able to leave that fateful night behind. Her mother, Meredith, still lives in the family’s old home-even if she claims to believe the police’s theory that Grace and Adam were willing runaways. Down the street, Adam and Dominic’s mother Olivia has also stayed, determined to be there when her son finally returns. . . and to prove that Meredith and Leyna have been hiding something all these years. But the past isn’t the only threat to the two families, or the missing girl. As a wildfire sparks, tempers flare and intentions turn deadly. Because someone in the neighbourhood knows what really happened that night-and just how good the forest is at keeping its secrets.

Who will you trust?

Trust the power of cognitive science to help students to understand more, remember more and feel more confident about their exams.

This textbook is guaranteed to make learning more effective. The approach was created by author and teacher Dale Banham, who has amazing knowledge of the best teaching methods and over 30 years’ classroom experience.

> Simplify each topic. The text is broken down into bullet points and boxes. Tasks are structured around the ‘steps to success’, teaching students how to Connect & Engage, Research & Record, Summarise, Apply and Review their learning

> Make learning stick. Cognitive science techniques such as ‘interleaving’, ‘retrieval practice’ and ‘spaced practice’ support students with processing and remembering the course content

> Strengthen memory through ‘dual coding’. The book contains memory aids that visually summarise key knowledge. Research proves that we remember something better if it’s presented through text and images

> Improve exam results. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained. Practice questions, revision tips and guidance based on the examiners’ reports are also included

> Trust the academic seal of approval. This book has been reviewed by a historian who specialises in the topic, to ensure that the historiography is accurate and up to date

Trust the power of cognitive science to help students to understand more, remember more and feel more confident about their exams.

This textbook is guaranteed to make learning more effective. The approach was created by author and teacher Dale Banham, who has amazing knowledge of the best teaching methods and over 30 years’ classroom experience.

> Simplify each topic. The text is broken down into bullet points and boxes. Tasks are structured around the ‘steps to success’, teaching students how to Connect & Engage, Research & Record, Summarise, Apply and Review their learning

> Make learning stick. Cognitive science techniques such as ‘interleaving’, ‘retrieval practice’ and ‘spaced practice’ support students with processing and remembering the course content

> Strengthen memory through ‘dual coding’. The book contains memory aids that visually summarise key knowledge. Research proves that we remember something better if it’s presented through text and images

> Improve exam results. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained. Practice questions, revision tips and guidance based on the examiners’ reports are also included

> Trust the academic seal of approval. This book has been reviewed by a historian who specialises in the topic, to ensure that the historiography is accurate and up to date

Trust the power of cognitive science to help students to understand more, remember more and feel more confident about their exams.

This textbook is guaranteed to make learning more effective. The approach was created by author and teacher Dale Banham, who has amazing knowledge of the best teaching methods and over 30 years’ classroom experience.

> Simplify each topic. The text is broken down into bullet points and boxes. Tasks are structured around the ‘steps to success’, teaching students how to Connect & Engage, Research & Record, Summarise, Apply and Review their learning

> Make learning stick. Cognitive science techniques such as ‘interleaving’, ‘retrieval practice’ and ‘spaced practice’ support students with processing and remembering the course content

> Strengthen memory through ‘dual coding’. The book contains memory aids that visually summarise key knowledge. Research proves that we remember something better if it’s presented through text and images

> Improve exam results. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained. Practice questions, revision tips and guidance based on the examiners’ reports are also included

> Trust the academic seal of approval. This book has been reviewed by a historian who specialises in the topic, to ensure that the historiography is accurate and up to date