Books with author Mary Shepherd

In many ways, Allison Anderson is like most girls. In others, she's very different. The differences aren't immediately obvious but have caused misunderstandings and avoidance from others in the past. Starting high school in a new town, she expects the same experiences—until she meets the Calderas.David Caldera, charismatic son of a local rancher, adopts Allison into his social circle. He and other new friends introduce her to their world of horses and extreme sports. Along with a lost horse she befriends, they help her to trust, gain confidence, and venture beyond her previously isolated world. She also falls helplessly but hopefully in love.Navigating through confusing emotions, over-protective parents, and jealous classmates is difficult, but Allison's overriding fear is losing the people she's grown to love. To prove her determination to keep up, she enters a race—a dangerous decision that could cost her everything.

Sixteen-year-old Rose Mendez has the same dream every night. She’s at a playground with her little brother Gabe. Gabe wants to play hide-and-seek, so she tells him to go hide. The problem is, she never finds him. Her parents tell her to call the cops. A body is eventually discovered, but Rose doesn’t believe it’s little Gabe. She wakes up screaming. It’s too bad the dream really happened. Now, her parents are dead, too, and Rose is being fostered by the Johnson family and their creepy son. Despite her bad luck, her first day at Riverview High School starts out all right. She finds a friend in Cameron, and a friend is what she needs since she thinks Gabe is still alive and she’s made it her mission to find him. There are people who think she’s crazy. After all, they found Gabe’s body, and the DNA was a match. Rose has a theory, though, about what really happened that day at the playground. As she copes with the loss of her parents and brother, she becomes more and more obsessed with the investigation. Question is: who will believe her story?

Roses brother Gabe disappeared while they were playing hide-and-seek. His body was eventually discovered, but Rose never believed it was really him. Everyone thought she was insane, and her stability took a further hit when her parents died. After living through a nightmare, shes now ready to continue her desperate search.Shes lucky to have a friend like Cameron, especially since she feels like someone is always watching. Rose suspects Aberumthe man who attacked the people she cares for most. As her search continues, Rose hides from her past and her own secrets, but secrets have a way of being revealed, especially in the chaos of crisis.All Rose wants is to find Gabe, and nothing will stop her. She will fight the officials and the doubters. Despite DNA findings, she knows Gabe is still alive, and Aberum knows something about it. How far will she go? Rose will go to the edges of sanity to find her baby brother. She might be crazy, but shes right about one thing: she is Gabes only hope.

Key Stage 2: Maths is Easy - Geometry, Time and Measurements is the easiest way for your child to master geometry, time and measurement questions. This child-friendly guide teaches maths in a fun and easy to learn way. It is the ideal revision guide for anyone who wishes to improve their scores either for the classroom or for assessments. This unique KS2 maths guide and testing book contains fun loving characters and plenty of sample questions and exercises to work through; guaranteed to improve your child's ability in maths to a high standard. Within this guide you will be provided with: Example questions, a step by step breakdown indicating the easiest methods, top tips to help children master geometry, time and measurements, fun characters to make learning enjoyable, plenty of questions for children to work through, explanations detailing how to get the correct answer. New for 2016.

KS2 English is Easy: Practice Papers - Full Sets 1 & 2 is the ULTIMATE new resource on the market to ensure your child gets the best preparation for their SATS. This unique Key Stage 2 English practice papers book contains 2 x English Reading and 4 x Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar - 6 realistic mock exams in total! Also included is the detailed marking scheme to how your child will be assessed and how you can track their progress with ease. These papers have been designed with the NEW SATS curriculum in mind and have been designed to help your child achieve 100%. These practice papers also come with: Guidance for parents; Instructions on how to work through the papers; Marking scheme to mark yourself against; Two SETS of practice papers, each complete with papers 1, 2 and 3; Revised and updated for the new National Curriculum; Achieve 100%

KS2 Maths is Easy: Practice Papers - Full Sets 1 & 2 is the ULTIMATE new resource on the market to ensure your child gets the best preparation for their SATs. This unique practice papers book contains 2 x Arithmetic sample papers and 4 x Reasoning sample papers - 6 realistic mock exams in total! Also included is the detailed marking scheme to how your child will be assessed and how you can track their progress with ease. These papers have been designed with the NEW SATs curriculum in mind and have been designed to help your child achieve 100%. These practice papers also come with: Guidance for parents; Instructions on how to work through the papers; Marking scheme to mark yourself against; Two SETS of practice papers, each complete with papers 1, 2 and 3; Revised and updated for the new National Curriculum; Achieve 100%

Key Stage 2: Science is Easy - Chemistry is the easiest way for your child to master the KS2 national curriculum for science. Containing a vibrant mix of visual and activity-based learning, including a breakdown on each topic of what your child needs to do to score 100% in their SATs.Within this guide your child will be provided with: Example questions, a step by step breakdown indicating the easiest methods to revise each topic, top tips to help children master Chemistry, the answers the assessors want to see in your child's actual exams, fun characters to make learning enjoyable, plenty of questions for children to work through, explanations detailing how to get the correct answer for all questions.This unique and child-friendly guide teaches science in a fun and easy to learn way. It is the ideal revision guide for children who wish to improve their scores either for the classroom or for assessments, especially the SATs. This unique KS2 science guide and testing book contains fun-loving superhero characters and plenty of sample questions to work through; guaranteed to improve your child's ability in Chemistry to a high standard.

Key Stage 2: Maths is Easy - Data and Statistics is the easiest way for your child to master data and statistics questions. This child-friendly guide teaches maths in a fun and easy to learn way. It is the ideal revision guide for anyone who wishes to improve their scores either for the classroom or for assessments. This unique KS2 maths guide and testing book contains fun loving characters and plenty of sample questions and exercises to work through; guaranteed to improve your child's ability in maths to a high standard. Within this guide you will be provided with: Example questions, a step by step breakdown indicating the easiest methods, top tips to help children master data and statistics, fun characters to make learning enjoyable, plenty of questions for children to work through, explanations detailing how to get the correct answer. New for 2016.

Key Stage 2: Maths is Easy - Numbers and Calculations is the easiest way for your child to master numbers and arithmetic calculations including adding and subtracting, multiplying, dividing, Roman numerals, rounding numbers up and down, odd and even numbers, understanding calculator and everything else needed to achieve 100 for the KS2 SAT curriculum. This child-friendly guide teaches maths in a fun and easy to learn way. It is the ideal revision guide for anyone who wishes to improve their scores either for the classroom or for assessments. This unique KS2 maths guide and testing book contains fun loving characters and plenty of sample questions and exercises to work through; guaranteed to improve your child's ability in maths to a high standard. Within this guide you will be provided with: Example questions, a step by step breakdown indicating the easiest methods, top tips to help children master numbers and calculations, fun characters to make learning enjoyable, plenty of questions for children to work through, explanations detailing how to get the correct answer. New for 2016.

The Revision Series: 11+ Sample Test Questions and Answers for Verbal Reasoning test.Want to learn how to pass the Verbal Reasoning section of the 11+ Kent Test? Packed full of testing questions, this revision guide will aid anyone through their 11+ journey, and ultimately better their chances of scoring highly.The 11+ assessment is a popular means of assessment to determine whether grammar school is a suitable choice for each pupil. Therefore, a pupil needs to show their suitability to obtaining a placement in a grammar score by scoring highly on this assessment.Here at How2become, we have created a revision guide tailored for the Verbal Reasoning section of the 11+ assessment, to hopefully boost their scores in this area of the test.Anyone who is serious about passing their 11+, must undergo a prolonged period of preparation and practice, and with the help of our guide, this process is made a whole lot easier!Written and created by the UK’s leading recruitment experts; this comprehensive revision guide includes:A complete guide to Verbal Reasoning – this revision book focuses specifically on the Verbal Reasoning section of the 11+ assessment.Detailed example questions – this guide contains detailed example questions which show you the different types of questions you can expect, a step-by-step account on how to answer them, and top tips to consider when faced with these types of questions.Lots of practice questions – this revision guide is packed full of testing questions for a range of Verbal Reasoning questions, in hope to better your chances during this section of the 11+ assessment.Detailed answers and explanations – not only do we provide lots of sample questions, but we also provide detailed answers and explanations to ensure you know how to reach the correct answers.Useful tips! – this guide contains top tips regarding the assessment and suggests different ideas for ways to improve your performance during the 11+ assessment. Boost your chances of scoring highly in the Verbal Reasoning section of the 11+ Kent Test assessment.