Books in The Vision series series

Written by best-selling Author Tom King! One of the most celebrated comic books of the century, collected in full at last! Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning - to the laboratory where Ultron created him as a weapon. The place where he first rebelled against his given destiny and imagined that he could be more - that he could be a man. There, he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition - or is that obsession? - the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold the Visions! Theirs is a story of togetherness and tragedy - one that will send the Android Avenger into a devastating confrontation with Earth's Mightiest Heroes. COLLECTING: VISION 1-12

This story from the popular Vision Books series of saints lives for youth 9 - 15 years old is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to the Far East, St. Francis Xavier. After his war torn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became broad jumping champion of his college, and did not pay much attention to his studies. At first he scoffed at this fellow student, Ignatius Loyola, a former soldier who wanted to win the world for God. But Ignatius showed him that true champions are a far more heroic breed - those who risk their all to win the world for God. Francis joined Ignatius' followers, and became one of the first members of the Society of Jesus.Francis Xavier was selected by Ignatius to do missionary work in India. To all sixteenth-century travelers, a voyage from Portugal to India meant months of deadly peril from storms, pirates, and diseases. But to Father Francis Xavier, it also meant a chance to win the Orient for Jesus Christ. This great saint's eagerness to spread the Word of God involved him with the pearl divers of the Indian coast, the natives of Malaya and the Spice Islands, the cannibals of Morotni and the hostile feudal lords of ancient Japan. This book captures the true spirit of a daring man who braved the many dangers of India and Japan in amazing adventures of courage and faith.

A Vision Book about St. Francis and St. Clare, the two very popular saints of Assisi. Helen Homan has captured all the excitement and beauty of the lives of these saints from their childhood growing up together in Assisi to their profound conversion and lifelong influence―indeed centuries-long influence―on the whole world through their radical living of the Gospel and founding of two great religious orders, the Franciscans and the Poor Clares. Combining the stories of Francis and Clare in one volume makes for a book that will be of great interest to both boys and girls of a wide age span. Illustrated.

Cat's life seems perfect. She's one of the popular girls, loves to hang out with her friends, and now they rule the school as eighth graders. But after an accident allows her to see into the lives of the kids she and her friends have bullied, she realizes there's more to them than meets the eye. The "joking around" her friends do hurts them in ways she didn't realize.She had never thought of herself as a bully, but now that her eyes have been opened, she has a difficult decision to make. Should she keep her circle of friends or take a stand and walk away? But will it be too late to fix the damage she's already done?

As Cat moves into a new house, she is greeted by her neighbor, Jonah. He isn’t like anyone she has ever met. Behind the cute face, and all the muscles, there is something very different about him. As the kids at school get to know him too, Cat watches as the bullying begins. Wanting to help, Cat is determined she can fix him. But the harder she tries, the more he pushes away. On top of it all, Cat has to deal with her sister’s huge crush on Jonah. To Cat’s surprise she finds the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes that maybe being different isn’t such a bad thing. Maybe, just maybe, being different is a good thing. Or, was she just fooling herself?

The scariest person Cat has ever seen is Mr. One-Eyed Scar Face, also known as Mr. Williams, the school janitor. Everyone always said he was some type of monster, and Cat and her friends have always believed it. But soon they begin to realize that not every thing they hear is true. Not even close. As Cat and her friends search for the truth about Mr. Williams, they find themselves surrounded by rumors and gossip. All the while, Cat continues to see visions of truth about the people around her. Will the group of friends stand and fight for what is right? Or will they take the easy way out and believe everything they hear?

Cat feels like she’s just stepped into a mystery movie. Her friend, Tyler, has a secret that she’s determined to uncover. But instead of solving that mystery, she finds herself the laughing stock of the whole middle school.To make matters worse, Sammy, her new friend from the Special-Ed class, has lost his fluffy, white kitty cat, Snowball. Will Cat and her friends find Snowball in the blustery Michigan winter before it's too late? Or will the bullies of the school stand in their way?

The haunting third book in the Best Selling Visitors Series. “When I first moved here I was still a girl who cherished the normality of teen life. Now, after being here a year I had come to love a boy who was both strong and courageous. I made real friendships that would last even after death. The selfish girl my grandmother warned me of becoming had vanished. A girl who stood tall, with the powers to see the dead and help those in need, appeared in her place.” In Brylee’s world, nothing is normal. She sees and speaks with the dead and, at seventeen years old, she already has a full plate. She’s in her senior year of high school and college is just around the corner, but only if she learns to control her gifts and survive in the land of the living. She has succeeded in ridding her boyfriend, Ephraim, from the Brown family curse, but, in the end, her best friend loses her life. Now a whole slew of new problems present itself and, like always, Brylee is tempted to run for the hills. With Ephraim at her side, she must come to grips with the reality that she is not an average girl and she never will be. What will happen when the town turns on her? Or, better yet, when a body is unearthed in her backyard? The choices that Brylee must make will determine whether she has a future or nothing at all.

The truth can be deadly. Brylee Branson’s best friend and boyfriend have fallen victim to a horrible curse that haunts her home. With the witches who cast it dead she has no choice but to rely on the ghosts inside the Brown house to help her find a cure. But time is not on her side, because Lynley's illness is spreading rapidly. Confused and scared, seventeen-year-old Brylee must confront a new ghost in the house she has never spoken to before. This spirit is not a Brown relative and makes no promises to help them … unless she can re-unite her with a loved one. The fate of those she loves now rests on her. Can Brylee put the pieces of this puzzle together in time to save them? Or will the Brown house claim another victim? The Visitor’s Series continues to scare and entice its readers with this gripping second book.

Ks2 History is Easy: Anglo-Saxons and Scots (Studies, Activities & Questions) is a vibrant and engaging guide from our Ks2 History learning series that contains all the Anglo-Saxon information required by the new curriculum. This information is presented in conjunction with puzzles and activities in order to ensure that your child has fun while they learn. Spark and encourage their historical curiosity and improve their marks! * Guidance for parents. * Understanding the national curriculum. * All the key facts that your child must learn at primary level. * Broken down into clear, easy to read chapters. * Sample questions for your child to work through. * Easily track your child's progress.