Daniel Clay

You thought your neighbours were bad? Wait till you meet the Oswalds. They're crass, cruel and seemingly untouchable. Until, that is, they go one step too far - and the results begin to tear an entire community apart.

A Novel

Broken

An edgy, affecting, and darkly funny debut novel — narrated by Skunk, an eleven-year-old girl in a coma — that explores innocence and its betrayal as powerfully and unforgettably as do Lullabies for Little Criminals and The Lovely Bones Skunk Cunningham’s world is a small one, populated by her family; her teachers and schoolmates; and her neighbours, the quiet Buckley family and the five terrifying Oswald girls and their thug of a father, Bob. When Saskia Oswald, with her stilettos and tight pants, asks shy Rick Buckley for a ride in his new car, he can’t believe his luck. But after a quick fumble, Saskia broadcasts Rick’s deficiencies to anyone who will listen, including her younger sisters. This act of thoughtless cruelty will see Rick dragged off by the police, humiliated, and “broken,” — and, in a tragic chain of events, will leave Skunk hanging on to her young life by a thread. From her hospital bed, Skunk shows us her hapless father finding love, and her idealistic favourite teacher losing it; “Broken” Buckley spiralling into madness; and the Oswald clan coming apart at the seams. As we inch ever closer to the mystery behind her coma, Skunk’s innocence becomes a beacon by which we navigate a world as comic as it is tragic, and as engaging as it is finally uplifting. Broken introduces Daniel Clay as a brilliant and utterly original voice in international fiction.

Mystics and sages are generally highly enlightened beings who choose, at great risk and discomfort to themselves, to incarnate for the benefit of humanity. They appear to be like everyone else, yet they often lead extraordinary lives while hiding behind a cloak of ordinariness. This collection of vignettes from the life of Daniel Clay offers the reader an intimate glimpse inside the life of a modern-day mystic. You meet the child, the family man and the extraordinary seer. You learn about the religionist, the spiritual seeker, and the mystic. You are presented with phases of life that you will recognize in your own life. In this work are guideposts with which you can identify and use to locate your current stage of life and use such to enhance your spiritual growth as you tread the path of enlightenment. This raw and honest appraisal will let you see how you may avoid mistakes and pitfalls and move toward fulfilling your own full potential. One of the most unusual autobiographies, this book is a view of the powerful latent potential that is within you and hopes to open you to the divine flowing through yourself and to set you on the path to achieve all of the blessings and rewards life has to offer. This book ultimately shows just how common the uncommon is and encourages you, the reader, toward the realization of your own full spiritual potential.

The Seventh Direction

Designed to help school psychologists and other school-based professionals create an optimal learning environment for the 10-15% of students who experience chronic, significant health problems, this volume provides up-to-date information, cost-effective strategies, and practical clinical and educational tools. The convenient, large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying and day-to-day use. Indispensable features include: * Discussions of specific health conditions and their impact in K-12 settings * Interventions to maximize school participation, coping, and social functioning * Guidelines for developing IEPs and 504 plans as required by law * Keys to building effective partnerships with parents, teachers, and medical providers * Many reproducibles: assessment tools, student worksheets, parent handouts, and more This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series. Winner--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award

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