New Releases by Judith Thompson

Can you keep a secret? It seems everyone who spends the summer at Camp Briarwood can. But what actually goes on inside this elite, top-secret summer camp for the most brilliant young minds? Plenty, if the whispers can be believed. Callie Garcia would do almost anything to see for herself. But the camp is invitation only. And that invitation depends on writing a strange exam that tests not only your scientific knowledge, but your character as well. Callie’s not sure about her character, but she has her great-grandfather Theo’s gift of a scientific mind. When her teacher accuses her of cheating, Callie believes her chance to go is lost … until a different kind of invitation arrives. With it, Callie is thrown into a world of marvelous inventions and a perilous game of cat and mouse between inventors and frauds.

A seventeen-year-old girl, Ana, is lying contentedly in an abandoned farmer's field outside of Kingston, Ontario, revelling in the August sunset, when her mind is transported to another time and place. Like a dream, but real: She and her friend Frances are eight years old, crawling in the grasses of Crow's Field in Middletown, Connecticut, collecting wildflowers, when two crackly male voices ask them what they are doing. So begins the reliving of a forgotten attack with the only witness having been her secret best friend Patty, who stumbles on the scene and then, fleeing the attackers, tries to swim across the turbulent Connecticut River and drowns. Ana finds she cannot speak to save her friend, and is therefore abandoned by the Virgin Mary, who no longer appears to her before her grand mal seizures. When Ana's family moves to Canada, she is overjoyed as she is sure she has escaped. Her teenage years are a time of new friends, of being haunted by her secret best friend's ghost, of discovering her sexuality, of bullying so severe it caused a seizure that would have killed her had she not screamed herself back into life. When she meets the charismatic Satan's Choice member Matthieu at the local fairgrounds, and they fall in love in the Haunted House ride, she feels more alive than she ever has. Slowly but surely, Ana becomes a woman who is willing to act and to speak, no matter what the cost.

Tinkler's Quest is a spellbinding journey through magical storytelling paintings, weaving together art and poetry to inspire a deep connection with nature. Each richly layered image unlocks hidden stories, sparks memories, and invites readers of all ages to reflect on their role in protecting the world around them. Born from the community-driven spirit of Stow Stories, this book draws from the historic Tinkler's Meadow in Stowmarket, Suffolk, where a love for the land ignited a movement. Now, Tinkler's Quest carries that vision forward - across rivers, land, sea, and sand - celebrating nature's beauty, wildness, and healing power. Through words, art, and creativity, this book reminds us that every story told and every action taken, no matter how small, helps weave a future where the world is wilder, richer, and more alive.

A teenager is dead after facing harassment and cyberbullying. Two friends go camping, and one reveals a secret. A conflict between two band students erupts into violence. A refugee celebrates the new year in Canada. A bereaved teen joins her school volleyball team. Five fierce new plays from some of Canada's best playwrights reveal the passion, pain, humour, and hopes of young people in this exciting anthology of plays for high schools.

Since it was first published, the SCM Studyguide to Theological Reflection has quickly gained a reputation for being a vital and accessible guide to the subject for all who embark on it for the first time. This studyguide offers newcomers a step by step introduction to understanding what theological reflection is and helps them to explore which of the methods introduced best suits them and their particular situation. It is practical in emphasis, providing students with a wide variety of worked examples and opportunities to carry out their own exercises. This 2nd edition will bring the content up to date, offering a revised and improved bibliography and updated and refreshed examples and exercises, including new sections on scriptural reasoning and contemplative theology.

This story is a historical fiction, based on three characters, Uncle Jake, Aunt Sallie and Uncle Doby, who came to central Florida as early pioneers in 1883. As with any pioneer, they faced moments of danger from the deep creeks and untamed swamps; but, they also had fun times living the simple life. Many of the events are true, but all could have happened considering the location and the time period. It should be very helpful to the students of pioneer history.

A searing triptych of three monologues all exposing the ugly truth behind the headlines of the current situation in Iraq. In America, a disgraced female soldier defends the chaotic events that took place in Abu Ghraib prison. In England, weapons inspector David Kelly confronts the human consequences of lies that spiralled out of control. And in Baghdad, a mother tells the story of a country that no longer exists. This gripping play strips away the modern myths of war to imagine three people who are all, in different ways, preparing to take their place in history...

Ministry, the authors contend, is a range of energies freely bestowed by the Spirit. Our task is to channel it mindfully and reflectively. Through the use of imaginative exercises based on scripture, focusing exercises directed at practical situations, and theological reflection that is rooted in the authors' own experience of ministry as Anglican priests, the following 'colours' of the ministerial rainbow are explored: - The Apostle: Mindful Representing, the Christlike shape of ministry.- The Holy One: Mindful Praying, the still centre of ministry.- The Pastor: Mindful Serving, the hard-working body of ministry.- The Teacher: Mindful Nurture, the wise soul of ministry- The Leader: Mindful Organising, the overseeing mind of ministry.- The Go-Between: Mindful Collaboration, Conviviality and Communication, the interlinking and encouraging hands of ministry.- The Herald of Good Tidings: Mindful Evangelism, the swift, urgent feet of ministry.- The Liberator: Mindful Subversion, the courageous heart of ministry.

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Ciel is catatonic and will only express herself through Strauss's music on the piano and through classical song, while Jabber moves in and out of psychotic delusion. Their lives are desperate but they find peace, refuge, and blissful love in performing their own wild and woolly personalized version of Tennyson's classic epic poem "Enoch Arden." This is a play about the truly redemptive and empowering nature of art, and how it can be recreated and reclaimed by anyone with the hunger and the will to do so.Based on Tennyson's "Enoch Arden" and the melodrama for piano by Richard Strauss.

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Pink: Cast gender - female only; number - 1 female; size - small; age - child; length - 1 act. Monologue. South African white girl mourns loss of black servant killed in protest march.

Two characters and two monologues, tied together across time and place, their stories a candid pursuit of hope and empathy, even in the face of an unbelievably cruel world. Judith Thompson's 'Such Creatures' portrays her raw style of storytelling and showcases her incessant quest to understand the dark, neglected and troubling corners of society.

Elora Dixon is a vibrant, middle-aged lawyer and disability-rights activist who has never walked a step in her life. A neuromuscular disease left her with a curved spine and a reliance on around-the-clock care. Nonetheless, she is an inexorable force when chance pits her against the notorious Julian Summer, who is in town promoting his internationally bestselling book. Julian is a fervent supporter of euthanasia and Elora is the counter-argument - a living rebuke to parents who want the option of euthanizing a disabled newborn. So it comes as a shock, especially to Elora, when the two find themselves acutely attracted to one another. Will she learn to negotiate her feelings and her convictions, or will Julian's beliefs begin to colour her own?