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Liverpool: Christmas Day 1924. When twelve-year-old Sara Cordwainer, the unloved child of rich and fashionable parents, sees a ragged girl with a baby in her arms outside her church, she stops to talk to her, pressing her collection money into the girl's icy hand. But from this generous act comes a tragedy which will haunt her for years. When, years later, Sara meets Brogan, a young Irishman working in England, she feels she has found a friend at last. But Brogan has a secret which he dare tell no one, not even Sara. And in a Dublin slum, Brogan's little sister Polly is growing up. The only girl in a family of boys, she knows herself to be much loved, but it is not until Sara begins to work at the Salvation Army children's home, Strawberry Fields, that the two girls meet - and Brogan's secret is told at last ...

Set against the backdrop of a new ice age, the story explores the chaos unleashed when radical environmentalists gain control of the U.S. government. Meanwhile, the space colonies, left to fend for themselves, face a dire need to replenish their air supply. They rely on scoopships that dive into the hostile atmosphere, highlighting the struggle for survival in a world transformed by extreme climate change. The narrative delves into themes of environmentalism, survival, and the consequences of radical ideologies.

In Beyond Answers: Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children, author Mike Flynn provides teachers with a clear and deep sense of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and shares ideas on how to best implement them in K-2 classrooms.