University of California Press

When Lindsey Bakewell leaves behind her lighthouse bakeshop, her boyfriend, Rory, and her Newfoundland dog, Wellington, for a glamping trip with her mother in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the bears leave them alone-but a killer doesn't. . .

Converting the old Beacon Point lighthouse into a bakery is as adventurous as Lindsey cares to get. Her mother, Ellie, a former 80s fashion model, likes her creature comforts even more-until she sees a business opportunity for her Beacon Harbor fashion boutique when she's invited by the Mitten Kittens Glamping Club on a woodsy getaway.

Far from roughing it, the ladies will be warm and cozy in chic vintage campers. Ellie insists Lindsey come along to win the campfire cookout contest. Campfire cooking has come a long way from bacon and beans. Soon Lindsey is making pizza, berry cobbler, and gooey Carmelita camping bars.

But the festive spirit is soon dampened when a body is found in Ellie's camper. It seems like an accidental death until everyone's tires are slashed and it's clear the glampsite has become a crime scene. With no cell service to call for help, it's up to Lindsey to smoke out the killer around the campfire . . .

Because no one is out of the woods yet.

School Matters by Peter Mortimore, Pamela Sammons, Louise Stoll, David Lewis, and Russell Ecob is a landmark longitudinal study of fifty inner London primary schools that reshaped the way educators, policymakers, and researchers think about school effectiveness. Following nearly 2,000 children through their junior years, the authors systematically disentangle the influence of family background from the impact of the school itself, demonstrating that schools do make a measurable difference in children's progress. Combining statistical rigor with vivid description, the study illuminates how curriculum, teacher expectations, leadership, and classroom practice interact to shape learning outcomes across diverse social and cultural contexts.

Moving beyond test scores, School Matters also explores pupils' attitudes, behavior, and experiences of school life, offering one of the first comprehensive portraits of how organizational structures and school climate contribute to effectiveness. By showing why some schools succeed better than others in fostering both cognitive and non-cognitive development, the book not only challenges long-held assumptions about the limited role of schools but also provides practical guidance for improvement. Its findings remain foundational for educators committed to equity and excellence, offering a blueprint for building more effective schools even in the most challenging urban environments.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.

There's deadweight behind the bar at the Rusty Anchor and it's up to Cape Cod bike shop owner Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida to solve the murder in Agatha Award-winner Maddie Day's latest Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery . . .

A rainy July weekend in Westham means the beaches are empty and business is dead at Mac's Bikes but couldn't be livelier inside the Rusty Anchor Pub. But come Monday morning one patron is not so lively when the chef opens up and finds a body behind the bar. It's last call for Bruce Byrne, an elderly high school teacher who's been around so long it seems like he taught everybody.

When Mac's friend Flo, the librarian, makes the list of suspects, Mac gathers the Cozy Capers Book Group to clear her name. With no end in sight to the rain, the group has plenty of time to study the clues and sort through a roll call of suspects to determine who decided to teach Mr. Bryne a lesson. But with a killer desperate to cover their tracks, Mac and the group will be tested as never before . . .