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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Historical fiction
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Stateless
(Paperback)
Elizabeth Wein
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R274
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Discovery Miles 2 540
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It is 1937 and tensions are high. A spectacular air race around
Europe seeks to promote unity among a group of young pilots, but
distrust and animosity are rife. The British and sole female
contestant, Stella North, is determined to prove not only her
skill, but also her identity as her Nansen passport declares her
'stateless'. However, barely a few hours in, Stella is witness to a
horrifying attack when a contestant's plane is forced out of the
air and crashes. Was this the work of another competitor desperate
to win? Was the attack random or premeditated and, most
importantly, will it happen again? With the competition heating up
and the death ruled an accident, Stella is left to form her own
investigation. Can she find allies among her fellow competitors or
will suspicion and deceit bring them all down? An exhilarating rush
of a novel, with all the twists and turns we've come to expect from
the award-winning Elizabeth Wein.
The award-winning tale about the power of perseverance by the bestselling author of A LONG WALK TO WATER.
13-year-old Tree-ear lives in a Korean village famous for its ceramics. He doesn’t have much but he loves to watch master potter Min at work and dreams of learning the craft one day.
Reluctantly Min agrees to let Tree-ear help him. Determined to do whatever it takes to prove himself, Tree-ear embarks on a dangerous journey to present his master’s work to the king, unaware it will change his life forever.
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The Roaring
(Hardcover)
T Katarina Tayler
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R660
Discovery Miles 6 600
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It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by
the three-day week. The reduced power usage means less hours for
people to work, and less money to get by on. Thirteen-year-old
Jason feels the struggle keenly. Ever since his parents died, it's
just been him and his older brother Richie. Richie is doing his
best, but since he can't make ends meet he's been doing favours for
the wrong people. Every day they fear they won't have enough and
will have to be separated. One thing that helps distract Jason is
the urban legend about a beast in the valleys. A wild cat that
roams the forest, far up the river from their bridge. When Jason's
friends learn of a reward for proof of The Beast's existence, they
convince Jason this is the answer to his and Richie's money
problems. Richie can get himself out of trouble before it's too
late and the brothers can stay together. And so a quest begins ...
Starting at the bridge of their village and following the river
north, the four friends soon find themselves on a journey that will
change each of them ... forever. With echoes of Stand By Me, this
thrilling middle-grade adventure gives us the most exquisite
characterisation and a page-turning plot with relatable themes,
making this utterly timeless and one of the finest historical
fiction stories in the market today.
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Gaslight
(Paperback)
Eloise Williams
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Discovery Miles 1 920
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1899. All Nansi knows is that her mother disappeared on the day she
was fished out of Cardiff docks. She can't remember anything else.
Now, with no other family to turn to, she works for Sid at the
Empire Theatre, sometimes legally, sometimes thieving to order,
trying to earn enough money to hire a detective to find her mother.
Everything changes when Constance and Violet join the theatre, both
with their own dark secrets. Nansi is forced to be part of Violet's
crooked psychic act. But it's when Constance recognises her, and
realises who her mother must be, that Nansi's world is turned
upside down forever. She is soon on the run for her life and she
will have to risk everything if she's going to find the truth.
What if the past became your future? Join teenager Joe on a
rollercoaster adventure travelling back in time to the heyday of
Victorian Crystal Palace. Joe is lonely and bored. His best friend
moved away, he's stuck looking after his annoying little sister and
Dad spends every hour in their struggling restaurant, Paradise. But
Joe's world is turned upside down when he discovers a shattered
compass among the brambles where the Crystal Palace once stood and
time travels through the maze back to 1888. With help from the
teenage H. G. Wells and Samuel Coleridge Taylor, daredevil Iris
Blondin, the creator of Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of the
Gypsies, Joe must foil dangerous diamond thieves to uncover dark
secrets about the 'People's Palace'. Standing on boundaries between
worlds, it's secrets are tied to the fate of his family. Will Joe
be trapped in the past with his new friends, find a way to return
to his family or can he somehow have both?
Set during WWII. The Peters Family live in a quaint little cottage
in the heart of Kent, England. They have a pet rabbit called
Thumper who is highly intelligent. Squadron Leader Hal Peters is an
ace RAF pilot who can fly any plane day or night. He is famous for
being the best pilot in Britain. He is sent on many dangerous
missions across The English Channel. Meanwhile back in Kent,
Thumper is about to have his own dangerous adventure.
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