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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Historical fiction
Steeped in the natural history of Mary Anning's Jurassic Coast, a
powerful dual-timeline story about friendship, mental health and
hidden stories. 1884. Emma Linden dreams of following in the
footsteps of the famous fossil-hunter, Mary Anning on the Jurassic
Coast. But Emma's world begins to spiral when her brother James
becomes obsessed with a glassy-eyed tiger at the museum. More than
a hundred years later, her descendant Rosie Linden goes missing,
her mind full of prowling tigers. With her new friend Jude, Rosie
uncovers family secrets buried like layer upon layer of rock.
Together they must sift the past to find the truth and heal the
present. Praise for Hannah Foley 'A great friendship story,
fascinating, intricate and hopeful.' Hilary McKay author of The
Skylarks' War '[An] expansive story about mental health, hidden
stories and friendship.' The Bookseller One to Watch 'A bold,
courageous and important book.' Sophie Kirtley author of The Wild
Way Home
Fun-filled, action-packed adventures in time from best-selling,
award-winning author, Sally Nicholls. When Alex and Ruby fall
through the mirror in their aunt's house, they find themselves in a
different historical period, each time with a different task to
perform before they can return to the present. From Edwardian crime
capers to Victorian Christmasses, their time-slip stories are
always exciting and beautifully told. A Victorian Christmas is
lovely - all the food and candles and games and singing - unless
you're poor, motherless Edith who is condemned to be sent to a
cruel boarding school on Boxing Day. Can Alex and Ruby persuade her
strict father that home is where the heart is instead? Classic
storytelling from a brilliant writer and beautifully illustrated
throughout by Rachael Dean, with covers by Isabelle Follath. One of
these books is never enough!
Introducing London's newest and greatest detective: Enola Holmes -
the book that inspired the film, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Read
the series before the new film lands! When Enola Holmes, sister to
the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has
disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search
of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when
she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a
young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her
shrewd older brothers - all while attempting to piece together
clues to her mother's strange disappearance. Amid all the mayhem,
will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her
mother? 'A story of a young girl who is empowered, capable, and
smart . . . the Enola Holmes book series conveys an impactful
message to kids and teenagers all over the world that you can do
anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting
and adventurous way.' - MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the
horrors of war. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding their
own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other
things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has
a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make
them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who
are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the
fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only
one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What
he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A
boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together? 'A
small wonder of a book' Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with
the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in
Germany.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award Winner
of the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award Shortlisted for the YA
Book Prize, Diverse Book Award and Iris Award Longlisted for the YA
Jhalak Prize Nobody free till everybody free. Moa is fourteen. The
only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugar cane
plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the
overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the
charismatic Tacky. Moa is to be a cane warrior, and fight for the
freedom of all the enslaved people in the nearby plantations. But
before they can escape, Moa and his friend Keverton must face their
first great task: to kill their overseer, Misser Donaldson. Time is
ticking, and the day of the uprising approaches . . . Irresistible,
gripping and unforgettable, Cane Warriors follows the true story of
Tacky's War in Jamaica, 1760.
Saxon England in 1053 is a time of violence, cruelty and ignorance
where the strong dominate and mercy and compassion are scarce.
Young Gytha longs to leave behind the evil of the world and enter a
convent where she can devote herself to learning more about the God
who loves even a little slave girl. Instead she lives in a
household that scorns the very name of Christ. Gytha's mistress,
the Lady Hilda, is an invalid whose afflictions have made her
fretful and cross, yet as Gytha lives out her simple faith in
service to her mistress, she is able to bring hope and purpose to
Hilda's life. When England is defeated in 1066 by William the
Conqueror, Gytha and Hilda face their greatest challenge-trusting
God when it seems as though He has turned His back on England.
Through all of her trials, Gytha learns that God often has a
greater work for us to do in the world than out of it.
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Arctic Star
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Tom Palmer; Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole
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Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling
naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second
World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and
Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea
during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy
sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys
have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a narrow
channel between the Arctic ice pack and German bases on the
Norwegian coast. Faced with terrifying enemy attacks from both air
and sea, as well as life-threatening cold and storms, will all
three boys make it home again?
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARDS When his mum burns
down their house on the Whitehorse estate, sixteen-year-old Joss is
sent to live in a sleepy Suffolk village. The place is steeped in
history, as Joss learns when a bike accident pitches him back more
than 1,000 years to an Anglo-Saxon village. That history also tells
him his new friends are in mortal peril from bloodthirsty invaders.
Can he warn their ruler, King Edmund, in time? And will he ever get
home?
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Prideaux Angels
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Kimberly Campanello; Illustrated by Simon Birch
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The second sensational middle-grade standalone that follows an epic voyage from England to France in the aftermath of WW1, from the bestselling author of The Children of Castle Rock
In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully managed to get expelled from her last one!) And Clara, their young teacher, is waiting for news of her missing fiancé.
Just as they think they've found their feet in the new order, disaster strikes, and Lotti and Ben must get away. And so they hatch a plan - to cross the Channel on Ben's narrowboat and find Sam. And there's something in France that Lotti is looking for, too...
Buffeted by storms, chased by the police, Lotti, Ben, Clara and a growing number of dogs set out on an epic journey, on the search for lost loved ones and a place to call home.
Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body
and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the
unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter
with the goddess Artemis-who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her
hands-upends the life she's worked so hard to build. Nine
mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne
cannot find them, the gods' waning powers will fade away, the
mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother's life will
be forfeit. Guided by Artemis's twin-the handsome and
entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo-Daphne's journey will take her
from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of
Thebes, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and
Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.
A reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo,
Daughter of Sparta by debut author Claire Andrews turns the
traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a
heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure.
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