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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Historical Fiction
For readers of Schindler's List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas comes a heart-breaking story of the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances.
In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too.
So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the true love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
Fifteen year old Nikki got more than he bargained for when
traveling abroad with his parents and his private tutor in Cairo,
Egypt. Little did he suspect that while he and his tutor Amanda
Tilson, and his older Scottish friend Ian, where exploring the
great ruins of Egypt that they would find themselves on an
adventure of a lifetime searching for the supposed treasure of
Queen Hatshepsut. Amanda lead by the mystical appearance and
guiding voice of a young Egyptian Princess from centuries past,
soon finds clues that speak of the enormous treasure. By joining
the golden clues together, they are transported back through time
soon after the mysterious disappearance of the Pharaoh herself.
Could they find more clues that would take them back to their own
time or would they be stuck in the year 1458 B.C. forever? Would
survive the evil intentions of the Magi to destroy them? Could they
use the clues to find the hidden treasure of the forgotten Pharaoh?
As well as being gripping adventures, Caroline Lawrence's
bestselling novels are packed with facts about ancient Roman life.
This quiz book includes over 500 questions based on the following
six titles: The Enemies of Jupiter, The Gladiators from Capua, The
Colossus of Rhodes, The Fugitive from Corinth, The Sirens of
Surrentum and The Charioteer of Delphi. Plus ...quizzes about Roman
Entertainment, Rules and Rituals, Architecture, Medicine, Love and
Marriage, and picture puzzles to solve. For all Roman Mysteries
fans, and anyone fascinated to know what life in first-century Rome
was really like.
Shirley Temple did a lot to make Rebecca famous when she won the
world's heart in the movie we all remember. But the story is more
than Temple, the film, or our memory of it: this is the tale of the
little showgirl who, sent to the country to live with prim and
proper relatives, is forbidden to do anything, well, showy.
But Rebecca has other ideas, of course, and you know she'll win
over the hearts and minds of everyone who'll see her show. . .
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Certainly she won over Jack London. In 1904 he wrote to Wiggin
herself: "May I thank you for Rebecca. . . ? I would have quested
the wide world over to make her mine, only I was born too long ago
and she was born but yesterday.... Why could she not have been my
daughter? Why couldn't it have been I who bought the three hundred
cakes of soap? Why, O, why?" And Mark Twain, too: he described
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" as "beautiful and warm and
satisfying."
Would she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a
partner to dance with at tonight's ball? She just didn't know. Anna
Austen has always been told she must marry rich. Her future depends
upon it. While her dear cousin Fanny has a little more choice, she
too is under pressure to find a suitor. But how can either girl
know what she wants? Is finding love even an option? The only
person who seems to have answers is their Aunt Jane. She has never
married. In fact, she's perfectly happy, so surely being single
can't be such a bad thing? The time will come for each of the
Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories. Will they
follow in Jane's footsteps? In this witty, sparkling novel of
choices, popular historian LUCY WORSLEY brings alive the delightful
life of Jane Austen as you've never seen it before.
Martin Luthers life was too exciting not to be written for teens
and younger readers! In this fast-paced, action-packed novel of
Martin Luthers life, teen readers (and more than a few adults!)
will be introduced to the life and adventures of Martin Luther. The
book introduces readers to a kindred spirit who struggled with what
knowing God through Scripture means for daily life.
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A historical time-slip adventure for middle grade readers, from the
Carnegie Medal-winning author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier. Alfie
Wright? Alfie Wrong, more like. Alfie has never really fitted in
anywhere - he doesn't have any friends, and even his mum seems
embarrassed of him. So when he's evacuated to a farm in rural Devon
run by kind old Aunt Bell and her gentle giant of a son, Alfie
can't believe his luck. The War seems a long way off, and among the
cows and pigs and geese Alfie's happier than he's ever been -
especially when he makes friends with one of the local boys,
Snidge. But Snidge, for all his friendliness, is not all he
appears. And the mystery that surrounds him seems to be connected
to the Midwinter Burning, an annual ritual held at the Standing
Stones, high up on the cliffs. Aunt Bell says it's all just a bit
of harmless superstition, but when Snidge goes missing, Alfie
finally discovers who his friend really is - and relives the true
horror of the legend...
The third book in the series, based on the remarkable story of the
Dick, Kerr Ladies. It's 1920, and the Dick, Kerr Girls football
team have a new member training with them... Martha, little sister
to Hettie and Freddie, has finally been given her chance to swap
street kickabouts with the local lads for the chance to play
alongside the world's best female footballers. But Martha has more
to worry about than keeping up with the older girls. She's dealing
with new and confusing feelings, things at home are hard, and the
future of women's football is under threat. Are Martha's dreams -
both on and off the pitch - too far out of reach?
When Moose Flanagan and his family move home, yet again, and become residents of the famous prison island Alcatraz, things get interesting. First of all, they share the island with a few other families and a lot of pretty heavy-duty criminals including Al
Capone. And secondly, Moose's sister is starting a new school, which everyone hopes will help her become more integrated with those around her.
When Moose comes up with some pretty cunning money-making schemes based on his famous co-residents, he does not count on his sister becoming inadvertently involved.
This is a
charming, funny and utterly enchanting book that skillfully and
delicately weaves a humorous tale with some important issues.
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