Children/Young Adult
Ronnie’s War
Ronnie Warren is a boy when the Second World War breaks out. By the time VE day comes around he’s…
Knights of the Sea: A Grim Tale of Murder, Politics, and Spoon Addiction
Elliot Graven has been planning to spend the summer of 1887 with his friend Paisley DeLoup in the small town…
Stories from the Billabong
Stories from the Billabong is a collection of aboriginal myths and legends inspired by the dreaming of the Yorta Yorta…
Shadow of the Ninja
Japan 1575, a country ruled by feuding warlords. In his second adventure, the young Samurai Jimmu finds his old master,…
My Brother Abe
Despite the title, this novel for ages 8-12 concentrates on Lincoln’s sister Sally. Little is known of her historically, leaving…
Wishing for Tomorrow
This sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess tells readers what happened to Sara Crewe’s friends at Miss Minchin’s…
Revolution
The antics of Andi Alpers and her circle of frenemies would make the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette…
Dream Thief: An Extraordinary Horatio Lyle Mystery
Fourth book in the successful Horatio Lyle series which began with The Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle in 2006 and…
My Havana, Memories of a Cuban Boyhood
“We live in a city built by angels,” Secundino’s father tells him, and Secundina understands why. Each day as he…
Archie’s War
1914. Archie Albright lives with his family in London’s East End. He loves comics and is thrilled when he is…
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