Children/Young Adult
Gods and Warriors
1500 BC, Bronze Age Greece. Eleven-year-old Hylas is a goat boy, a nobody, but, even so, mysterious black-armoured warriors are…
Spellbound: Tales of Enchantment from Ancient Ireland
This original book is described as a collection of ‘seven magical stories from Ancient Ireland, told for younger children by…
Hitler’s Angel
The exciting premise of this book is to take two German children who have escaped the Nazis and send them…
A Medal for Leroy
1940s. Michael lives in London with French mother, Christine. His father, Roy, was a Spitfire pilot killed in a dogfight…
Victoria Rebels
Princess Victoria will be Queen of England sometime in the future. Everything about her life is under constant examination and…
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars is a story about a little man who reminds us that anything is obtainable if you…
Sirens
Josephine Winter is sent to New York City to stay with her aunt and uncle, but she’d rather be home…
Back to Blackbrick
This beautifully-written time-slip novel explores memory loss, grief and family relationships. It’s narrated in a lively 21st-century voice by Cosmo,…
Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train
Staplehurst, England, 1865. A piece of railway track over the River Beult at Staplehurst needs replacing. Once the express train…
Victorian Tales: The Sea Monsters
1838. History is about to be made. Two steam ships will cross the Atlantic for the very first time. One…
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