Children/Young Adult
My Friend the Enemy
1941, a village in North-East England. German warplanes frequently drop superfluous incendiary bombs after bombing Newcastle shipyards. Peter, aged twelve,…
Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea
In the time of sailing ships and pirates, two cats, brothers Anton and Cecil, live near the docks of Lunenburg.…
The Golden Day
While the Vietnam War rages in a distant land, eleven Australian school girls deal with their own struggles of friendship…
Silent Noon
Fourteen-year-old Barney Holland is sent to board at Carding House School on Lindsey Island in the North Sea after his…
Witchfall
Witchfall follows young Meg Lytton to the court of Queen Mary in the service of the Lady Elizabeth. It is…
Meeting Cezanne
In this charming little book, British Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Yannick, a young Parisian boy who…
World War I Tales: The Last Flight
1916. Young Alfred Adams in a private in the British Army about to be sent to the Western Front. He…
Vango: Between Earth and Sky
1934, Paris. Vango, a teenage boy of mysterious origins and with an unusually isolated childhood, is about to be ordained…
The Power of Harmony
In 1968 Nova Scotia, nine-year-old Jennifer waits nervously for her turn to sing at the Music Festival. Although everyone tells…
Fireweed
This novella was first published in 1969 and tells the story of two 15-year-old runaways, Bill and Julie, during the…
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