Children/Young Adult
Spirit’s Princess
Spirit’s Princess is set in 3rd-century Japan, before the clans are unified. At the start of the story, Himiko, the…
Duty Calls (Dunkirk 1)
Private Johnny Hawke joins up at 15, and finds himself in France on the losing side of the early engagements…
Ghost Moon
This second book in the Desert Legends Trilogy follows 16-year-old Jim Doolen as he’s drawn reluctantly into the Lincoln County…
The Girl in the Mask
Sophia is an intelligent, energetic girl who reads Aphra Behn’s plays, rides horses and is a crack shot. She also…
Yesterday’s Treasures
This is the sequel to Tomorrow’s Guardian, the first book in Richard Denning’s Hourglass Institute series, and what a sequel…
The Amber Treasure
“All good stories are about a sword.” This delightful tale for young adults is just that. Good, and about a…
Code Name Verity
Editors' choice
The first half of the story is told by ‘Verity’, who is being interrogated by the Gestapo. Writing is the…
The Académie
Editors' choice
Eliza Monroe, daughter of the future president of the United States, arrives at a French boarding school in 1799 ostensibly…
Dark of the Moon
Editors' choice
In Dark of the Moon, Barrett presents the “true” story of the Minotaur, told in alternating first person by Ariadne…
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
Nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker’s family had been settled in Texas for two years when their home was raided by Comanche…
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