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Witchstruck

By Victoria Lamb - Published 2012

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This novel for young adults follows the adventures of Meg Lytton, a young girl in the service of the Princess Elizabeth during her ...Read Review

Vixen (The Flappers 1)

By Jillian Larkin - Published 2011 Published 2012

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Children/Young Adult

Chicago, 1924. Wealthy society schoolgirl Gloria moonlights as the lead singer for a black jazz band; her ‘country’ cousin Clara comes to help Gloria ...Read Review

Special Ops: Dead or Alive

By Craig Simpson - Published 2012

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Adventure Children/Young Adult Military

November 1941, and most of Europe is in the grip of Nazi rule. In their latest Special Ops adventure, the three friends, Finn, Loki ...Read Review

The Promise

By Susan Sallis - Published 2011

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May Thorpe is 11 years old on the night of the air raid on Coventry. Her adored brother Jack is missing after Dunkirk and ...Read Review

That Perfect Someone

By Johanna Lindsey - Published 2010 Published 2011

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Romance

Richard and Julia, betrothed as children, loathed one another, so Richard ran away to sea. Back in England they meet, not initially knowing ...Read Review

Claudius

By Douglas Jackson - Published 2010

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Adventure Military

AD 43-51. Emperor Claudius desperately needs a resounding military victory and Britain is his target. Only a union of the island’s warlike ...Read Review

A Rogue of My Own

By Johanna Lindsey - Published 2010

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Romance

Lady Rebecca Marshall has been appointed a Maid of Honour at Queen Victoria’s court. For a young woman of eighteen this was ...Read Review

Natasha’s Dream

By Mary Jane Staples - Published 2010

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Saga

This is a thriller and romance set in Berlin during 1925, when the Nazi party is gathering strength and Berlin is home to many ...Read Review

Selina Penaluna

By Jan Page - Published 2009

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Children/Young Adult

Twins, Ellen and Jack, are evacuated from East London to Cornwall during the early stages of WWII. In contrast to their background, they ...Read Review