David Fickling

Wayland: The Tale of the Smith from the North

By Tony Mitton - Published 2013

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

This beautifully produced book is a retelling of the Norse and Germanic legend of Wayland the smith. The story is told in rhyming ...Read Review

Dido

By Adele Geras - Published 2009

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

When Aeneas and his soldiers, battle-weary and almost shipwrecked, arrive on the shores of Carthage seeking refuge they are welcomed with open arms ...Read Review

The Lightstep

By John Dickinson - Published 2008

Genres:

Epic

Once upon a time Michel Wery had been a firm supporter of the French Revolution, but the Terror, the atrocities and the new ...Read Review

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

By John Boyne - Published 2006Published 2007

Genres:

Literary

The story opens in Berlin during World War II and is told through the eyes of nine-year-old Bruno who lives with his parents ...Read Review

Set In Stone

By Linda Newbery - Published 2006

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

1898. Samuel Godwin, fresh from Art College, is appointed art tutor to 19-year-old Juliana Farrow and her 16-year-old sister Marianne by their widower father, ...Read Review