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Here Lies Arthur
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South-west Britain, c. 500 AD. The Roman legions have left and Britain has splintered into warring factions. Saxons, arriving from the continent, are raiding ...Read Review
Montmorency’s Revenge
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1901. Queen Victoria is dying. In this, the fourth of Montmorency’s adventures, Inspector Howard suspects a possible anarchist plot to bomb her funeral—...Read Review
The Queen’s Spies
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One of the long-running My Story series, this is the fictional diary of Kitty Lumsden from 1583 to 1586, daughter of a diplomat (and perhaps ...Read Review
Montmorency and the Assassins
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Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime
1898, Italy. In this, the third of Montmorency’s adventures, Montmorency, the thief turned detective, and his friend Lord George Fox-Selwyn are on the ...Read Review
Flying Ace
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‘I have decided to join the Royal Flying Corps. I’m going to learn to fly, and fight the Hun that way’. When ...Read Review
Spy Smuggler
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It is October 1942 and 13-year-old Paul Lelaud is hiding in a bush with his friend, Antoine, by the railway station. They are ...Read Review
Geronimo
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Geronimo is described as “suitable for ages 12 and up.” As I fit into the “and up” part, I find myself wondering how such ...Read Review
Dancing through Fire
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The Opera Ballet is the center of Sylvie Bertrand’s world in this coming-of-age novel set in Paris during the politically tumultuous 1870s. ...Read Review
The Royal Diaries: Anacaona, Golden Flower
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Anacaona explores the life of a proud, young Taíno woman as she grows into rulership, love, and motherhood. This young adult novel ...Read Review
Maïa of Thebes: 1463 B.C.
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This is the story of Maïa, a thirteen-year-old girl living in 1463 B.C. when Egypt was ruled by the woman pharaoh Hatshepsut. ...Read Review