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Rogues’ Gold

By John Pilkington - Published 2007

Genres:

AdventureChildren/Young AdultMystery/Crime

1590s. Twelve-year-old Ben Button, an apprentice actor, is with the acting company Lord Bonner’s Men on their summer tour. Their first stop ...Read Review

Mary Ann and Miss Mozart

By Ann Turnbull - Published 2007

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

London, 1764. Twelve-year-old Mary Ann is thrilled to be going to Miss Neave’s Boarding School for Young Ladies at 6 Chelsea Walk. She longs ...Read Review

Raven Queen

By Pauline Francis - Published 2007

Genres:

Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult

Lady Jane Grey lived a tragic life of manipulation and cruelty, and is marked down in history as the young woman who was ...Read Review

Snatched

By Graham Marks - Published 2006

Genres:

Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime

A baby is left in a lion cage at a circus, deserted at one day old; he was rescued and brought up by ...Read Review

Feasting the Wolf

By Susan Price - Published 2007

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

“Feasting the wolf” means leaving dead on the battlefield – and there is plenty to feast on in this dark tale of Viking adventure. ...Read Review

Andie’s Moon

By Linda Newbery - Published 2007

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

(1) 1969. Twelve-year-old Andie longs to be an artist – she is particularly inspired by the moon – but no-one else understands. Her parents think being an ...Read Review

Josie Under Fire

By Ann Turnbull - Published 2004

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

London 1941. When 12-year-old Josie goes to stay with her cousin Edith in Chelsea, she is glad to start a new life. Back home, ...Read Review