Jane Burke
The Weather Girls
Genres:
An unusual story based on fact, about a friendship between two ambitious young girls, Grace and Sibby, one of whom helped to ensure ...Read Review
The Climbing Boys
Genres:
Written as a tale of adventure, this is an accomplished novel that deals with class, gender, employment and welfare issues for children in ...Read Review
The Doll Twin
Genres:
The Doll Twin both explores and undermines the trope of the evil twin and the powerful image of the sinister, life-like doll. In ...Read Review
The Storm and the Minotaur
Genres:
This novel tells the story of nine-year-old George, who wants to stay at school but whose family needs him to go out to ...Read Review
Sky
Genres:
Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
Sky is a fantasy novel that revels in nature and the countryside. It revolves around a magical white owl Lara discovers whilst on ...Read Review
The Wall Between Us
Genres:
This novel begins with the sudden, shocking building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, an event that brings danger and terror for many, including ...Read Review
Little Sure Shot
Genres:
Biographical FictionChildren/Young AdultWestern
This is a fictional account of the extraordinary early life of Annie Oakley, told in the first person: the story of a little ...Read Review
A Different Kind of Freedom: A Romani Story (Voices #7)
Genres:
The latest book in the Voices series, introducing diverse viewpoints into children’s publishing, tells the story of a Romani boy with a ...Read Review
Safe (Flight)
Genres:
A sequel to the author’s first novel, Flight, this novel continues the quest of Jakob, a Jew, and Kizzy, who is Roma, ...Read Review
Carnival of the Hunted (Carnival of the Lost)
Genres:
The second of the author’s Carnival series, this is the story of a group of young misfits struggling to survive against all ...Read Review
