Julie Parker
Spartacus
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Children/Young AdultNonfiction
One of a newly published series of non-fiction for primary age children called Lives in Action, this title tells the story of Sparticus, ...Read Review
The Story of Britain
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Starting from the very beginning of known British history in the Bronze Age and moving swiftly on to the Roman invasion, The Story ...Read Review
Time Riders: Day of the Predator
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Not just another time travel story, this is the second in the series about Liam, Maddy and Sal, time travellers extraordinaire. Specially recruited ...Read Review
The World Turned Upside Down
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This novella on the theme “Hidden Stratford,” set partly in 1642 and 2042, was commissioned for the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival 2010 from local author Leila Rasheed. ...Read Review
Double Crossing
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Using the format of a diary written by a young Irish boy beginning on the 20th July 1906, this tale begins with the accidental ...Read Review
Lady Jane Grey: Queen for Sale
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One of the series Before They Were Famous from Walker Books, this title by Caroline Corby is surprisingly readable. Often fictionalised biographies can ...Read Review
Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech
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Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime
Possibly better than the first in the Young Sherlock Holmes series, Black Cloud, this second in the series is full of action spanning ...Read Review
A Slip in Time
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First published in 2001, A & C Black are re-issuing this series of strongly written, educationally driven tales under the series heading Flashbacks in ...Read Review
Terry Deary’s Viking Tales: The Battle of the Viking Woman
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Children/Young AdultShort Stories
A well-written tale, as one would expect from Terry Deary, from his series Terry Deary’s Viking Tales. This story takes place in ...Read Review
Final Victory
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Re-issued as a paperback is a title in A & C Black’s series Flashbacks (originally published in 2000), a welcome addition to the ...Read Review
