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Floridius, freelance soothsayer, is afraid that he has lost his talent for seeing the future. Threptus wants to find some titbits of information that his mentor can use to convince people he still has the gift, but will a poisoned honey cake lead to disaster along the...
Editeur :
Orion Children's Books
Parution :
2012-07-05
Collection :
The Roman Mystery Scrolls
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The second world war is over in the quiet town of Norton. When wild, dangerous, break-all-the-rules Natalie arrives, thirteen-year-old Lizzie is drawn irresistibly to the new girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Desperate for Natalie’s friendship and respect, Lizzie...
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Rhcp Digital
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2012-07-05
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Set in the underbelly of Victorian London's East End, JOE RAT follows the fortunes of a tosher, Joe, who lives by scavenging in the sewers around the area of Whitechapel. It's a fast-paced and vivid tale of survival in a society which fosters neither friendship nor...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2012-06-30
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Having escaped the clutches of Mother in Poundsfield, Joe Rat is back, now working as a sweeper in the more upmarket Lomesbury Square.Having foiled a burglary at one of the 'posh' houses on the square, the owner, Mr Harvey - a rich philanthropist - determines to help...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2012-06-30
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Pilot officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire.Now he has the Luftwaffe in his sights and only one thing matters: defending Britain. Suddenly planes are falling from the sky, exploding and spiralling into the...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
2012-06-07
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Britain, 1941.The government is building a secret army of intelligence agents to work undercover, gathering information and planning sabotage operations. Henderson's boys are part of that network: kids cut adrift by the war, training for the fight of their lives....
Editeur :
Hodder Children's Books
Parution :
2012-05-03
Collection :
Henderson's Boys
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In China's wild north-west, a mob ofbandits challenge the Emperor's rule. At stake are hundreds of priceless war horses and the ruleof the mighty Chinese empire. Even best friends Hu and Ren find themselves on opposite sides, torn apart by family loyalties. Ren and Hu...
Editeur :
E-Penguin
Parution :
2012-04-26
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In 1650 Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child. Sadly the baby died and poor Anne was falsely accused of infanticide.In front of a large crowd she was hanged and then carried to the College of Physicians to be dissected for...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2012-03-31
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'You're out last hope, Bigglesworth,' said the Air Commodore, with something like despair in his voice.The war supply route between Calcutta and China is a vital one but something is attacking the planes that fly it. Again and again pilots set off, only to disappear...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2012-03-31
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During the 1930s Depression in Scotland, Kezzie and her young sister Lucy are luckier than most. Following their father's death, they manage to stay together and live on the little work Kezzie and Grandad are able to find. But life turns sour when Lucy goes missing....
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2012-03-29
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Late summer, 1940.Hitler has conquered France. Now he intends to cross the Channel and defeat Britain before winter arrives.A group of young refugees led by British spy Charles Henderson faces a stark choice. To head south into the safety of neutral Spain, or go north...
Editeur :
Hodder Children's Books
Parution :
2012-03-01
Collection :
Henderson's Boys
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Summer, 1940.Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris, and millions of French civilians are on the run. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents. British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help...
Editeur :
Hodder Children's Books
Parution :
2011-12-15
Collection :
Henderson's Boys
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Ben Sterndale's days of freedom are over. There'll be no more running wild through Ecclesall woods now that he's got a proper job at Dyson's Scythe Works. As the Cellar Lad he's at everyone's beck and call and it's hard and dangerous work. His father and fellow workers...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2011-11-30
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When Kit Salter and her friends peek at a famed mummy in a museum chamber, they are shocked to discover rattles and moans coming from the box . . . Inside is an Egyptian stowaway, determined to return a looted scarab and save his village.When the mummy is stolen too,...
Editeur :
Quercus Children's Books
Parution :
2011-11-24
Collection :
A Kit Salter Adventure
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Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history.It is 1944 and Europe is still in the iron claw of Nazi German forces. In an attempt to end the war,...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
Parution :
2011-09-01
Collection :
EDGE: Battle Books
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Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history.It is 1066, and Harold Godwinson has been crowned King of England. A mighty army has journeyed from...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
Parution :
2011-09-01
Collection :
EDGE: Battle Books
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Young Daisy and her six brothers and sisters love Hartslove, the crumbling castle that has been in their family for hundreds of years. But their kind but feckless father, scarred by his experiences in the Crimean War, and by his wife's desertion, is drinking the family...
Editeur :
Quercus Children's Books
Parution :
2011-08-25
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1586 - London, EnglandSixteen-year-old Mercy Hart is the daughter of one of London's richest - and strictest - cloth merchants.Kit Turner is an actor and the illegitimate son of the late Earl of Dorset. A chance encounter finds Kit falling for the beautiful Mercy's...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2011-07-07
Collection :
The Other Countess
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A gloriously rich and authentic story of the Renaissance, The Medici Seal is perfect for fans of The Da Vinci Code, The Borgias or Netflix hit Medici: Masters of Florence!Romagna, Italy 1502.On the run and fleeing for his life, a young boy - Matteo - is saved from...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2011-06-30
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Cwen, a poor weaver struggling to make a living at Whitby Abbey, is accused of possessing a valuable necklace; if found guilty she could be hanged. Wulfrun, Cwen's daughter, sets out to prove her mother's innocence.Set in turbulent Anglo-Saxon times, this is the story...
Editeur :
Rhcp Digital
Parution :
2011-06-30
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