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Zarita, only daughter of the town magistrate, lives a life of wealth and privilege. Indulged by her parents, she is free to spend her days as she pleases, enjoying herself in the company of an eligible young nobleman, horse riding, or leisurely studying...

The Golden Butterfly danced in the air, beautiful and impossible, yet there before their eyes. Then the Magnificent Marko flicked his wand again. There was a shower of sparks, a bang and ... the Golden Butterfly vanished. It's 1897 and since the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665919401Author Robin StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Meg Rosoff, multi award winning author of How I Live Now, explores the pain of first love and coming-of-age in her compelling novel What I Was, which was once described by The Times as 'Samuel Beckett on ecstasy.'Shall I tell you about the year I...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2024 exams Everything you need to revise for your...

It's the height of summer and the palace is full of ambassadors and ladies from the Spanish court. When a visit to the famous St Bartholomew's fair is planned to entertain the guests, Grace jumps at the chance to get out for the day. Not everybody feels...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Governor General's Literary Awards - Children's Literature - Illustration 1995.Book InformationISBN 9780887763809Author Ludmila ZemanFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Everyone knows about Anne Frank, and her life hidden in the secret annexe - or do they? Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in there with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. He's a boy, and for a boy it's just not the same. What is...

The hilarious, rollicking adventures of mighty (but little) Norman the Norman brought together for the first time in this bumper paperback edition. Norman the Norman from Normandy and his not-so-wild boar, Truffle, are off on a sword-swinging...

Floridius the Soothsayer has been asked to read the omens for a wealthy man whose villa appears to be haunted. The pay is good but it means studying a sheep's liver and poor Floridius faints at the sight of blood! Can Threptus solve the mystery and save...

"Delightful ... with its edge-of-your-seat pace, it deserves applause." Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week"Storytelling at its best ... a classic in the making." The ScotsmanTo avoid financial ruin, the Pringle family's theatre-troupe has left...

A thrilling, poignant story of hope and loss set during World War 1, from Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin.Nobody believes in ghosts until they see one . . .The war has changed everything for Rob and Millie. Their father is missing in action...

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Black Beauty features illustrations...

Lissadell House, 1915 In the Big House, life is changing for young housemaid, Lily, and her group of friends. Maeve de Markievicz, daughter of the famous Countess will soon be going away to school in England. What will this mean for the friendship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665919432Author Robin StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593488539Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

CLING. Don't let go. Hold tight. Never give up. FLY. Rev up. Lift off. Soar. PEDAL. Set off. Cycle. Pedal for your life. Throughout history, ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery,...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Wilfred, the Saxon village Cunning Man, is loved by all for his wondrous healing powers...

A moving historical story inspired by the Foundling Museum, written by acclaimed children's author Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman.From award-winning master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, author of the acclaimed War Horse, comes a...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429673518Author Mark DoedenFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Loyal Creatures is the deeply moving story of war horse Daisy and her 16-year-old owner Will, sent from the Australian outback to the gruelling Middle Eastern campaign of the First World War. Their skill in finding water is vital to their regiment in the...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Ireland, 1593 Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of...

Joe Read was 15 years old when he was caught up in a moment in history no one will ever forget. Winston Churchill called it 'a miracle of deliverance' when over 300,000 British and allied soldiers were rescued from the beaches of...

Oscar Starling never wanted to move to Chicago. The smog, the stench, the thieves around every corner-it's so different from his old life on the farm. Will the big city ever feel like home? But shortly after Oscar arrives, a huge fire breaks out. All of...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Norway, 793 AD. Fleece was snatched by Viking warriors when...

Packed-off to boarding school and bullied by his peers, Felix feels sad and trapped. Although he has a home in England, his heart lies in Spain - so he runs away. But Felix's journey is cut short when his ship is caught in a storm off the French coast...

A PUZZLE ON THE STAGE!A new play: Intrigue, is just about to open in Whitehall. The play includes a very clever, convincing death scene, and Queen Elizabeth is desperate to see it before the rest of her country. But when the Queen and her court go to...

Whisked away to Africa on this adventure in the tree house, Jack and Annie cannot believe all the wild animals they see. They end up showering with elephants, helping wildebeests cross the river and they have a picnic with a maasi warrior! But when their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956904379Author Eleanor WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dernier PublishingPublisher Dernier PublishingWeight(grams) 124g

A moving historical story inspired by the Foundling Museum, written by acclaimed children's author Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman.From award-winning master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, author of the acclaimed War Horse, comes a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898128918Author Ruth Vander ZeeFormat PaperbackImprint Creative PaperbacksPublisher Creative PaperbacksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 241mm *...

"Don Francisco wants you home, and in double-quick time, too. We must leave tomorrow at dawn . . ."Felix's heart sinks at Pedro's words. What can be wrong? Is his beloved grandfather ill? Dashing and loyal, he speeds towards Villaverde - and a rescue...

Carruthers is looking forward to a relaxing holiday when he sets off for the Baltic Sea. Instead he finds himself at the centre of a complicated and deadly plot. Will Carruthers and his friend Arthur Davies discover why the sinister and mysterious Herr...

In 1939, on a royal tour of Dartmouth Naval College, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) meets the dashing Prince Philip of Greece. Immediately they begin a correspondence, as war breaks out across Europe, where Philip is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374482442Author Rosemary SutcliffFormat PaperbackImprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213870Author Mark Llewelyn EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 7mm

In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one...

On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work - Chernobyl - has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies,...