Historical

As lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Ginette - known as Jenny - is the young queen's closest childhood friend. Growing up in the elegant but ruthless French court, surrounded by enemies and traitors - not least the jealous,...

Which Book and Why? is the definitive guide for teachers trying to achieve effective guided reading for children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. This vital resource helps teachers to choose the right book at the right time for...

Told who to cheer for, who to believe in, Yuri grows up in a country where no freedom of thought is encouraged - where even one's neighbours are encouraged to report any dissension to the authorities. But it is still a shock when a few careless words...

Dublin 1913 My name is Betty Rafferty. A few weeks ago I had to leave school and go out to work in a cake shop, serving fancy cakes to rude, rich people. No choice. But since then so much has happened. It all started when old Miss Warby took our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739980481Format PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Grass Roots Productions LtdPublisher Grass Roots Productions LtdWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Would you break the rules or break your promise? On the outskirts of Edinburgh, just before the outbreak of WW2, Charlie finds a starving German boy called Josef hiding in the woods near his home. Josef can't speak English and is desperately afraid,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503764033Author PI KidsPage Count 20Imprint PI KidsPublisher Phoenix International Publications, IncorporatedWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The gripping sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog. The epic tale of one young woman racing to save the man she loves during one of history's darkest hours. For fans of The Book Thief and Beneath a Scarlet Sky.' 'It's terrifying and incredible to think how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399980432Author Lawrence AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint L T AlexanderPublisher L T Alexander

It's World War 2. Seventeen year-old Max meets a Romani girl from a circus who he falls in love with. But love between a member of the Hitler Youth and a gypsy is forbidden - as events tear them apart, can their love survive?About the AuthorSarah...

In a time of war, how much would you risk to help a friend? Young Johnny Dunne works hard at Balbriggan's Mill Hotel, but still finds time to enjoy life with his friends, Alice and Stella. Though the three come from different backgrounds - Johnny had...

An Introduction to Proof Theory provides an accessible introduction to the theory of proofs, with details of proofs worked out and examples and exercises to aid the reader's understanding. It also serves as a companion to reading the original...

An arranged marriage interferes with star-crossed love in this sweeping medieval romance from Sally Nicholls - perfectly pitched for struggling teen readers. Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914150616Author Brian FlynnFormat PaperbackImprint Dean Street PressPublisher Dean Street Press

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...

North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black folk have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the 'old life.' It...

'A beautifully haunting and thought-provoking story of friendship that lingers long after the last page' Ruta Sepetys, Author of Salt to the Sea'A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype' The Times'A chilling, stylishly written and utterly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593428368Author Vesper StamperFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938808630Author David KudlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Stillpoint/AtalantaPublisher Stillpoint/AtalantaWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773702421Author Adam WingFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Adam WingPublisher Adam WingWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446673587Author Christian JacqFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Warner BooksPublisher Little, Brown & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922919014Author Louise Andrews KentFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Living Book PressPublisher Living Book PressWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm)...

Belfast in 1916. Fourteen-year-old Helen is shaped by her mixed background - rural, Catholic Irish values from mum Kathleen; urban, Protestant Ulster ones from dad James. Her parents are relaxed in their politics but others in the family circle are more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908837172Author Sheila WoolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Takahe Publishing LtdPublisher Takahe Publishing Ltd

Liberte by Gita Trelease is the spell-binding sequel to the bestselling Enchantee.Magic. Betrayal. Sacrifice.Camille Durbonne gambled everything she had to keep herself and her sister safe. But as the people of Paris starve and mobs riot, safety may no...

Derry, 1689. An anonymous letter is read out saying that every last Protestant man, woman and child is to be murdered. Panic takes hold. Two teenage boys, Daniel and Robert Sherrard, help close the city gates against the approaching Catholic army. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534409446Author Margarita EngleFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786454928Author Ruth EstevezFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint Beaten Track PublishingPublisher Beaten Track PublishingWeight(grams)...

In 1841 a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan's borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on...

In 1771, Robert Burns, future national poet and folk hero of Scotland, has big problems. 12-year-old Rab spends all of his time doing backbreaking work on his family's farm instead of attending school, but when he finds a hag stone in one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915034205Author Joy VeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Broad Place PublishingPublisher Broad Place Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916158634Author Simon HannahFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Breviary Stuff PublicationsPublisher Breviary Stuff Publications

An enthralling novel of two intertwining stories based on real events in 19th century Ireland and the Canadian Arctic. Two ships Arctic-bound, HMS Erebus and Terror, leave London in 1845, captained by the aging Sir John Franklin. How long they'll be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338355932Author Sharon CameronFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 150mm *...

In a celebrity-obsessed world can absolute celebrity fame and idolisation be exploited to gain absolute power... opening the gates of hell... ? At a worrying time when the once-clear line between celebrity stardom and political leadership on the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493231818Author Nechama BirnbaumFormat HardbackPage Count 278Imprint Amsterdam PublishersPublisher Amsterdam PublishersWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)...

This book offers a fresh perspective on British history in the long nineteenth century through the lens of a study of Sevenoaks and the surrounding area of West Kent. It considers, in particular, how the risks faced by the people of this region, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938808647Author David KudlerFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint Stillpoint/AtalantaPublisher Stillpoint/AtalantaWeight(grams) 531g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316316712Author Monica HesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...