Historical

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2008 and Sequoyah Book Awards (Young Adult) 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780142405963Author Joseph...

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...

"The Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery." -Jack London. Sinclair's masterpiece is an honest, sometimes brutal, tour de force that opened America's eyes to the struggles and horrors many immigrants endured.Welcome to Chicago during the early 1900s. Upton...

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

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures ... if they are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310728108Author Rachel CokerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 181g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786930088Author Gary TowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 169Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Isa de Smit was raised in the vibrant, glittering world of her parents' small art gallery in Amsterdam, a hub of beauty, creativity, and expression until the Nazi occupation wiped the colour from her city's palette. The "degenerate" art of the Gallery de...

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 9781913637316Author Lesley ParrFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Jelly Bean BooksPublisher Candy Jar Books

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 9781398462120Author James BeardFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2007 and Book Sense Children's Pick List 2007 and Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book 2006 and Horn Book Fanfare 2006 and IRA Notable Books...

Quantum Computing: From Alice to Bob provides a distinctive and accessible introduction to the rapidly growing fields of quantum information science and quantum computing. The textbook is designed for undergraduate students and upper-level secondary...

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 9780992474065Author Ceinwen LangleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Ceinwen LangleyPublisher Ceinwen LangleyWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Offshore financial centers such as Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands or the City of London provide non-residents with a legal framework that is strong on property rights and soft on taxation and regulation. Building on a historical-institutionalist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2004 and Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780440420057Author Jerry SpinelliFormat PaperbackPage...

It's 1919 and Amritsar is a city on the brink of rebellion. Riots, violence and tension spill onto the streets . . . Bissen Singh fought bravely for the British Empire during World War One. Now he waits patiently for news from England.Gurdial, a young...

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 9780147511843Author Stacey LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint SpeakPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 337gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 24mm

By day, Eustaquia "Kiki" de Sonza and Ana Lezama de Urinza are proper young seventeenth century ladies. But when night falls, they trade in their silks and lace for swords and muskets, venturing out into the vibrant, bustling, crime-ridden streets of...

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 9780593487662Author Katherine LockeFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

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...

A down-on-his-luck actor and an English lord reluctantly team up to solve the murder of Christopher Marlowe in this Shakespearean-era young adult romp perfect for fans of F.T. Lukens and Mackenzi Lee.London, 1593. Sixteen-year-old Will Hughes is busy...

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...

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...

In the sixteenth century, Granuaile, the Pirate Queen, warrior and leader, was the terror of the North Atlantic and the most feared woman in Ireland. Heading a large army and a fleet of ships, she lived by trading and raiding and demanding tribute from...

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 9780316316712Author Monica HesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736010419Author Kimberly MullinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Jkj Books, LLCPublisher Jkj Books, LLCWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

An historical thriller narrated from two different perspectives, in two eras. The novel revolves, around kidnapping of five babies during the night of 5th of April 1885. This is the start of the experiment into the idea of nature vs nurture. What happens...