Catherine MacPhail Libri

Il mondo di Lissa è stato sconvolto per due volte: la prima quando suo padre è stato arrestato, e la seconda quanto è tornato a casa dopo alcuni anni di prigione. Non solo si sente tradita, ma non riesce a perdonare né lui, né la madre, "colpevole" di averlo di nuovo accolto in famiglia. E quando Lissa sorprende una conversazione tra il padre e l'uomo che l'ha spinto a trasgredire la legge, le cose peggiorano. Il suo solo conforto, l'unica persona con cui riesce a confidarsi, è Diane Connell, la nuova compagna di scuola, che ha sempre l'idea giusta per risolvere qualsiasi problema. Lissa è disposta a seguire ciecamente i consigli dell'amica, e farebbe qualunque cosa per lei. Ma che Diane meriti davvero tanta lealtà e devozione, è tutto un altro discorso...

Ram has cheated death - four times. Who is so desperate to kill him? And why? On the run, Ram finds himself on desolate moorland. He knows he is being stalked, but this time by something less than human ...Ram is rescued by the seemingly generous and kind William and Mary. But his relief fades to suspicion and fear when, on learning he has no memory, they insist on calling him Noel. Ram is full of doubt. He has no memory of who he is, but he knows he is not Noel - doesn't he? And odd memories start to surface. Memories of guns, rifles, explosions. Strange phrases seem to ring bells. Why does Ram feel in his gut that his secret past is not just vitally important to him, but could have even global significance? Macphail brilliantly sets the clues and racks up the tension in the second of this four-part instalment about Ram and his deadly opponent, the Dark Man. As the series evolves it will be revealed that there is a global terrorist coup being plotted and Ram - unknowingly - holds the secret and the ability to prevent it. Will he realise in time - or will the Dark Man get to him first?

Strange lights in the night sky, people disappearing, a mysterious man calling himself Destiny ...Ram has run straight into another mystery. But the people who go missing are people no one will miss, except Ram and the dotty old woman who rescues him ...And the Dark Man finds Ram again - but how?

It is a dark and stormy night......Nanny Sue is trying to get rid of Stephanie, Ewen and Baby Thomas so she can settle down to watch Star-Maker, her favourite TV programme. Nanny Sue's got ambitions to be a pop star, more fool her.Then comes a banging on the door. It's loud enough to wake the dead. "It's the Bogeyman, come to get you!" shrieks Nanny Sue. (She's good with kids.)But it is far worse than that. It is Granny Nothing, looking like a rhinoceros in a frock, dripping wet and complaining about her feet. And from this point on, things in the McAllister household will never be the same again...Anyone for a worm sandwich?

Karam will have to pay the price if he wants his bully gone in this chilling thriller that's not for the faint-hearted ... A brilliantly accessible short story with a reading age of 6, designed to help severely struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 9+

An inspiring story of a young asylum seeker's struggle to build a new life with his family in Britain told with wit and heart by beloved author Catherine MacPhail. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+

An intensely thought-provoking and issue-raising novel about the terrible trade in baby organs, yet still retaining the trademark pace and compelling readability of Catherine MacPhail.

Kevin is determined that he'll never join a gang but his path crosses the tribe's when he saves one of them from a rival gang. When the gang leader fastens on to Kevin's little sister, Glory, Kevin is forced to take the initiation test again after his sister is placed in a perilous situation. schovat popis

I blame everything that happened on my own good nature. I took her under my wing. She was plain and frumpy and I said to my friend Indira, Let's make Mimi our next project. Big mistake.

Karam loves his new country, his new city, his new school - it's a fresh start. The only problem is Alex, the school bully. He won't leave Karam alone and it's starting to tarnish his shiny new life. But when Karam makes a new friend who promises to help deal with Alex, things start to change.