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Jack and Alice are twins. When war breaks out in 1914 Jack joins the army and Alice becomes a nurse. This is a wonderfully evocative and dramatic story of war, love and pacifism.

Every day Simon sees mysterious and magical soft shadowy cats of every shape and colour in next door's garden, There they twine themselves around the ankles of a strange old lady. But there's one cat, smoky-coloured, named Blue, who won't go to her, no matter how much she calls his name.

He's older than anyone can tell.For as long as she can remember, Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will's garden: Lob. Lucy's parents think Lob's just imaginary, but Lucy knows he exists. And she can't believe it when she finally spots Lob in the gooseberry bushes.

Costa Award-winner Linda Newbery takes K.M. Peyton's legendary Flambards series into the present day in this moving novel, which will delight fans both old and new.

Tomas wants to be like his father - strong, brave and fearless. He has taught Tomas to love the mountains, but also to fear their dangers - the winds and blizzards, the treacherous paths, the giddying slopes. When Pappi goes out one day and fails to return, Tomas knows it's up to him to search - up on the high mountain passes, where dangers await.

With Gernan planes blitzing London, the wreckage can be an exciting place to play. Whilst exploring a bombed house one day, a boy makes a friend whose father is an RAF pilot. But it takes genuine danger to make him realise the difference between the heroism of fantasy and what people do when their courage is needed for real.

An adorable story about the cutest and cheekiest of kittens from an award- winning author and illustrator - perfect for cat lovers of all ages!

Following the success of The Shell House, Linda Newbery again demonstrates her brilliance at weaving thought-provoking subjects into a wholly satisfying and sensitively drawn novel.

Andie dreams of being an artist. Her best paintings are inspired by the moon, and she's excited to watch the first moon landing. She loves staying in Chelsea, where there's even a real artist living in the flat downstairs. But does Andie dare to show him her work? Previously published as Historical House: Andie's Moon.

It was the day when everything stopped... At quarter past two on a hot summer afternoon, Anna's beautiful, headstrong older sister Rose disappears. But the search for Rose will uncover secrets she is not prepared for... The compelling novel from the Costa Award-winning author. číst celé