A World Away

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Tudor England saw the brutal colonisation of the American Indians by Sir Walter Raleigh.

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Waste and Recycling

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At the risk of creating more waste paper to recycle, one must applaud Watts for producing an up-to-date title on this most topical of subjects.

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War and Change: Ireland 1918-1924

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The notion that the past never leaves us is confirmed by these two titles in a new primary school history series from Evans.

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Traitor!

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In the second of the ‘Elizabethan Mysteries’ Ben’s company, Lord Bonner’s Men, are invited to play at the Rose Theatre and then to perform a new play in front of Elizabeth I on the 26th Decemb

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Toby Alone

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Known in its original French as Tobie Lolness, de Fombelle’s novel has already enjoyed wide acclaim and won various awards.

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Three's a Crowd

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McKenzie’s much-praised award winner Girl, Missing was concerned with a kidnapped child.

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Sovay

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Set at the time of the French Revolution, this lively adventure sweeps from rural England to London and thence to Paris itself.

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Selina Penaluna

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Referencing and reminiscent of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, dark desires, deep passions and a vivid landscape combine to create a tale of family life that traverses generations

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Once Upon a Time in the North

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‘The pilot [of the battered cargo balloon] was a lean young man with a large hat, a laconic disposition, and a thin moustache.’ Devotees of ‘His Dark Materials’ will be delighted to encounter

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Musicians

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Part of a series celebrating Britons who have made some significant contribution in their field, whether in science or the arts, sport or politics, this new title selects 21 British musicians and enco

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