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‘In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks.’ Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam struggled to survive. He was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. But Andre, the son of his boss, doesn't make life easy. Then a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane...

Spring 1665, London. Sam was just a young boy when his master took him out of the orphanage. When he was old enough, he was going to become his master’s apprentice. But that was before the plague arrived. Now, Sam finds himself nailed into his workshop home with only his dying master and pet...

Dark alleys linger with the shadows of unknown figures and the air is thick with whispers and plots. What is going on? What can be done to put a stop to it all? Two girls stumble across a terrifying plot to destroy the House of Lords, taking countless lives along the way. Can they find out who...

King Lear has decided to retire from his royal duties. He calls his three daughters and asks each to tell him how much they love him. The eldest two, Goneril and Regan, flatter him with their words. Cordelia the youngest, only says that she loves him as a daughter must love her father. Furious...

Rose's granddad takes her on a trip to Ypres, Belgium to visit the graves of those who died in the Great War. It's the day before Valentine's, but Rose can sense the old city beneath the new. And it seems that it can sense her too. When she goes up to her room that night, she hears the sound of...

It's Roodica's birthday and she has big plans - but things are ruined when everyone is invited to a party for the birthday of Magnus Maximus instead. Roodica is not going to let that stand in her way, especially when she finds out how superstitious the Romans are...

Long ago, when wolves roamed the land, and before underpants had been invented, the Romans conquered Britain. But not everyone liked the Romans. Lots of people fought back, and none more than Queen Goodica's youngest daughter Roodica the Rude! The rotten Romans have dammed Roodica’s river- and...

Long ago, when wolves and bears roamed the land, and before underpants had been invented, the Romans conquered Britain. The Romans built fine houses and straight roads, and encouraged the Celts to take baths. But not everyone liked the Romans. Lots of people fought back, and none more stubbornly...

JUNE, 1905. Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointed clock-winder to one of the wealthiest men in England. There is only one rule: the clocks must never stop. But Helena discovers the house of one hundred clocks holds many mysteries; a ghostly figure...

An evocative historical novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home. Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. As their kites soar...

The beloved time-traveling trio returns! Ethan, Maya, and Leo discover the magical antique clock calling them to new adventures. Having learned confidence in Book 1, they now face leadership challenges that require guiding others through difficult situations.

Don’t miss this epic, hilarious story of time travel, trouble, and twins who never quit, from the world’s #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. Twins Pew and Basket Church are this close to unraveling the final Church family mystery—if only the clues would stop slinging them through...

An inquisitive bookworm explores a whole new world when her family moves north during the Great Migration in Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’s stand-alone companion to The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA. It’s 1946 when eleven-year-old Abigail and her parents move from Birdsong...

Ten-year-old Lucy Contento can’t help but be seen and heard. And she’s always in trouble for it. She talks too much. She’s impulsive. She writes with the wrong hand. Her parents would be mad enough knowing she routinely earns afterschool detentions. They’d be furious if they found out she’s been sneaking onto the campus of the nearby Trenton Academy for the Deaf. But there, Lucy has met Florence, a lonely and profoundly deaf girl her own age.

Remy travaille dans les mines d'argent de Sainte-Marie. Un jour qu'il est bien fatigué apparaissent sous ses yeux de drôles de bêtes - des rats ? - qui parlent et... lui volent son goûter ! En remontant à la surface, il a conscience qu'un grand danger menace les mineurs. Mais personne ne...

En ce 14 juillet 1945, Henri rentre, enfin, dans son village alsacien. Il revient du front Est, où il a vécu des combats terribles. Il a perdu des camarades, a eu froid, faim et surtout peur. Il portait, malgré lui, l'uniforme allemand. Son retour à la vie normale s'avère difficile. Il ne...

Camillo ha un bel daffare nei sotterranei misteriosi della Grande Biblioteca. È un topo archivista, e, da generazioni, la sua famiglia si prende cura dei libri perduti. Libri che i bambini hanno amato tanto, ma che, col passare degli anni, sono stati dimenticati in cantine umide e polverose...

All the long way from Rhode Island to Oregon, via Cape Horn and then by stagecoach, trekked the four Bounce orphans, to live with their Uncle Seth. But he had died before receiveing their letter announcing they were on the way. Arriving in the little pioneer town of Cynthianna, tired, hungry...

Time Period: 1931 Twenty-five percent unemployment, food lines, banks and businesses closing. . . The Great Depression was not only a national catastrophe, but a personal one, as well. Times are tough for Anna Harrington. But times are even tougher for her friends Dot, whose family is hungry and...

La jeune Agnès voyageait au côté de son père, d'un moine et de marchands qui traversaient les Vosges. Après une attaque, elle se retrouve prisonnière au fond d'un cachot. Comment s'échapper de cette forteresse perchée sur un rocher ? Qui sont ces chevaliers qui se comportent comme des brigands ? Cette aventure pleine de suspense et d'humour te fera découvrir les chevaliers brigands qui semaient la terreur dans toute l'Alsace, la vie - souvent difficile - dans les châteaux forts, et de quelle étrange manière pouvait être mené un siège. C'est aussi une belle histoire d'amitié.