Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Hyperion Numbering All the Bones
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£10.14
Moody Publishers Freedoms Pen A Story Based on the Life of Freed
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£9.82
Moody Publishers The Captive Princess Daughters of the Faith
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£10.00
Walker & Co Blood Red Horse de Granville Trilogy Paperback
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£11.39
Walker & Company Assassin
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£10.79
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Adara
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£13.98
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Saint Spotting
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£16.39
Penguin Putnam Inc The Moon Over Star
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£17.09
Square Fish Visiting Langston
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£10.44
Random House Children's Books El rancho del misterio Spanish Edition 4 Boxcar
Book SynopsisHenry, Jessie, Violet, y Benny Alden acaban de darse cuenta que tienen una TÃa Jane que no le ha hablado a su abuelo en aÃos. Los niÃos estÃn pasando el verano en el oeste en un rancho de Tia Jane. En camino las niÃas ven a un hombre misterioso. Podra Ãl reveler un des cubremiento asombroso del rancho que hara todo cambiar? Està juego incluye la versiÃn de la historia en espaÃol y inglÃs.
£7.00
Random House Children's Books Tree House Mystery
Book SynopsisFour brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a secret window in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.A family moves into the house next door! The Boxcar Children decide to make friends with their new neighbors by building a tree house with them. In the process, they notice a window in their neighbor''s house that nobody knows about. Does the old home have a secret?What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.
£6.99
MP - University Of Minnesota Press Frozen
Book SynopsisSixteen-year-old Sadie Rose hasn’t spoken in eleven years—ever since she was found in a snowbank the night her mother died under strange circumstances. Frozen is a suspenseful, moving testimonial to the power of family and memory and the extraordinary strength of a young woman who has lost her voice in nearly every way, but is determined to find it again.Trade ReviewMary Casanova knows the lakes and woods of northern Minnesota as few other writers do, and she brings them to life along with an intriguing mystery set in that region’s dark past.—Marion Dane Bauer, author of On My HonorMary Casanova’s novel is a gripping blend of history, family secrets, danger, and love—set within the breathtaking landscape of northern Minnesota in the 1920s. Readers will be drawn to the gutsy character of sixteen-year-old Sadie Rose as she tries to break her silence and unravel the mysteries of her dark past. A page-turner from start to finish!—Shelley Pearsall, author of Trouble Don’t Last"Compelling and believable." —Kirkus Reviews"This tale of courage is beautifully crafted, bringing to life the lakes and forests of the Canadian border . . . these themes are all woven through a setting that drives its characters’ actions, while paralleling issues of today." —Booklist
£999.99
MP - University Of Minnesota Press Hakon of Rogens Saga
Book SynopsisErik Christian Haugaard’s Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is a remarkable novel that perfectly catches the mood of a harsh but heroic people. Set at the end of the Viking period, it tells of a young boy, Hakon, from the island of Rogen who, after his chieftain father is murdered, undertakes to reclaim his birthright from his treacherous uncle. Trade Review"Exciting and beautiful prose with the flavor of the old sagas." —Library Journal, July 1963"Now and then a book like [this] captures the imagination and lives on in memory." —Chicago Tribune"Told with great power and lyricism by a master storyteller." —Commonweal, May 1963"An absorbing, moving, and beautiful book." —Horn Book Magazine
£999.99
MP - University Of Minnesota Press A Slaves Tale
Book SynopsisThe sequel to Hakon of Rogen’s Saga, this book is told from the point of view of a slave girl, Helga, who stows away on the longship when Hakon, the young Viking chieftain, sets sail for France on a voyage to return a freed slave to his homeland. The voyagers’ journey is perilous, and upon reaching France only tragedy ensues.Trade Review"The beautiful style of writing, the understanding of what slavery and freedom mean to the human spirit, as well as a good plot, exciting and convincing, give distinction to this tale." —Library Journal, June 1965"Much of the stark epic quality of Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is here, but rising above it is a deeply felt message. . . . An absorbing, powerful story." —Horn Book, August 1965"An outstanding tale for older readers, with strength and poetry in its telling." —Chicago Tribune"The past comes vividly alive in this vigorous and romantic saga of the Viking era." —Commonweal, May 1965
£999.99
MP - University Of Minnesota Press Blackwater Ben
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An interesting and highly enjoyable book about a little-known yet important part of American history." —Kidsreads "Lively details about logging add depth to this warm, colorful historical novel." —Booklist
£999.99
Holiday House Inc Heroes of the Revolution
Book SynopsisSome are household names, other are all but forgotten. These twelve heroes played an important role in the American Revolution. Paul Revere, silversmith, engraver, midnight messenger to the Patriots. Lydia Darragh, nurse, mother of five, Continental army spy. Crispus Attucks, escaped slave, the first to defy, the first to die. George Washington, father of the country. Deborah Sampson, the female soldier. From spying on the British to rescuing fallen soldiers on the battlefield, these men and women stand as unforgettable heroes of the Revolutionary War. David A. Adler''s lively anecdotes and Donald A. Smith''s bold paintings present a dozen figures whose courage and determination to seek freedom were indomitable in their own times and remain a shining example in our own. Author''s notes, a list of important dates, source notes, and a selected bibliography expand on the biographies of each person. This is a great gift for young history buffs
£7.99
Holiday House Inc Susie Q Fights Back
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£6.99
Holiday House Inc Ra the Mighty The Great Tomb Robbery
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£15.29
Holiday House Inc Brothers Keeper
Book SynopsisWith war looming on the horizon and winter setting in, can two children escape North Korea on their own?Winner of the Freeman Book Award!North Korea. December, 1950.Twelve-year-old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings. Wear red. Hang pictures of the Great Leader. Don't trust your neighbors. Don't speak your mind. You are being watched.But war is coming, war between North and South Korea, between the Soviets and the Americans. War causes chaos--and war is the perfect time to escape. The plan is simple: Sora and her family will walk hundreds of miles to the South Korean city of Busan from their tiny mountain village. They just need to avoid napalm, frostbite, border guards, and enemy soldiers.But they can't. And when an incendiary bombing changes everything, Sora and her little brother Young will have to get to Busan on their own.
£9.52
Holiday House Inc Fish for Jimmy Inspired by One Familys Experience
Book SynopsisFor two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States went to war. With the family forced to leave their home and go to an internment camp, Jimmy loses his appetite. Older brother Taro takes matters into his own hands and, night after night, sneaks out of the camp and catches fresh fish for Jimmy to help make him strong again. This affecting tale of courage and love is an adaptation of the author's true family story, and includes a letter to readers with more information about the historical background and inspiration.
£8.81
Holiday House Inc Rip to the Rescue
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£15.29
Holiday House Inc Brothers Keeper
Book SynopsisWith war looming on the horizon and winter setting in, can two children escape North Korea on their own?Winner of the Freeman Book Award!North Korea. December, 1950.Twelve-year-old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings. Wear red. Hang pictures of the Great Leader. Don't trust your neighbors. Don't speak your mind. You are being watched.But war is coming, war between North and South Korea, between the Soviets and the Americans. War causes chaos--and war is the perfect time to escape. The plan is simple: Sora and her family will walk hundreds of miles to the South Korean city of Busan from their tiny mountain village. They just need to avoid napalm, frostbite, border guards, and enemy soldiers.But they can't. And when an incendiary bombing changes everything, Sora and her little brother Young will have to get to Busan on their own.
£13.29
Holiday House Inc Out of Darkness
Book SynopsisA dangerous forbidden romance rocks a Texan oil town in 1937, when segregation was a matter of life and death.A Top Ten Most Challenged Book of the YearThis is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear? New London, TX. 1937. Naomi Vargas is Mexican American. Wash Fuller is Black. These teens know the town's divisive racism better than anyone. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive.Naomi and Wash dare to defy the rules, and the New London school explosion serves as a ticking time bomb in the background. Can their love survive both prejudice and tragedy? Race, romance, and family converge in this riveting novel that transplants Romeo and Juliet to a bitterly segregated Texas town. Includes a fascinating author's note detailing the process of research and writing about voice
£12.33
Holiday House Inc Island War
Book SynopsisTwo young Americans must evade capture by Axis soldiers--and outlast the brutal Alaskan winter--in this thrilling historical novel which shines a light on a little-known facet of World War II.Fourteen-year-old Matt never wanted to come to the remote Aleutian Islands--he was dragged here by his father for reasons he can't understand. Eleven-year-old Izzy, on the other hand, loves it--the wild weather, the strange birds, all the new people she's meeting. The two have little in common, except their hometown--they certainly aren't friends.But when Japanese soldiers land on the island, Izzy and Matt are the only ones who escape being shipped off to a prison camp. The two kids must put their differences aside and work together if they're going to survive. With a long, harsh winter ahead of them, they'll need to dodge Axis soldiers and withstand Allied bombing raids--and keep the village dog from giving them away to the enemy, too. Told in alternating point-o
£8.83
Holiday House Inc Eleanor Alice and the Roosevelt Ghosts
Book SynopsisMurderous ghosts and buried family secrets threaten young Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt in this thrilling middle-grade novel that puts a supernatural spin on alternate history.It's 1898 in New York City and ghosts exist among humans. When an unusual spirit takes up residence at the Roosevelt house, thirteen-year-old Eleanor and fourteen-year-old Alice are suspicious. The cousins don't get along, but they know something is not right. This ghost is more than a pesky nuisance. The authorities claim he's safe to be around, even as his mischievous behavior grows stranger and more menacing. It's almost like he wants to scare the Roosevelts out of their home - and no one seems to care!Meanwhile, Eleanor and Alice discover a dangerous ghost in the house where Alice was born and her mother died. Is someone else haunting the family? Introverted Eleanor and unruly Alice develop an unlikely friendship as they explore the family's dark, complicated history. It's
£15.29
Holiday House Inc Ra the Mighty The Great Tomb Robbery
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£10.56
Holiday House Inc Eleanor Alice and the Roosevelt Ghosts
Book SynopsisMurderous ghosts and buried family secrets threaten young Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt in this thrilling middle-grade novel that puts a supernatural spin on alternate history.It's 1898 in New York City and ghosts exist among humans. When an unusual spirit takes up residence at the Roosevelt house, thirteen-year-old Eleanor and fourteen-year-old Alice are suspicious. The cousins don't get along, but they know something is not right. This ghost is more than a pesky nuisance. The authorities claim he's safe to be around, even as his mischievous behavior grows stranger and more menacing. It's almost like he wants to scare the Roosevelts out of their home - and no one seems to care! Meanwhile, Eleanor and Alice discover a dangerous ghost in the house where Alice was born and her mother died. Is someone else haunting the family? Introverted Eleanor and unruly Alice develop an unlike
£8.54
Holiday House Inc A Slip of a Girl
Book SynopsisA heart-wrenching novel in verse about a poor girl surviving the Irish Land Wars, by a two-time Newbery Honor-winning author.For Anna, the family farm has always been home... But now, things are changing. Anna''s mother has died, and her older siblings have emigrated, leaving Anna and her father to care for a young sister with special needs. And though their family has worked this land for years, they''re in danger of losing it as poor crop yields leave them without money to pay their rent. When a violent encounter with the Lord''s rent collector results in Anna and her father''s arrest, all seems lost. But Anna sees her chance and bolts from the jailhouse. On the run, Anna must rely on her own inner strength to protect her sister--and try to find a way to save her family. Written in verse, A Slip of a Girl is a poignant story of adversity, resilience, and self-determination b
£7.99
Holiday House Inc In the Tunnel
Book SynopsisTrapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to the Freeman Award-winning novel Brother’s Keeper.Myung-gi knows war is coming: War between North and South Korea. Life in communist North Korea has become more and more unbearable—there is no freedom of speech, movement, association, or thought—and his parents have been carefully planning the family’s escape.But when his father is abducted by the secret police, all those plans fall apart. How can Myung-gi leave North Korea without his dad? Especially when he believes that the abduction was his fault?Set during a cataclysmic war which shaped the world we know today, this is the story of one boy’s coming-of-age during a time when inhumanity, lawlessness, and terror reigned supreme. Myung-gi, his mother, and his twelve-year-old sister Yoomee do everything they can to protect on
£15.19
Holiday House Inc Rip to the Rescue
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£8.54
Holiday House Inc Papas Mark
Book SynopsisIn this timely reissue, a father and son help their community claim the right to vote in the post Civil-War South.A son teaches his father how to write his name so he can vote for the first time in this historical tale filled with warmth and strength by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Colin Bootman''s expressive oil paintings. In a new author’s note, veteran teacher and author Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert expands upon the obstacles facing African American voters in the aftermath of the Civil War and the fight to end voter suppression that goes on even today. Simms knows election day will be a big day for his papa, and for all of Lamar County. For the very first time, Papa will get to vote. But Simms wishes his papa could write his own name, so he could go to the courthouse with head held high. And Simms is determined to teach Papa, because, like his father, he knows that freedom doesn’t come easy.
£15.19
Holiday House Inc When I Hear Spirituals
Book SynopsisYour spirit will soar! A girl connects with heritage, history, and a higher power through the lyrics of twelve beloved spirituals and four seminal events in African American history. A beautiful keepsake to be shared by multiple generations.When I hear spirituals Sometimes A big, full feelingGrows in my chest . . . Her heart pounds, she gets a lump in her throat, and tears flow down her cheeks. She wants to clap her hands and stomp her feet. There is healing, tenderness, strength, pride, and above all, hope.The author of the classic picture book Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, Cheryl Willis Hudson, has woven together lyrics of twelve timeless, Black spirituals with a moving exploration of how music holds memories, emotions, and empowerment.Songs include ?Go down, Moses,? ?Nobody Knows the Troubles I See,? ?Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,? ?Rock-a-My Soul,? ?Get on Board, Little Children,? and more.Evocative illustrations by award-winning artist London Ladd depict important people and places in Black history and culture: Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Great Migration, and the Enslaved People?s Uprising of 1811.Journey through Black history and music in this layered picture book.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
£15.29
Holiday House Inc The Selkies Daughter
Book SynopsisA cozy, richly imagined fantasy where a young selkie girl must save her family from a vengeful king.Brigit knows all the old fisherman songs and legends by heart: sea goddess, warriors, and people who are not quite human. But Brigit also knows the truth. It?s evident in the webbing between her fingers?webbing that must be cut. She?s the daughter of a selkie. A truth she must keep secret from everyone.But there is another secret growing in the village. A terrible one that will invite the wrath of the Great Selkie, bringing storm, sickness, and death. To protect those she loves, Brigit must find a way to Sule Skerrie, the land of selkies, to confront the Great Selkie and bring the truth?all of it?into the light.Like sitting by a warm fireplace, The Selkie?s Daughter is an imaginative fantasy, steeped in Celtic mythology and set in Nova Scotia. Debut Linda Crotta Brennan has crafted a magical portrait of a brave girl coming into her own. Perfect for fans of mermaids and Studio Ghibli-esque stories.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
£14.24
Holiday House Light and Air
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£18.04
Holiday House The Mostly True Story of Cleopatras Needle
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£16.14
Holiday House The Memory Cake
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£16.14
Holiday House Inc Rabbit Rabbit
Book SynopsisTo rebuild their broken family, a pair of audacious tween cousins must confront the long-buried secrets that destroyed it in this upper middle grade novel told from dual perspectives.Twelve-year-olds Alice and Bee are practically strangers when their grandparents? anniversary party reunites their estranged families and ignites their own fast friendship.But their reunion doesn?t last long?Bee?s mother and grandfather are dead set on keeping the liberal Seattle faction of the family away from the conservative Minnesota crew. ?It?s complicated,? the grown ups tell them over and over (and over!) again.Bee and Alice grow closer despite their geographical distance, determined to keep their friendship going?and to uncover the big family secret. What happened all those years ago, and why did it tear their family apart?Just when they''ve started to make progress, the COVID pandemic strikes. Bee and Alice watch as the world shuts down and their loved ones grow further divided along their fractured lines. Somehow, it?s up to the twelve-year-olds to clean up the mess that the grown ups have made.This powerful, timely story cuts deep, touching on recent historic events and intimate family details alike. With an age-appropriate approach, Rabbit Rabbit tackles religion, sexuality, bodily autonomy, and other juicy stuff you''re not supposed to talk about at Thanksgiving.Readers will fall headfirst for Alice and Bee as the unforgettable tweens make space for their friendship and shifting identities while standing up to their far-from-perfect family, with all the love and grace they can muster.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
£15.29
Holiday House Nahia
Book SynopsisA sweeping epic set in the wild and dangerous world of prehistoric Europe!Spain, 8,000 years ago. As Headwoman?s daughter, eighteen-year-old Nahia was born to lead. But when she speaks aloud a forbidden truth?that her people are facing a growing threat of invasion?her expectations are shattered when she?s punished with exile and apprenticed to the enigmatic shaman Eneko instead.With her sister Izara made the new heir and her world upended, Nahia is sent away with a young man she barely knows. Deep in the wilds, however, she uncovers a shocking talent for divining messages from the spirits and channelling their turbulent powers. But these visions come to show her that her people are in terrible danger. . . and they need her. Nahia will have to use every advantage she has to save her beloved people?and her sister.In this powerful upper YA with crossover appeal, archaeologist Emily Jones transports us to a rugged world of pine forests, frothy beaches, and wild magic, and masterfully depicts passionate first love, looming conquest, green sorcery, the unbreakable bond between sisters, and untamed, unashamed female power.Pairing the epic scope of prehistory with a fiery coming-of-age story, Nahia is an amazingly fresh successor to Clan of the Cave Bear. Utterly unique and shockingly good, this is a knockout debut, perfect for fans of Adrienne Young, Chloe Gong, Claire M. Andrews, Elana K. Arnold, and Rachel Griffin.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!BREATHTAKINGLY, BRILLIANTLY NEW... I couldn''t put this one down!?Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of SpartaTREMENDOUS. Combines archaeology with masterful storytelling.?Dr. William Taylor, Curator of Archaeology at the UColorado Museum of Natural History
£15.29
Holiday House Inc Papas Mark
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£7.99
Holiday House Inc And the Trees Stare Back
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£15.07
Kregel Publications Andrea Carter and the Long Ride Home
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£999.99
Kregel Publications Andrea Carter and the Dangerous Decision
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£10.56
Kregel Publications Andrea Carter and the Family Secret
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£10.56
Kregel Publications Andrea Carter and the Trouble with Treasure
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£10.78
Loyola Press Shadow in the Dark
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£17.67
Loyola Press The Haunted Cathedral
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£999.99
Loyola Press The Fire of Eden
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£14.24
Random House Australia The Sequin Star
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£9.99
