Diana Hendry

In 1953, in a quiet seaside town, thirteen-year-old Lizzie is drawn to wild, dangerous Natalie. Natalie's younger brother, Philip, has second sight and all around them he sees evil people, 'left-over Nazis', hiding out after the war. Natalie and Philip believe they must rout these people out of the town and Lizzie is swept up by what is initially a thrilling game, but quickly spirals into disaster. Suggested level: secondary.

The Seeing

When the story opens, Megan who is a foster mother, has two children in her charge: Anna a 12 year old who is, 'rather given to magical thinking' and Raymond who is 10 and never speaks to anyone. Both children have sad broken backgrounds; Anna (in her fourth foster home) fantasises that her debt-ridden, alcoholic mother is a famous actress and Raymond's totally unreliable mother rarely comes to see him. Sam, a frightened rabbit of a child, rejected by his family because of lameness and pebble specs is the next to join the foster family and then Brent arrives dramatically in the middle of the night -a tearaway teenager totally beyond the control of his unimaginative, intellectual father. All four of Megan's foster children have difficulties to overcome in the house high above the river, where each one of them becomes involved in some way with the mysterious river woman. It is impossible not to be totally drawn into the pattern of Brent, Anna, Raymond and Sam's lives in this imaginative and compassionate novel.

You Can't Kiss it Better

Seeing

Jane Chapman

Uma noite barulhenta

Little Mouse feels scared when he lies in bed. "Can I come into your bed?" he asks Big Mouse.

The Very Noisy Night

It is a hot sunny day and Big Mouse is digging in the garden. He asks Little Mouse to help, but Little Mouse is busy dreaming. The dream involves daisies, clover and two snowy white feathers. What can it be - and will Big Mouse like it?

The Very Busy Day

Henry miraba cada herramienta, éstas parecían perfectamente normales; entonces escuchó el tic tac... Después de observar el reloj durante diez rápidos tics y ocho lentos tacs, Henry comenzó a entenderlo. Y lo que leyó en la carátula lo hizo ponerse tan blanco como las nuevas flores del jardín.

Harvey Ángel

Big Mouse is digging in the garden. "Come and help me, Little Mouse," he calls. But Little Mouse is too busy to help. He is dreaming something up. It involves daisies, lots of clover, and three snowy white feathers. What can it be, and will Big Mouse like it? Perfect for fans of The Very Noisy Night and The Very Snowy Christmas.

The Very Busy DayThe Very Busy Day

'Sparks ' is the record of a two-year creative correspondence between friends and fellow poets Diana Hendry and Tom Pow, during which they set each other challenging poetic problems, resulting in the 24 poems collected in this book.

Sparks!

The second world war is over in the quiet town of Norton. When wild, dangerous, break-all-the-rules Natalie arrives, thirteen-year-old Lizzie is drawn irresistibly to the new girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Desperate for Natalie’s friendship and respect, Lizzie soon discovers a side of the town – and of herself – that she had never imagined. As the girls grow closer, Natalie and her strange, eerie brother, Philip, reveal a shocking secret. For Philip has a second sight, and all around them he sees evil - ‘left-over Nazis’ lying in wait until the time is right for revenge. Natalie and Philip believe it’s up to them to root these people out of Norton. Lizzie is swept up in what starts as a thrilling game - but the consequences of Philip’s ‘gift’ quickly spiral into disaster. A chilling, powerful tale from Whitbread Award-winner Diana Hendry.

Little Mouse feels scared when he lies in bed. What is that huffing and puffing? Is it a ghost? Little Mouse asks if he can come into Big Mouse's bed. But Big Mouse is determined that Little Mouse should sleep alone.

Sue Heap

Part of a series which integrates the text with pictures. When Mrs Millie Dembo came home with the Thing-in-a-Box, she hardly gave Mulligan a glance. She didn't want to play Shake Paws, or Tickle-my-Tummy and she only just remembered to give him his dinner, so something had to be done.

The Thing-in-a-box

From the Costa award-winning author of Harvey Angell, comes the sequel to Out of the Clouds. Pa is off again to work on his world-changing scientific discovery, leaving the rest of the Coggins family behind at their hidden clifftop home, Dizzy Perch. Oliver is in charge, with strict instructions about no visitors, in order to protect Pa's top-secret location. But Ma doesn't listen, and invites her favourite author to say. When a woman arrives at Dizzy Perch claiming to be the author, the whole family are enchanted by their guest. All apart from Oliver, that is. A good job too, because the woman is really the sister of Pa's Sworn Enemy Mac, whose mission it is to bring Pa down and steal his research. How is Oliver going to be able to keep his promise to Pa and protect his family, when they simply refuse to listen to him...? A classic mystery adventure perfect for fans of Enid Blyton.

Whoever You Are

When Little Mouse can't sleep because of all the noises he hears outside, it's Big Mouse to the rescue in this padded board book featuring a story perfect for calming fears at bedtime. Little Mouse can't sleep. He can hear huffing and puffing outside the house. Something is tapping on the window, and there's someone calling "Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!" out there, too! Little Mouse asks if he can sleep in Big Mouse's bed. But Big Mouse is determined that Little Mouse should sleep in his own bed. Can Big Mouse help Little Mouse with his fears or will they both be up all night long trying to get to sleep?

Scully lives with his parents in an ordinary-looking semi. But they're definitely not an ordinary family. Scully's dad mends and sells clocks, but he's actually a wizard and Scully's mum can see into the future. Scully himself is trainee wizard!

Minders

This atmospheric picture book about a house packed full of guests over Christmas captures the sense of excitement and sharing that embodies the Christmas spirit.

Christmas in Exeter Street

When Henry's Aunt Agatha invites her boarders to come along on a summer vacation, Henry discovers a secret bedroom in their rented house in a Scottish fishing village, and asks Harvey Angell for help in finding the ghost of a girl who seems to be haunting the place.

Harvey Angell and the Ghost Child

Henry lives with his penny-pinching Aunt and life is pretty miserable until a strange lodger comes to stay

Harvey Angell

Since the arrival of Harvey Angell at 131 Ballantyre Road, life is a little bit brighter for orphan Henry - even mean old Aunt Agatha isn't quite so miserable these days. Still, when she agrees to take everyone on holiday, Henry can't believe his luck. For the first time ever, he's about to see the sea. Sibbald House isn't quite what he'd pictured - a dusty, tumbledown, creaking old cottage in a freezing, windswept Scottish fishing village. On the first night, Henry can't sleep a wink for the spooky moaning noises coming from somewhere within the house - and on discovering a hidden room with a ghostly secret, he knows he has to solve the mystery that the house - and the village - has been hiding for years. It's time to enlist the help of the extraordinary Harvey Angell . . .

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