Mary Hooper

Thrown out of her home by her stepmother in 1670, fifteen-year-old Eliza Rose becomes a companion to Nell Gwyn, a mistress of Charles II, and learns a surprising truth about her parentage.

The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose

As the Plague takes hold of seventeenth-century London and people flee the city, Hannah and her sister Sarah try to maintain Sarah's candy shop even with the possibility of their own demise growing ever closer.

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

Grace carries a heavy burden from her past. Will her dark secret come back to haunt her and jeopardise the sister she fiercely protects? A thrilling tale set in the Victorian era by acclaimed author Mary Hooper.

Fallen Grace

In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, twenty-two-year-old housemaid Anne Green recalls her life as she lies on the dissection table, presumed dead after being hanged for murdering her child that was, in fact, stillborn. 40,000 first printing.

Newes from the Dead

A rich and pacy new novel set in the Victorian period, perfect for fans of Fallen Grace

Velvet

This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that, with her younger sister Anne's help, she can return to the city and manage the sweetmeats shop on her own. The girls are thrilled to be back in London, and Hannah even finds her old beau, Tom, alive and well and working for a magician. But her newfound happiness is short-lived as fires begin to spring up around the city and quickly move closer to their shop. Finally, Hannah and Anne are forced to abandon their home to save their lives. When the fires have abated, the girls return to find their shop in ruins. They also find Tom, beaten and injured after being chased by a mob that blamed the magician for starting the fire. Despite their losses, Hannah is sure that one day she will rebuild her shop and once again trade under the sign of the sugared plum.

Petals in the Ashes

Lucy has been forced to run away from home as she fears for her safety from her drunken father. She is taken on as a maid at the house of Dr Dee, court magician, upon whom Elizabeth I relies heavily, even down to advising the date of her coronation. The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue . . . And she has more than enough to satisfy her: Lucy stumbles across a plot to assassinate the queen and has to find means to warn her . . .

At the House of the Magician

A hugely romantic new novel set in the time of Jane Austen, from the popular author of Fallen Grace. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Eva Ibbotson and Georgette Heyer

The Disgrace of Kitty Grey

Die Schwester der Zuckermacherin

Megan, at age 15, discovers that she is 5 months pregnant in her 'Personal Development' class. How she copes, the decisions that she has to make, how her family and friends react are all told in a telling, compulsive tale. A tale that pulls no punches and yet is hugely responsible in its narrative. The sequel to follow will tell of Megan's first year with her new baby. The Author: Mary Hooper is a highly accomplished and highly promotable author for children, and is published by Methuen, Puffin and Bloomsbury. Her other books for a younger age-range for Bloomsbury include Two Sides of the Story, The Naughty Angels series, and The Best Pets series.

Megan

It's a difficult time for Amy--her two best friends have abandoned her and she's feeling lonely and vulnerable. Then, she meets Zed in an internet chat room and their online relationship quickly develops. Amy is thrilled to consider him her boyfriend. But is Zed the person he claims to be? Against her own better judgement and despite her parents warnings, Amy meets Zed at the beach--with frightening consequences. Schools and libraries, parents and young adults will appreciate this insightful, well-written novel. Mary Hooper delivers a cautionary story for today that is entirely realistic, never preachy and utterly gripping.

Oxford, im Jahre 1650: Namhafte Mediziner und junge Studenten versammeln sich im Haus des Apothekers Clarke, um der Sezierung einer Leiche beizuwohnen. Die Tote ist die sechzehnjährige Anne Green, die wegen Kindstötung zum Tod am Strang verurteilt und gehängt worden ist. In Wahrheit wurde Anne Green vom Neffen ihres Dienstherren verführt und dann sitzengelassen - doch die Wahrheit hatte vor Gericht niemand hören wollen. Stunden nach Annes Tod ist der junge Student Robert der erste, der es wahrnimmt: Anne Greens Augenlider flattern. Sollte das Mädchen, das noch auf dem Schafott seine Unschuld beteuert hatte, den Strang überlebt haben?

Totenmädchen

Sally Nicholls

Matt Whyman

Adele Geras

Theresa Breslin

Anne Fine

Melvin Burgess

Berlie Doherty

Rowena House

This collection of short stories explores how the First World War changed and shaped the lives of women forever. A courageous nurse risks her life at the Front Line; a young woman discovers independence and intrigue in wartime London; and a grief-stricken widow defends her homeland amidst the destruction of war.

A Collection of First World War Stories Through the Eyes of Young Women

War Girls

Poppy is young, beautiful and clever - and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love - with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home.

Poppy

In königlichem Auftrag

In this final volume, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I. And her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, seems to be flourishing - or it is until Mistress Juliette, the new lady-in-waiting, arrives and Tomas pays her far too much attention for Lucy's liking. But then Lucy realises that Juliette is telling lies and is not what she appears to be. Lucy fears for the safety of the queen as there are always supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots who are willing to risk all. How will Lucy convince Tomas of her fears when he just teases her and tells her that she is simply jealous? Desperate times call for desperate measures ... A thrilling and romantic historical novel that will give all teenage readers an accurate sense of the Elizabethan period.

The Betrayal

Aschenblüten

Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of Dr Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth 1. Lucy, in return for saving the queen's life, has been told that she is to work as a spy for Her Grace and that she is to remain with the Dee family and await further instruction . . . And then Lucy hears unexplained cries in the Dee house, and finds a young girl imprisoned there. What is Dr Dee doing? Lucy means to find out. A thrilling historical story, full of intrigue and royal plots and counter-plots, from the acclaimed Mary Hooper.

By Royal Command

Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of Dr Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth 1. Lucy, in return for saving the queen's life, has been told that she is to work as a spy for Her Grace and that she is to remain with the Dee family and await further instruction ... And then Lucy hears unexplained cries in the Dee house, and finds a young girl imprisoned there. What is Dr Dee doing? Lucy means to find out.

By royal command

In this final volume, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I. And her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, seems to be flourishing - or it is until Mistress Juliette, the new lady-in-waiting, arrives and Tomas pays her far too much attention for Lucy's liking.

Mary Hooper

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