Historical fiction

Wave Me Goodbye [9780857535153]

September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with her schoolmates. She doesn't know where she's going…

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Hetty Feather's Christmas [9780857535535]

Cosy up for Christmas with this brand-new festive story, starring everyone's favourite Victorian foundling, Hetty Feather! An unexpected gift lead…

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Rose Rivers [9780857535160]

A wonderful new story starring old friends and new from the much-beloved Victorian world of Hetty Feather. Rose Rivers lives in a beautiful house wi…

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Eagle in the Snow, An [9780008134174]

ONE MOMENT THAT COULD HAVE SAVED THE WORLD FROM WAR 'Brilliant. Historical fiction at its most magnificent.' - Jackie French 1940. The train is unde…

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Maybe [9780141388656]

The war is over and Felix, Gabriel and Anya go back to the farmhouse, only the neighbours make it quite clear that they are not welcome. After a viole…

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Letters from the Lighthouse [9780571327584]

'Like Michael Morpurgo and Philip Pullman, Carroll . . . knows she can keep her listeners in thrall.' - Telegraph We weren't supposed to be going…

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The Diamond of Drury Lane [9781405285308]

Julia Golding's award-winning adventure series is perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Katherine Woodfine and Robin Stevens. This Modern Classics edi…

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The Red Ribbon [9781471406287]

Rose, Ella, Marta and Carla. In another life we might all have been friends together. But this was Birchwood. For fans of The Diary of Anne Frank a…

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Black Cats and Butlers: Rose Raventhorpe Investigates: Book 1 [9781510201286]

The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton Abbey When Rose Raventhorpe's beloved butler is found (gasp!) murdered in the hallway of her own house, she's det…

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Greek Tales: The Lion's Slave [9781472942043]

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant, young Lydia, is the ba…

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Hetty Feather [9780440868354]

London, 1876. Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The Hospital cares for abandoned children - but …

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Once [9780141320632]

Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the …

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One Day in Oradour [9781408182017]

On a hot summer afternoon in 1944, SS troops wiped out an entire French village. 644 men, women and children died that day. Just one child survived. T…

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Private Peaceful [9780007486441]

A stunning new edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring a new introduction by the author and insightful testimonies from soldiers, t…

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The Book Thief [9781909531611]

SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION with exclusive extra behind-the-scenes material from the author. It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding …

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas [9780099572862]

Some thing's are just sitting there, minding their own business and waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off l…

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Wolf by Wolf [9781780622033]

Over ten years since the Nazis won the war, 17-year-old Yael has one mission: to kill Hitler. But first she's got to get close enough to him to do it.…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream [9781472917775]

Molly loves travelling with Shakespeare's players but the jester, Armin, keeps picking on her and faithful donkey, Dolly. Can she keep Armin away from…

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A Pilgrim's Progress [9780340844106]

'I had a dream last night...large enough to fill the rest of my life.' This retelling of John Bunyan's classic story is filled with drama, excitement …

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A Slip in Time [9781408115053]

A Slip in Time is the story of an ordinary boy who gets mixed up in some extraordinary events. When Jack sets out to the shops, he finds that he has s…

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