Historical fiction

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 goin…

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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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Hetty Feather's Christmas [9780552576703]

Are you longing for Christmas? Can't wait to warm yourself by the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa and toasting marshmallows? Hetty Feather's festive sto…

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The Boy Giant [9780008347918]

A stunning new story of hope, humanity and high-seas adventure for children and adults everywhere from Sir Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favour…

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The Hatmakers [9780241426302]

The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world. Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into…

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When we were Warriors [9780571350407]

A body washed up on the beach... Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets... An animal rescue service... Set in World War 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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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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Kai and the Monkey King [9781912497447]

When Kai grows tired of her bookish mum not being adventurous enough for a Brownstone, she decides to seek out the mischievous and rebellious Monkey K…

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Where the World Ends [9781474943437]

Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018, and based on a true story Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt bir…

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Arthur & the Golden Rope [9781911171690]

Welcome to Professor Brownstone's vault - containing ancient relics from around the world, all collected by his famous ancestors! This fan favourite i…

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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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The House of One Hundred Clocks [9781474959568]

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…

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The Last Wolf [9780440865070]

WHITBREAD AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 'I shall call you Charlie, for you are bonnie and a prince among wolves.' When Robbie McLeod finds an orphaned wolf cub…

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The Morning Gift [9781529012255]

A richly imagined story of unexpected love, independence, and belonging - The Morning Gift is a classic WWII romance from Eva Ibbotson, now with new i…

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Things a Bright Girl Can Do [9781783446735]

Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young …

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A Small Person Far Away [9780007137626]

Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-to…

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Duty Calls: Dunkirk [9780141332192]

Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II. 'You wanted to see some a…

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Lightning Mary [9781783448296]

Ordinary is what most people are and I am not. I am not ordinary at all. I am a scientist. One stormy night, a group of villagers are struck by light…

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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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