- Amanda Swift. The Boys Club
- This hilarious debut novel from Amanda Swift, both warm and sharp, revels in the comic antics of its hapless heroes as they attempt to stave off the perils of puberty - with unexpected results. - Anna Sewell. Black Beauty
- (Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, first published November 24, 1877) is Anna Sewell's only novel, composed in the last years of her life between 1871 and 1877 while confined to her house as an invalid. - Helen Dunmore. The Silver Bead
- Katie and Zillah are looking forward to the Cornish summer that stretches ahead of them, all swimming and surfing and long, lazy hot days. Then travellers arrive at Zillah's dad's campsite and soon tensions develop. Katie makes friends with Rose, one of the travellers, and suddenly there's a chill between her and Zillah. It leads Katie to wonder about their friendship, until something happens that puts everything in perspective, something that could threaten their friendship for ever. "Dunmore is a wonderful storyteller" the Observer. - Helen Dunmore. The Seal Cove
- Katie and Zillah are in their last year at the local primary school, and looking forward to moving on. But then they discover that the school is threatened with closure, and they could be the last children ever to go there. Their class is determined - they have brothers and sisters in the school, their parents went there, the school is part of their community - they won't let it close, whatever it takes. - Helen Dunmore. The Lilac Tree
- After the tragic death of her father, Katie and her mum go to live in the depths of Cornwall, as far away from their London life as possible. The countryside is beautiful, but coping with a cottage with no heating, an outside loo and a lot of spiders is more than Katie bargained for. Then she meets Zillah, from the farm up - Karen McCombie. Ally's World (3 диска)
- "OK, so my dad's starting ironing his jeans (yes, really) - something must be up. I mean, why would he slick back his hair to meet the plumber? It can only mean one thing - dad is seeing someone. Like, a Woman Someone. And it can't be our mum, because she's still off travelling the world..." While Ally's mum travels goodness knows where, Ally keeps her up to date through a series of letters. And there's certainly plenty of news to share... Whether it's big sis Rowan's exploits at school or dad dabbling with a replacement mum, there's a great deal on Ally's mind these days! Set titles and authors : Sisters, Super-creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible Terrible Twins Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets - Karen McCombie. Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge
- Everything about Lemmie Ferguson's life is bright and shiny and sunny - her special way of looking at the world means she sees it in vivid, rainbow-hued technicolour. Lemmie's eighteen-year-old sister, the spontaneous, sparkly Rose Rouge, calls it marshmallow magic...But there's a dark spot in Lemmie's life, and with the return of her primary-school rival, Sian, even the old marshmallow magic doesn't seem to be working. Lemmie needs her special sister more than ever, but can she count on Rose when she needs her the most?
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