Lord of the Nutcracker Men

A young boy gradually comes to understand the difference between his toy soldiers and the bloodshed of the First World War in this poignant story. Ten-year-old Johnny loves the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. Johnny eagerly plays at war, demolishing imaginary foes. But in 1914, war with Germany looms, and all too soon Johnny's father is swept up in the war to end all wars as he proudly enlists to fight at the front in France. Johnny believes his father will be back in a few months, in time to celebrate Christmas with him and his mum. But the war is nothing like any soldier or person at home expected. It is brutal and horrific. The letters that arrive from Johnny's dad reveal the ugly realities of combat -- and the soldiers he carves and encloses begin to bear its scars. Still, Johnny adds these soldiers to his armies of Huns, Tommies, and Frenchmen, engaging them in furious battle out in the muddy garden. His war games bind him to the father he longs to see again. But when these games seem to foretell his dad's real battles, Johnny thinks he possesses godlike powers over his wooden men. He fears he controls his father's fate, the lives of all the soldiers in no-man's-land, and the outcome of the war itself. In this haunting and poignant tale, Iain Lawrence explores the irrationality of war and its effect on lives that are all too fragile.

Iain Lawrence

Teen & Young Adult

Collins

The Smugglers (The High Seas Trilogy Book 2)

Yearling

Ghost Boy

Random House Children"s Books

Perfection Learning

The Lightkeeper's Daughter (Readers Circle (Prebound))

Convicts (Curse of the Jolly Stone Trilogy (Prebound))

The Wreckers

There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors' tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never questioned their murderous way of life. Then, upon that pirates' shore crashed the ship The Isle of Skye. And the youngest of its crew members, 14-year-old John Spencer, survived the wreck. But would he escape the wreckers? This is his harrowing tale.

The Wreckers (High Seas Trilogy)

Along the jagged Cornish coast there's a town filled with people known as the "wreckers" who think nothing of luring ships onto the rocks during storms and salvaging the loot from the wreckage. One constraint is that there must be no survivors left to claim the goods. Young John Spencer, aboard his father's ship The Isle of Skye, is exhilarated as the cargo-laden ship tries to outrun a storm. The ship is instead dashed onto the Cornwall shore. John manages to survive, and uses his wits to stay away from the murderous villagers while he also tries to discover what's happened to his father.

Children's Books

Thorndike Press

Sequel to The Smugglers "There's pirates in the West Indies. Cannibals. They cook you alive." His father's words will haunt seventeen-year-old John Spencer as he embarks on his first voyage to foreign lands. Carrying cargo destined for Jamaica, John and his Dragon crew set off from London for waters few of them have sailed before. When they come upon a lifeboat adrift, some are wary of the sailor on board. His name is Horn, and something about him isn't right. Still, John respects his awe-inspiring seamanship. But is Horn to be trusted?

The Buccaneers

Historical Fiction

A New York Times Bestselling Author After seeing his father hauled off to debtors' prison, fourteen-year-old Tom Tin sets out to take revenge on Mr. Goodfellow, the man responsible for his family's misfortunes. But the fog-filled London streets are teeming with sinister characters, including a nasty gang of young pickpockets who mistake Tom for someone ominously known as the Smasher. And, ultimately, Tom comes up against the cruel hand of the law.

The Literacy Bridge - Large Print - The Convicts

Literature & Fiction

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