Full-color paintings depict the enchanted creatures of the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia, and the accompanying text sets the animals in the context of their role in the story of Narnia.

A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch, and the Others

Children's Books

Riordan, James

Lewis. C.S.

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins

This is a reissue of a collection of stories for children. Barrett's most recent publication is "The Snow Queen" and Riordan's is "The Wild Swans". James Riordan is a lecturer in Russian at Bradford University.

Woman In The Moon

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Two English children discover an injured German enemy pilot. The air-raid warnings sound and they must take shelter. While they are confined together, Martin the pilot tells his story. They come to realize that the real casualties of war are not just the soldiers, and bombs don't care about sides.

The Prisoner

Oxford University Press

This is the story of two friends, Jack and Harry, both keen footballers, both recruited for the army and sent to fight in the trenches in the First World War. Award-winning author, James Riordan, brings to life the fear and horrors that both English and Germans went through as they fought each other in the trenches. The book ends with a moving account of the football match played in the Christmas truce of 1914.

When the Guns Fall Silent

Short Stories & Anthologies

The year is 1916. Inspired by the story of Edith Cavell, twins Floss and Doss decide it is time for them to do their bit for the war effort. Their brother and father are already away at war - and the girls get jobs at a local munitions factory. From there, Floss soon moves on to work at the hospital, and eventually goes overseas to work at a Field Hospital in France. There she is taken prisoner by the Germans and starts working behind enemy lines, nursing injured German soldiers and British prisoners. The novel follows the dramatic, and traumatic, wartime experiences of the two sisters. * James Riordan has written several highly acclaimed novels for teenagers, including "Sweet Clarinet", which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Novel Award. * This is the follow-up to "When the Guns Fall Silent", featuring the sisters of that book's hero. * An extremely moving portrayal of the role of women in the first world war. * Author lives in West Sussex.

War Song

Vova is a fifteen-year-old boy living in Kiev. His first love is playing football, but when the Nazis invade the Ukraine in 1941, priorities change, and Vova and his sister join the partisans, to attempt to fight the enemy. Soon Vova is given the chance to play football again, but in a gamewith very high stakes - if Vova's team win, they will be shot. Vova and his team have to decide whether to disgrace their country and lose the game, or whether to win - and die.

Match of Death

OUP Oxford

A collection of Football Stories, mixing humour, excitement and tension, about professional and amateur teams, girls playing and succeeding, English and German soldiers at Christmas, Gestapo v. Kiev Dynamo - and football poems as well. James Riordan is a distinguished children's book writer, as well as being Professor of Russian at the University of Surrey.

The Young Oxford Book of Football Stories

Arthur is a special boy. Brought up by the wizard Merlin and destined to be King. Britain is split by warring tribes and Arthur is the only hope for peace. With his magic sword Excalibur and his Knights of the round table, the young Arthur is ready for heroic deeds. But he had not reckoned on the evil sorcery of his vengeful half-sister, Morgana Le Fay. * James Riordan's first novel, Sweet Clarinet, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Novel Award in 1998. James's vivd retelling introduces children to one of the great characters of world literature.

King Arthur

Fowler, Rosamund

Oxford Univ. Pr.

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A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch, and the Others

Woman In The Moon

The Prisoner

When the Guns Fall Silent

War Song

Match of Death

When the Guns Fall Silent

War Song

The Young Oxford Book of Football Stories

King Arthur