The Sea Serpent

Frankie Calvert

Oxford Childrens

Set in the 14th century, this novel follows Hugh Fletcher and his band of outlaws who live in the forests on the English-Welsh border. Hugh is offered a commission in Sir John Carey's company to take part in King Edward III's campaign against France, culminating in the Battle of Crecy.

Bowman of Crecy

Ronald Welch

The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain - and they never came back. To find out what happened to his father and the Ninth Legion Marcus Aquila embarks on a quest into the unknown territory of the north.

The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)

SUTCLIFF, Rosemary

When Peter sees the model ship in the shop window, he wants it more than anything else on Earth. But this is no ordinary model. The ship takes Peter and the other children on magical flights, wherever they ask to go. Time after time the magic ship takes them on different exciting adventures, to different countries, and to different times. And why should magic ever end?

Ship That Flew (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)

HILDA LEWIS

Teen & Young Adult

A brilliant collection of three short stories from a master story-teller, who will keep you turning the pages until the very end. The chilling title story tells of a young apprentice who makes a pact with a strange old man one New Year's Eve to rid the world of Mr Corbett, his cruel employer. Sure enough Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world...

"Mr Corbett's Ghost" and Other Stories (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)

LEON GARFIELD

Thanis

Riley, Hazel

The second in a series of books about Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry, which started with "A Handful of Magic". The evil Stafford Sparks has escaped from prison, and he's coming after Kit. Kit must flee the country and so decides to go with his friend, Prince Henry, to the tiny country of Callalabasa. But will he be any safer here where enchantment is banished and the Knights of the League Against Magic are plotting to destroy the country? * An author to recommend to readers who've enjoyed the Harry Potter books. * Thrilling and humorous story by this exciting OUP author. * "A Handful of Magic" has sold well in trade paperback and was the Guardian's book of the month. * Reissuing "A Handful of Magic" in mass-market format to coincide with publication of this book. Books will have matching design and series style. * More titles to come in this series.

A Land Without Magic

Stephen Elboz

It's 1893 and for Cissy and her family, a new life beckons on the prairies of Oklahoma and they and their fellow settlers prepare for steady business alongside the Red Rock Railroad track. But when they refuse to sell their land to the railroad company, the boss swears that his trains will never stop in Florence again. How will they ever make a living now? Cissy and her friends, family and neighbours vow that they will make the train stop - by whatever means are necessary, no matter how dangerous that may prove to be ...

Stop the Train

geraldine-mccaughrean

Literature & Fiction

Devil's Toenail

PRUE, SALLY

Little Anna has to go on a long journey all by herself. Her task is to rescue her seven brothers who have all been turned into ravens. She travels to the ends of the world, and from there to the sun, and then to the moon and stars. At last she finds them; how can she turn them back into humans?

The Seven Ravens

WILDSMITH, Brian

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