Winner of the Young Quills Prize for Historical Fiction.
When War breaks out, Billy’s dad joins the army and most of his friends are evacuated from Balham, South London. But Billy’s mum doesn’t believe the bombs will ever fall on them and she refuses to send him and his sister Rose away. Life in Balham has certainly changed for Billy: no school, no friends and, because of rationing, no treats.
But by September 1940, things are about to get a lot worse. Hitler has a plan for the destruction of London and soon Billy is caught up in the Blitz: an event so terrifying, it will take every ounce of courage for him to survive in war-torn Balham and keep his family together.
Award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living during WW1 as tensions - and desperations - mount among them.
The first button they found. The second button they stole...
Twelve-year-old Patryk has never left his Polish village and doesn’t know much about the outside world. Then one August, with the clatter-clatter of an aeroplane, the Great War explodes into his village.
As the Germans and Russians fight for control, Patryk and his friends begin their own battle to find the best military button. It starts as a dare, but soon the boys find themselves trapped in a dangerous war.
Just how far are they prepared to go to win?
""An excellent read"" The Times
""An important and honest book that crowns no heroes"" Lauren Wolk, author of Wolf Hollow
""A powerfully evocative WWI novel"" Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
The third book in Philip Pullman's classic Sally Lockhart
quartet in a beautiful new edition.
Sally Lockhart is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives
divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married
- yet this trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove
otherwise. When custody of her precious daughter is awarded to
this evil stranger, it is the beginning of a terrifying struggle
in which Sally will have to fight, and kill if necessary, for the
freedom of her family.
Don't miss Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS
trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO television
series.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the SLIMY STUARTS,
including why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which
king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people
wore fish on their feet (bleeugh!). With a bold, accessible new
look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles
are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary
fans.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including
why the Aztecs liked to eat scum, when the world is going
to end and their horrible habit of drinking live toads in wine.
With a bold, accessible new look, revised by the author and illustrated
throughout, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge
hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. 2013 is the
twentieth anniversary of Horrible Histories.
A vivid account of the extraordinary life of the explorer, Captain Cook, with lively narrative text, colourful illustrations and photographs to bring the subject alive. Includes detailed maps of each of Cook's three incredible voyages, along with a chronology of his life and links to recommended websites to find out more. Part of Usborne Young Reading Series 3 for fully confident readers.
