Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Having escaped the clutches of Mother in Poundsfield, Joe Rat is back, now working as a sweeper in the more upmarket Lomesbury Square.

'For God's sake, hold on!

Wait, wait!

Come Away!

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.

From the ruins of an ancient abbey, British archaeologists unearth the skull of a young monk.

Set in the underbelly of Victorian London's East End, JOE RAT follows the fortunes of a tosher, Joe, who lives by scavenging in the sewers around the area of Whitechapel.

Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life .

Jack's summer has hit a dead end .

A favourite game of the rich and beautiful Emma Woodhouse is dabbling in the marriage market, where she plays with everyone s hearts except her own.

Seduced and abandoned by the faithless Willoughby, Colonel Brandon s much-loved ward Eliza is sent to give birth in the countryside.

After the sad demise of Sir Thomas, Edmund Bertram and his new wife Fanny must sail to the West Indies in order to oversee the family s affairs.

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act, this collection of eleven stories follows the lives of slaves of every kind around the world.

Joan Aiken picks up the pen of her forerunner, Jane Austen, in this charming sequel to Pride and Prejudice.

Gilly Bodkin met a terrible accident in 1690 while searching for a sweetmeat.

Three girls.

Power .

Parties, bad boys and speakeasies life in Manhattan has become a woozy blur for Clara Knowles, Lorraine Dyer and Gloria Carmody.

The Hunters is the third book in the Brotherband series, from the author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice.

The Invaders is the second book in the Brotherband series, from the author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice.

The Outcasts is the first book in the Brotherband series, from the author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice.

Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve.

The Siege of Macindaw is the sixth thrilling book in John Flanagan s Ranger s Apprentice series over eight million sold worldwide.

The Sorcerer in the North is the fifth thrilling book in John Flanagan s Ranger s Apprentice series over eight million sold worldwide.

In 1650 Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child.

Night Break is the eighth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

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Sail the magical seven seas in Journey to Dragon Island, a swashbuckling pirate adventure by Claire Fayers.

Take to the high seas in Voyage to Magical North, a swashbuckling pirate adventure filled with magic by Claire Fayers.

Starring Sally J.

'We're going to a fine place,' Idie told Homer to console him, 'with gullies and monkeys and hummingbirds.

It's 1915 and British troops are about to sail to Gallipoli.

It is 1940.

Stanley's dad hasn't been the same since his wife died and his eldest son went off to fight in the war.

Stone Cold is the seventh in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

It's 1924.

It's 1923 and London is a whirl of jazz, dancing and parties.

From award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of The Prince Who Walked With Lions - an epic and empathetic story about a young prince torn from him home - based on a true story.

Young Sherlock Holmes: Bedlam is Andrew Lane's short read in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager.

Black Ice is the third in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

Fire Storm is the fourth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

When her little brother Luke finds a strange golden metal circle in their Great-aunt Rosamund's castle, Rosie takes a closer look and sees a little princess engraved on it.

When Cy visits a special Viking exhibition in York and looks at a glorious Viking helmet, he is horrified to suddenly find a face in the helmet - his Dream Master!

'There are always rules .

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books.

The tree house lands in Wild West America but there's no one around.

Jack and Annie are on very thin ice!

A tale of high waves and high adventure for Jack and Annie when the tree house lands in the sea off the coast of Ireland.

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books.

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books.