Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Fourteen-year-old Elvira Witsil lives in a remote area of Wisconsin with her mother, Connie, who acknowledges Elvira only when chores need doing; her grandma, a cantankerous woman who can't hold her tongue; and her baby sister, Jessie who, the family discovers, is a seer.

Ben is the adventurous brother, while twelve-year-old Ray feels compelled to look after Ben, setting up a conflict between the brothers.

It''s been two months since Lizzie''s daddy disappeared due to the awful Depression.

If kids get hooked on Magic Tree House, they''re hooked on reading!

Art Encounters brings the work of famous artists to life through thrilling and evocative stories that reflect the individual paintings featured.

Is the bride pregnant?

It''s 1851 and Lucy Spencer''s family is keeping a secret.

Many readers of Nightjohn have wanted to know what happened to Sarny, the young slave whom Nightjohn taught to read.

Twelve-year-old Ann Maria Weems works from sunup to sundown, wraps rags around her feet in the winter, and must do whatever her master or mistress orders--but she has something that many plantation slaves don''t have.

There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her great-greatmother, listening to the fascinating stories about the lucky stone.

A perfect Common Core tie-in, The Hope Chest includes nonfiction backmatter with period photographs, historical notes about the suffrage movement, and a Voting in America timeline.

As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting–but it is certainly never dull.

';A charming tale weaving in historical events, epic adventure, and a coming-of-age story that readers will devour.

From New York Times bestselling author comes The Golden Braid, a Rapunzel retelling that proves the one who needs rescuing isn't always the one in the tower.

Discover the million-copy-bestselling and multi-award winning series with this ten-book-collection.

Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller, with an introduction by Benedict CumberbatchFeaturing re-tellings of ten of Shakespeare's plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo's warm, accessible and inimitable style, this wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare - the perfect introduction to the Bard and an unmissable book for children.

"e;Jacqueline Wilson understands the complex interpersonal relationships of teenagers so well and writes with an unparalleled realness and rawness.

The second thrilling adventure in the new World War Two mystery series from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series.

'One of the best debuts I've read in YEARS!

A new Christmas classic from a magical pairing: Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler.

A chilling Victorian London adventure about one girl's mission to break a centuries-old curse with her long-lost family at its heart - perfect for fans of Cogheart and The Castle of Tangled Magic.

This is an adapted, abridged version of the original story.

All aboard for this swash-buckling adventure!

Unsuspecting boy.

The brave, difficult and ultimately hopeful journey across wartime Germany of two best friends and the dog who brought them together.

For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this is the breathtaking follow-up to SKIN OF THE SEA - an epic love story infused with West African mythology and a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine.

The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2021'Harper Lee has a worthy successor.

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor.

Enter a spellbinding world in this soaring magical adventure, perfect for fans of Nevermoor, A Pinch of Magic and Rooftoppers.

Return to the spellbinding world of Cordelia Hatmaker in this soaring magical sequel to The Hatmakers.

A haunting and romantic novel set in post-war Spain by Ruta Sepetys - winner of the Carnegie Medal 2017.

A fantastic short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.

The ninth thrilling mystery in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.

An epic love story infused with West African mythology.

One of the best-loved adventures of all time.

The brilliant new book from Megan Rix, telling the story of Florence Nightingale through the eyes of her young ward.

I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society has faced in recent weeks.