Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Natasha's story is set against the background of the Russian Revolution as she and her family flee persecution.

Set in South Africa at the height of the apartheid regime, when the government started a policy of ethnic cleansing, forcibly removing people from their homes and moving them to so-called 'homelands'.

Following a fall in the Shanghai market, Chinese Cinderella is whisked away to Grandma Wu's house to recover.

During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings.

A moving and powerful story about brother and sister, Joe and Annie, who flee from a pitiful existence as servants.

Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs.

'It is settled.

Rome, 61 BCRECRUITED as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior.

Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword is the second book in this blockbuster series by Chris BradfordOne year of training in samurai school and Jack Fletcher is in real trouble .

Who or what is Endymion Spring?

Introduced by bestselling author Roddy Doyle.

Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior is the first book in this blockbuster series by Chris BradfordAugust 1611.

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this 140th anniversary edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, complete with a special introduction by Darren Shan.

In Back Home, Michelle Magorian, author of the bestselller Goodnight Mister Tom, tells the powerful and unforgettable story of Rusty, returning to England after being evacuated to America for five years in the Second World War.

Superloo has an ego as big as a planet, a microchip that belongs to NASA and a mission to rescue its toilet ancestors from the past.

The Mau Mau - the name of a secret society that once struck terror into the hearts of British settlers in Kenya.

Time is running out for William de Granville.

Meg and Mog meet a new friend - a Roman who is in need of help!

A collection of short stories for budding Detective Society members.

A new instalment and standalone adventure charting series protagonist Jack Fletcher's return to pre-civil war England.

Someone will take their final bow .

Shortlisted in the Children's Category in the National Book Awards 2018!

Into this breathtaking trilogy is woven the true spirit of the Vikings, who great thirst for travelling the seas took them on incredible voyages in defiance of icy waters, terrible hardships and bloodthirsty resistance.

A very special, limited edition of the third thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!

A very special, limited edition of the second thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!

Discover the first gripping, award-winning murder mystery in the million-copy bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong.

Perilus is a Roman boy who is crazy about chariot racing.

Crazy capers abound in Ancient Rome!

The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.

Follow the clues.

BOILS, BLOOD AND A BURNING FEVER - THE BLACK DEATH HAS RETURNED TO LONDON .

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Treasure Island complete with a bold new cover.

London 1666 - A terrible plague has swept through the city and people live in fear of animals carrying the disease.

Perilus and his family are in trouble again!

Set in China in 1900s the story of a young girl who defied tradition by refusing to have her feet bound and in doing so changed the course of her life forever.

WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2017It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land.

Out of the Easy is set against the vivid backdrop of 1950s New Orleans.

SAMMY is a football crazy rescue puppy.

A short story for the Young Samurai series!

Fleeing from the evil Sir Philip Morton, Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law.

Embark on an epic journey, in the jaw-dropping adventure to the bestselling and highly acclaimed Wolf Road, based on real archaeological discoveries, from awardwinning historian and television presenter, Alice Roberts.

Laura della Scala knows nothing beyond the convent walls which have trapped and bound her since she was twelve years old.

1584 - Surrey, EnglandWhen Lady Jane Rievaulx begins service to the Queen at Richmond Palace, she is thrilled at the court's newest arrival .

FREE from slavery, Marcus is determined to find and save his kidnapped mother.

Can true friendship survive the test of time?

England, 1582ELLIE - Lady Eleanor Rodriguez of San Jaime - is in possession of a gold-seeking father, a worthless title and a feisty spirit that captivates the elite of the Queen's court, and none other than the handsome new Earl of Dorset .

In this Ugly Duckling retelling, New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson brilliantly crafts a high-stakes, encouraging tale about a brave young woman, the true meaning of beauty, and the power of love.

Lexington, Kentucky, 1859.

From the author of Happily Ever Afters comes another irresistible YA romantic comedy full of self-discovery and Black loveand a dreamy European cruise.

Culinary delights abound, romance lingers in the air, and plans go terribly, wonderfully astray in this gender-bent take on My Fair Lady from Jennieke Cohen, author of Dangerous Allianceperfect for fans of Bridgerton or A Gentlemans Guide to Vice and Virtue.