An action-packed story about a boy’s experience of slavery in Britain.Winner of the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2019“Filled with humour, compassion and hope” The GuardianNathaniel doesn’t want to move to England with his master’s family, leaving behind his mother and sister on the Jamaican plantation.But then he remembers what his mother told him: once a slave sets foot on Englis...

They're in a race to save his dad ... and the world.When his dad disappears, Arun Lal is amazed to discover that he was secretly working on a classified project and has been kidnapped by people intent on stealing it.Along with his geeky best friend Sam and tough-talking Donna, Arun is plunged into a race to rescue his father and find his creation before the thieves can turn it into a destructive global weapon...Full of thrilling high-octane ...

Escape from Pompeii tells the story of a young boy fleeing Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius erupts. This gripping first-hand account is perfect for children studying the Pompeii at school. An exciting story - perfect for readers interested in Roman history.

London is in the grip of a terrible plague and Daniel has been locked in his own home, doomed to die alongside his infected family. Can he find a way to escape before he catches the disease, too? And with the streets full of criminals and corrupt plague doctors, who can he turn to if he does? A thrilling story about a young boy's fight to stay alive during one of history's deadliest epidemics.

A gripping first-hand account of life back home after World War One. Thirteen-year-old Joe Henry tricked his way into the army to bring his father home, but fighting in the Great War has been tougher than he could have ever imagined. One night, he's tasked with guarding a railway carriage in the middle of a forest - inside the carriage, very important people are making very important decisions... Finally, an armistice is signed - the war is over! But when Joe returns home, it's to a very d...

What was it like to be on the Titanic on its fateful journey?Titanic tells the story of a young boy aboard the 'unsinkable' Titanic.This gripping first-hand account is perfect for children studying the Titanic at school.an engaging and direct narrative voice, making history accessible to a young readershipPacked with fascinating historical details

In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation.“The superb Voices series takes unsung heroes of the past and imagines them recounting the story of their remarkable lives' ” - The TimesLeonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it’s cold and even the Jamaican food doesn’t taste the...

The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series‘This is terrific stuff’ Daily Telegraph‘A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era’ Financial Times‘A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot’ The TimesOver 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!A CITY IN FLAMESLondon, 1666. As the Great Fire consumes ever...

For centuries, people have speculated about the fabled lost libraries of antiquity. If one were found, what marvels would it contain? Now a fearless team of adventurers is about to unearth that long-hidden secret, and it will lead them to the most astonishing discovery ever made.In the treacherous waters off the rugged Sicilian coast, marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his team of scientific experts and ex-Special Forces commandos make a shocking find while searching for the lege...

Out of this deep respect for nature Aborigines have learned to live in remarkable harmony with the land and its animals.Here are a few stories, which relate to a culture we can all learn from. If we try harder we can all live in harmony with planet earth.

From the author of THE MIDWIFE'S TALE comes "The Maidservant and the Murderer," the startling story behind midwife Bridget Hodgson's arch nemesis, the murderous and malignant Rebecca HookeOn an autumn day in 1620, young Rebecca Hey rode into York in the back of a farmer's wagon and started on the path that would eventually make her one of the most powerful women in the city. Rebecca was an ordinary country girl when she became John and Grace Hooke's maidservant—a l...

The Tower of London holds secrets and many of them not always good to hear. Who knows how many were killed and tortured in this place that went undocumented. And some say you never will know which room becomes the interrogation chamber…the records do not always tell now, do they?When you explore this selection of ghost stories, you will learn about the ghosts which live in the tower and of the mighty Anne Boleyn, a smart thinking woman when alive, now a spook "that" has been known t...