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What adventures might you go on when you are evacuated during WWII and end up in an imaginary kingdom? The 7 stories included in this series are: The Magician's Nephew, The Lion The witch and the Wardrobe, The horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle.
After being left unfed, pigs Napoleon and Snowball lead a rebellion, vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard! Will they succeed?
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. This book is followed by another 7 incredible stories.
Part of an 8 book series, Laura Ingalls' stories take us through a pioneer family's adventures. In the Little House in the Prairie the family moves across America where they have to share land with animals and people who were rightfully there before them.
A gripping historical adventure on the legend of King Arthur!
A tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.
Micheal's family are made redundant and decide to sail around the world. Go with them through the adventures of visiting exciting places. But will it all end well?
Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced.
The epic adventures of Tom Sawyer, and his friends as they create havoc throughout their town. From playing pranks to skipping school, these boys experience all the joys of being young in rural America. They also must learn the importance of friendship, courage, and maturity.
Liesel Meminger, is nine years old and suffering from the death of her brother and separation from her mother. Liesel goes to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann at 33 Himmel Street in Molching, a fictional city.
High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear.
The Diamond of Drury Lane follows Cat, a young girl as she grows up. Cat is fortunate as she tells us, she was left on the step of Drury Lane Theatre as a baby and Mr Sheridan took her in. While she has no idea of her heritage she has a fascinating home.
Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. She manages to get by but earns the unfortunate title of the Worst Witch....and Ethel becomes her enemy!
An adventurous book series! The vast majority of the stories take place in the children's school holidays. Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure, often involving criminals or lost treasure.
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, lives in Hobbiton. He enjoys a peaceful and pastoral life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard Gandalf...
Headed by the larger-than-life figure of Professor Challenger, a scientific expedition sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost world holds great danger for the four men, whether from fiendish ape-men or terrifying prehistoric creatures.
Everything about Lemmie Ferguson's life is bright and shiny and sunny - her special way of looking at the world means she sees it in vivid, rainbow-hued technicolour. Lemmie's eighteen-year-old sister, the spontaneous, sparkly Rose Rouge, calls it marshmallow magic...But there's a dark spot in Lemmie's life, and with the return of her primary-school rival, Sian, even the old marshmallow magic doesn't seem to be working. Lemmie needs her special sister more than ever, but can she count on Rose when she needs her the most?
The adventurous of Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad! A classic story which alternates between fast-paced and slow-paced descriptions.
Set in the beautiful English countryside of the Berkshire Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a developer.
This 13 book series is not for the fainthearted! But if you do dare to begin reading the first book, you will probably want to read all of them.
The adventures of four young detectives in ancient Roman times. After Vesuvius erupts people are forced to find shelter away from their homes. Suddenly, children begin to go missing. The four friends begin their investigations...
All is not well at StregaSchloss, home of the bizarre but lovable Strega-Borgia clan. Wonder-nanny Mrs McLachlan comes into their lives - she'll soon sort out the Strega-Borgia children, and their parents too! Will she cope with the presence of mythical beasts in the basement and the unexpected arrival of four hit-men, including one in a rabbit suit?
A heart-warming, enduring war story which has been loved by many! Carrie and her brother are evacuated from London to the Welsh countryside but find little comfort at their aunt's house. What will happen when they are welcomed at a house of a woman who is rumoured to be a witch?
As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her loyal companion, a cantankerous goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution.
The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett sisters, the fierce Amazon pirates.
When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years.