The Summer We Found the Baby
7/9/2022
Paperback
“A poignant composite portrait of three children’s—and two loving families’—hope and resilience in the face of loss and uncertainty.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
BISAC Code: Military & Wars
The Dawn of Adonis
1/8/2025
Paperback
This much anticipated companion to the award-winning When the Sky Falls follows the dramatic early life of Adonis the gorilla.
Kata and Tor
1/9/2025
Paperback
A tale of star-crossed young love set against the backdrop of the Viking invasion of York, from a
The Line They Drew Through Us
4/6/2025
Paperback
An unforgettable and inspiring friendship story set against the Partition of India from the author of Safiyyah’s War.
My Secret War Diary, by Flossie Albright
1/7/2015
Paperback
A fascinating diary account of the Second World War, as seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
1/6/2018
Book - Bind Up
Gillian Cross’s brilliant retellings and Neil Packer’s clever illustrations bring to life Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, two of the greatest stories ever told.
Our Jacko
Michael Morpurgo, David Gentleman
1/2/2020
Paperback
A deeply personal and tender story of war, peace and those who are left behind. One hundred years after the war to end all wars, Jacko’s descendants discover his notebook and the untold stories tucked in its pages.
Those Girls
3/4/2024
Paperback
New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartime
Hero on a Bicycle
1/1/2015
Paperback
A gripping and moving novel by one of the world’s best-loved writers for children.
Half a Man
Michael Morpurgo, Gemma O’Callaghan
1/9/2016
Paperback
Revered author Michael Morpurgo looks back on the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war.
One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust
Michael Rosen, Benjamin Phillips
1/2/2025
Hardcover
A poignant and ultimately uplifting picture book based on a true story of an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz.
The Iliad/The Odyssey Boxed Set
1/10/2017
Boxed Set
This handsome boxed set of Homer’s epics — powerfully retold by Gillian Cross and strikingly illustrated by Neil Packer — belongs on every reader’s bookshelf.