Browse by category
Aftershock by Bernard Ashley
18.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Makis and his mother Sofia escape a devastating Greek earthquake which has claimed his father's life. They move to North London and at first it is hard, especially at school, but being a gifted footballer, Makis slowly begins to fit in. But through no fault of his own, Makis lets down his team at an imp ...Show more
Dead End Kids by Bernard Ashley
14.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
London is at war and as the Blitz rages, children like Josie and her brother Len face the same dangers as the adults. Can they find the strength to stand up against the onslaught? A tale of amazing bravery, inspired by the true story of the Dead End Kids of Wapping--young people who fought fires and res ...Show more
Dive Bombing by Bernard Ashley
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Life is not easy for fifteen-year-old Charlie Peat. He is living alone in London, while his guitarist father is on tour abroad and his mother is in a care home suffering from the psychological after-effects of a bomb explosion. He has to cope with all the normal problems of everyday life while keeping ...Show more
Down to the Wire by Bernard Ashley
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Not long out of the woods from rescuing the home secretary's daughter from kidnappers, Ben Maddox is on his way to the Ivory Coast to report on a fragile political situation and break-out by a separatist group. Whilst there, he stumbles across another human interest story in the proposed signing of a yo ...Show more
Flashpoint (A Ben Maddox Asssignment) by Bernard Ashley
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Ben Maddox is in trouble... After disobeying her orders on his last assignment, Ben has been banished by his boss, to work in the archives at Zephon TV. But he is desperate to follow up a hot lead about drug trafficking. To his dismay when his boss eventually relents, she gives him the show-biz brief, b ...Show more
Freedom Flight by Bernard Ashley
14.95 NZD
16.95 (11% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 12 To 99
Tom isn't much good at reading or writing, but he is good at sailing. So he finds himself rescuing a girl stranded in rocks when her should be at home studying. The girl turns out to be an illegal immigrant and she has a terrifying story to tell. Tom is determined to help her, even if it means outsmarti ...Show more
Nadine Dreams of Home by Bernard Ashley
21.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: 4u2read Ser.
Nadine hates her new life. She doesn't speak the language, she can't understand what's going on, and more than anything, it's just not home. Especially since her father isn't here with them in the UK. But it just wasn't safe in Goma anymore, not with the uprising and the violence of the rebel soldiers. ...Show more
No Way to Go by Bernard Ashley
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Amber is shocked when her brother falls to his death from a tower block. She's convinced it wasn't an accident, and so begins her journey to discover the truth and bring some kind of justice for Connor. With twists, turns and a fabulous multi-layered plot, Bernard Ashley has created a thrilling and engr ...Show more
Revenge House by Bernard Ashley
14.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When Sophia and her mum move into Revenge House, on the lonely and windswept Romney Marshes, little do they know how the timbers of the ancient building are steeped in the secretive life of the marshes. They are both struggling to cope with the death of Sophia's father, although Sophia is embarking on a ...Show more
Ronnie's War by Bernard Ashley
14.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: 10-13
Ronnie Warren lives with his mum while his dad is away fighting. For him, World War II brings a whirlwind of events and emotions that carry him through the terror of the London Blitz to evacuation and romance in Lancashire, from adolescent misunderstandings to the bittersweetness of Victory in Europe D ...Show more
Shadow of the Zeppelin: A Story of World War One by Bernard Ashley
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Across Europe, the horror of war is destroying lives and separating families. Yield or fight? When tragedy strikes Freddie's family, he and his soldier brother must go on the run, battling for their survival. Jump or burn? Without a parachute, that's the choice Ernst knows he will face if his Zeppelin i ...Show more
Smokescreen by Bernard Ashley
16.99 NZD
Category: Thriller
This is an electrifying thriller about the highly topical subject of people-smuggling, from one of the UK's leading children's authors. Ellie has been scared of water since her mum drowned, so when her dad decides to move to a pub by a canal in East London, Ellie is afraid. But she soon thinks there's s ...Show more