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Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll; Eva Ibbotson (Preliminary Work by)
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea.'A joyously animal-packed adventure.' - Hilary McKay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark's WarIn 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a ...Show more
In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll
15.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
'You're telling me there are fairies in this wood?' When Alice's brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly bundled off to her estranged grandmother's house. There's nothing good about staying with Nell, except for the beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden - bu ...Show more
Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar. February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw a ...Show more
Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
London, 1922. A discovery from ancient Egypt . . . A cursed package . . . The untold story of a young pharaoh . . . When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead that very morning, according to every newspaper in England! ...Show more
Somerset Tsunami by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
A sinking boat.A girl in disguise.A disappearing sea. When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckily a rich manor ...Show more
Strange Star by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
They were coming tonight to tell ghost stories. 'A tale to freeze the blood,' was the only rule. Switzerland, 1816. On a stormy summer night, Lord Byron and his guests are gathered round the fire. Felix, their serving boy, can't wait to hear their creepy tales. Yet real life is about to take a chilling ...Show more
The Little Match Girl Strikes Back by Emma Carroll
22.99 NZD
Category: Children's / Young Adult Books
It only takes one strike: A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child. Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only thre ...Show more
The Snow Sister by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Ever since her sister, Agnes, died, Pearl has a tradition every time it snows. She makes a person out of snow. A snow sister. It makes Christmas feel a little less lonely. On Christmas Eve, her father receives a letter about a long-lost relative's will. Is their luck about to change? In anticipation of ...Show more
When We Were Warriors by Emma Carroll
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A body washed up on the beach... Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets... An animal rescue service... Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulness and inventiveness of children when their lives fall to pieces. Introducing some compelling new cha ...Show more
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