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Boxcar Molly by James Riordan
16.95 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Survivors S. | Reading Level: From 11 to 16
Set in 1930s Depression-hit America, this book features fourteen-year-old Molly who in an effort to find work, travels the railroads. As she rides the freight trains through the cities and the countryside, Molly sees the misery of the Depression at first hand.
King Arthur by James Riordan
16.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Oxford Classic Tales | Reading Level: 9+
Arthur is a special boy, brought up by the wizard Merlin and destined to be King. Britain is split by warring tribes and Arthur is the only hope for peace. With his magic sword, Excalibur, and his Knights of the Round Table, he is ready for heroism, but his evil half-sister, Morgana, is lurking.
Match of Death (out of print) by James Riordan
16.50 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 10 To 99
Vova is a fifteen year old boy living in Kiev. His first love is playing football, but when the Nazis invade the Ukraine in 1941, priorities change, and Vova and his sister join the partisans, to attempt to fight the enemy. Soon Vova is given the chance to play football again, but in a game with very hi ...Show more
My Side of the Story: Escape from War by James Riordan
17.95 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
My Side of the Story is completely unique approach to historical fiction. Read the story of one youngster's life in turbulent times, then flip the book and find out first hand how another child reacts to the same events - with very different feelings and results! "Frank": Frank is eleven and lives in wa ...Show more
Rebel Cargo by James Riordan
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Abena is a rebellious Ashanti girl sold into slavery on the notorious Transatlantic route from West Africa to Jamaica. Mungo is an English orphan who becomes a cabin boy, only to be kidnapped and sold as a white slave. Fate brings the two together and Mungo, risking life and limb, saves Abena from a ter ...Show more
Sniper by James Riordan
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Stalingrad snipers were a legend in their time. Their patience, keen eyes and ruthlessness helped win the Battle of Stalingrad and turn the tide of the Second World War. This is the true story of a teenage sniper recruited in 1942 by Vasily Zaitsev to seek out and shoot German officers. To begin with, t ...Show more
The Great Depression: A Young Girl's Story (Survivors) by James Riordan
17.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Survivors
It's 1930s America and the Depression has ripped the nation apart. Poverty is rife and families are starving. Fourteen-year-old Molly has no one to rely on but herself. She has to find work - any work. But with millions of people unemployed the competition for jobs is stiff, and the only way to find wor ...Show more
Twelve Labours of Hercules by James Riordan
16.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
These retellings of the ancient Greek legends recreate the labours of Zeus' much-loved son and mythology's mightiest hero. Illustrations including a map of the sites of Hercules' 12 labours accompany the text.
When the Guns Fall Silent by James Riordan
16.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
Presents the story of Jack and Harry, who were sent to fight in the trenches in the First World War. This book reveals the fear and horrors that both English and German soldiers went through as they fought each other in the trenches. It ends with an account of the football match played in the 'Christmas ...Show more
World War II: A Young Girl's Story (Survivors) by James Riordan
17.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Survivors
It's spring 1940 in occupied France when Marie and her mother find themselves looking after two injured soldiers. But one is English and the other is German, and they are sworn enemies. The two patients must not find out about each other. Will the compassion and understanding of one girl and her mother ...Show more
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