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Rosemary Sutcliff

'Take my place, Phaedrus, and with it, take my vengeance . . .' 
 
Phaedrus the gladiator wins his freedom after years of bloody battles in the arena. Soon he finds himself riding north towards the wilds of Caledonia on a strange mission. He is to assume the identity of Midir, Lord of the Horse People, to seek vengeance against the treacherous Liadhan, who has usurped the throne. 
 
Ahead of him lies more adventure and more danger than he had ever known in the arena . . .

The Mark of the Horse Lord

K M Peyton

The invasion of the Norsemen is approaching, and the people of Edmund Firehead's settlement must flee if they are to stand any chance of survival. But people have always found Edmund's fiery red hair startling - and the Norsemen are no exception. Instead of killing Edmund on the spot, they take him as a slave. 
 
It's the beginning of a new life - a life that leads Edmund into the heart of battle. Now that the colour of his hair is no longer enough to save him, it is time for Edmund Firehead to fight for his life . . .

Firehead

Charles Dickens

Leon Garfield

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens final novel, and remained unfinished at the time of his death. In this edition, beloved children's author Leon Garfield gives the story a satisfying ending.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Eleanor Farjeon

Edward Ardizzone

Anthony grew up in the loveliest place in the world - his father called it the Eye of the Earth. But to Anthony, the 'eye of the earth' was the old mill-pond near his home - a place of mystery and enchantment. 
 
Anthony's childhood was full of happy moments, and sometimes strange ones, for he had been touched with magic as soon as he was born. When, as a man, he returned to his childhood home, there waiting for him were memories of his childhood - Mother Skip the Witch, the man who could hear the trees grow - and there, too, was the mill-pond in which all the fragments of his life were held as if in a kaleidoscope... 
 
A beautiful and timeless collection of stories - perfect for bedtime reading.

Kaleidoscope

A school ski trip to France means different things to everyone in Hoomey, Nutty, David and Jean's class. But the adventures that take place over the week make for an unforgettable trip - and none of them will be quite the same by the time they return home.

Downhill All The Way

Wandering minstrel, Martin Pippin, encounters six little girls on his travels - who beg him to tell them stories. This he does whilst they are making daisy chains, and so his wonderful tales of magicians, mermaids, pirates and pigs are here-recounted. 
 
The collection includes one of Farjeon's most famous and charming stories, 'Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep. 
 
This classic, magical collection will be loved by adults and children alike - perfect for bedtime reading.

Martin Pippin in the Daisy-Field

Edward Blishen

Across the continents of the ancient world wandered the Storyteller, enchanting all who heard him with his wondrous tales of the gods. He longed for a glimpse of the all-powerful deities of his stories, and listened eagerly to those who had experiences such encounters. And interwoven with his journey is the story of Heracles – a magnificent story with all the intense drama and high tragedy of the Greek Myths.

The Golden Shadow

Norman Hunter

Full of fantastical places like Kumdown Upwardz, Gadzooks and Urgburg-under-Ug, eccentric kings and queens, lessons in kindness, peace and even royal thriftiness, wrapped up in more than a smattering of nonsense, The Dribblesome Teapots brings together ten modern fairy tales to be enjoyed by generation after generation of young readers. 
 
Including original illustrations by Fritz Wegner, this is a charming classic of the future.

The Dribblesome Teapots and Other Incredible Stories

More than anything, Ella wants to go to the ball at the Royal Palace. 
 
But Ella is the slave of the household, waiting on every wish and whim of her horrible stepsisters. They call her Cinderella for the ashes that cling to her face, hands and hair. How can Ella go to the Royal Palace? 
 
Then, on the evening of the ball, something wonderful happens. Ella’s Fairy Godmother comes to her rescue. 
 
Now her dreams may come true at last . . .

The Glass Slipper

'As far as the eye can see, scarlet men are marching . . . A rich and splendid company, but none more so than the drummer boy.' 
 
But a moment later, the sound of Charlie Samson's drum was swallowed in a wild thunder. The glorious scarlet troops had been ambushed. Men were dead and dying all around, and all the beauty was gone. All that was left was himself and his drum, and a few shady nightwalkers - cowards who came crawling from the ditches and knaves who scoured the dead for wealth . . .

The Drummer Boy

Jestyn the Englishman had once been Thormod the Viking's slave, but after saving Thormod's life he became his shoulder to shoulder man and sworn brother in the deadly blood feud to avenge Thormod's murdered father, a feud that would take them all the way to Constantinople.

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