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Materials from England (UK)

Jacob’s Ladder

When Jacob wakes up in the middle of a field, he realizes that the only thing he remembers is his name, and when he arrives at a nearby town he becomes aware that everyone there is also suffering from amnesia.

Published: 2007,
Tags: Death, Illness and disease
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

If A Chicken Stayed For Supper

Even though they promise not to leave the den when their mother goes out hunting for a chicken for supper five little foxes are unable to resist going outside to play in the dark.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Behavior, Chickens, Foxes, Lost children
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Dexter Bexley And The Big Blue Beastie

After running into a big blue beastie with his scooter, Dexster tries to come up with increasingly inventive ideas to keep the beastie from eating him.

Published: 2007,
Tags: Friendship, Imagination, Monsters
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FantasyEngland (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9)

Thieves Like Us

A mysterious benefactor hand-picks a group of teen geniuses to follow a set of clues leading to the secrets of everlasting life, secrets which they must steal and for which they risk being killed.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Adventure, Interpersonal relations
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Wrong Hands

Fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair, born with mysterious hands and a strange secret, finds his life further complicated.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Disability, Identity
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Remarkable Life and Times Of Eliza Rose

Thrown out of her home by her stepmother in 1670, 15-year-old Eliza Rose becomes a companion to Nell Gwyn, a mistress of Charles II, and learns a surprising truth about her parentage.

Published: 2006,
Tags: History, Identity, Royalty
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Historical FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Time Bomb

Now grown, Andy tells the story of the summer of 1949 when, embittered after enduring injustice at their English school and disappointed by the adults in their lives, he and his friends wrestle with thoughts of revenge and deal with several life-changing secrets.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Friendship, Revenge, School, secrets
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Historical FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Not The End Of The World

A collection of stories that all drift around the common theme of the End of the World.

Published: 2002,
Tags: Life
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Storm Thief

Rail and Moa are thieves in a city of chaos. For as long as anyone can remember, Orokos has been lashed by probability storms, violent tempests that change whatever they touch.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Mystery, Storm, Thieves
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FantasyEngland (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Wind Tamer

Archie learns on his tenth birthday that he is about to inherit the family curse of cowardice unless he fights the powerful hurricane that will take his bravery.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Courage, Hurricanes, Knights and knighthood
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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