Having been rejected by the Nomana–the revered warrior-monk order they long to join–sixteen-year-olds Seeker and Morning Star, along with a curious pirate named Wildman, attempt to prove that they are worthy of joining the community, after all.
England (UK)
Materials from England (UK)
Two Plays
Offers readers two fantastical plays, including the tale of a young girl who, upset and confused over the death of her father, conjures up a Wild Boy from magic spells and finally finds a friend who understands her pain and loss.
Traitor
A boy who believes his grandfather to be a traitor, a spy who turned against England and then disappeared, tracks down his grandfather and finds out the truth. Coauthored by Robert Rigby.
The Subtle Knife
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
Pirate Diary: The Journal Of Jake Carpenter
The fictional diary of a ten-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.
Black And White Blanche
Although everything in the Weatherspoon household is either black or white, daughter Blanche yearns for a pink dress, so her friends at Felicity’s flower stand try to help Blanche satisfy her quest for color, in this story set in Victorian London.
Clay
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy’s supernatural powers.
Montmorency on the Rocks: Doctor, Aristocrat, Murderer?
In Victorian London, when Montmorency and his alter ego, Scarper, reunite with Dr. Farcett, the two cooperate to capture a bomber and become involved in solving the mystery of the poisoning of a village of Scottish children.
River Boy
Knowing that he is dying, Jess’s grandfather insists on returning to the river he had known as a boy to finish a special painting and fulfill a life-long dream.
The Children Who Smelled A Rat
All the Gaskitts have a bad day when the baby rolls away in a shopping cart, the twins’ teacher acts peculiar, and a lost bird tries to hypnotize the cat.