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Materials from England (UK)

The Adventures Of Robin Hood

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Animals, Rabbits, Trickster figures
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Folklore and Fairy TalesEngland (UK), Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Foreshadowing

Having always been able to know when someone is going to die, Alexandra poses as a nurse to go to France during World War I to locate her brother and to try to save him from the fate she has foreseen for him.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Travel, Voyages
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Myths and LegendsEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Myths and Legends, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Johnny Hazzard

Fifteen-year-old Johnny Hazzard’s seventh obligatory summer in London with his divorced father livens up when Johnny meets an older girl named January.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Determination, Lost and found
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

My Scrumptious Scottish Dumplings: The Life Of Angelica Cookson Potts

The adventures of fourteen-year-old Angel Cookson Potts, cooking enthusiast and worried weight watcher, as she and her friends help her Scottish father prove that London’s famous department store, Harrods, is unknowingly selling inferior haggis.

Published: 2003,
Tags: Natural disasters
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go To Bed

Charlie helps Lola get ready for bed, despite the tigers, whales, and other animals that serve as obstacles.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Animals, Bedtime, Siblings
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Leon And Bob

Leon and his imaginary friend Bob do everything together until a new boy moves in next door.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Quests, Responsibility and duty
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Once Upon A Tide

A boy and a girl build a boat and sail off in their imaginations to find Captain Bart’s buried treasure.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Family life, sea
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Montmorency And The Assassins

After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Food and cooking, Siblings
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Trick Of The Mind

he struggles of several young people who confront family problems, emotional problems, unrequited love, mystery, and violence, is told from alternating viewpints of Matt and Erin.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Family life, Intergenerational relations, Maori
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Captain Abdul’s Little Treasure

A group of pirates have their hands full as they babysit the captain’s lively infant son, who wants to eat only sausages.

Published: 2006,
Tags: food, Pirates
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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