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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.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Knights and knighthood, Orphans
Categories: DramaDrama, England (UK)Drama, England (UK), EuropeDrama, England (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Social life and customs
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Family life, Fathers and daughters
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FantasyEngland (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Islam
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Historical FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

Published: 2004,
Tags: leopard
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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.

Published: 1997,
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Divorce, New home
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Turning

When sixteen-year-old Ben Larsson is forced to move to London with his estranged father after his mother’s death, unexplained events begin to happen and an ancient force begins to lure him into nearby woods.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Orphans, Robbers and outlaws, School and teachers
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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