Materials from Scotland (UK)
Mini Mia loves her Uncle Tommy. They hang out in coffee bars, go for walks, swim and do other fun stuff. But one day Fergus appears in her uncle’s kitchen. Mini Mia does not want to share Tommy with his new boyfriend. She thinks Fergus should go back to where he came from in Scotland. But Fergus doesn’t disappear that easily.
When their beloved nanny disappears and their father is imprisoned for her alleged murder, Titus, Pandora, and Damp become increasingly gloomy until mysterious signs and messages that may help them resolve their terrible dilemma begin to appear around their Scottish castle home.
Having returned to a politically unstable England after the Crusades, brothers Will and Gavin–with the help of the red horse Hosanna–attempt to rescue their friend Ellie who is being held prisoner by an enemy of King Richard I.
Harriet helps her detective aunts, Thessalonika and Japonica, investigate cheating at the racetrack by disguising herself as a jockey.
Bradley, Victor, and Floris live with wild dogs on the dark, forgotten edge of a devastated city. Haunted by memories and abandoned by society, they have learned to survive on their own. But when Floris is kidnapped the others must venture into the unknown to save their friend. It is a dangerous journey–violent gangs walk the streets, and corrupt warlords viciously guard their territories. But it is also a journey of discovery…
After eating Dad’s experimental fish food, Ned’s little brother turns into a cod and finds himself sharing an aquarium tank with Kylie the killer whale.
With the help of her brother, Jon, nine-year-old Anna daringly seeks to discover the secret means to undo a mermaid’s curse upon their grandfather.
Unwilling to fight but feeling a sense of duty, sixteen-year-old Martin joins Scotland’s rebel army as a swift rider and master of espionage for the leader, Robert the Bruce.
A rhyme in the style of ‘The House That Jack Built’, describing the antics that occur when some chickens get loose on a train bound for Glasgow.
Twelve-year-old Robbie becomes convinced that the stranger befriended by his family is one of the Selkie Folk and tries to get help against his magical powers from the local wizard.