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Wolf Brother

Michelle Paver

Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined. In this page-turning, original, and spectacularly told adventure story, Torak and Wolf are joined by an incredible cast of characters […]

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Identity, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Survival

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Star Dancer

Beth Webb

It is the end of the Iron Age. In the face of the Roman Invasion, the druids believe a warrior-magician will appear when the stars dance. Two children are born that night, a girl, Tegen, and a boy, Griff, a ‘half head.’ Both are rejected. As they grow, Tegen and Griff struggle against treachery […]

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Stone Age: Hunters Gatherers and Woolly Mammoths

Marcia Williams

Join Marcia Williams on a journey to the Stone Age. Meet the people of Clan Woolly as they hunt mammoths and reindeer, learn how to make fire, invent stone tools and turn wild wolves into tame dogs! Full of facts, jokes and colourful comic strips, this is the perfect introduction to the Stone Age – […]

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Survival, Time Travel

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Son of the Circus: A Victorian Story

E. L. Norry

From the slums to the circus, a mixed-race Victorian boy seeks a place to belong. Ted lives with his mum and poorly big brother in the city of Bradfield. When a stranger turns up in their kitchen, Ted gets two big surprises. Firstly, the man – Pablo Fanque – is the first black circus owner […]

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Identity, Multicultural/international, Performance, Prejudice, Racism, Victorian

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Now or Never

Bali Rai

A gripping adventure in an exciting new series reflecting the authentic, unsung stories of our past! Now or Never brings a young soldier, Private Fazal Khan, from his home in India to the battlefields of the Second World War. Fazal’s world is now focused on Company 32 and the animals he cares for in the […]

Adventure, Bletchley Park, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Empathy, Faith/ Culture, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Prejudice, Violence, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

The Emergency Zoo

Miriam Halahmy

It is late August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London’s children to the countryside. When twelve-year-old Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that they will not be able to take their beloved dog and cat with them – and that, even worse, their […]

Adventure, Bletchley Park, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Historical, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Respect: The Walter Tull Story

Michaela Morgan

A fictionalised account of the life of Walter ‘Tully’ Tull, a hero – on the football field and on the battlefield. His grandparents had been slaves and after his parents died, Walter and his brother Eddie were brought up in a children’s home. Read about how Walter, or Tully as he was known, became […]

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Sports, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Our Castle By the Sea

Lucy Strange

England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. A girl who freezes with […]

Bletchley Park, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical Fiction, Magic, War, Water, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Cogheart

Peter Bunzl

Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in this gripping Victorian adventure.

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fantasy, Friendship, Historical, Magic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Walter Tull’s Scrapbook

Michaela Morgan

The inspirational true story of Walter Tull’s life, vividly reimagined here in scrapbook form, drawing on photographs, documents and records of his life.

Biography, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical, Historical Fiction, Sports, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Tillys Promise

Linda Newbery

When war breaks out, Tilly Peacock and her sweetheart Harry are keen to do their bit - Tilly as a nurse and Harry as a soldier in France.

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Illness / Hospitals, Romantic, War, Women and feminism, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Wild Boy

Rob Lloyd Jones

BEHOLD THE SAVAGE SPECTACLE OF THE WILD BOY! London, 1841.

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical, Historical Fiction, Performance

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10