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Constable & Toop

Gareth P Jones

A darkly comic Dickensian ghost story from Blue Peter Award winner Gareth P. Jones: it’s not the dead you’ll need to worry about! Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual gift. While his father buries the dead, Sam is haunted by their constant demands for attention. Trouble is afoot […]

Family, Funny, Historical Fiction, Monsters, Mystery/murder

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Lilliput

Sam Gayton

Inspired by Gulliver’s Travels, Lilliput is an exhilarating adventure filled with cunning escape plans, evil clockmakers and very talkative parrots. Join Lily as she travels over rooftops, down chimneys and into chocolate shops on a journey to find the one place in the world where she belongs . . . Home.

Adventure, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Magic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Mohinder’s War

A thrilling World War II adventure set in occupied France, featuring an Indian RAF pilot. Great for fans of Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne, and those who want diverse historical fiction. Thirteen-year-old Joelle Breton stumbles across Indian-born RAF pilot Mohinder Singh when his plane crashes in occupied France and it’s up to her and her […]

Adventure, Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Saving Hanno: A Refugee Boy and His Dog

Karin Littlewood & Miriam Halahmy

Nine-year-old Rudi and his beloved dog Hanno escape from Nazi Germany, but Rudi soon learns he’ll have to protect Hanno from an entirely new threat in this thrilling reimagining of a little known World War II event. What if you had to leave your dog behind when you fled? Nine-year-old Rudi has a chance to […]

Adventure, Fiction, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Historical, Historical Fiction, Personal/social issues, Religion, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Alexis Deacon & Julian Sedgwick & Marcus Sedgwick

Harry Black is lost between the world of war and the land of myth in this illustrated novel that transports the tale of Orpheus to World War II-era London. Harry Black, a conscientious objector, artist, and firefighter battling the blazes of German bombing in London in 1944, wakes in the hospital to news that […]

Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story

Patrice Lawrence

Eve Cartright is a young black girl growing up with her mum in London in the late 16th century. Life is tough, Eve is almost always hungry, and they always seem to be just one step away from gruesome poverty, despite her hard-working mum’s best efforts. When Eve nearly drowns and her mum’s expert diving to […]

Adventure, Family, Fear, Fiction, Friendship, Historical Fiction, Migration/ Refugees, Politics/human rights

AGES: 10-12

Bone Talk

Samkad dreams of becoming a mighty headhunter like his father, carrying his own weapons and etching tattoos across his chest to proclaim his greatness as a warrior. His best friend is a girl his age, Little Luki and Little Luki wants to become a mighty warrior too … except in their culture, girls don’t grow […]

Adventure, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Grief/Loss, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Personal/social issues, Politics/human rights, Warriors

AGES: 10-12

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

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

Flight

Vanessa Harbour

Austria 1945. After losing his family, Jakob shelters with Herr Engel in a rural stable, where they hide the precious Lipizzanner stallions they know Hitler wants to steal. When a German officer comes looking for Jakob and finds the horses, Jakob and his guardian know they must get the stallions to safety, but the only […]

Adventure, Animals, Bletchley Park, Fiction, Government, law and crime, Historical, Historical Fiction, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

The Wolves of Currumpaw

William Grill

The Wolves of Currumpaw is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton’s epic wilderness drama Lobo, the King of Currumpaw, originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton’s drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man’s relationship with nature was often […]

Animals, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Natural History Museum, Tring

AGES: 7-10

Freedom

Catherine Johnson

Nathaniel doesn’t want to move to England with his master’s family, leaving behind his mother and sister on the Jamaican plantation. But then he remembers what his mother told him: once a slave sets foot on English soil, they’re free. Perhaps he can earn his fortune and buy his family’s freedom, too.

Adventure, Family, Historical, Historical Fiction, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Travel

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

The Secret of Nightingale Wood

Lucy Strange

1919. Henry has moved to the countryside with her parents and her baby sister, Piglet – all still scarred by the death of her brother. Alone in her head, she begins to explore her surroundings, encouraged by her only friends – characters from her favourite books. Nobody much notices when she wanders into the woods at the bottom of the garden and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together […]

Family, Grief/Loss, Historical Fiction, Magic, Nature/ Outdoors, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

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+

Pirates of Pangaea

Neill Cameron

The year is 1717. The newly discovered island of Pangaea is the most dangerous place on Earth, where dinosaurs still walk the land – Sophie Delacourt has been sent to Pangaea to stay with her uncle. But little does she know its perils – for Pangaea is a lawless wilderness, teeming with cut-throat pirates! Kidnapped […]

Adventure, Dinosaurs, Fantasy, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Jungle, Multicultural/international, Pirates

AGES: 7-10

Gaslight

Eloise Williams

Have you seen her?

Adventure, Historical, Historical Fiction, Performance

AGES: 7-10

Wings: Flyboy

Tom Palmer

An adventure more thrilling than any football match!

Adventure, Historical Fiction, Sports, War

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

These Dark Wings

John Owen Theobald

Book one of The Ravenmaster Trilogy, an atmospheric novel based in the historical Tower of London.

Animals, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Historical Fiction, Mystery/murder, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

City of Ghosts

Bali Rai

An epic tale of love, war and rebellion. Can the ghosts of the past change the future of the citizens of Amritsar . . . ?

Friendship, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Romantic, War

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Society of Thirteen

Gareth P Jones

London, 1891. When orphans Esther and Tom are caught stealing by Lord Ringmore, little do they realise the peril they are in.

Fantasy, Historical, Historical Fiction, Magic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Buffalo Soldier

Tanya Landman

What kind of a girl steals the clothes from a dead man's back and runs off to join the army? A desperate one. That's who.

Adventure, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, War

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Far From Home

Na'ima B. Robert

Two girls linked by a terrible secret...

Adventure, Faith/ Culture, Family, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Prejudice, Self-discovery, War

AGES: 10-12

A Nest of Vipers

Emma Dodd & K. A. Gerrard

One last con, a con to outdo all the cons!

Adventure, Historical, Historical Fiction

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Uprooted

Lynne Reid Banks

A nearly-true story of the author’s adventures as a wartime evacuee to Canada.

Biography, Family, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Self-discovery, Travel, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

Burn My Heart

Beverley Naidoo

A powerful and personal story of friendship and betrayal, set against a violent episode in Britain's colonial past.

Fiction, Friendship, Historical, Historical Fiction, Identity, Multicultural/international, Prejudice, Racism

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

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

A Roman Rescue

Emma Dodd

This is a first in the new time-travel series about Charlie and his dog, Bandit.

Adventure, Historical, Historical Fiction, Time Travel

AGES: 7-10

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

Witch Child

Celia Rees

When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink.

Adventure, Bullying, Historical, Historical Fiction, Magic, Multicultural/international

AGES: 10-12