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Children's book corner
Wolves of Willoughby Chase
By Joan Aiken
Paperback
Published 04-Mar-2004
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1832 - a period of English History that never happened. Good King James III is on the throne and the country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel. When Sylvia and Bonnie fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they must use all their wits to escape unscathed.
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Little History of the World
By E H Gombrich
Paperback
Published 19-Aug-2008
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In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers.
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What Katy Did
By Susan Coolidge
Paperback
Published 06-Aug-2009
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Katy Carr intends to be beautiful and beloved and as sweet as an angel one day. For now, though, her hair is forever in a tangle, her dress is always torn and she doesn't care at all for being called 'good'. But then a terrible accident happens and Katy must find the courage to remember her daydreams and the delightful plans she once schemed.
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Charlotte's Web
By E B White
Paperback
Published 25-Sep-2003
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Tells the tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs.
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Children of the New Forest
By Captain Marryat
Paperback
Published 01-May-1993
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Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war. This book tells the tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness.
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Railway Children
By E Nesbit
Paperback
Published 04-Feb-2010
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When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself.
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Goodnight Mister Tom
By Michelle Magorian
Paperback
Published 03-Jun-2010
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Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London...
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Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
By Jill Tomlinson
Paperback
Published 04-Mar-2004
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Plop is a baby owl. Perfect in every way - except for one. He's afraid of the dark. But he soon discovers, through a variety of new friends, that dark can be fun and exciting and magical.
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Traveller in Time
By Alison Uttley
Paperback
Published 01-Sep-2007
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My Naughty Little Sister
By Dorothy Edwards
Paperback
Published 02-Aug-2010
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My naughty little sister is stubborn and greedy and full of mischief. She tries to cut off the cat's tail and eats all the trifle at Harry's party! How much bother can one little sister be?
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