Books For Older Children
From history to myth and magic, some real characters and extraordinary events. Each book contains and adventure and a mystery, and a world of its own.
The Whispering Road
Joe and Annie are taken from the workhouse to slave on a farm where none of the children survive.
So Joe and Annie embark on a dangerous journey to find their mother and save themselves.
Honours & Recognition
The Whispering Road was included on The Literacy Trust’s Manchester Reading Map
Winner of the Nestlé Bronze Award
Winner of the Stockton-on-Tees Book Award
Borders Book of the Month
The Angel Stone
Manchester, 1605 — Simeon is taken from his mother to sing at the cathedral school.
At the same time, in modern Manchester, Kate’s father has mysteriously vanished.
A tale of time travel and sorcery featuring historical figures such as John Dee, Manchester’s very own “Demon headmaster”.
Honours & Recognition
Shortlisted for the Salford Book Prize
Shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award
Shortlisted for the Bournemouth Book Prize
Sky Wolves
When Sam’s aunt rescues a lost dog, Sam knows that something incredible is going to happen.
Jenny the Jack Russell may be a stray, but she is no ordinary dog.
The Sky Wolves are coming to destroy the whole world, and Jenny has to stop them.
Faerie Heart
‘If you light a fire on Mabb’s hill, she will come for you…’
Keri has always wanted to meet a faerie.
Now her brother Lu is dying, and to save him she must bargain with the dangerous Faerie Queen Mabb. Will the magic help Keri to save her brother — and herself?
Honours & Recognition
Selected for the Blue Peter Summer Reads
Malkin Child
‘If you light a fire on Mabb’s hill, she will come for you…’
Keri has always wanted to meet a faerie.
Now her brother Lu is dying, and to save him she must bargain with the dangerous Faerie Queen Mabb. Will the magic help Keri to save her brother — and herself?
Honours & Recognition
Selected for the Blue Peter Summer Reads
