Books with author J. Shirley

‘Why do they keep wanting to kill me? How can I make them stop?’Young Krenn lives in the West Country. Her name means ‘doesn’t belong’ and true enough, she was found abandoned as a baby. Now the time has come for the tribe who adopted her to send her away, eastwards where the great temples are, to find her own people. It will be a long, hard journey and she must travel alone.Will Krenn find her true family? And will they like each other?An engaging tale of a girl’s search for the truth set against the meeting between an old and a new world.‘A powerful book that holds the attention and entertains. The reader is swept along, lost in it all’ Michael Morpurgo‘A hard journey for Krenn and a big adventure … a great book to read because as soon as you start reading you can’t stop’ Nine-year-old reader

The animals of the forest faced dangers every day, but none as great or as formidable as that from mankind. Ono the owl comes from a forest that man has destroyed and is determined to save his new home from the save horrible fate. He and the other animals form a council of peace and have great adventures together. As they greet one another in the Cave of Light they say the word that best describes their new found hope.“Peace.”