Books with author K.M. Peyton

Tessa has major attitude and an impossible dream—not a greatcombination for success. But she believes that fate has delivered the ungainly horse Buffoon to her, and Tessa is determined never to be separated from him. What's more, she intends to one day become a jockey and ride Buffoon in the Grand National. But how can a girl with a violent temper and a “can't do” philosophy gain the physical strength, courage, and money needed to become a jockey—especially when her stepfather would like nothing better than to see her fail? Determination and grit may not be enough—but Tessa's not going to let go without giving it her all.

Widowed during the First World War at the age of 21, Christina returns to Flambards in the hope of picking up the threads of the life she knew before her marriage. But the Flambards Christina returns to is not the same - the paddocks are a jungle, the house buried in ivy, and the once busystables empty and desolate. Christina sets herself to the task of returning Flambards to its former glory.This third novel in the best-selling Flambards series was reissued in the Oxford Children's Modern Classics series earlier this year, and is now being issued in a mass-market paperback format.

Christina and Will have escaped Flambards for London with their heads full of dreams, only to find a whole new set of problems. Not only the basic ones of work and a place to live, but Will's single-minded ambition to desing and pilot flying machines, which terrify Christina every time heleaves the ground. Will is certain he can become a success, but what price is he willing to pay for the glory?A Carnegie Medal winner in 1969, this novel is now reissued in a smaller format mass-market paperback.

When Tom's favourite Shetland pony, Storm, is sold to work in the coal mines, he is devastated. The poor little black pony will have to work underground for the rest of his life - never seeing the sky or breathing fresh air! And when there is a terrible accident in the mine, Tom wonders whether he'll ever be with Storm again... A heart-warming story from an award-winning author.

From her announcement of her engagement to William Russell to the day of their wedding -- two years later -- Christina's happiness was shadowed by William's devotion to flying. In addition to its romance, this story is filled with the exploits -- dangerous and thrilling -- of the visionary men, like William, who pioneered aviation in the years just prior to World War I.