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Books with author Kate Thomson

  • Annan Water

    Kate Thompson

    language (Open Road Media Teen & Tween, June 18, 2013)
    Michael is inexplicably drawn to Annie, but a deep and mysterious river divides themMichael Duggan feels lost. After the death of his younger sister in a riding accident, his parents have relocated their family and their horse-dealing business to Scotland. Days and nights are taken up with caring for the horses and ponies, showing them to buyers, and competing in shows. School is a blur—Michael has no friends and no clear sense of who he is. He feels completely alone in the world, until he meets Annie, a girl who, like him, seems to want to flee from something; a girl who has dark secrets of her own. Michael desperately wants to be with Annie. But she lives on the opposite side of the treacherous Annan Water . . .
  • Press Out and Play Pirate Ship

    Kate Thomson

    Paperback (Top That! Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2011)
    Pirate puzzle
  • Totally Wild Animal Safari

    Kate Thomson

    Hardcover (Top That, )
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  • Who Lives in the Jungle?

    Kate Thomson

    Board book (Top That! Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 1800)
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  • Creature of the Night

    Kate Thompson

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, March 31, 2009)
    A HOUSE WITH A SECRET An unanswered question: Who is the Creature in the Night? Bobby lives a reckless life smoking, drinking, and stealing cars in Dublin. So his mother moves thefamily to the country. But Bobby suspects their cottage might not be as quaint as it seems. Teens will be captivated by this spooky novel about the darkness that lurks in forgotten corners and tough teenagers.
  • Sneaky Snappy MR Croc.

    Kate Thomson

    Board book (Top That! Publishing, Aug. 1, 2011)
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  • The Fourth Horseman

    Kate Thompson

    eBook (Open Road Media Teen & Tween, June 18, 2013)
    Should you believe what you see with your own eyes, even if it can’t be explained?Laurie is worried. Her father refuses to discuss the vision they have seen lurking by his science lab: glowing, dangerous-looking horsemen bearing bows and swords. Laurie is sure that the horsemen are portents of doom. Are they somehow connected to her father’s mysterious genetic research? The recent bombings in Birmingham, England? The unrest in Shasakstan, a country ruled by a dictatorship and armed with nuclear weapons? And if these horsemen do pose a threat, is it too late for Laurie to stop them?
  • The White Horse Trick

    Kate Thompson

    eBook (RHCP Digital, March 4, 2010)
    It is the latter part of the 21st century, and dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible. Meanwhile, Tir na n'Og is faced with a refugee problem, and the king of the fairies is not happy about it and when it is revealed that the warlord who is behind the problem is a member of the Liddy family, JJ is sent to sort him out...Following on from The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings, The White Horse Trick travels from the now to far distant futures: from world's end to world's beginning..
  • Only Human: Book Two in the Missing Link Trilogy

    Kate Thompson

    Hardcover (Bloomsbury USA Childrens, April 18, 2006)
    Christie and his friends continue their search for the missing link in the faraway Himalayas, where the answers may be found with the elusive and mysterious Yeti. Their journey leaves Danny battling his overwhelming longing for the sea, and Danny's half-sister Sandy fighting for her father's approval. The experience will bring out the best and worst in the group and eventually compel each of them to ask the ultimate question: What does it mean to be human?
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  • Fourth World: Book One of the Missing Link Trilogy

    Kate Thompson

    Hardcover (Bloomsbury USA Childrens, April 23, 2005)
    The first book in a trilogy about terrifying genetic experiments.Danny is different. He's slower than other kids his age, and prone to violent outbursts. But when Danny runs off to find his biological mother, his older stepbrother Christie impulsively follows him. Along the way the two boys are joined by a runaway girl, a bird, and a dog that can speak to humans. However, nothing can prepare them for what they learn when they finally locate Danny's mother at her laboratory, Fourth World. It seems Danny's mother has been performing experiments-secret experiments-with terrifying genetic significance...
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  • Wild Blood

    Kate Thompson

    Hardcover (Hyperion, June 1, 2000)
    At fifteen, all Switchers must choose their new form for life, thus as Tess's birthday nears, the pressure is on for her to choose her final form even though she is unsure about all her selections.
  • Highway Robbery

    Kate Thompson

    eBook (RHCP Digital, May 27, 2009)
    'Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back I'll give you a golden guinea.'It's more money than the street urchin has ever dreamt of. But who is the rider, and why is there so much interest in his big black horse? And will the boy ever see the money he has been promised?There's highway robbery in the air, but it isn't always entirely clear just who is trying to rob who . . .Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them - and his amazing horse.