Books with author KateThompson

As he rides along the unknown green lane, Michael finds a brief respite from the pressures of school and his family's horse-dealing business. At the end of the lane he meets Annie, who brings colour and warmth into his troubled life. But is she, as she believes herself to be, bad luckBetween her home and Michael's lies Annan Water, a deep and mysterious river. In its dark past, it seems as though the story of their love for each other might already have been told.

Marcus is a young baker in Ancient Rome, living with his family in the shadow of the murderous Emperor Littleboots. When a slave boy shoves the reins of a sleek, beautiful horse into Marcus's hands seconds before he is killed by a soldier, Marcus knows he's in danger - because the horse is Incitatus, the Emperor's most prized and powerful animal. Will Marcus find a way to keep Incitatus hidden? Are the rumours of Littleboots's death true - or is it all a trick? And how can Marcus save himself, and his family?A fast-paced adventure from the winner of both the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the 2005 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

Inspired by "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan, this book of whimsical and colorful paintings brings to life images conceived from this famous song. The poem that accompanies the illustrations expresses the deep and moving effect that Bob Dylan's music has had on so many people. "I will remember to follow the sound of the music that never fails to inspire me... It is eternal like the stars and the sea, and like the waves that crash onto the shore, it awakens me."