Books with author Nigel Hinton

Buddy has a hopeless father who is an aging rocker, interested only in Elvis and bikes, and living on the fringes of the under-world. When Buddy's mum walks out, the two manage to strike up some kind of relationship - until Buddy realizes that his dad is involved in something more serious than he suspected. A moving, totally convincing account of a boy's faltering relationship with his father.

Betrayal by the adults in their lives sparks anger and solidarity in 11-year-old Andy and his three best friends. When the boys discover leftover WWII ordnance in their favorite play site, they make a life-changing decision as a result of these injustices. Set against a crisply realized backdrop of post-war Britian, Nigel Hinton's story will hook readers from page one and ignite discussion about right and wrong, prejudice and consequence, life and death.AwardsThe Outstanding International Books for 2007Project of the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and the Children's Book Council

Set in the English landscape of the Kent countryside, this beautiful and extraordinary novel follows the life of a hedge sparrow - from winter to summer – as its nest and its young are ravaged by the intrusion of a young cuckoo as well as by the thoughtlessness of humankind. It is a story of catastrophe and survival. From the rapture of mating, the patient nest-building, the laying of tiny sky-blue eggs, the book shows the world through birds’ eyes. It will forever change the way you look at trees and hedges and the creatures who live in them.

Buddy is worried. Why has his mum left home and how can he get her back? What's it like to die? How can he stop being an outsider at school? Do the police know he's a shoplifter? What's the mysterious 'job' his dad has found and what has it got to do with that old house in Croxley Street where two people met such terrible deaths? This classic novel combines an exciting adventure story with a moving and totally convincing account of a boy's difficult relationship with his eccentric but lovable rogue of a father.

Set in post-war London, in the summer of 1949, 11-year-old Andy and his three best friends make a thrilling discovery: an unexploded bomb from World War II left buried and forgotten in the bomb site where they ride their bikes. Their decision to keep the bomb a secret will change their lives forever. This explosive coming of age story follows the four friends as they confront the issues that have set their country, their community and their lives ablaze.

When Ray sees a motorbike with its engine running he can't resist the temptation. He’s not a thief, he’s an ordinary kid – it’s just a joy ride, a moment of madness, a joke. But on a dark road he crashes and kills an old woman. No one sees the accident, there is nothing to link Ray to the death, so he runs. But he can’t run away from the memory of what he has done. He tries to get on with life - there is the excitement of being in the football team and of falling in love for the first time, but all the while he fears that the police are closing in.

When Ray sees a motorbike with its engine running he can't resist the temptation. He’s not a thief, he’s an ordinary kid – it’s just a joy ride, a moment of madness, a joke. But on a dark road he crashes and kills an old woman. No one sees the accident, there is nothing to link Ray to the death, so he runs. But he can’t run away from the memory of what he has done. He tries to get on with life - there is the excitement of being in the football team and of falling in love for the first time, but all the while he fears that the police are closing in.

In the first book of this hugely popular and much loved series, a magic spell whisks Philip away to a far-off island where he meets the beavers - Mr Edgar and his grandson, Baby B. They tell him how the wicked witch Oyin has imprisoned most of the island's inhabitants in Beaver Towers. When her terrible servants, the Growlers, have captured the few animals who are still free, she will put them all to death and rule the island. Philip is the only one who can save them – but how?

"The Norris Girls is a great read and total page-turner." - Jacqueline Wilson"A warm, wise and all-round wonderful read about the bond between three very different but equally awesome sisters... I loved this book!" - Cathy CassidyFilled with tears and laughter, heartache and longing, this is Little Women for the twenty-first century.Dad goes to a dangerous foreign country and is kidnapped by terrorists, but life must go on for the Norris sisters.Beth dreams of being in the school musical, especially when super cool Josh gets the lead part.Georgy trains every day, trying to win a place in the Inter-Counties Athletics Championships, but first she has to beat her arch-rival, Layla.And Katie wants an animal to look after – a dog or cat or a rabbit would do, but if she could choose one thing in the whole world it would be a pony.

In this fourth spell-binding BEAVER TOWERS adventure, Philip and old Mr Edgar set off on their travels so that Philip can learn how to use his powers to fight evil. But while they are away, the island itself is under threat from a strange creature named Retsnom. All the animals start to dream about him and one by one they fall under his evil control - all except for Baby B, the little beaver, Nick, the hedgehog. It’s up to them to save the day.

When Rosie is given a parcel to post by a kindly old man she can’t possibly guess that he is really an evil Djinn. The parcel contains the Djinn Star and it can change whoever has it, giving them extraordinary powers but also making them evil. She is captured by the Finders who are searching for the Djinn and they try to help her find him and return the parcel before it’s too late. It’s a race against time. A magical story filled with suspense, humour and danger.