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Hawk flies over the downs and the village, unaware that she is at the heart of a new story told by the children at the school - the last they will ever tell there. Nor does she know that the time is coming when she too will be presented with the same choice Hare and Badger have already had to make. In Hare's Choice, the first of these three books, death was accidental. In Badger's Fate it was purposefully cruel. In Hawk's Vision, the third and final book in Dennis Hamley's remarkable trilogy, the greedy Wizard Worsening plans the death of the whole valley. Hawk must beat him at this deadly game. If she fails, both she and the valley may be doomed ...

Clara and Shara’s Birthday is an enchanting tale of twin rabbits who are looking forward to their birthday and go slightly over the top when it comes to inviting their guests. The guest list becomes so large that they end up hiring a park to cater for the assortment of weird and wonderful animals they invite. The book come complete with full colour, vibrant illustrations and is something that young children will readily identify with and enjoy.Clara and Shara’s Birthday is told as a rhyme and is an easy bedtime story for small children, packed with strange creatures and lots of fun party food that they will love.

An adventure of a young girl which also revolves around her dislike of school and the possibilities of home schooling. Flora lives with her mother on a boat, near to her best friend Joss. When newcomers arrive to live in a big house nearby, Joss soon makes friends with Tan, who is schooled at home by his father. Flora's new friendship causes problems between herself and Joss, but it seems that Joss has far greater problems that she can't discuss. There is something more sinister going on.

The Wolf King, head of the Wolf Clan: a terrifying masked horseman armed with a sword, is leading the wolves – their former friends – against Coll's people. His brother and Grayla's father have disappeared. Desperate to find their missing kinsmen, Coll and Grayla steal away from the homestead at night and go in search of them. A story for teenagers set in prehistoric times against an exciting background.

Wagstaffe is an unusual boy. He is kind, polite and generous-but his parents think that he's completely useless. He is a bit scruffy, true, but is that really an excuse for them to run away and join a circus? They do, and soon become world famous, due to their amazing tricks. Wagstaffe has a problem. He's got clockwork guts a big key in the middle of his back-and he is completely skint. A quirky comedy for children that will be enjoyed by adults too. With delightful drawings by Roy Bentley.

The first in Jean Ure's Foster Family series. Abi's parents decide to foster Sam, and Abi is thrilled. Sam is brilliant, bright and bubbly and Abi just knows they're going to be the best of friends. But when Sam starts giving everyone expensive gifts, Abi is suspicious. Where is the money coming from? Abi wants to think the best of Sam, but there are some things you just can't ignore.

Part III of the Joslin de Lay Mysteries, set in medieval Oxford. It's a place riven by hatred and violence. Joslin senses danger, but has no choice but to enter. He is taken into Doncaster College, where he sings for the Masters, and his supper. But Death has entered with him, and throughout the dark cloisters and musty libraries, bodies are being discovered. This is a book full of exciting twists, turns and murder that will be enjoyed equally by adults as by teenagers.

It is April 1914 and war is only four months away. But it seems very remote from the seaside world of Eddy and Jim as they watch Harold's Bay Wanderers play football and listen to the conversation of their elders. However, two strangers have arrived in the village: Mr Brown. whose cycle shop is hardly ever open and who speaks with a strange-sounding accent, and Mr Foskett, who gives Eddy a terrible vision of the future, involving treachery, invasion, defeat and destruction. Are there enemy spies in Harold's Bay? If so, who are they? Eddy and Jim, determined to find out, watch and wait. But time runs out on them as the war in Europe starts and slices into the life of the village and even their own families.

Magic is at the heart of Freya's Romany world, and magic is not always easy to live with. When Freya is sent away to Aunt Emma and Uncle Jack's 'posh-polish' house to work her first solo magic, she feels lost and frightened. There are clashes between her and Aunt Emma who's never coped with a child before. Used to the freedom and space of gypsy life she feels trapped and hates every minute until she meets Maggie, a very special magpie. Together they set out to grant Aunt Emma's wish and gain their freedom, and that's when their problems really start! The Parsley parcel is the first book in The Gypsy Girl Trilogy filmed by Film and general Productions Ltd and shown on CITV. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Award