Books published by publisher Hamilton

Norway didn't have many Jews—but it had enough to attract Hitler's attention. It’s 1940 in Norway, and one Jewish family would rather be thinking of anything else. Budding artist Rebekka Davidson sketches the soldiers filling the school and streets, while her cousin Harald Rosenberg learns that he’d rather read about Hitler’s politics than experience them. Talented musician Ingrid Rosenberg prepares to go to her dream school while experiencing the wonders of first love—with the nephew of the leader of the local Nazis. Together, the family will do whatever it takes to return to normal life…but will it be enough?By the end of the war, Norway had lost a higher percentage of its Jews than almost any other country in Europe. This story, inspired by the author’s own experience growing up Jewish in 1940s Norway, brings readers both young and old into the touching struggles of one incredible family. Norway wasn’t too small for Hitler, and for some families, it was everything.

This book will break your heart, then put it together again. - Beth WebbHow do you decide who you are? Mia is caught between wanting to be like everyone else, and her own comfortable world of books and easy friendships. Abandoned by friends, Mia is lost and needs someone to guide her. Who can save her now? In the struggle to find herself, someone finds her first. A new friend, a dragon with a persistent voice, making decisions for her. He tells her who to be friends with, what to say, what to do, what to eat.As Mia's world shrinks, she shrinks with it and the Dragon fills the shell of her old life, louder and more pervasive. Can she slay him before she is lost? Or will being thin solve everything?

Back in the days of the Old Testament, there lived a man named Balaam who was said to be the wisest and most a powerful magician in the land. Now it came to pass that the armies of Israel were about to march on the people of Moab, and Balak, King of the Moabites, hearing that God was on the side of the Israelites and fearing for his people, sent forth messengers to seek the help of Balaam. For his help, King Balak promised Balaam many gifts of gold and silver. How Balaam tries to deceive the lord and the way in which his gentle donkey saves Balaam from Certain death at the hands of an Angel, makes a story rich in meaning and suspense. James Reeves has skillfully adapted this tale from the Book of Numbers and together with the warm, glowing art of Edward Ardizzone, this author-artist team has created another book young readers will cherish.

As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army - Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his trade for the Irish Nationalist cause. But amid the mud of Flanders, their relationship is tested by an ordeal beyond the horror of the battlefield...