Ecclesiastical History of the English People

the Venerable Saint Bede

Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's tran...

The Lost Christmas

Brian Cronin

A Christmas confection from the brilliant creator of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic It's time to decorate the tree for Christmas--but Grandad can't find any of his ornaments The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad's bric-a-brac-filled house and out into a winte...

Noughts & Crosses (#1 Noughts and Crosses)

Malorie Blackman

Now a major BBC TV series 'Stop it. You're all behaving like animals. Worse than animals - like blankers.' Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. Callum is a nought: pale-skinne...