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In this sequel to Mollie's Choice, Mollie Lisle has reached her first summer term at Durham Girls' County School. She and her fellow boarder, Emily, have a happy circle of friends in their own forms, but as their headmistress seeks to promote greater integration throughout the school, old loyalties are tested, new friendships formed and Mollie even ends up spending time with the spiteful and spoilt Rita. Set in 1925, just a year before Britain...

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A story for young moderns describing the escapades of four young people in and about London. There are lively incidents at the Caledonian Market, a stolen aeroplane flight that ends somewhat disastrously, attempts at self-expression at the "Credo Club"­-the haunt of young people with convictions and dabblers in the Arts, a romantic fantasy of the Tower of London, and a riotous Scavenger Hunt wherein risks are run, odd characters are encountere...

Games-mad Madge Elliott is in trouble over her school work while her studious sister Clem is overdoing it. The arrival of Leah Weinberg causes ripples across the school that affects both sisters and brings about events that no one could have anticipated. Books to Treasure is delighted to be able to make these books available once more.

Pamela, Gwen, Sylvie, Tony, Septima, Phyllida and Gerry-the "long family of Shortt"-arrive at Queen Anne's for their first ever term at boarding school after their governess leaves them to get married. They aren't the ordinary type of school nuisance, they haven't any desire to break rules for the sake of breaking them, or to be objectionable to mistresses and prefects just because they are in authority. But they have their own ways, which are...

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An ancient Egyptian dagger. A hungry curse. A city under siege. In the dead of night the ancient dagger is stolen from the museum in Dundee. As mysterious accidents, illness and even death stalk the city, the Detective Duo, Fergus Bernstein and Flora MacDonald, follow clues that lead them into ever increasing danger. Can they find the dagger and break the curse before it's too late?

A Scottish Broch. An archaeologist scorned. A ghost disturbed.The Detective Duo, Fergus and Flora, are spending their summer on an archaeological dig, searching for the Lost Broch. But someone-or something-seems set on sabotaging the project. An infestation of spiders-a swarm of mice-the campsite trashed-who knew archaeology could be so dangerous? And is the Lost Broch really under a curse?

Four years have passed since the Black Death swept its destructive path through Europe. Ellen, William and Sam along with the other residents of Clearway have been picking up the pieces: nobility, free born and serfs working side by side to restore the village. Can life ever be the same?Sequel to The Village

Life changes dramatically for eleven-year-old Mollie Lisle when she is sent to a boarding house in Durham. She is to attend a day school while her father receives treatment for injuries received during the War. Mollie is befriended by fellow boarder Emily, who, with two years' experience of school, is able to offer plenty of advice-most of which is good! But as the term progresses, Mollie realises she has a choice to make. Mollie's Choice, set...

Plague strikes Anestra city, reaching even to the Royal Family. Queen Katelin and her friends embark on a race against time to trace the cause of the affliction, facing enemies old and new in a desperate quest to save her people. But how can she fight something that holds the power of life and death over them all? Must she make a deal with the gods? And is she willing to sacrifice her own life to rescue those she loves?

They failed to kill the King so now they're after the King's favoured Advisor. When Marya is stranded in the town after curfew and being hunted down by mercenaries, she must trust a voice that suddenly sounds in her head. Can she find a safe path back to the castle, unmask the traitors and at the same time protect her unborn child? 'Spirit Wings' was awarded first prize in an international novella competition in 2001 and later published in And...

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The Village is beautiful, a place of order and security, but it harbours three outsiders-Ellen the tinker's daughter, returning with her father to the place where he grew up, a freewoman among serfs, William, whose father is Lord of the Manor, and Sam, who is 'different'. As each strives to find their identity and their place in a world where they can never fully feel accepted, they are unexpectedly faced with a bigger challenge: the Black Dea...

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Ten days until she comes of age and Kat feels suffocated. Bullied by her guardians and oppressed by expectation, Kat dreads the Coronation Day that will end her dreams of freedom and adventure. She refuses to surrender to her fate and runs away - straight into a different kind of trap. Captured by slave traders, she realises too late where her true destiny lies. Will Kat get back to Anestra in time to save her country from their enemies' sc...