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  • Century

    Century

    • Sarah Singleton
    • Simon & Schuster
    • ISBN13: 9781416901358
    • Published: 07-03-2005

    Mercy and her sister Charity have never questioned their daily routine, each day unfolding exactly as the next. They live at night, sleep during the day and see their widowed father only rarely - their house shrouded in perpetual winter. Then one day, Mercy is woken to find a snowdrop on her p...

  • The Shamer's Daughter

    The Shamer's Daughter

    • Lene Kaaberbol
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9780340894293
    • Published: 17-02-2005

    Who dares look into her eyes? The Shamer is feared and resented for her power to unmask the soul's darkest secrets and crimes. Dina has inherited this gift from her mother, but to her it feels more like a curse.   Dina's mother has just begun to teach her how to use her power whe...

  • Eragon: Book One

    Eragon: Book One

    • Christopher Paolini
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780552552097
    • Published: 06-01-2005

    The first book in The Inheritance Series When poor farm boy Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it's a lucky discovery. Perhaps, he will be able to buy his family food for the winter. But, when a baby dragon hatches out of the stone, Eragon realises h...

  • The Penguin Who Wanted to Find out

    The Penguin Who Wanted to Find out

    • Jill Tomlinson, Paul Howard
    • Egmont UK Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781405210850
    • Published: 06-12-2004

    A heart-warming classic full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. Otto is a penguin chick, that much he knows, but other than this he has a lot to learn. Life at the bottom of the world is a curious thing and life can change at a moment's notice. The next blizzard, the next meal and the threat...

  • The Hodgeheg

    The Hodgeheg

    • Dick King-Smith
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780141317229
    • Published: 25-11-2004

    The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith is a much-loved classic! Now part of the collectible Puffin Modern Classics series. Max, the hedgehogwho becomes a hodgeheg,who becomes a hero! Max's family dreams of reaching the Park. But no one has ever found a safe way of crossing t...

  • Clockwork

    Clockwork

    • Philip Pullman
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780440866381
    • Published: 04-11-2004

    Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them ...A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil ... Wind up these characters, fit them into a...

  • Private Peaceful

    Private Peaceful

    • Michael Morpurgo
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780007150076
    • Published: 02-08-2004

    Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail a...

  • Tanka Tanka Skunk

    Tanka Tanka Skunk

    • Steve Webb
    • Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • ISBN13: 9780099439776
    • Published: 01-07-2004

    Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! Lemurs, llamas, zebras, badgers, caterpillars, big GORILL...