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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Where I belong Where I belong Gillian Cross Thirteen-year-old Kadija, a Somali refugee, becomes a model for a famous fashion designer to help her family back home, while the designer's daughter Freya and fourteen-year-old Abdi, whose family Ka… OL15455326W
Phoning a dead man Phoning a dead man Gillian Cross When her brother John, a demolition expert, is killed in an explosion in Siberia, Hayley agrees to accompany his wheelchair-bound fiancée, Annie, to the scene of the accident, but both suspect that t… OL15929047W
Wolf Wolf Gillian Cross He came in the early morning, at about half past two. His feet padded along the balcony, slinking silently past the closed doors of the other flats. No one glimpsed his shadow flickering across the c… OL16063319W
Chartbreaker Chartbreaker Gillian Cross To escape a depressed mother and her mother's hostile boyfriend, angry young Janis joins the rock group Kelp and develops her own strength of character while fighting to survive in the contemporary m… OL2009693W
The Dark Ground (Lost) The Dark Ground (Lost) Gillian Cross Robert wakes up naked and alone in a thick jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in a plane with his family, but there is no sign of a crash or survivors. Then he discovers the shocking truth-… OL2009699W
The Great Elephant Chase (Oxford Children's Modern Classics) The Great Elephant Chase (Oxford Children's Modern Classics) Gillian Cross When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Because of the elephant, Tad and Cissie get involved in … OL2009771W
Revolt at Ratcliffe's rags Revolt at Ratcliffe's rags Gillian Cross The study of working conditions that Susan, Chris, and Abigail conduct at a small factory in their English town leads to a strike with the three students caught between the workers and the owner. OL2009779W
Twin and super-twin Twin and super-twin Gillian Cross The interaction between two street gangs is dynamically affected when David, one of a set of twins, finds his arm transforming into a snake, sausages, and other bizarre objects. OL2009790W
Roscoe's Leap Roscoe's Leap Gillian Cross A plan to restore a guillotine and other strange toys once belonging to an eccentric millionaire fills his twelve-year-old great-great-grandson with nameless dread and concern for his family's safety. OL2009800W
Mozart's Banana Mozart's Banana Gillian Cross A charming village story about a little girl, a dare gone wrong and one crazy animal! When Alice Brett moves from the city to a little village school, she's never seen a real live horse before. And f… OL20858088W
Demon Headmaster Strikes Again Demon Headmaster Strikes Again Gillian Cross 164 pages ; 20 cm OL21151692W
Where I belong Where I belong Gillian Cross There are guns and bandits in this story ... and supermodels ... and there's drought and starvation too ... Are you wondering how they can all come together? Well, that's how life is these days ... OL21182575W
Twin and super-twin Twin and super-twin Gillian Cross The interaction between two street gangs is dynamically affected when David, one of a set of twins, finds his arm transforming into a snake, sausages, and other bizarre objects. OL24304901W
Les chevaliers de la cabane Les chevaliers de la cabane Gillian Cross Puce et William veulent construire une cabane dans le châtaignier du jardin de leur nouvelle maison. Malgré la mutation professionnelle de leur père, celui-ci leur a promis de les aider. Ils parviend… OL24754200W