Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Attenbury emeralds The Attenbury emeralds Jill Paton Walsh The long-awaited new Lord Peter Wimsey novel, telling the story of his first case and his last. Paton Walsh, takes over from Dorothy L Sayers to bring back Lord Wimsey. OL15990372W
The green book The green book Jill Paton Walsh "Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it would seem that … OL16059164W
The huffler The huffler Jill Paton Walsh Fascinated by the canal boats going past her house, a young girl inadvertently finds herself traveling with them as a member of the crew. OL1714749W
Toolmaker Toolmaker Jill Paton Walsh For young Ra to make all the tools needed by his Stone Age tribe is a new idea for all of them, and provides Ra with a skill that saves his life when he is abandoned by his tribe for forgetting how t… OL1714775W
Hengest's tale Hengest's tale Jill Paton Walsh Hengest recalls the events that divided his loyalties between Jutes, Danes, and Frisians in fifth-century northern Europe and caused him to die in a foreign land hated as an oath-breaker and murderer. OL1714778W
Pepi and the secret names Pepi and the secret names Jill Paton Walsh,Fiona French As he paints the lion, hawk, crocodile, and cobra that his son has managed to coax to serve as models for the decorations on the tomb of Prince Dhutmose, Pepi's father captures an even more important… OL1714785W
The Dolphin crossing The Dolphin crossing Jill Paton Walsh In wartime England two boys, too young to fight, take part in the evacuation from Dunkirk. OL1714788W
Grace Grace Jill Paton Walsh After helping her father rescue the survivors of a shipwreck on the coast of England in 1838, Grace Darling finds her quiet life crumbling around her as she is unwillingly fashioned into a national h… OL1714791W
Goldengrove Goldengrove Jill Paton Walsh Expecting the usual carefree and happy summer with her cousin Paul at their grandmother's seaside home, Madge finds this summer to be different from all the others. OL1714795W
Fireweed Fireweed Jill Paton Walsh Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940. OL1714798W
Butty Boy Butty Boy Jill Paton Walsh 116p. : 18cm OL29334852W