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Shrapnel Shrapnel Robert Swindells A gripping World War Two drama from the master storyteller and multi-award-winner, Robert Swindells.It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off figh… OL14991979W
A Skull In Shadows Lane A Skull In Shadows Lane Robert Swindells The war has just ended in the tiny village of Coney Cley, and Josh and his gang are desperate for some excitement. When they head for the eerie, abandoned Shadows Lane to explore a deserted house, th… OL17552682W
Scary! 2 Scary! 2 Arthur Conan Doyle,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Swindells,Philip Pullman,Bram Stoker,Dean Koontz,R. L. Stine,Russell Hoban,Peter Haining,Neil Gaiman,Montague Rhodes James,Pete Johnson,Alison Prince Video Nasty by Philip Pullman The House Of No Return by R.L. Stine Lost Hearts by M.R. James Finders Keepers by Anne McCaffrey The Black Dress by Alison Prince The Sussex Vampire by Arthur Conan… OL17852862W
Blackout Blackout Robert Swindells As World War II begins in England, a group of children yearning for excitement follows a mysterious woman into the rotten mines of Golfodd. OL19831693W
Sans-abri Sans-abri Robert Swindells Analyse : Roman policier (suspense). Roman de société. OL20849811W
Room 13 ; Inside the worm Room 13 ; Inside the worm Robert Swindells Two stories from the Carnegie Medal winning author, Robert Swindells. "Room 13", winner of the Children's Book Award, tells of the strange happenings to Fliss and her friends on a school trip, and in… OL22568450W
Invisible! Invisible! Robert Swindells When Rosie shows the twins how to become invisible, it's exciting, it's fun but it is also frightening. Especially when Rosie's Dad becomes a suspect in a local crime and the gang have to become invi… OL24155702W
A candle in the dark A candle in the dark Robert Swindells Young Jimmy Booth is glad to leave the workhouse for a job in a coal mine, but soon finds himself in worse danger than he could have imagined. OL24179997W
Ruby Tanya Ruby Tanya Robert Swindells This is a contemporary tale about two friends - one of whom, Asra, is an asylum seeker from an unnamed Eastern European country. The other, Ruby Tanya, is the daughter of a local man who is campaigni… OL24194845W
The deep end The deep end Robert Swindells "When budgets are cut, the local Council decides to close the pool in Barton. But the pool is where Lisa Seal trains, and Lisa is tipped for Olympic gold. The town wastes no time in staging a peacefu… OL24259856W
The first hunter The first hunter Robert Swindells Tan and his people steal meat from the big cats to live. It's dangerous and scary. OL24265124W
Knife-edge Knife-edge Robert Swindells Cecil True's gang runs Sam's estate. They beat kids up, nick their stuff. Sam's scared he's next. That's why he steals the commando knife. When he carries the knife, Sam thinks he's safe. He thinks h… OL24275656W
A midsummer night's dream A midsummer night's dream Robert Swindells Theseus, the neighbourhood tycoon is getting married, Bottom and his mates are roped into putting on a play for the wedding and there are young lovers with problems to resolve first. Nothing's easy -… OL24440262W
Roger's war Roger's war Robert Swindells World War II has brought U.S. Airforce pilots to Roger's village. All of his life Roger has dreamed of being a hero, of being like them. But Roger will never know glory. He's dim, everybody says so. … OL24674791W
Dosh Dosh Robert Swindells If you're a working kid in Cottoncroft and want to stay healthy, part of your pay goes to Froggy Flitcroft, small-time racketeer and boss of a gang called Push. Fed up with paying, Maisie Malin and h… OL24823543W
The shade of Hettie Daynes The shade of Hettie Daynes Robert Swindells If you expect to see a ghost, you see a ghost ... That's what Bethan tells herself when her brother Harry takes her to see the ghost at the old reservoir. But she really can see it: a pale figure flo… OL24850697W
Unbeliever Unbeliever Robert Swindells Annabel is stunned when her father joins a fundamentalist religious sect and when he begins to practise their rigid ideas at home, the strain on the family is terrible. Then she starts to feel that t… OL24857287W
Hydra Hydra Robert Swindells When mysterious corn circles appear in the fields around Cansfield farm, Ben and Midge set out to investigate. Secretly exploring the circles one dark night leads them to a sinister discovery that mu… OL25068300W
Rolf y Rosi Rolf y Rosi Robert Swindells Rosi and Rolf, who hate the cold and snow, decide to explore other planets to find a warmer climate to live in. OL27677787W
Rolf and Rosie Rolf and Rosie Robert Swindells Rolf the milkman and his daughter Rosie are fed up with the weather on Earth, so Rolf decides to swap his milk float for a spaceship and the two set off through the solar system in search of a better… OL28589288W
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