Ann Turnbull - Middle Years Fiction

	A Long Way Home It’s 1930. Twelve-year-old Helen’s mother has died, and Helen is told she must go to an orphanage. But she knows that her father was a soldier who went missing – presumed dead – in the Great War. Could he still be alive? Determined to find out, she runs away and goes in search of him. Details	Greek Myths In a long-ago land inhabited by spirits, anything can happen. A god can be a mountain or a shower of gold; a nymph can be a stream or an echo in the wind. This timeless collection for all ages contains sixteen magical stories of gods, nymphs, kings and monsters. Details

	Girls with a Voice Originally published as Mary Ann and Miss Mozart 1764: Mary Ann’s greatest wish is to become an opera singer. But then her father loses his fortune - and Mary Ann is told she must leave school. Distraught, she makes a desperate plan ... Details	Girls at War Josie, living in London during the Blitz of World War II, finds it hard to come to terms with her brother’s decision to be a conscientious objector. But when she moves to a new school and is drawn into tormenting one of her classmates, she knows she must find the courage to stand up for her own beliefs. Details

	House of Ghosts The day Grace moves into her new home she is thrilled to discover a painting that has been hidden there since 1861. But then she begins to see the ghost of an unhappy girl, and is confronted by a world of disturbing ghostly secrets. Details	Deep Water Jon’s done a terrible thing and he’s afraid to tell anyone. Can he save his friend’s life or is it too late? Details

	The Wolf King Coll’s people are under attack. The Wolf King, a terrifying masked horseman armed with a sword, is leading the wolves – their former friends - against them. Two people have disappeared: Coll’s brother and Grayla’s father. Desperate to find their missing kinsmen, Coll and Grayla steal away from the homestead at night and go in search of them. Can they find a way to challenge the power of the Wolf King? Details	Maroo of the Winter Caves 20th anniversary edition At the end of the last Ice Age a hunting accident leaves a small family group trapped – and winter is coming. Maroo and her brother, sent to fetch help, must follow the dangerous and spirit-haunted trail across the White Mountain. Details

	Pigeon Summer Mary loves her father’s racing pigeons just as much as he does. But it’s 1930, her father has to leave in search of work, and there’s barely enough money for bread, never mind pigeon feed. The tension between Mary and her mother mounts… Details	No Friend of Mine It’s 1937. Bullied in and out of school, Lennie hides in a ruined cottage in the woods – where he meets and makes friends with Ralph. But Lennie is a miner’s son, and Ralph’s father is the boss. Can their friendship last? Details

	Room for a Stranger The year is 1941. Doreen’s grown-up sisters have left home and she has a bedroom to herself. The last thing she wants is to share it with an evacuee – especially Rhoda Kelly. . . Details	The Lost Spaceship How do you explain that you have found a spaceship? Matthew decides not even to try. But then his brother starts to act strangely. Has he seen it too…? Details

	Gunner's Boy England, 1588: the Spanish Armada is on its way, and twelve year old John Amery joins the Royal Navy as a gunner’s boy. John’s father was killed by the Spaniards so he is desperate to help fight the advancing Spanish fleet. But in the end, it is not revenge he is seeking… Details	Trouble with Bats When Emma’s grandmother comes to stay, she and Emma discover family secrets that have been hidden in the old farmhouse for fifty years. And the bats are part of the mystery… Details

	Summer of the Cats Hightop House has been empty for years – except for the cats. They are wild – and in danger. How can Mark save them from a death trap Details	The Frightened Forest My first book. Gillian walks through the disused railway tunnel that runs beneath the rock known as the Devil’s Table, and accidentally releases a terrifying witch-like power… Details

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