NEW YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Peter Pan
J.M. Barrie
The Darling children are tucked up in bed whe
bursts into their nursery. Peter and his
mischievous fairy Tinker Bell entice Wendy and her brothers to fly away with them to a magical world
called Neverland. There you can swim with mermaids and play all day with the Lost Boys. But you must
watch out for pirates, especially Captain Hook. And how do you find Neverland? Second to the right and
straight on till morning of course...
ISBN: 978-0-09957-304-3
256
pages
$9.99
Just So Stories
Rudyard Kipling
Have you ever wondered why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused
by a cat's contrary nature? Have you ruminated on the wrinkles of a rhinoceros? Or speculated on a
leopard's spots? Rudyard Kipling wondered about all of these things too, and in this marvellous
collection of stories he imagines how the animals became 'just so'.
ISBN: 978-0-09958-258-8
272
pages
$9.99
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Black Beauty is the prettiest young horse in the meadows, and spends many happy days under the
apple trees with his friends Ginger and Merrylegs. But this easy life comes to an end when Beauty is
sold and goes from farm to inn to cabhorse in London, enduring rough treatment from foolish and
careless masters. Beauty remains faithful, hardworking and full of spirit despite his trials, and through
him we learn that all horses and humans alike deserve to be treated with kindness.
ISBN: 978-0-09957-293-0
320
pages
$9.99
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
When Father Wolf and Mother Wolf find a man-cub in the jungle, they anger the greedy tiger Shere Khan
by refusing to surrender it to his jaws, and rear the child as their own. But when little Mowgli grows up,
the pack can no longer defend him. He must learn the secret of fire, and with the help of his friends
Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, he faces his nemesis at last.
ISBN: 978-0-09957-302-9
256
pages
$9.99
The Silver Sword
Ian Serrailler
Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves
and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan,
who treasures a paperknife - a silver sword - which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war.
The three children realise that the escapee was their father, The Silver Sword a message that he is alive
and searching for them. Together with Jan they begin a dangerous journey across the battlefields of
Europe to find their parents.
ISBN: 978-0-09957-285-5
256
pages
$9.99
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