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ALONE ON A WIDE, WIDE SEAHarperCollinsWhen orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses everything he knows. Now, at the end of his life, Arthur has built a boat for his daughter Allie, that will take her to England solo, across the world’s roughest seas, in search of her father’s long-lost sister . . .

A MEDAL FOR LEROYHarperCollinsMichael doesn’t remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn’t like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history.

PRIVATE PEACEFULHarperCollinsTold in the voice of Private Tommo Peaceful, the story follows twenty-four hours at the front, and captures his memories of his family and his village life – by no means as tranquil as it appeared. Private Peaceful is both a compelling love story and a deeply moving account of the First World War.

SHADOWHarperCollinsWhen a western dog shows up outside the caves in Afghanistan where Aman lives, he is initially repulsed – it is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world. But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog he calls Shadow will not leave their side . . .

FARM BOYHarperCollinsThe magical sequel to War Horse. Fifty years after Albert and Joey fought their way home from the battlefields of World War 1, Albert’s son tells his own grandson more about the brave horse and the daring risks his family took.

THE BUTTERFLY LIONHarperCollinsBertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.

RUNNING WILDHarperCollinsFor Will and his mother, going to Indonesia is an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind them. But then Oona, the elephant Will is riding on the beach, begins acting strangely, shying away from the sea. And that’s when the tsunami comes crashing in, and Oona begins to run . . .

SPARROWHarperCollins‘There was only one creature on this earth who really knew Joan. He was a sparrow, just an ordinary sparrow . . . He was her best friend on this earth, maybe her only friend, too.’ A young girl faces an impossible task: to save her beloved France from tyrants. To free her country, she will lose everyone she has ever loved.

COOLHarperCollinsOne day Robbie is hit by a car while running after his dog, Lucky. Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware. One day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?

WAR HORSEEgmontAt the outbreak of World War 1, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France.But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to the trenches to find him and bring him home.

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DEAR OLLYHarperCollinsOlly’s brother Matt wants to go and work with orphans in Africa. Hero, a swallow, must fly to Africa for the winter. Three separate stories are woven into one powerful novel whose central theme not only exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

LITTLE MANFREDHarperCollinsWhen the Bismarck sinks, one of the only German survivors is taken on board a British ship, as a prisoner of war. Sent to live with a host family, Walter must adapt to a new way of life, in an enemy country. Gradually, he finds a friend in ten-year-old Grace. So when the time comes to go back to Germany, it’s an emotional parting. Will Walter and Grace ever meet again?

BORN TO RUNHarperCollinsWhen Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies, he can’t bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA. He pleads with his parents: couldn’t he just keep one of them? Patrick christens his new puppy Best Mate, and that’s what he becomes. One day, Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer, and begins a new life as a champion race dog. But what will happen when he can’t run any more?

THE DANCING BEARHarperCollinsHigh in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are the best of friends, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear . . .

KASPARHarperCollinsKaspar first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket – Johnny Trott knows, because he carried him in. But Johnny didn’t expect to end up with Kaspar on his hands forever. Because everything changes with a cat like Kaspar around. After all, he’s Prince Kaspar Kandinsky, a Muscovite, a Londoner a New Yorker, and as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the Titanic . . .

THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPSHarperCollinsIt’s 1943, and Lily and her family, along with the other villagers, are told to move out of their homes. Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces prepare to invade France. But Tips, Lily’s adored cat, has other ideas – barbed wire and keep-out signs mean nothing to her. Frantic to find her, Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself . . .

OUTLAWHarperCollinsHomeless and lost in a dark, strange forest, young Robin Hood is rescued by a motley crew of misfits. He yearns to avenge his father and seek justice against cruel oppressors; to finally defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham. Through his friends, Robin finds the courage to become a legendary hero.