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The Call of the Wild is a beautifully painted graphic novel will keep your students mesmerized in the story of Buck, dog in the Klondike.
We bought too many for conferences that were cancelled….your gain.
Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty.
Some of the fiercest battles of WWI were in the air, experienced by first time pilots looking for adventure, drama, and pride in their country.
Packed with nail-biting, high-flying action and fascinating insights into the early days of aerial warfare, Fire in the Sky is sure to be the new favourite of young history buffs and adventure-lovers alike.
If the Allies cannot send the German U-boats to the bottom of the Atlantic, all hope of winning WWII will be lost.
Sixteen-year-old Bill O’Connell is a new recruit in the Royal Canadian Navy, assigned to a ship that hunts for Germany’s feared U-boats.
Like the lion, Rachel must be patient until she can find her way home to Africa.
A heartwarming, sensitive tale set in Colonial Kenya, which reinforces the values of honesty and unselfishness. I couldn’t put it down!
Based on a true story
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985.
The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day.
The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys” of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.
Harry Woods joins the RAF during WWII, battling the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain England, 1941.
Harry joins the RAF to protect his country, only to be called a coward by those who do not understand the battles raging in the air above. He loses friends and nearly loses his life when his plane goes down in the Channel.
Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944
Andy Pope is an eighteen-year-old Second Lieutenant in a British infantry battalion. He is younger than many of the men in his platoon – something that makes it particularly hard to be their officer. But through fairness and with the guidance of a seasoned sergeant, he earns his men’s respect by handling his troops well on exercise, and leading them into battle when the chips are down. He’s put to the test when he finds himself in charge of a unit that has to keep Germans from occupying a strategic French town.
Tim is living in England during the time of the Blitz when he is called to serve in the military. Because he’s worked as a mechanic, he’s chosen to go to North Africa and work at clearing out dangerous enemy land mines. But the mines are right between the battling armies of the British and the Germans. Will Tim be able to get through this war?
Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1918
Jack Fairfax is the 19-year-old son of Lord and Lady Fairfax. His parents don’t approve of him volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps: these new flying machines have nothing to do with “proper” warfare. But Jack takes to the skies and faces the skills of the German ace pilots. When his best friend is shot down, he has greater incentive to rid the skies of the enemy.
A defining battle in the Hundred Years War, through the eyes of one of its soldiers – a fourteen-year-old boy.
It’s 2517 BC and Pharaoh Khafre is building a great pyramid at Giza to rival those built by his predecessors. He is also making plans for what will become one of the most famous and iconic monuments in history – the Sphinx.
