The story of a struggle to survive in the face of natural calamity, superstition and witch-hunting. The ninth novel from the author hailed by "BookTrust" as 'Queen of Historical Fiction'. von Carroll, Emma

Magpie witnesses a strange spectacle above the streets of Paris: a boy suspended in the air. It ends in disaster - even so, Magpie is enthralled by the idea of flying. But others, too, are determined to discover Montgolfier's secrets von...

'You're telling me there are fairies in this wood?' When Alice's brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly bundled off to her estranged grandmother's house. There's nothing good about staying with Nell,...