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Fiction for younger readers
Updated: May 2013
Age range: 11 and older
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Fiction for younger readers
Adams, Richard
Watership Down. 1972. Read by Robin Holmes, 19 hours. TB
2576.
Only a few rabbits escape with their lives when men destroy their
warren. Many dangers have to be faced as they search for a safe
place to establish a new one.
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Adams, Richard
Tales from Watership Down. 1996. Read by Richard
Derrington, 6 hours 57 minutes. TB 10934.
Sequel to: Watership down. The author returns to the memorable
world of the rabbits in this collection. The first part includes several
traditional folk stories known to all rabbits. Then follow tales about
the adventures of El-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero. In the third
and principal section are stories about Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and
their companions.
Aiken, Joan
Died on a rainy Sunday: a novel. 1972. Read by Anthony
Parker, 5 hours 12 minutes. TB 2113.
Blackmail, murder, and a bizarre chase through the rainsodden
suburban countryside of Kent.
Alcock, Vivien
The monster garden. 1988. Read by Brigit Forsyth, 3 hours 1
minute. TB 7930.
The day Frances Stein, (nicknamed Frankie), acquired some living
tissue from the genetic engineering laboratory, was the day her life
changed. Her experiment was a great success, but she would
have to keep it a secret to protect her monster, which would not be
easy if Monnie continued to grow so rapidly.
Alcock, Vivien
The mysterious Mr Ross. 1987. Read by Judy Franklin, 3
hours 46 minutes. TB 7898.
A gripping read for younger readers, but one which will also be of
interest to older people. A story about Felicity, a clumsy girl, who is
not especially loved by her family at their home, the Fairweather
Guest House in Gall Bay, who rescues Mr. Ross from the
dangerous waters near her home. His arrival changes the lives of
the Tait family and all those who meet him.
Alcock, Vivien
The Sylvia game. 1982. Read by Anne White, 5 hours. TB 4551.
Bored, convalescent, 12-year-old Emily secretly follows her father
to a shabby old stately home near where they are staying in
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Devon. Following her is Kevin, gipsyish boy-of-all-work in their
hotel. But who started the fire that burnt the gallery. And which of
the two canvasses saved is the real Renoir! - a junior whodunnit.
Alcock, Vivien
Travellers by night. 1983. Read by John Westbrook, 4 hours
45 minutes. TB 5279.
The circus must close and Belle and Charlie exchange their world
of sawdust and spangles for an ordinary school. For Tessie, the
elephant too old to sell, an even sadder fate is in store. The two
cousins decide to kidnap her and take her to a safari park. With
such a large and illegal companion small wonder that they become
"travellers by night."
Almond, David
Heaven eyes. 2000. Read by Patricia Jones, 5 hours 2
minutes. TB 12202.
It's easy. Running away from Whitegates. Erin and her runningaway friend January do it all the time, But this time they're going
down river. This time they might never come back. This time
they're looking for a tiny corner of Paradise. How could they
imagine that what they'd find there would be Heaven Eyes? This
girl who should have drowned at sea, this girl rescued from the
mud. This girl with a secret history only Grampa knows. And he
isn't telling.
Almond, David
Skellig. 1998. Read by Jim Norton, 3 hours 12 minutes. TB
11976.
Michael's baby sister is ill, and the whole house is sick with her.
While his parents spend time at the hospital, he explores their new
home. In the old, derelict garage he finds something sinister; a
strange creature, part owl, part angel. Is it something good or
something evil? Contains strong language.
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Almond, David
My name is Mina. 2010. Read by Nicola Holmes, 4 hours 39
minutes. TB 18063.
Mina writes and writes in an empty notebook, and through her
stories, thoughts, lessons and dreams, Mina's journal grows into
something extraordinary.
Archer, Mandy
Robin Hood: parent hood. 2007. Read by Richard Armitage, 1
hour 44 minutes. TB 16990.
Robin Hood series; book 4. The Sheriff and his men capture Roy,
and the outlaws find a baby abandoned in Sherwood Forest. Roy
is given a choice: kill Robin Hood or let his own mother hang.
Meanwhile, Marian angers the Sheriff with her disobedience. Will
Roy betray Robin? How will the Sheriff punish Marian? And who
does the baby belong to?
Atterton, Julian
The fire of the kings. 1984. Read by George Hagan, 6 hours 33
minutes. TB 6315.
Aethelfrith, the Grey Wolf, represents all that is heroic in the
English kingdoms of Britain. So Edwin's pride knows no bounds
when Aethelfrith gives him a sword - a gift fit for a king. But Edwin
must face exile and the horror of battle before he can fulfil his
destiny and unite Britain in a way the country has never known
before.
Avery, Gillian
Huck & her time machine. 1977. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 6
hours 19 minutes. TB 3097.
Huck finds a time-machine on a waste tip and decides to use it to
get some peace from her brothers and sisters.
Avery, Gillian
The warden's niece. 1985. Read by Judith Whale, 6 hours 30
minutes. TB 5801.
Orphan Maria runs away from school to her Uncle, the Warden of
Canterbury College in Oxford. As her ambition is to be a
"Professor of Greek in Oxford" her uncle decides she should share
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the eccentric tutor of his colleague's three sons. Together the four
youngsters provide some surprises for Victorian Oxford.
Avery, Gillian
The hole in the wall, and other stories. 1968. Read by
Elizabeth Proud, 7 hours 29 minutes. TB 3096.
Eight stories for children, written between 1796 and 1886.
Bagnold, Enid
National Velvet. 1935. Read by Robin Holmes, 8 hours 41
minutes. TB 2157.
A fourteen-year-old girl with a passion for horses wins a piebald
gelding in a shilling raffle, the beginning of a fruitful partnership.
Barber, Antonia
The ghosts. 1969. Read by Colin Keith-Johnston, 4 hours 41
minutes. TB 1001.
A ghost story with undertones of science fiction, in which two
children interfere with the wheel of time and change the course of
events a century ago.
Bédard, Michael
Stained glass. 2001. Read by Joanne Moyer, 6 hours 46
minutes. TB 18476.
Charles Endicott is in St. Bart's Church when a stained glass
window shatters, the pieces falling on a homeless girl taking
shelter there. The girl, named Ambriel, has lost her memory and
seems confused and frightened, and Charles feels compelled to
follow her from the church the next day. As he takes his mysterious
pilgrimage, each step becomes entwined with his own past - the
memories of his own childhood, of his
sister Emily, and of the tragedy that has shattered his family's life.
Bidmead, Christopher.
Doctor Who: Castrovalva. 2010. Read by Peter Davison, 3
hours 56 minutes. TB 19062.
Still weak and confused after his fourth regeneration, the Doctor
retreats to Castrovalva to recuperate. But Castrovalva is not the
haven of peace and tranquility the Doctor and his companions are
seeking. Far from being able to rest quietly, the unsuspecting time-
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travellers are caught up once again in the evil machinations of the
Master. Only an act of supreme self-sacrifice will enable them to
escape the maniacal lunacy of the renegade Time Lord.
Blacker, Terence
The angel factory. 2008. Read by Dominic Taylor, 5 hours 40
minutes. TB 15611.
Thomas Wisdom's life is perfect. He is popular, doing well at
school, and his parents are caring and supportive. So why does all
this perfection leave Tom feeling ill at ease? Tom's best friend Gip
believes he has the answer. Together they hack into Mr Wisdom's
computer and discover a file called 'Seraph'. But what starts as
simple curiosity leads to an astonishing discovery about Tim's past
and takes them on a strange journey to a place beyond the
imagination - a place they call the Angel Factory.
Blackman, Malorie
Pig heart boy. 1998. Read by Daniel Philpott, 5 hours 52
minutes. TB 12074.
Cameron is 13 years old and desperately in need of a heart
transplant, when a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a
startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart - not from a
human, but from a pig!
Blackman, Malorie
Thief! 2006. Read by Syan Blake, 5 hours 30 minutes. TB
18029.
Fleeing on to the moors when she is unfairly accused of theft, an
extraordinary storm suddenly whirls twelve-year-old Lydia into the
future. A computer-dominated future where her home town is now
ruled by a cruel tyrant. As Lydia struggles to get back to her own
time, she discovers she must face a terrible confrontation.
Booth, Martin
Doctor Illuminatus. 2008. Read by Edward Hardwicke, 4 hours
24 minutes. TB 16452.
The alchemist's son; book 1. When Pip and Tim move into an
ancient manor house they discover a strange 15th-century boy
dressed like a 50s schoolboy. His name is Sebastian, and he is the
alchemist's son. Sebastian is kept in a state of suspended
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animation and wakes up down the centuries to continue the
struggle against the evil alchemist, de Loudeac. Pip and Tim join
with Sebastian to stop de Loudeac and are drawn into a nail-biting
battle of alchemists.
Boswell, Ruth
Emmy. 1979. Read by Judith Whale, 6 hours 32 minutes. TB
3519.
In an Oxfordshire village of Edwardian England, four children find
their lives and outlook changed by the friendship between George
and Emily.
Bradford, Chris
The way of the warrior. 2008. Read by Philip Elstob, 7 hours
53 minutes. TB 16794.
Young samurai series; book 1. August 1611. Jack Fletcher is
shipwrecked off the coast of Japan. His beloved father and the
crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary
sword master Masamoto Takeshi, Jack's only hope is to become a
samurai warrior. And so his training begins. But life at the samurai
school is a constant fight for survival. Even with his friend Akiko by
his side, Jack is singled out by bullies and treated as an outcast.
With courage in his heart and his sword held high, can Jack prove
himself and face his deadliest rival yet?
Burgess, Melvin
The cry of the wolf. 2008. Read by Sean Barrett, 3 hours 15
minutes. TB 16476.
It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still
wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the
lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to wipe out the last
English wolves, the Hunter set out on his savage quest.
Burgis, Stephanie.
A most improper magick. 2010. Read by Natalie Loader, 8
hours 33 minutes. TB 18566.
The Unladylike adventures of Kat Stephenson; book 1. At twelve
years old, any proper young lady in Regency England should be
sitting quietly at home, practising her embroidery and keeping her
opinions to herself. But Kat Stephenson is no ordinary young lady.
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Kat's father may be a respectable vicar, but her late mother was a
notorious witch and Kat herself is the newest target of an ancient
magical Order.
Canning, Victor
The runaways. 1973. Read by Stephen Jack, 6 hours 15
minutes. TB 1965.
Smiler Miles Trilogy; book 1. Story of an encounter between a
remand home runaway and a cheetah which had escaped from
Longleat.
Canning, Victor
The flight of the grey goose. 1978. Read by Cameron Stewart,
6 hours 11 minutes. TB 9756.
Smiler Miles Trilogy; book 2. Samuel Miles, better known as
"Smiler", is wanted by the police for a crime he has not committed.
Unable to prove his innocence until his father returns from a
voyage, Smiler is forced to stay in hiding. He gets work in an
animal sanctuary in Scotland, only to discover that thieves are
planning to rob his employer. How can he go to the police for help
when he dare not reveal his own whereabouts?
Canning, Victor
The painted tent. 1979. Read by Cameron Stewart, 6 hours. TB
10043.
Smiler Miles Trilogy; book 3. Fria, the peregrine falcon, has
escaped from captivity. Her chances of survival are small, and
Smiler, on the run from the police, is desperately anxious about
her. Smiler is to find an answer to his own problems in the grim
and unexpected danger that threatens Fria. This completes the
saga of Smiler's friendship with animals and his search for
freedom.
Carr, Catherine
The golden city. 1963. Read by Joan Murray-Simpson,
5 hours 27 minutes. TB 1321.
When Pamela's father deserts her mother, they follow him to
Rome, where each eventually finds happiness.
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Carter, Peter
Leaving Cheyenne. 1990. Read by William Dufris, 13 hours 29
minutes. TB 10569.
In the Spring of 1871, Ben Curtis and his brother Bo are driven
from their land in Clement County, Texas. They join a cattle drive
bound for Abilene, where they run up against the tightfaced
gambler, Dutch Kessel. The meeting changes Ben's life, causing
him to travel across Kansas to Dodge and finally to the open plains
on a buffalo hunt, where once again he finds himself under the
shadow of a gun.
Carter, Peter
Children of the Book. 1982. Read by Gene Foad, 8 hours 59
minutes. TB 5085.
It is 1683 and the city of Vienna is under siege by the Turks. Young
Timur Ven is a raw recruit in the Janissaries, the dreaded Turkish
infantry; Anna Vogel is the daughter of a baker and approaching
womanhood; Stefan Zabruski is the son of a Polish knight facing
battle for the first time. The war is to affect them all ...
Cassidy, Cathy
Lucky star. 2008. Read by Paul Chequer, 5 hours 27 minutes.
TB 15999.
Mouse is doing his best to stay out of trouble. Cat is doing her best
to land herself in it. They've both had it pretty tough so when they
meet by chance they thank their lucky stars. Weird and wonderful
things happen when they're together - but how long can it last?
Because everyone has their secrets - and there can be only one
winner in a game of cat and mouse. Can't there?
Chambers, Aidan
Out of time: stories of the future. 1984. Read by Bruce
Montague, 5 hours 45 minutes. TB 5694.
Nine stories about the future including one in which a boy wakes
up to find that he is the only person on Earth. At first he thinks it is
a ghastly nightmare but it seems to go on forever. These stories
bristle with issues for discussion and are aimed at teenagers who
are themselves on the brink of the future of the human race...
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Chan, Gillian
The carved box. 2001. Read by Geoffrey Pierpoint, 5 hours 59
minutes. TB 17444.
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he
hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a filthy, halfstarved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to
open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of
working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems
to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious
carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with
some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions.
Chandler, Pauline
The mark of Edain. 2009. Read by Ruth Sillers, 4 hours 59
minutes. TB 17845.
Aoife and her brother Madoc are Roman slaves with a single
dream: to get back to Britannia, because they are the children of
the counsellor Caratacus, the self-appointed king of Britannia.
Discovering this the Emperor orders them aboard his fleet as he is
about to sail to Britannia to put down Caratacus's anti-Roman
rebellion, and he realises what valuable hostages the children will
be.
Colfer, Eoin
Half moon investigations. 2006. Read by Hugh Lee, 7 hours 18
minutes. TB 16449.
Fletcher Moon is a detective. But he's no ordinary detective: he
also happens to be a 12-year-old boy. Fletcher's mum and dad
worry about his obsession with solving crimes, and his teachers
laugh at him. But it's not until a series of mysterious crimes unfold
at Fletcher's school that his problems really begin. Fletcher
decides to flex his detecting muscles, and with the help of the
notorious Red Sharkey -who's no stranger to the police himself he is determined to solve his first real case. But Fletcher and his
unlikely ally are in much greater danger than they bargained for.
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Cooper, Susan
Over sea, under stone. 1965. Read by Marjorie Anderson, 7
hours 15 minutes. TB 3640.
The dark is rising series; book 1. Three children, on holiday in
Cornwall embark on a quest for treasure which lies 'over sea,
under stone'. They find themselves beset by deadly dangers, but
Great Uncle Merry seems to know how to protect them.
Cooper, Susan
The dark is rising. 1976. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 8 hours 48
minutes. TB 6390.
The dark is rising series; book 2. Only four days to Christmas so
why can't Will feel Happy? Things seem out of key this year, as if
someone is trying to tell him something in a language he cannot
understand. Animals show fear when he comes by, and what
makes that tramp take one look at him and scuttle off in such
terror?
Cooper, Susan
Greenwitch. 1984. Read by Brian Perkins, 4 hours 28 minutes.
TB 6090.
The dark is rising series; book 3. Hazel for the framework, rowan
for the head, a body of hawthorn boughs and blossom... Jane was
the only member of the family allowed to watch the making of the
Greenwitch but she had not thought to link that strange ceremony
with the quest to retrieve the priceless grail, stolen by the forces of
evil: the dark.
Cooper, Susan
The grey king. 1977. Read by Ray Jones, 6 hours 11 minutes.
TB 6403.
The dark is rising series; book 4. Grey clouds are lowering round
the Welsh hilltops as Will Stanton embarks on his dangerous
mission to find the golden harp which will wake the six sleepers "by
the pleasant lake" and send them out to take part in the great final
battle of light against dark.
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Cooper, Susan
Silver on the tree. 1979. Read by Ray Jones, 10 hours 30
minutes. TB 6951.
The dark is rising series; book 5. It is a hot, lazy summer's day.
Will Stanton is fishing with two of his elder brothers and everything
seems normal until he finds himself amidst a scene of panicstricken flight, taking place hundreds of years earlier ... the last part
of his task is about to begin in the battle of the light against the
dark. "When the Dark is rising, six shall turn it back" - so ran the
old prophetic rhyme and he is the last born of the Old Ones ...
Cooper, Susan
Dawn of fear. 1974. Read by Gene Foad, 4 hours 2 minutes. TB
8211.
As the Second World War rages round them, Derek and his friends
have to adapt to a life which is interrupted by air raids and an
environment defaced by bombs. For them the war is just a grownup version of one of their feuds, but then tragedy strikes and war
doesn't seem like a game any more.
Cotton, Donald
Doctor Who, the myth makers. 2008. Read by Stephen Thorne,
4 hours 3 minutes. TB 17517.
Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty
armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the
Greeks and the Trojans, and the prize they were fighting for was
Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. To the Greeks, it
seemed that the city of Troy was impregnable and only a miracle
could bring them success. And then help comes to them in a most
mysterious way, as a strange blue box materialises
close to their camp, bringing with it the Doctor, Steven and Vicki,
who soon find themselves caught up in the irreversible tide of
history and legend
Cowley, Joy
The silent one. 1982. Read by George Hagan, 3 hours 32
minutes. TB 4729.
Jonasi, a 12-year-old Polynesian boy is deaf and dumb - and
lonely. Then he finds the white turtle, a creature which is also set
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apart from its fellows and a bond forms between them - a story
from the South Seas which became a legend.
Craven, Margaret
I heard the owl call my name. 1974. Read by Alvar Lidell, 4
hours 28 minutes. TB 2550.
A young clergyman has been sent to live with and learn from a
tribe of Indians on the wild coast of British Columbia. He absorbs
their myths and legends, and gradually becomes one of them.
Dahl, Roald
The wonderful story of Henry Sugar and six more. 1977. Read
by Andrew Timothy, 7 hours. TB 3273.
These stories tell of people with peculiar and unlikely powers. In
the title story a rich and idle man learns to see without his eyes. It
costs him gruelling feats of concentration and years of careful
practice, but once mastered the temptations and excitements of
the roulette table are, for Henry Sugar, transformed for ever.
Danziger, Paula
Remember me to Harold Square. 1988. Read by Franceen
Brodkin, 3 hours 45 minutes. TB 8394.
Kendra Kaye has mixed feelings about having a guy she's never
met staying with her family over the summer. What if they don't hit
it off? What if they do?
Danziger, Paula
This place has no atmosphere. 1989. Read by Franceen
Brodkin, 4 hours. TB 8362.
Aurora Williams lives in the 21st century. Robots rule the schools,
everyone has a TV watch, and computers don't just think for
themselves, they've learned to make other computers as well. But
Aurora's parents are still living in the Dark Ages. They still want to
run her life. And even more astrally awful, they want to move the
family to that lifeless place called the Moon.
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Danziger, Paula
The divorce express. 1986. Read by Laura Brook, 3 hours 10
minutes. TB 8338.
You'd have thought after the divorce that Phoebe's father would
have been more understanding about Rocky. Away from her
mother, best friend and boyfriend, Rocky the racoon seemed to be
the only friend Phoebe had. And so what if he kept knocking over
the garbage?
Danziger, Paula
It's an aardvark-eat-turtle world. 1987. Read by Franceen
Brodkin, 2 hours 45 minutes. TB 8412.
Sequel to: Divorce express. Rosie's parents divorced shortly after
she was born. It was something she tried not to take personally.
Now her mother and best friend's father have fallen in love and are
going to live together. For Rosie, it looks like a perfect
arrangement for the happy-ever-after family, but it's not so easy
sharing a home.
Davidson, Lionel
Under Plum Lake. 1980. Read by Richard Earthy, 4 hours 9
minutes. TB 3867.
Barry is very nearly drowned, and finds himself led gently and
mysteriously, by a strange boy called Dido, to Egon, a dazzling
dream of pleasure, where all is happiness which he can never
quite recapture or forget.
Day Lewis, C
The Otterbury incident. 1948. Read by Peter Barker, 4 hours
22 minutes. TB 2533.
When Nick kicks the ball through the school window, the gang sets
out to raise the money for having it mended - and runs into all sorts
of trouble on the way.
Dickens, Monica
The messenger. 1985. Read by Gene Foad, 4 hours 45
minutes. TB 6533.
When Rose is 13 she is chosen to be a messenger of the Great
Grey Horse. This brave and beautiful creature was, long ago the
favourite charger of the vile Lord of the Moor and the animal's
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heroism in the face of treachery saved a whole village. Now he
lives on with a mission to protect innocent people from evil, misery
and violence. Rose is galloped back through time into the heart of
the mystery. Can she find a way to break the spell of the tragedy?
She must not fail him!
Dickens, Monica
The haunting of Bellamy 4. 1986. Read by Alistair Maydon, 4
hours. TB 6238.
Messenger series; book 3. "Favor", the Great Grey Horse, takes
Rose, his emissary, back in time in order to solve a mystery which
leads her to the local hospital. She must obtain a patient herself
and confront whatever is haunting in Room 4.
Dickinson, Peter
The weathermonger. 1968. Read by David Rider, 4 hours 15
minutes. TB 4845.
Changes trilogy; book 1. A story set in the near future: England
has reverted to the ideas of the Middle Ages. People are afraid of
machines and those who still use them are pursued as witches ...
Dickinson, Peter
Heartsease. 1969. Read by David Strong, 6 hours 1 minute. TB
2577.
Changes trilogy; book 2. In an England where all machines are
thought to be wicked, Lucy, Margaret and Jonathon manage to
escape from the farm where they live with the help of their
American friend.
Dickinson, Peter
Healer. 1983. Read by Gretel Davis, 6 hours 15 minutes. TB
4950.
Barry Evans is sixteen, Pinkie Proudfoot only six, but a serious
friendship develops between them. This leads to an exciting
escape and a chase from the world of cranks and faith healers and
explores many provocative ideas.
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Dickinson, Peter
Annerton Pit. 1977. Read by Alexander John, 5 hours 10
minutes. TB 9937.
Jake's mum and dad are on holiday and Granpa is roaming round
Britain looking for ghosts, sending a postcard to Jake each week.
When the postcards stop coming, Jake's brother buys a motor bike
and they go north to look for Granpa in the whispering maze of
Annerton Pit, a place of dark and fear where something waits for
Jake. Or is it only in his mind?
Dickinson, Peter
A box of nothing. 1985. Read by Gene Foad, 3 hours 45
minutes. TB 5861.
When James hid in the Nothing Shop he didn't expect to find
anyone there. It was just an empty shop to hide in for a moment,
and he didn't expect to buy a box of nothing, a bit of the original
nothing which was there before the world began.
Dicks, Terrance
Doctor Who and the face of evil. 1978. Read by Louise
Jameson, 3 hours 22 minutes. TB 18135.
Setting the controls for earth, the Doctor is surprised when the
Tardis lands in a primeval forest. He meets Leela, a warrior
banished from her tribe, and must do battle with the all-powerful
computer Xoanon, which assumes the voice and form of the
Doctor. He must also escape the savagery of the Sevateem tribe,
and the mind-controlling, destructive impulses of the Tesh.
Dicks, Terrance.
Doctor Who and the genesis of the Daleks. 1977. Read by
Terry Molloy, 4 hours. TB 19566.
A story featuring the further adventures of the time traveller Dr
Who, as he journeys through time and space with a variety of
companions. This work is based on the television series of the
same title.
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Dicks, Terrance
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot. 2008. Read by Tom Baker, 3
hours 43 minutes. TB 18499.
'Look, Brigadier! It's growing!' screamed Sarah. The Brigadier
stared in amazement as the Robot began to grow...and
grow...swelling to the size of a giant! Slowly the metal colossus,
casting its enormous shadow upon the surrounding trees and
buildings, began to stride towards the Brigadier. A giant metal
hand reached down to grasp him...Can Doctor Who defeat the evil
forces controlling the Robot before they execute their plans to
blackmail - or destroy - the world?
Dunlop, Eileen
Clementina. 1985. Read by Elizabeth de Silva, 6 hours. TB
6459.
For young teenagers Bridget and Daisy it should have been a
perfect holiday in Scotland. But Clementina came too. Bridget
disliked her from the start and when stable boy Angus fell in love
with her, Brigit hated her even more. Events came to a head on the
night of the ball.
Edge, Christopher.
Twelve minutes to midnight. 2012. Read by Matt Williamson, 5
hours 39 minutes. TB 19588.
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty 13-year-old orphan heiress of the
bestselling magazine, 'The Penny Dreadful'. Her masterly tales of
the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows
she's the author.
Ellis, Deborah
The breadwinner. 2000. Read by Joanne Moyer, 3 hours 5
minutes. TB 18223.
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against
the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan.
Eleven-year-old Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the
capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes
to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes
the breadwinner.
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Farre, Rowena
Seal morning. 1957. Read by Duncan Carse, 5 hours. TB 977.
A girl and her aunt live in a Sutherland croft with a pet seal and
squirrels.
Fine, Anne
Goggle-eyes. 2010. Read by Jane Asher, 4 hours 21 minutes.
TB 17515.
When Helly Johnston is miserable because her mother is thinking
of getting married again, forceful Kitty Killin comes to the rescue.
Kitty's not noted for sensitivity or for tact, but she's been through it
all herself with the man in her own mother's life: the silver-haired,
chocolate- bearing Gerald Faulkner (otherwise known as Old
Goggle-Eyes).
Forde, Catherine
Fat boy swim. 2006. Read by Gary Lewis, 4 hours 55 minutes.
TB 16450.
Teased and abused for being grossly overweight, Jimmy, a
fourteen-year-old Scottish teenager who dreams mysterious
dreams and secretly aspires to become a chef, decides to turn his
self-loathing life around by learning how to swim.
Gardner, J J
Men in black: a novel. 1997. Read by Eric Meyers, 2 hours 51
minutes. TB 11888.
Meet the Men in Black, or MiBs - extraordinarily cool agents who
use human strength and intelligence to battle alien creatures and
protect Earth. On a typical day, they face multiple-headed
creatures, blue space-goo, and even being eaten by an alien! Now
there's an intergalactic alien terrorist trying to disturb the peace in
the galaxy. Can they prevent worlds from colliding and save Earth
from destruction?
Garfield, Leon
The empty sleeve. 1988. Read by Alistair Maydon, 5 hours 30
minutes. TB 7393.
Peter Gannet is born on a wild, wintry Saturday in the midst of the
noonday chimes, his brother, Paul minutes later. The old ship's
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carpenter is full of dire prophecy at such ill-luck and says that the
"chime child" will "see ghosts and have communications with the
devil". And indeed he does when, at the age of 14, he is
apprenticed to a locksmith in Cucumber Yard - a multi-layered
ghost story that becomes an all too real murder.
Garfield, Leon
Smith. 1967. Read by David Rider, 3 hours. TB 4826.
Smith is twelve and earns a small but dishonest living in 18th
century London by picking pockets. Then he takes a paper from
the pocket of a man who is murdered moments later for that very
document - fast-moving adventure story set against a background
of Newgate gaol and the churchyard on Prickler's Hill.
Garfield, Leon
As you like it. From "Shakespeare stories". 2008. Read by
Clare Higgins, 1 hour 23 minutes. TB 16313.
This Shakespeare's comedy features rivalry between noble
brothers, exile and eventual reconciliation, and the contentment of
country life in the Forest of Arden. Reinterpreted and retold by
Leon Garfield.
Garner, Alan
Red shift. 1973. Read by Robert Gladwell, 5 hours 30 minutes.
TB 2390.
In this novel, whose roots go deep into mythology, conventional
time has no meaning, and lives which appear to be lived in
different historical periods are bound together by a power outside
space and time.
Garner, Alan
The owl service. 1967. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 4 hours 30
minutes. TB 5881.
The curious pattern on the dinner service Alison finds in the loft
bears a strange resemblance to an owl, interesting but
unimportant. From that moment on begins a change of events that
is as disturbing as it is inexplicable.
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Garner, Alan
The Weirdstone of Brisangamen: a tale of Alderley Edge.
1960. Read by Steve Hodson, 9 hours 30 minutes. TB 5327.
The Weirdstone is magic and it binds in sleep a band of knights
against the day when they are needed to fight Nastrond and his
evil forces. But the wizard charged with its safe keeping has lost
the stone... A classic tale of suspense mixing legend, fact and fairy
story.
Garner, Alan
The Moon of Gomrath. 1963. Read by David Rider, 4 hours 30
minutes. TB 5082.
Sequel to: The Weirdstone of Brisangamen. A chance meeting
with the Elf Lord in the woods on the Edge leads Colin and Susan
to Cadellin the wizard. Against his advice Susan lends her magic
bracelet to the elves and soon she is in so terrible a danger that
the only chance to save her is to invoke the Old magic, a magic
from the beginning of the world. Once awakened it grows more
and more powerful and uncontrolled.
Gee, Maurice
The halfmen of O. 1982. Read by Brian Carroll, 6 hours 45
minutes. TB 5109.
To keep the grown-ups happy, Susan and Nick have always
pretended to get on. In fact, five minutes of his city arrogance is
more than enough for her, while he finds his country cousin in this
remote corner of New Zealand stuck up and, at times, plain weird.
Confronting an unearthly evil they are drawn together.
Gee, Maurice
The priests of Ferris. 1984. Read by John Westbrook, 6 hours
30 minutes. TB 6199.
Sequel to: The Halfmen of O. A hundred turns have passed since
Susan Ferris joined the Have and ended the rule of the Halfmen of
O. Susan and Nicholas return to find their exploits have been
twisted into a wicked legend, the source of a corrupt religion. Then
a message arrives that the despotic priests have a girl they are
about to sacrifice.
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Gibson, Maggi
Seriously Sassy. 2010. Read by India Fisher, 5 hours 25
minutes. TB 18896.
13-year-old Sassy is a true 21st century girl. She's puzzling out the
mysteries of parents, boys & why people can't be more like
dolphins, & confronting big questions like - can she become a
singer-songwriter & save the world too?
Gilmour, H B
Godzilla: a novelization. 1998. Read by Steve Hodson, 4 hours
18 minutes. TB 11805.
This novelization has been adapted from the movie screenplay by
Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. On a deserted island far
away, a blast from a nuclear bomb destroyed all life. Or did it? One
lizard egg survived. Now thirty years later, the effects of the
radiation have mutated it into a monstrous giant lizard, as tall as a
skyscraper. He is swift, agile, deadly - and determined to survive.
They call him GODZILLA. On the island of Manhattan, in New York
City, four people - a scientist, a reporter, a cameraman and a
mysterious stranger - must band together to stop Godzilla.
Gleitzman, Morris
Bumface! 1999. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 4 hours 3 minutes.
TB 11891.
Bumface! That's who Angus wants to be. He dreams of being bold,
brave, wild and free. Like the pirate in the stories he tells his
younger brother and sister. Instead Angus is just plain tired from
changing nappies and wiping food off walls. His mum calls him Mr
Dependable, which is bad enough. Another baby would be a
disaster. So Angus comes up with a bold and brave plan to stop
her getting pregnant. That's when he meets Rindi. And Angus
thought he had problems.
Gleitzman, Morris
Two weeks with the Queen. 1999. Read by Nicolette McKenzie,
3 hours. TB 12352.
Colin Mudford is on a quest. His brother Luke has cancer and the
doctors in Australia don't seem able to cure him. Sent to London to
stay with his Aunty Iris, Colin reckons it's up to him to find the best
doctor in the world.
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Grisham, John
Theodore Boone. 2010. Read by Jeff Harding, 5 hours 59
minutes. TB 17796.
In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and
though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of
them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot
about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in
the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than
he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he
is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial.
Halam, Ann
King Death's garden: a ghost story. 1986. Read by Helen
Copp, 4 hours 30 minutes. TB 6714.
Maurice is a self-confessed wimp, with an asthmatic condition that
sets him apart from his schoolmates. He feels even more alone
when his parents move out to the Middle East, taking his baby
sister with them and dumping him on a great aunt. She lives in an
ancient rambling mansion on the edge of a cemetery - King
Death's garden which becomes an obsession with Maurice as he
is caught up in dangerous research into the supernatural, begun
long ago by the Professor who lived there.
Harris, M G
Invisible city. 2008. Read by Charlie Norfolk, 8 hours 39
minutes. TB 16543.
The Joshua files; book 1. When his archaeologist father goes
missing after an air crash in Mexico, UFO-obsessed Josh suspects
alien abduction. But after he discovers his dad was murdered,
Josh is caught up in a race to find the legendary Ix Codex - a lost
book of the ancient Maya containing a prophecy about the end of
the world.
Harris, M G.
Ice shock. 2010. Read by Ryan Watson, 8 hours 38 minutes.
TB 19510.
The Joshua files; book 2. Josh is certain that his father's death was
no accident. To make things worse, he's starting to wonder if he
can really trust his closest allies. But when he finds out a secret
about the legendary Ix Codex, he must journey to the secret
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Mexican city of Ek Naab, where the riddle of the mysterious
Bracelet of Itzamna awaits him.
Haynes, Natalie
The great escape. 2009. Read by Suzy Aitchison, 5 hours 25
minutes. TB 17372.
It's the summer holidays and Millie's bored stiff. Every week, she
has to clean windows with her dad at a nearby laboratory. But
she's sure something weird is going on inside. Then, one day, a
cat comes hurtling through the lobby towards her and asks her for
help. And Max needs a lot of help. He's trying to escape, he wants
to know who kidnapped him, and why - who on earth would want to
make cats that can talk? And he needs Millie to help him rescue
the friends he's left behind before it's too late.
Heneghan, James
Flood. 2002. Read by Mary Fisher, 4 hours 35 minutes. TB
17443.
After his mother and stepfather die in a Vancouver mudslide,
eleven-year-old Andy Flynn, having been saved by leprechauns, is
taken by his stern aunt to Halifax, Nova Scotia. When his aunt
reveals that his father is still alive, Andy escapes to find him. Now
he must decide which place to call home.
Higgins, Chris
Pride and penalties. 2007. Read by India Fisher, 6 hours 10
minutes. TB 15510.
Charlotte doesn't want a lot - just to play rugby and for her Dad to
be proud of her. But her brother Will's the rugby star of the family,
only he's got very different stars in his eyes. Soon they're both
keeping secrets and so is their mum! Plus Gran is acting stranger
and stranger. It also doesn't help that her sworn enemy is the one
boy she can't stop thinking about. Good thing she's known as
Spider, she'll need all the help she can get to untangle this web!
Higson, Charles.
The dead. 2011. Read by Laurence Dobiesz, 11 hours 24
minutes. TB 19512.
Book 2: Enemy series. A terrible disease is striking everyone over
the age of 14. Death walks the streets. Nowhere is safe. Maxie,
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Blue and the rest of the Holloway crew aren't the only kids trying to
escape the ferocious adults who prey on them. Jack and Ed are
best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the
limit.
Higson, Charles
The enemy. 2010. Read by Gareth Jameson, 9 hours 36
minutes. TB 17457.
When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed,
confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and
they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place
to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across
London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted
houses, underground - the grown-ups lie in wait. But can they
make it there - alive?
Hill, Douglas
Galaxy's edge. 1996. Read by Greg Wagland, 4 hours 30
minutes. TB 11144.
Cade series; book 1. The first title in an action-packed trilogy that
follows the tricky, trouble-making Cade on a planet-hopping
escapade around the galaxy. The one inhabitable planet of the
Edge - the furthest solar system - is where Jaxie Cade heads when
he breaks jail with stolen information that could lead him to the
fabled Phantom Planet, the dream of every Edge-worlder.
Hill, Douglas
The moons of Lannamur. 1996. Read by Hayward Morse, 4
hours 15 minutes. TB 15941.
Cade series; book 2. Jaxie Cade is on the trail of a legendary
planet, and one of the moons of Lannamur holds the information
Cade needs. It should be easy, but the fanatical Purity Defenders
on Lannamur and the Commonwealth Intelligence Agency are just
the first problems facing Cade. For waiting for Cade and his
companion is a robotics expert with a hidden past. And on Cade's
trail is a squad of murderous Occians.
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Hill, Douglas
Young legionary : the earlier adventures of Keill Randor. 1982.
Read by John Westbrook, 4 hours 45 minutes. TB 5575.
Keill Randor series; book 1. Companion to the Keill Randor series.
The story opens with the ordeal that 12 year-old Keill Randor must
survive to pass from his early childhood training to the advanced
stage of a Young Legionary. His initiation is hard. It symbolises the
life of his ancestors as well as the years ahead when he will hunt
down the betrayers of his planet, grappling with wyverns, sixlegged pachyderms and deadly spine-eels.
Hill, Douglas
Galactic warlord. 1979. Read by John Westbrook, 4 hours 25
minutes. TB 5576.
Keill Randor series; book 2. The planet of Moros, home of Young
Legionary Keill Randor, has been wiped out in a sudden,
mysterious attack. Keill is slowly dying from the effects of radiation,
but he has a mission to accomplish - to wreak a terrible vengeance
on the unknown foe who has destroyed his people.
Hill, Douglas
Deathwing over Veynaa. 1980. Read by John Westbrook, 4
hours. TB 5577.
Keill Randor series; book 3. Keill is battling against the forces of
evil in the universe. He must de-activate the awesome weapon
which Quern, the deadly albino off-worlder, has manufactured. But
Quern is not the only Deathwing agent on the planet.
Hill, Douglas
Day of the starwind. 1980. Read by John Westbrook, 4 hours 5
minutes. TB 5578.
Keill Randor series; book 4. Keill and his alien companion Gir, set
course for the for the uninhabited planet Rilyn to investigate the
sinister activities of the warlord and his agents the Deathwing.
Hill, Douglas
Planet of the Warlord. 1981. Read by John Westbrook, 4 hours
30 minutes. TB 5579.
Keill Randor series; book 5. "You will never leave Golvic alive,"
warns Festinn, Officer of the Deathwing. But Keill is determined to
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confront and destroy the Warlord whose evil is threatening the
galaxy, even if it means facing unimaginable horrors.
Hill, Douglas
Exiles of ColSec. 1985. Read by Christopher Scott, 4 hours 15
minutes. TB 6292.
The exiles of Klydor series; book 1. Cord hates Colsec, the huge
world-dominating organisation which has callously bundled him
and some other children into a defective spacecraft and launched
them out to live or die on a wild planet. When the shuttle crashlands the fight for survival is on - and some of the dangers they are
to face may have travelled with them.
Hill, Douglas
The caves of Klydor. 1984. Read by Peter Kenny, 3 hours 25
minutes. TB 15458.
The exiles of Klydor series; book 2. A group of five teenage
castaways, exiled from Earth by the evil and oppressive
Organisation that now rules, are drawn to the bleak, forbidding
badlands of planet Klydor by a strange signal from an Earth ship. It
can mean only one thing: the arrival of ColSec, Colonisation
Section of the hated Organisation. Deep in the hideous labyrinths
of Klydor's monster-infested caves, the kids find unexpected
answers.
Hill, Stuart
The cry of the Icemark. 2007. Read by Sian Thomas, 14 hours
13 minutes. TB 17520.
The Icemark chronicles; book 1. When her father dies in battle,
fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomes Queen of the Icemark,
determined to defend her tiny kingdom from the most terrible
invasion her nation has ever known. This is the epic story of how
she rallies her country and finds some extraordinary new allies:
Vampires, Wolf-folk, giant Snow Leopards - and most precious of
all, her friend Oskan, Witch's Son.
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Hill, Stuart
Blade of fire. 2008. Read by Sian Thomas, 19 hours 7 minutes.
TB 17344.
The Icemark chronicles ; 2. Twenty years have passed since the
tiny kingdom of the Icemark last defended itself from invasion. Now
the imperial invader Scipio Bellorum is back - joined by his brutal
twin sons. The Icemark's fate rests with Queen Thirrin, Oskan
Witchfather - and their five strong-willed children. But not all the
royal siblings are ready for the task.
Hooper, Mary
Fallen Grace. 2011. Read by Kate Byers, 7 hours 3 minutes.
TB 18590.
Grace Parkes has just had to do a terrible thing. Having given birth
to an illegitimate child, she has travelled to the famed Brookwood
Cemetery to place her small infant's body in a rich lady's coffin.
Following the advice of a kindly midwife, this is the only way that
Grace can think of to give something at least to the little baby who
died at birth, and to avoid the ignominy of a pauper's grave.
Distraught and weeping, Grace meets two people at the cemetery:
Mrs Emmeline Unwin and Mr James Solent. These two characters
will have a profound affect upon Grace's life.
Horowitz, Anthony
Stormbreaker. 2000. Read by Danny Bage, 4 hours 32
minutes. TB 13812.
Alex Rider series; book 1. When his guardian dies in suspicious
circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within
days, as his world is turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into
MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training. Then armed
with his own set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission.
Horowitz, Anthony
Point blanc. 2004. Read by Danny Bage, 5 hours 42 minutes.
TB 14039.
Alex Rider series; book 2. Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider, reluctant
MI6 spy, is back at school trying to adapt to his new double life and
to double homework, but MI6 have other plans for him.
Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's
most powerful men have revealed just one link. Both have a son
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attending Point Blanc Academy - an exclusive school for rebellious
rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief. Armed with only a false ID
and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must
infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what
is really happening there.
Horowitz, Anthony
Skeleton key. 2002. Read by Danny Bage, 6 hours 54 minutes.
TB 14040.
Alex Rider series; book 3. Teenage superspy Alex Rider travels
from a reconnaissance mission at Wimbledon Tennis
Championships to an investigation on Cayo Esqueleto, Cuba. He
begins to make chilling links between several deaths, an illegal
nuclear weapons deal and General Sarov's plans for the future of
the world. Contains strong language.
Horowitz, Anthony
Eagle strike. 2003. Read by Danny Bage, 7 hours 3 minutes.
TB 14396.
Alex Rider series; book 4. Relaxing in the South of France with his
friend Sabina Pleasure and her family, reluctant MI6 agent Alex
Rider is finally able to be like any other 14-year-old, until a sudden
attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and
mystery.
Horowitz, Anthony
Scorpia. 2004. Read by Danny Page, 8 hours 36 minutes. TB
14558.
Alex Rider series; book 5. Alex Rider is in Venice, looking for
secrets long-buried in the past. Was his father really a ruthless
assassin - and if so what does that make Alex? The truth lies with
the shadowy criminal organization known as Scorpia, and soon
Alex will have to make a choice: will he continue to work for MI6,
who have manipulated and betrayed him? Or will he join Scorpia
and get his revenge?
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Horowitz, Anthony
Ark Angel. 2005. Read by Danny Bage, 8 hours 2 minutes. TB
15051.
Alex Rider series; book 6. Alex Rider is in hospital and determined
to put his spying days behind him - but the reluctant teenage
superspy is forced into action once again when a group of deadly
eco-terrorists breaks in. Suddenly Alex finds himself in the middle
of a war that seems to be somehow connected to Ark Angel, a
revolutionary space hotel. This time he will have to push himself to
the very limits - and beyond.
Horowitz, Anthony
Snakehead. 2008. Read by Steven Alexander, 10 hours 54
minutes. TB 16121.
Alex Rider series; book 7. Alone in Sydney, Alex Rider is recruited
by the Australian government to infiltrate an organized peoplesmuggling ring: the criminal underworld of Snakeheads. Working
undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets
someone he can trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there
any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage?
Horowitz, Anthony
Crocodile tears. 2009. Read by Philip Elstob, 9 hours 34
minutes.TB 17579.
Alex Rider series; book 8. Targeted by a hitman and under threat
of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to
MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on
the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond
McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is
on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped
and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's
plot: to create an epic disaster that will kill millions.
Horowitz, Anthony
Scorpia rising. 2011. Read by Ian Prosser, 11 hours 46
minutes.TB 18604.
Alex Rider series; book 9. This gripping final mission brings
together Alex Rider's old enemies to frame the teenage superspy
in an unstoppable plot of revenge, from which he can never return.
Pursued from Europe to North Africa and Cairo's city of the dead -
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this is the twistiest and most deadly plot of any Alex Rider mission
yet, and will reveal Smithers' ultimate gadget and see the shock
death of a major character.
Horowitz, Anthony
The Falcon's Malteser. 2003. Read by Nickolas Grace, 4 hours
18 minutes. TB 15415.
Diamond Brothers series; book 1. When vertically challenged
Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a package worth over
three million pounds, he's making a big mistake. For Tim Diamond
is probably the worst detective in the entire world. Next day,
Johnny's dead. Tim gets the blame, his smart, wisecracking
younger brother gets the package - and every crook in town is out
to get them!
Horowitz, Anthony
Public enemy number two. 2007. Read by Nickolas Grace, 4
hours 25 minutes. TB 15439.
Diamond Brothers series; book 2. Framed for a jewel robbery,
wisecracking young Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison
cell with Johnny Powers, public enemy number one. His only
chance of rescuing the situation is to nail the Fence, the country's
master criminal. First though, Nick has to get out of jail, which is
where his older brother Tim, the bird-brained private detective
comes in.
Horowitz, Anthony
South by south east. 2007. Read by Nickolas Grace, 3 hours
14 minutes. TB 15468.
Diamond Brothers series; book 3. Tim Diamond, the world's worst
private detective, is broke - as his much smarter younger brother
Nick is quick to remind him. So when a mysterious stranger offers
Tim a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of good
luck.
Horowitz, Anthony
The French confection. 2005. Read by Nickolas Grace, 1 hour
35 minutes. TB 15514.
Diamond Brothers series; book 4. When the hard-up Diamond
brothers, Tim and Nick, win a weekend for two in Paris, it looks at
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as if their luck is taking a turn for the better. But looks can be
deceptive. No sooner have they arrived in the French capital than
the brothers are up to their necks in danger. There's a nasty smell
in the air and it's not the cheese. If Nick and Tim aren't careful,
their dream holiday could end up being a nightmare from which
they'll never wake.
Horowitz, Anthony
The blurred man. 2005. Read by Nickolas Grace, 1 hour 9
minutes. TB 15548.
Diamond Brothers series; book 5. The man in the photo is so
blurry, it's impossible to make out what he really looks like. And
that's before he was run over by a steamroller! His name was
Lenny Smile and he ran a children's charity called Dream Time,
financed by millionaire author Joe Carter. Now Carter wants to
know what happened to Smile and the money.
Horowitz, Anthony
I know what you did last Wednesday. 2006. Read by Nickolas
Grace, 1 hour 39 minutes. TB 15862.
Diamond Brothers series; book 6. It's a dangerous life being the
younger brother of the world's worst private detective - but Nick
Diamond's survived so far. He's due a holiday, so he should be
happy when an invitation arrives for his brother Tim inviting him to
a school reunion on a remote Scottish island and offering to pay
him for the pleasure. They go but it all gets strange when the
people there start dying in very bizarre ways.
Hucklesby, Jill
Deeper than blue. 2007. Read by Emma Noakes, 7 hours 15
minutes. TB 17036.
Amy is a thirteen-year-old champion swimmer. When her life takes
a dramatic tumble-turn one day, Amy doesn't know what to think or
believe any longer. To survive, she must swim as she has never
swum before. Can she make her dreams come true in a world
where the water is deeper than blue?
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Jones, Diana Wynne
A tale of Time City. 1987. Read by Nina Holloway, 11 hours 50
minutes. TB 6896.
Vivien has been kidnapped! She's sure that Jonathan and Sam
have whisked her away to a city of the future. But Time City exists
outside time and space. Trying to get back home, Vivian becomes
entangled in the plight of Time City itself: for it is crumbling away
and only its builder, the legendary Faber John, can save it. So
begins a desperate detective hunt through time to find Faber John
and his four precious caskets.
Karavasil, Josie
School's OK. 1982. Read by Robin Browne, 3 hours 21
minutes. TB 4626.
A collection of ten short stories about school life, set in the past,
present and future. Well-known authors explain briefly how the
stories came to be written.
Kaye, Geraldine
Comfort herself. 1984. Read by Nina Holloway, 5 hours. TB
5851.
When 11 year old Comfort's mother dies, she is sent to her English
grandparents in Kent. They find it hard to accept her ways, and
she yearns to live with her father in Ghana. When she gets there
she finds life is not as idyllic as she expects; where does she
belong?
Kelleher, Victor
The hunting of Shadroth. 1981. Read by Robert Gladwell, 8
hours 30 minutes. TB 3926.
Tal, a boy possessed of the mysterious Gift, is convicted of
cowardice because he refuses to kill the Feln, huge cat-like
animals, whom the clan suspects of killing their cattle. But Tal
knows that it is Shadroth, the dark unknown being that he has to
destroy.
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Kennemore,Tim
Wall of words. 1982. Read by Marjorie Anderson, 4 hours 44
minutes. TB 4663.
When her father left home eighteen months ago to write a
bestseller, Kim, eldest of four very different sisters, took on some
of the responsibility for the family. Her chief concern is for Kerry
who hates school so intensely that it is making her ill - an
interesting account of the effect of dyslexia, while the bright
youngest member is bubbling her way onto local radio.
Kerr, Judith
When Hitler stole pink rabbit. 2008. Read by Judith Kerr, 7
hours 30 minutes. TB 19726.
When Anna's father flees Germany in the dead of the night, it is a
matter of life and death to keep it secret. Two weeks later on the
eve of the Nazis coming to power, Anna, her brother Max, and
their mother secretly join him in Switzerland. It is the beginning of
their adventures.
Laird, Elizabeth
Lost riders. 2008. Read by Di Langford, 6 hours 50 minutes.
TB 16542.
Taken to work in a strange country, Rashid and his little brother
Shari cling to each other. Then they are separated and forced to
become jockeys in the lucrative camel-racing business. Rashid is
starved and worked to exhaustion by harsh supervisors - but he
has a talent for racing and quickly becomes his stable's star
jockey. Soon he begins to forget what life was like when he had a
proper home. He almost begins to forget about Shari.
Landy, Derek
Skulduggery Pleasant. 2007. Read by Gareth Jameson, 7
hours 10 minutes. TB 16906.
Skulduggery Pleasant series; book 1. Stephanie's uncle Gordon is
a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his
estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it
certainly wasn't fiction.
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Landy, Derek
Playing with fire. 2008. Read by John Cormack, 7 hours 37
minutes. TB 18013.
Skulduggery Pleasant series; book 2. You know how it is - you
think you've saved the world, and then ANOTHER evil villian turns
up with an unbeatable monster and starts breaking. Oh yes, and
you've got a skull for a head. A thirteen-year-old girl for a sidekick.
And no clue what to do.
Lee, Tanith
Prince on a white horse. 1982. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 4
hours 6 minutes. TB 4440.
He is a prince but who is he, or where is he going, is an utter
mystery and the horse he is riding has an unusual habit of turning
into something else at times. Meanwhile there are Beezles and
Oggrings behind every bush and the awful Nulgrave lurks, a black
coiling `something', in this science fiction world.
Leeson, Robert
Grange Hill goes wild: by Robert Leeson; based on the BBC
television series Grange Hill by Phil Redmond. 1980. Read by
Richard Earthy, 4 hours 6 minutes. TB 6535.
More than one of the 56 Grange Hillites waiting on Paddington
Station for the train to take them to camp was certainly prepared,
but not quite as any scout master would have wished: young
Duane Orpington has planned to use it as a jumping-off point for a
real bunk from home and school and Tucker Jenkins had no
intention whatsoever of going - he, Alan and Benny had plans for a
very different trip. In the end it didn't work out as anybody had
planned - even the staff.
Le Guin, Ursula K
The Earthsea trilogy. 1979. Read by David Banks, 19 hours 56
minutes. TB 8086.
Contains: A wizard of Earthsea; The tombs of Atuan; The farthest
shore. As long ago as forever and as far away as Selidor, there
lived the dragonlord and Archmage, Sparrowhark, the greatest of
the wizards - he who, when still a youth, met with the evil shadowbeast; he who later brought back the Ring of Erreth-Akbe from the
Tombs of Atuan.
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Le Guin, Ursula K
A wizard of Earthsea. 1971. Read by Carol Marsh, 8 hours 15
minutes. TB 3594.
Earthsea series; book 1. Sparrowhawk, a young boy with uncommon powers, goes to a school for Wizards, but pride drives
him to try certain dangerous powers too soon and a terrible evil is
let loose.( Also contained in The Earthsea trilogy, TB 8086)
Le Guin, Ursula K
Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea. 1992. Read by David
Banks, 7 hours 31 minutes. TB 10094.
Earthsea series; book 4. Sequel to: The farthest shore (contained
in The Earthsea trilogy, TB 8086). Therru, the child Tenar has
rescued, has burns not even the dying mage Ogion can heal. Ged,
once Archmage of Earthsea also returns to be nursed. Tenar sets
her mind on the white summer star, Tehanu, but the dark forces
that cast Therru into fire are still abroad and the source of this evil
can only be challenged by a new kind of power.
Lingard, Joan
The eleventh orphan. 2008. Read by Wendy Woolfson, 5 hours
35 minutes. TB 16546.
Mr and Mrs Bigsby of the Pig and Whistle, Stoke Newington
already look after ten children. When Constable O'Dowd brings
them an eleventh orphan he found on the streets, Ma Bigsby is
reluctant to take her. But there's something about Elfie, it's the first
day of a new century and Ma loves a mystery. Just why does Elfie
possess a little water colour of the Pig and Whistle?
Lively, Penelope
According to Mark. 1984. Read by Pauline Munro, 7 hours 20
minutes. TB 5390.
The story of a summer love affair seen from all three sides of the
triangle with the bonus of literary detection and the sunlit
countrysides of Dorset and the Dordogne.
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McCaughrean, Geraldine
A pack of lies. 1998. Read by John Livesey, 5 hours 1 minute.
TB 7849.
When MCC Berkshire moves into Ailsa and her mother's antiques
shop, he turns their lives upside down. He sleeps on the old bed in
the shop and corners every potential customer with a special story,
told just for them. But where does MCC come from?
McCaughrean, Geraldine
A little lower than the angels. 1989. Read by Kate Binchy, 4
hours 27 minutes. TB 10028.
God, the devil, heaven and hell all stand before Gabriel's eyes, he
can scarcely believe them, but when he is forced to flee his cruel
master the stonemason and leaps into the red, smoking jaws of
hell, he discovers a whole new and exciting life. Will his new life
with the travelling mystery players be any more secure than his old
one? In a world of illusions, people are not always what they seem,
least of all Gabriel. A fascinating, colourful and lively story about
life in the Middle Ages.
McCaughrean, Geraldine
The kite rider. 2008. Read by Anton Lesser, 7 hours 9 minutes.
TB 17107.
Set in Ancient China, this is the amazing story of Haoyou, who is
strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits
of the dead.
McCombie, Karen
Friends, freak-outs and very secret secrets. 2002. Read by
Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 16 minutes. TB 18938.
OK, so I did have a best friend called Sandie, but I think she's
been replaced by a Star Trek type android. She still looks like
Sandie, but since when did my real friend copy everything I do and
storm off in big huffs over nothing? I think the same thing
happened to Kyra's mum - the super-witch mum from hell Kyra's
always moaning about actually seems super-nice. Have all my
mates gone mad, or have I stumbled into Crouch End in a parallel
universe?
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McCombie, Karen
Hassles, Heart-pings! And sad, happy endings. 2011. Read by
Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 42 minutes. TB 18608.
There's always something going on in "Ally's World"! Ally's totally
gobsmacked when she finds out that her best mate Sandie's
moving away and even more shocked to find that her big sis is
considering going to university miles away from home. She's only
just got Mum back and now everyone else seems to want to leave.
Apart from Billy, that is, who's become a bit like a shadow,
following Ally's every move - just what is the loveable muppet up
to?
McCombie, Karen
Parties, predicaments and undercover pets. 2007. Read by
Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 30 minutes. TB 19166.
For once, Ally's looking forward to school - well, the last week of it
anyway. There's a fun run and the end-of-term party. But that's
before Kyra starts smuggling illegal pets into school. And, Ally's got
her own problems to deal with.
McCombie, Karen
Tattoos, telltales and terrible, terrible twins. 2006. Read by
Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 45 minutes. TB 19229.
Blood is thicker than water, right? That's what Ally's always been
told, and it's true she wouldn't change a thing about her family.
Then Dad's long-lost brother Joe comes to stay - bringing along his
meddling wife and evil, pet-torturing twins.
McCombie, Karen
Sister, super-creeps and slushy gushy love songs. 2007. Read
by Daniela Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 37 minutes. TB 19165.
Ally's not quite sure how, but Rowan's managed to rope her into
writing a song for Rowan's mate Chazza's new band - will Ally
have to bear her soul through her lyrics? Still, at least she can say
she knows them when they end up on Top of the Pops.
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McCombie, Karen
Boys, brothers and jelly-belly dancing. 2006. Read by Daniela
Denby-Ashe, 3 hours 46 minutes. TB 19164.
While dealing with the trauma and deep, deep shame of being
dragged to a belly dancing class by Rowan, Ally also has to deal
with unexplained, jealous type feelings to do with Billy, who has
asked for her help in finding a date.
McCombie, Karen.
Six words and a wish. 2011. Read by Anne-Marie Piazza, 6
hours 07 minutes. TB 19526.
Ever since Jem's sister Gracie ran away from home, Jem has
wondered whether or not she is to blame. She said something to
Gracie before her disappearance, and it's preying on her mind.
But, one summer, a series of spooky coincidences makes Jem
wonder if there's more to Gracie's disappearance than she
thought.
McCutcheon, Elsie
Summer of the Zeppelin. 1983. Read by Joe Dunlop, 7 hours
30 minutes. TB 5033.
Elvira Preston dislikes the changes made to her life in a small
Suffolk village by the First World War and longs for escape. She
and her friend Clarry find a deserted house in the woods and make
friends with a German prisoner working on the land.
Macken, Walter
The flight of the doves. 1968. Read by Denys Hawthorne, 4
hours 45 minutes. TB 5238.
All the light of laughter had gone out of their home since "Uncle"
Toby had taken over. Now it was a place of fear. It was right to go.
But could a twelve-year-old boy with red hair and his small flaxenheaded sister escape the notice of the police of two countries?
With only very vague memories, little money and not even an
address to go to, they begin their journey...
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Martin, Ann M
Babysitter's club collection vol. 1: Kristy's great idea; Claudia
& the phantom phone calls; The truth about Stacey. 1998.
Read by Laurel Lefkow, 8 hours 20 minutes. TB 11892.
Kristy's just had her best idea ever! But things don't always go to
plan, and sometimes babysitting's only half the trouble... Who is
the mysterious phantom caller that terrifies Claudia? And how can
the babysitters club help Stacey with her secret problem?
Martin, Graham Dunstan
Giftwish. 1980. Read by Peter Baker, 9 hours 30 minutes. TB
3754.
The adventures of Ewan who escapes into the forests and
mountains when he discovers that he is to be a sacrificial victim.
There he encounters a treacherous sorceress, giants and
monsters, but is helped by a young witch-girl.
Martin, Graham Dunstan
Catchfire. 1981. Read by Peter Barker, 9 hours 15 minutes. TB
3960.
Sequel to: Giftwish. The young King Ewan and the witch-girl
Catchfire set out to break the spell that is killing the Realm of
Feydom; they have many dreadful adventures and at last Ewan
confronts the wizard Hoodwill on equal terms.
Michael, Jan
Leaving home. 2009. Read by David Thorpe, 4 hours 52
minutes. TB 17356.
Orphaned Sam has to leave behind his affluent life in the city: his
computer, his trendy clothing and his pride, to live with his aunt in a
village at the back of beyond. He must sleep on the floor in a oneroomed hut, sharing with his aunt and cousins. He misses his
mother terribly, but she seems so very far away. How can he
adjust? Where does he belong?
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Magic for Marigold. 1927. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 10 hours
50 minutes. TB 4206.
Marigold, an only child on a farm called the "Cloud of Spruce",
combats loneliness and makes friends.
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Morpurgo, Michael
Alone on a wide wide sea. 2007. Read by Sarah Kants, Read
by Terry O'Brien, 6 hours 43 minutes. TB 16665.
When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after
WWII he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows.
When he meets a nurse whose father owns a boat-building
business, all the pieces of his broken life come together. Now, at
the end of his life, Arthur has built a special boat for his daughter
Allie, that will take her to England solo, in search of her father's
long-lost sister! Will the threads of Arthur's life finally come
together?
Morpurgo, Michael
The amazing story of Adolphus Tips. 2005. Read by Danny
Bage and Diana Bishop, 2 hours 56 minutes. TB 14262.
It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside
village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the
'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched by the war.
Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers,
are told to move out of their homes - lock, stock and barrel. Soon,
the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their
landings for D-day, preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's
adored cat, has other ideas - barbed wire and keep-out signs
mean nothing to her, nor does the danger of guns and bombs.
Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American
soldiers, who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat
again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look
for Tips herself!
Morpurgo, Michael
Shadow. 2010. Read by Abdullah Afzal and Mike Rogers, 3
hours . TB 18126.
Featuring the bravest dog in all the world, this is the story of Aman,
as told in his own words -- a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the
horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside
the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman 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 Aman has called Shadow will
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not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy
and dog are linked, and always will be!
Morpurgo, Michael
The sleeping sword. 2005. Read by Michael Morpurgo, 2 hours
18 minutes. TB 15371.
Bun Bendle stumbles one day into an underground tomb
containing a shield and a beautiful, ancient sword. As he touches
the hilt, his whole body is gripped by an incredible, centuries-old
power that will change Bun's life for ever.
Morpurgo, Michael
Long way home. 2008. Read by Michael Maloney, 2 hours 28
minutes. TB 17634.
Twelve year-old George has been moving from one foster home to
another for as long as he can remember. This summer he is being
sent to Dyer's farm, and he is sure that he won't like it there.
Muchamore, Robert
The recruit. 2004. Read by Daniel Philpott, 8 hours 12 minutes.
TB 15003.
CHERUB series; book 1. A terrorist doesn't let strangers into her
flat because they might be undercover police, but her children
bring their mates home. She doesn't know that a kid has bugged
her house. The kid works for CHERUB and CHERUB kids slip
under adult radar and get information that sends criminals to jail.
Muchamore, Robert
Class A. 2004. Read by David Thorpe, 7 hours 24 minutes. TB
16117.
CHERUB series; book 2. Keith Moore is Europe's biggest cocaine
dealer. The police have been trying to get enough evidence to nail
him for more than twenty years. Now, four CHERUB agents are
joining the hunt. Can a group of kids successfully infiltrate Keith
Moore's organisation, when dozens of attempts by undercover
police officers have failed? James Adams has to start at the
bottom, making deliveries for small-time drug dealers and getting
to know the dangerous underworld they inhabit. He needs to make
a big splash if he's going to win the confidence of the man at the
top. Contains strong language and violence.
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Muchamore, Robert
Maximum security. 2005. Read by David Thorpe, 7 hours 20
minutes. TB 16192.
CHERUB series; book 3. The CIA have been hunting Jane Oxford,
an international weapons dealer, for thirty years. Her only weak
point is her son, Curtis. It's a job for CHERUB. CHERUB kids are
highly trained professionals. Their essential advantage: a criminal
never suspects that a kid could be spying on him. This is James
Adams' most dangerous mission so far, working undercover inside
a maximum security prison. Over the years, CHERUB has put
hundreds of criminals behind bars. Now, for the first time ever,
they've got to break one out.
Muchamore, Robert
The killing. 2005. Read by Gregg Lowe, 7 hours 28 minutes.
TB 16956.
CHERUB series; book 4. When a small-time crook suddenly has
big money on his hands, it's only natural that the police want to
know where it came from. James' latest Cherub mission looks
routine: make friends with the bad guy's children, infiltrate his
home and dig up some leads for the cops to investigate. But the
plot James begins to unravel isn't what anyone expected. And it
seems like the only person who might know the truth is a reclusive
eighteen-year-old boy. There's just one problem. The boy fell from
a rooftop and died more than a year earlier.
Muchamore, Robert
Divine madness. 2006. Read by Philip Elstob, 8 hours 27
minutes. TB 17061.
CHERUB series; book 5. When a team of CHERUB agents
uncover a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and a
wealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James Adams is
sent to Australia on an infiltration mission. It's his toughest job so
far. The Survivors' outback headquarters are completely isolated.
It's a thousand kilometres to the nearest town and the cult's
brainwashing techniques mean James is under massive pressure
to conform. This time he's not just fighting terrorists. He's got to
battle to keep control of his own mind.
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Muchamore, Robert
Man vs beast. 2006. Read by Philip Elstob, 7 hours 15
minutes. TB 17062.
CHERUB series; book 6. Every day thousands of animals die in
laboratory experiments. Some say these experiments provide
essential scientific knowledge, while others will do anything to
prevent them. James and Lauren Adams are stuck in the middle.
They're CHERUB agents. Trained professionals with one essential
advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them.
Muchamore, Robert
The fall. 2007. Read by Volunteers, 8 hours 20 minutes. TB
408428.
CHERUB series; book 7. When an MI5 operation goes disastrously
wrong, James Adams needs all of his skills to get out of Russia
alive. Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo mission,
trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking operation. And when
James does get home, he finds that his nightmare is just
beginning! CHERUB agents have one crucial advantage: adults
never suspect that children are spying on them.
Muchamore, Robert
Mad dogs. 2007. Read by Laurence Dobiesz, 10 hours 9
minutes. TB 17802.
CHERUB series; book 8. The British underworld is controlled by
gangs. When two of them start a turf war, violence explodes on to
the streets. The police need information fast, and James Adams
has the contacts to infiltrate the most dangerous gang of all. He
works for CHERUB. Contains strong language and passages of
violence.
Muchamore, Robert
The sleepwalker. 2008. Read by Laurence Dobiesz, 8 hours.
TB 18064.
CHERUB series; book 9. An airliner explodes over the Atlantic
leaving 345 people dead. Crash investigators suspect terrorism,
but they're getting nowhere. A distressed twelve-year-old calls a
police hotline and blames his father for the explosion. It could be a
breakthrough, but there's no hard evidence and the boy has a
history of violence and emotional problems. Only CHERUB agents
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can unearth the truth. Contains strong language and passages of
violence.
Muchamore, Robert
The general. 2008. Read by Laurence Dobiesz, 8 hours 49
minutes. TB 18134.
CHERUB series; book 10. The world's largest urban warfare
training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty
British commandos are being hunted by an entire American
battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans
to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and fight the best war game
ever.
Muchamore, Robert
Brigands M.C. 2009. Read by Tom Stanley, 10 hours 3
minutes. TB 18168.
CHERUB series; book 11. Every CHERUB agent comes from
somewhere. Dante Scott still has nightmares about the death of his
family, brutally murdered by a biker gang. Dante is given the
chance to become a member of CHERUB, a trained professional
with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children
are spying on them. But when Dante joins James and Lauren
Adams on a mission to infiltrate Brigands Motorcycle Club, he's
ready to use everything he's learned to get revenge on the people
who killed his family!
Muchamore, Robert
Shadow wave. 2011. Read by Philip Elstob, 7 hours 45
minutes. TB 18821.
CHERUB series; book 12. After a tsunami causes massive
devastation to a tropical island, its governor sends in the
bulldozers to knock down villages, replacing them with luxury
hotels. Guarding the corrupt governor's family isn't James Adams'
idea of the perfect mission, especially as it's going to be his last as
a CHERUB agent. And then retired colleague Kyle Blueman
comes up with an unofficial and highly dangerous plan of his own.
James must choose between loyalty to CHERUB, and loyalty to his
oldest friend.
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Muchamore, Robert
The escape. 2009. Read by Matthew Field, 5 hours 46 minutes.
TB 16685.
Henderson's boys series; book 1. Summer, 1940. Hitler's army is
advancing towards Paris. Amidst the chaos, two British children
are being hunted by German agents. British spy Charles
Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the
help of a twelve-year-old French orphan. The British secret service
is about to discover that kids working undercover will help to win
the war. Unsuitable for family reading.
Naidoo, Beverley
Journey to Jo'burg: a South African story. 2008. Read by
Helen Bourne and John Cartwright, 2 hours 13 minutes. TB
18301.
Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old
Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their
grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works
there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim
realities of apartheid - the pass laws, bantustans, racism, the
breakdown of family life. The opulence of the white "Madam's"
house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi and Tiro face that their baby sister is suffering from starvation, not an incurable
disease.
Neale, Kirsty
Robin Hood : Will you tolerate this? 2007. Read by Richard
Armitage, 1 hour 32 minutes. TB 16341.
Robin Hood; book 1. Book 2 is by Kay Woodward, TB 16994.
Robin of Locksley returns from the Crusades to find his people
starving and oppressed by the new Sheriff of Nottingham. Under
this tyrannical regime,the slightest crime attracts the heaviest
punishment, and dissent is impossible. Robin soon discovers that
the only way to reason with the Sheriff is with bow and arrow even if it means sacrificing his lands and becoming an outlaw.
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Needle, Jan
The thief. 1989. Read by Brian Perkins, 2 hours 35 minutes. TB
7991.
When a five pound note goes missing Kevin is the prime suspect.
He's been in trouble before, and his dad's in prison. The only
interest he has in life is the caverns beneath the woodland. He
goes exploring one day and discovers a stash of stolen goods, and
this is when the real nightmare begins.
Nicholson, William
The wind singer. 2000. Read by Charlotte Strevens, 8 hours 41
minutes. TB 14059.
The wind on fire series; book 1. In the walled city state of
Aramanth, exams are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to
rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the
whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them,
Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, and she and her twin
brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source
of evil that grips Aramanth.
Nicholson, William
Slaves of the Mastery. 2002. Read by Charlotte Strevens, 10
hours 37 minutes. TB 14365.
The wind on fire series; book 2. When the ruthless soldiers of the
Mastery strike, the city is burned, and the Manth people are taken
into slavery. Kestrel Hath is left behind, separated from her
beloved brother Bowman, and vowing revenge. Kestrel must find
Bowman again, and Bowman must learn the secrets of the Singer
people. Only then will they break the power of the Mastery.
Nicholson, William
Firesong. 2002. Read by Charlotte Strevens, 10 hours 03
minutes. TB 14395.
The wind on fire series; book 3. It is the time of cruelty. The Manth
people have left the ruined Mastery to seek their homeland, in the
face of starvation, blizzards and the evil of the Morah. Only Ira
Hath can lead them there. She grows weak... Kestrel dreads
reaching the homeland. She is afraid of what it will mean for her
mother and of something else. Bowman eagerly awaits the
summons from Sirene. He prepares to make the final sacrifice for
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his people, his family. But first he must be trained by the great
Albard. All the while, the wind is rising...
Nye, Robert
Three tales: Beowulf, Taliesin, Wishing gold. 1983. Read by
Jonathan Oliver, 6 hours 44 minutes. TB 5795.
Three folktales from the British Isles: the Anglo-Saxon story of
Beowulf and Grendel; the Welsh legend of Taliesin; Wishing Gold
from Ireland.
Oxley, Dorothy
Summer dreams. 1989. Read by Nina Holloway, 4 hours 10
minutes. TB 7891.
This is the story of a special summer down at the creek and what
happened when we met the kids. We loved sailing and swimming;
they were in wheelchairs. Imaginative and funny, Daffy definitely
has a mind of her own. And she is always asking questions - about
herself, about other people, and about God, too. It is through what
happens during this special summer that she begins to find some
of the answers.
Paolini, Christopher
Eragon. 2005. Read by Gerard Doyle, 16 hours 25 minutes. TB
15335.
Inheritance series; book 1. When Eragon finds a polished blue
stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm
boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon
realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the
Empire itself. Overnight he is thrust into a perilous new world of
destiny, magic and power.
Paolini, Christopher
Eldest. 2007. Read by Gerard Doyle, 23 hours 31 minutes. TB
15336.
Inheritance series; book 2. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have
just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of
King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel
to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in magic and
swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider.
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Paolini, Christopher
Brisingr. 2008. Read by David Thomas, 29 hours 42 minutes.
TB 16696.
Inheritance series; book 3. Following the colossal battle against the
Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their
lives. But, more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds
himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including
his oath to cousin Roran to help rescue his beloved Katrina. When
unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes, Eragon must make
choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that
may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Conflict, action, adventure and
one devastating death await readers as Eragon battles on behalf
of the Varden while Galbatorix ruthlessly attempts to crush and
twist him to his own purposes. Can he become a leader who can
unite the rebel forces and defeat the King?
Paolini, Christopher.
Inheritance, or, The vault of souls . 2011. Read by David
Thorpe, 32 hours 37 minutes. TB 19337.
Inheritance series; book 4. Not so very long ago, Eragon Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm
boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now,
the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long
months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but
they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still the real battle
lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will
have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one
can. There will be no second chances.
Paratore, Coleen
The wedding planner's daughter. 2006. Read by Julie Rogers,
4 hours 6 minutes. TB 19153.
Twelve-year-old Willa Havisham loves the sea, and books, and
eating chocolate-covered cherries. But what she'd love more than
anything is a dad. It's just a shame her mum, Stella, is so
unromantic even though she's a wedding planner. So when Stella
falls for the teacher next door, Willa can't believe her luck.
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Peyton, K M
Downhill all the way. 1988. Read by Peter Wickham, 4 hours
46 minutes. TB 7376.
The chance of a school skiing trip to France means different things
to different people: Nutty and David can't wait to go while Jean is
not so sure and Hoomey definitely not keen. But they and the other
members of Sylvester's class make the trip to Claribel and events
there range from hilarious farce to adventure and self-discovery nobody returns unchanged.
Peyton, K M
Darkling. 1989. Read by Marie McCarthy, 7 hours 37 minutes.
TB 8658.
Jenny has two loves in her life - the wild racing colt, Darkling,
which her grandfather has bought, and the ambitious young jockey
Goddard Strawson. Soon her hopes for Darkling and her
happiness with Goddard come under threat as dark family secrets
begin to surface and she realises there are some painful choices
that only she can make.
Peyton, K M
Minna's quest. 2008. Read by Evelyn McLean, 3 hours 53
minutes. TB 16005.
Roman pony series; book 1. Strong-willed Minna is just a
blacksmith's daughter, yet she raises a sickly abandoned foal to
become the pride of the Roman cavalry. And when her fort is
threatened by blood-thirsty pirates, the fate of her people depends
on Minna and her beloved horse alone, as they set out on an
impossible journey to fetch help.
Peyton, K M
No turning back. 2008. Read by Evelyn McLean, 3 hours 43
minutes. TB 16626.
Roman pony; 2. Sequel to: Minna's quest. When Minna's true love
Theo leaves the lonely fort of Othona for the big city, Minna cannot
bear to be left behind and steals away on her beloved pony, Silva,
to follow him. But, she has no idea that her actions will condemn
Theo to fight a deadly duel - with her life as the prize.
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Priestley, Chris
Uncle Montague's tales of terror. 2008. Read by Bill Wallis, 5
hours 16 minutes. TB 17126.
Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits
from his nephew give him the opportunity to relive some of the
most frightening stories he knows. But as the stories unfold, a
newer and more surprising narrative emerges, one that is perhaps
the most frightening of all. "Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror", it
transpires, are not so much works of imagination as dreadful
lurking memories. Memories of an earlier time in
which Uncle Montague lived a very different life to his present
solitary existence.
Quirk, Yvonne Coppard
Hide and seek. 1991. Read by Joan Walker, 3 hours 32
minutes. TB 8921.
When Uncle Jim asks for Emma's help she is flattered, but her
friends are suspicious and gradually Emma too becomes wary.
What is the truth about his business? Why should she keep their
meetings secret from her parents? And what exactly is in the
package he asks her to deliver?
Rai, Bali
Dream on. 2002. Read by David Thorpe, 1 hour 8 minutes. TB
15457.
Baljit's mates knew what was what. If you were good at football,
really good, you could go places. But all his old man ever talked
about was duty to the family and paying bills. Baljit couldn't just go
on working in his old man's chippie. He wanted out!
Rennison, Louise
Withering tights: the misadventures of Tallulah Casey. 2010.
Read by Louise Rennison, 5 hours 23 minutes. TB 18191.
The misadventures of Tallulah Casey; book 1. A new series
featuring the amateur dramatic antics of Talullah and her bonkers
mates. Boys, snogging and bad acting guaranteed! Picture the
scene: Dother Hall performing arts college somewhere Up North,
surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male
and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type. On the whole, it's not
quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting! but once her
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mates turn up and they start their 'FAME! I'm gonna liiiiive
foreeeeeever, I'm gonna fill my tiiiiights' summer course things are
bound to perk up. Especially when the boys arrive.
Sachar, Louis
The Cardturner. 2010. Read by Simon Lee Philips, 7 hours 42
minutes. TB 18150.
When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games
with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job
in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might
secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. As
his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very
attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a
romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion.
Alton's mother is in for a surprise!
Sedgwick, Marcus
Revolver. 2010. Read by Daniel Philpott, 3 hours 31 minutes.
TB 17355.
It's 1910. In a cabin north of the Arctic Circle, in a place
murderously cold and desolate, Sig Andersson is alone. Except for
the corpse of his father, frozen to death that morning when he fell
through the ice on the lake. The cabin is silent, so silent, and then
there's a knock at the door. It's a stranger, and as his extraordinary
story of gold dust and gold lust unwinds, Sig's thoughts turn more
and more to his father's prized possession, a Colt revolver, hidden
in the storeroom. A revolver just waiting to be used.
Shan, Darren
Cirque du freak. 2005. Read by Matthew Field, 5 hours 7
minutes. TB 16110.
The saga of Darren Shan; book 1. Darren Shan is just an ordinary
schoolboy - until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque Du Freak,
until he meets Madam Octa, until he comes face to face with a
creature of the night. Soon, Darren and his friend Steve are caught
in a deadly trap. Darren must make a bargain with the one person
who can save Steve. But that person is not human and only deals
in blood. Unsuitable for family reading.
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Shan, Darren
Vampire's assistant. 2000. Read by Matthew Field, 4 hours 41
minutes. TB 16188.
The Saga of Darren Shan; book 2. Darren Shan was just an
ordinary schoolboy - until his visit to the Cirque Du Freak. Now, as
he struggles with his new life as a Vampire's Assistant, he tries
desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him... the one
thing that can keep him alive... But when he meets the Wolf Man
something quite terrible happens.
Shan, Darren
Tunnels of blood. 2009. Read by Matthew Field, 4 hours 28
minutes. TB 17742.
The Saga of Darren Shan; book 3. Darren Shan, the Vampire's
Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du
Freak with Evra and Mr Crepsley - but so it seems, does someone
else. When corpses are discovered - corpses drained of blood Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the
night who may prove to be the end of them all... Beneath the
streets, evil stalks Darren and his friends. Can they escape, or are
they doomed to perish in the Tunnels of Blood?
Shan, Darren
Vampire mountain. 2009. Read by Matthew Field, 4 hours 3
minutes. TB 17941.
The Saga of Darren Shan; book 4. Darren Shan, the vampire's
assistant is forced to march to Vampire Mountain where he will be
judged by the vampire princes. The trek is a test of skill and
endurance - one which sees Darren's vampire nature develop, and
a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed servants of the
sinister Mr Tiny.
Shan, Darren
Trials of death. 2001. Read by Matthew Field, 4 hours 16
minutes. TB 18830.
The Saga of Darren Shan; book 5. Compelled by his loyalty to Mr
Crepsley, Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, agrees to prove
his worthiness to the vampire clan by undertaking a series of trials.
Each Trial is set by the Vampire Princes to test agility, cunning and
intelligence. Failure means death. Whilst their attention is focused
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on Darren, the vampire clan fail to notice that the vampaneze have
infiltrated their mountain stronghold. Who is the traitor helping the
vampaneze, and will Darren survive the trials to oust the vampire's
greatest foes?
Sparkes, Ali
Finding the fox. 2008. Read by Glen McCready, 7 hours 44
minutes. TB 18514.
Shapeshifter; book 1. Dax Jones is an ordinary schoolboy - until
something amazing happens one day. Whilst frightened for his life,
he inexplicablychanges into a fox. Before long, both a government
agent and an ambitious young journalist are on his tail.
Stroud, Jonathan
Amulet of Samarkand. 2010. Read by David Thorpe, 14 hours
53 minutes. TB 18832.
When the 5000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by
Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to
do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple
illusions. But Nathaniel has something rather more dangerous in
mind: revenge. Against his will, Bartimaeus is packed off to steal
the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master
magician of unrivalled ruthlessness and ambition. Before long,
both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of
magical intrigue, murder and rebellion.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Brother Dusty-Feet. 1952. Read by Rosemary Davis, 7 hours
15 minutes. TB 4795.
Hugh Copplestone has lived with his sharp-tongued Aunt Alison
since his parents died three years ago when he was eight. Now his
beloved dog, Argos, is to go and so the pair slip away at night to
make their way in the world. They meet up with a band of strolling
players. A story set in the England of the first Queen Elizabeth.
Sutcliff, Rosemary
The chronicles of Robin Hood. 1950. Read by Andrew
Timothy, 8 hours 15 minutes. TB 3647.
The stirring adventures of the men in Lincoln Green and their great
and famous leader.
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Taylor, Cora
On wings of a dragon. 2001. Read by Kelly Funke, 6 hours 48
minutes. TB 18470.
Kour'el wakes up in a tower cell with no memory of who she is or
where she came from. One painful shred at a time, she pieces
together her memory with the help of her companion Api'Naga, an
immortal dragon. They know they have come from very far away
and that they have a mission, but not even Api'Naga knows for
certain what the mission is and who they are looking for. Contains
violence.
Thornton, Duncan
Kalifax. 2000. Read by Meagan Morash, 3 hours 31 minutes.
TB 18423.
Come with Tom, the brave captain, and the fearless crew of the
Volantix as they sail for the roof of the world, fighting snow-goblins
and ice trolls. Find out if Grandfather Frost comes to their rescue
and whether the legend of the astounding Kalifax will see them
through.
Treadgold, Mary
Journey from the Heron. 1981. Read by Marjorie Anderson, 5
hours. TB 4137.
While visiting her aunt in London, Betsy Barrow becomes caught
up in the turn of World War I.
Treece, Henry
Horned helmet. 1963. Read by George Hagan, 3 hours 6
minutes. TB 4383.
Starkad, leader of a band of fierce Jomsvikings, rescues a young
orphan Beorn from the clutches of his vicious Icelandic master.
Beorn joins the crew of the 'Reindeer' and has many adventures
before finding a true home and family for himself.
Ure, Jean
Hi there, Supermouse! 1983. Read by Rosalind Shanks, 3
hours 41 minutes. TB 6328.
With little in common but the same parents, the two sisters can
hardly be described as the best of friends. Rose has been
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groomed for "stardom" for years, while Nicola has taken a back
seat. Until Rose misses a rehearsal because of one of Nicola's
pranks. Then, shyly standing in for Rose, Nicola makes a
surprising discovery which promises to change the way everybody
sees her.
Wallace, Karen
Wendy. 2008. Read by Jan Francis, 5 hours 12 minutes. TB
16981.
The story of Wendy Darling before she met the boy who wouldn't
grow up. One night she sees her father kiss vile Lady
Cunningham. The image of it beckons Wendy into a dark, adult
world of mystery and lies.
Warburton, Ruth.
A witch in winter. 2012. Read by Annabel Bates, 8 hours 27
minutes. TB 19454
Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch and would probably
mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town
of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to
about power.
Westall, Robert
The scarecrows. 1981. Read by Andrew Jack, 6 hours. TB
5091.
The summer holiday at Joe Morton's new house was awful. Simon
hated Joe. He was Mum's new husband and mocked everything
that Simon held sacred, including the British army that his father
had died for. Perhaps that was why Simon spent so much time at
the old water mill across the field. But was the mill really empty?
And were the scarecrows in the field as harmless as they
appeared?
Westall, Robert
The cats of Seroster. 1986. Read by Alistair Maydon, 12 hours
10 minutes. TB 6832.
Before the boy's horrified gaze, his father the Duke is stabbed to
death by the royal bouteiller. The servant then advances on the
boy, who can hardly move for fear. The only other living thing in
the great hall is Sehtek, the Royal Golden Cat. Suddenly the
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bouteiller seems to be wearing a golden fur cap ... Cat and boy
escape together leaving the two corpses. It is the great golden cats
of the city, too, who help Cam to find the legendary Seroster.
White, John
The sword bearer. 1992. Read by Nigel Carrington, 9 hours 1
minute. TB 10580.
The archives of Anthropos series; book 1. On his thirteenth
birthday, John finds himself transported to the land of Anthropos.
He is startled to be hailed as the Sword Bearer, Slayer of the
Goblin Prince.
White, John
Gaal the conqueror. 1992. Read by Nigel Carrington, 9 hours
12 minutes. TB 10609.
The archives of Anthropos series; book 2. Young John Wilson,
looking for the runaway Eleanor MacFarland, finds himself in the
land of Anthropos. The two children are swept into a conflict
between the evil sorcerer Shagah and the loyal forces of Gaal, son
of the High Emperor.
White, John
The tower of Geburah. 1993. Read by Nigel Carrington, 10
hours 34 minutes. TB 10626.
The archives of Anthropos series; book 3. While investigating their
uncle's attic, Wesley, Kurt and Lisa mysteriously find themselves
transported to Anthropos. There they are unexpectedly given a
mission to save a king and a country. The key to their adventure
lies in a remote tower on the Island of Geburah.
Wild, Kate
Fight game. 2008. Read by Hugh Lee, 7 hours 39 minutes. TB
17149.
15-year-old Freedom Smith is a born fighter - it's in his gypsy
blood. Coerced into infiltrating a sinister fight game that's recruiting
runaway boys, he discovers a mind-bending world of dangerous
science - and a fight that never ends.
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Wilkinson, Dean
Arthur King and the curious case of the time train. 2004. Read
by Steven Pacey, 3 hours 56 minutes. TB 17203.
There are odd things afoot in Thornaby, again. Rips in the very
fabric of time are leaving bewildered people hours out of sync with
their lives, and Lawrence gets mugged by cavemen. Then there's
the strange nightly rumblings beneath the town.
Willard, Barbara
The lark and the laurel. 1970. Read by John Richmond, 6
hours 20 minutes. TB 1539.
Mantlemass series; book 1. Cecily's father is forced to flee when
Henry Tudor comes to the throne, and he leaves her with her
rough but good-natured aunt in the country. It takes the pampered
girl a long time to get used to country ways and to enjoy her
newfound freedom.
Willard, Barbara
The sprig of broom. 1971. Read by John Richmond, 6 hours
33 minutes. TB 1994.
Mantlemass series; book 2. Who is the man, known as Richard
Plashet, who lives quietly as a forest guide and craftsman and has
mysterious, noble-born friends? His son sets out to find out.
Willard, Barbara
A cold wind blowing. 1972. Read by Richard Earthy, 6 hours
15 minutes. TB 3999.
Mantlemass series; book 3. Henry VIII had divorced his wife; the
whole country was disturbed and convents and priories closed.
Even at Mantlemass and Ghylls Hatch, the normally quiet farm,
there was disturbance and ultimately unhappiness.
Willard, Barbara
The eldest son. 1977. Read by Patrick Romer, 7 hours. TB
4000.
Mantlemass series; book 4. Harry, the eldest son at Ghylls Hatch,
was a hard man except in the matter of his young family. Who was
to guess the harm that would come from buying for his daughter a
beautiful small horse.
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Willard, Barbara
The iron lily. 1973. Read by Peter Barker, 8 hours. TB 4042.
Mantlemass series; book 5. When her mother dies of the plague,
Lilias turns her back on all she has known. She marries a rough
iron worker and when he is killed, becomes an ironmaster in her
own right. Her fortunes become involved with a nearby Ghylls
Hatch, and an old secret is uncovered.
Willard, Barbara
A flight of swans. 1980. Read by George Hagan, 6 hours 45
minutes. TB 4023.
Mantlemass series; book 6. The Spanish Armada is sailing up the
Channel. Ursula, daughter of Lilias, lights the beacon above
Mantlemass with the help of her young kinsman, Roger, who later
becomes master of the ironworking at Plashets.
Willard, Barbara
Harrow and harvest. 1974. Read by David Sinclair, 6 hours 53
minutes. TB 4145.
Mantlemass series; book 7. The dissent between King and
Parliament has spread through the country, and even at
Mantlemass there is a dispute and fear, ending in its destruction at
the time of the Civil War.
Willard, Barbara
The keys of Mantlemass. 1981. Read by Christopher Slade, 5
hours 30 minutes. TB 4001.
The Mantlemass series; book 8. The 'keys' of Mantlemass are the
stories of the first arrival there of Cecily Jolland and Lewis Mallory,
and of many of the other people encountered during the previous
novels, filling in a few gaps and linking all the Mantlemass novels
together.
Williams, Alex
The talent thief. 2007. Read by Glen McCready, 8 hours 30
minutes. TB 17196.
Cressida, Adam's talented sister, is invited to perform at
Fortescue's festival of young talents and Adam tags along. But
once the children arrive at the festival, in a mountain-top hotel,
their terrific talents begin mysteriously to disappear. A piano
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virtuoso suddenly forgets how to play, a maths genius finds she
can no longer multiply. There's a sinister shadow that only Adam
ever sees, a strange glow emanating from behind closed doors.
With the help of an erratic ex-racing driver, dashing Amy Swift,
Adam and Cressida rip-roar off through the mountains in perilous
pursuit of the dastardly talent thief.
Wilson, Jacqueline
Nobody's perfect. 1982. Read by Syd Ralph, 3 hours 50
minutes. TB 4660.
Feeling a complete mis-fit at home with her stepfather who
behaves like an overgrown sea-lion, her mother who adores him
and younger sister Julie, Sandra learns that the father she never
knew had wanted to be a writer. Now she understands her own
longing to be an author. She must find him.
Withrow, Sarah
Box girl. 2001. Read by Kathy Reynolds, 3 hours 19 minutes.
TB 18097.
Gwen's mother ran away five years ago, now Gwen is receiving
postcards with French stamps and no return address from her that
promise a reunion. Gwen plans to be a loner until her mother calls
for her, or at least that is what she thinks until she meets Clara on
the first day of grade eight.
Woodward, Kay
Robin Hood : sheriff got your tongue? 2007. Read by Richard
Armitage, 1 hour 43 minutes. TB 16994.
Robin Hood series; book 2. Sequel to: Will you tolerate this? By
Kirsty Neale. The Sheriff of Nottingham is determined to punish
Robin for his defiance of authority. He holds the villagers of
Locksley hostage, threatening to cut out a villager's tongue every
hour until Robin is found. Robin has no choice but to give himself
up to protect them. But with his gang of outlaws on his side, all is
not lost.