New Releases by Barbara Willard

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Young Simon, recently and tragically orphaned, becomes a scribe in the following of the exiled Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The uncertainty of the tumultuous years leading to the infamous cathedral slaying is heightened by Simon''s separation from his twin Edmund, who is in the service of King Henry II. With an expert pen Barbara Willard deftly recounts events leading to the bishop''s martyrdom in 1170.

Ben visits his friend Mrs Merryfield and befriends her latest and largest animal pet.

Who is the man known as Richard Plashet, who lives quietly as a forest guide and craftsman and has mysterious, well-born friends.

In anticipation of winning a South Sea island in a dog food contest, two children trespass on the neighbor''s estate to try out island living.

The half-learned magic of apprentices goes awry during The Three''s inspection of the Academy for Young Witches.

A 16-year-old, who has left her home in the English countryside to go into service with a London family in the 1930''s, gradually realizes what she really wants.

Two children become curious about the departure of their grandfather''s employer, who left their "Garden Island" off Scotland years ago after instructing the gardener to faithfully keep the island beautiful until his return.

Not wanting a dog around at all, Jill''s father gives her an impossibly small sum of money with which to buy one, but determined Jill finds a St. Bernard for free.

Colin thought the mouse in his pocket was just a stuffed one until it bit him, and then he had to make an important decision about the best home for a mouse and the proper use of a boy''s pockets.

At the end of a long day selling strawberries and seeing the sights in London, Peter and his sister see the Queen.

"Complications arise when the English Sarah Lattimore decides to wed Robert Graham, an American, for both have children by previous marriages. The combined family, whose common interest is a love for anything Scottish, is brought together at Sarah''s summer home in Scotland. The two English and four American children, whose ages range from 16 to 19, realize that they must learn to adapt to the situation but cannot avoid feeling resentment toward each other."--Kirkus.

Hetty lives with her family on the English coast and shares their turbulent year.

Complications arise when the English Sarah Lattimore decides to wed Robert Graham, an American, for both have children by previous marriages. The combined family, whose common interest is a love for anything Scottish, is brought together at Sarah''s summer home in Scotland. The two English and four American children, whose ages range from 16 to 19, realize that they must learn to adapt to the situation but cannot avoid feeling resentment toward each other.

In a London suburb, neighbors Tim and Jane become fast friends when they secretly rescue an injured wild duck and plan how to deliver it to a safe refuge.