New Releases by Berlie Doherty

Here is a collection of the most powerful and wonderful stories from the Old Testament, retold by award-winning author Berlie Doherty and illustrated by Jason Cockcroft. More than forty stories reveal the lives of memorable Biblical characters across the generations including Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Saul, and David.

Nanny Jean persuades Anna to enter Calentine for the Hope Show. Anna is nervous - there will be so many people there but Nanny Jean reminds Anna of all the ways she's been brave since she arrived at the farm. So Anna and Valentine go to the show - and they both win a prize!

The 12 stories in this collection are among the best-loved and most enchanting fairy stories of all, retold by Berlie Doherty and illustrated in sumptuous style by Jane Ray.

After nine-year-old Tam's baby sister is stolen away by faeries and replaced by a goblin baby, he must journey to the land of the faeries to retrieve her and bring her back home. Simultaneous.

This is the story about a close-knit family living in an isolated farming community and the changes they have to face. Jeannie, the teenage daughter falls in love for the first time and must decide between her loyalty to the farm and her desire to see the world beyond it.

Fourteen-year-old Holly Starcross knows two lives: six years with Dad and Mum; then eight years with a divorced family. Maybe happiness is in the stars, but first Holly must make some wrenching choices. This is thoughtful and introspective coming-of-age fiction that hits home and heart.

Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at older pupils with a low reading age, particularly boys. Each story features mostly male characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged.

Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at older pupils with a low reading age, particularly boys. Each story features mostly male characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged.

Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at older pupils with a low reading age, particularly boys. Each story features mostly male characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged.

Abela (ik-figuur) woont in Tanzania. Haar hele familie overlijdt aan aids. Rosa (ik-figuur) woont in Engeland met haar moeder. Haar moeder wil een kind adopteren. Zullen de meisjes elkaar vinden? Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

Dorothy and Walter's father is the butler at the Big House and they soon strike up a secret friendship with lonely Master George. When Master George's father goes missing the twins are desperate to help, and soon a daring plot begins to take shape.

Catherine and her family are out for a walk when a sudden storm blows up. The children take shelter in a deserted barn which seems strangely familiar, although they have never been there before. As the daylight fades, Catherine senses the secrets of the surrounding hills press in upon her, secrets from another, older time.

Eté 1946, dans un village anglais... Madeleine et Grace, quinze ans, sont sœurs jumelles. Impossible de les distinguer, si ce n'est par la couleur d'un ruban dans leurs cheveux ! Aussi, lorsque Grace meurt dans un accident, il est aisé pour Madeleine de se faire passer pour sa sœur. Est-ce une façon d'échapper au chagrin ? Mais ce lourd secret, comme un aimant, fait resurgir les fantômes du passé... Un roman sensible et profond sur l'apprentissage difficile de la vie et sur la force du souvenir, une histoire empreinte d'émotion et de poésie, et porteuse d'espoir.

Features a poem, taking readers on a fantasy journey, raising a shiver or two on the way, but returning them safe and sound in the morning.

J'ai quatorze ans. Je mène une vie (en apparence) heureuse entre ma mère, présentatrice vedette de la télévision, mon charmant beau-père et mes demi-frères et sœur, Depuis le divorce de mes parents - j'avais six ans - je n'ai plus jamais revu mon père. Mais l'autre jour, à la sortie du collège, il était là ! Il voulait m'emmener et me faire découvrir sa vie d'éleveur de chevaux. Je suis maintenant face à un choix difficile et douloureux : retourner vivre chez ma mère ou rester avec mon père...

Tricky Nelly Nickleby and Billy the Bamboozler are always playing tricks on each other. So when Nelly asks for a pretty feather hat for her birthday, Billy comes up with a crafty plan to give her what she wants - and more. But Nelly has plans of her own to make him look like a silly Billy

Coconut comes to school every day. HEE-HAW! Coconut canters across the school meadow. Her hooves go TRIT TROT! Her ears go FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP! Her tail goes SWISH as she flicks at the flies. "Coconut's here!" the children laugh. The children love Coconut, but Mr. Clapper the teacher doesn't love her—he doesn't love her one bit. But when Mr. Clapper finds himself in trouble, he just might have to change his mind about Coconut.

This story is about a little girl called Willa, who moves with her family to a new home, where she meets Old Miss Annie. At first Willa is afraid of the old woman because of her woolly hair and tiny voice and bumpy, twisted hands. But soon they become the best of friends.

This text is an illustrated retelling of the classic fairy tale.

Playscript -- the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools. Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings: * Staging the play * Work on and around the script * Themes in and around the play

Welcome to a world where magic really happens - where toys come alive, young girls become princesses and Clara's brave nutcracker becomes the prince of her dreams.

It all starts when the storyteller tells Jill that it's high time she met Jack. The question is: Which Jack? "They're all called Jack around here," Mother Greenwood tells her. There's Great- grandfather Jack, Uncle Jack, Daft Jack, Jack the Giant Killer, and more, including, of course, Mother Greenwood's lazy, good-for-nothing, waste-of-a-wishbone son, Jack. The Jack stories are brimming with giants, magicians, dragons, brave deeds, clever tricks, princesses, and funny surprises, and Jill thinks each one is better than the last. But what does Mother Greenwood mean when she says that the storyteller puts everyone he meets into a story? What's with those beans Mother Greenwood tossed out her window? And what will happen when Jill meets her Jack?

The book contains a compelling playscript by Berlie Doherty, based on R. D. Blackmore's famous novel. This is accompanied by resources covering: - Staging the play - Work on and around the script - Life and times of R. D. Blacmore - From novel to playscript - Themes in and around the play - Media.

This new novel from the acclaimed children's author Berlie Doherty has been adapted into a BBC Television drama for 7-9 year olds. It is the strangest, most unforgettable day ever for the pupils in Miss Wordsworth's class - especially for Peter and Josie. One minute they are sitting in front of the computer, the next they're in it - actually inside the computer game and pawns in the grip of Victor Virus as he attempts to conquer Cyberspace. Luckily, Zzaap is on their side. Can they find their way through the Castle of Gloom and avoid being stuck on the Wall of Spikes? is there any way out of No Hope Valley? And what if they do make it to the end of the game and meet the terrifying Word Master? The future of Cyberspace hangs in the balance, as do the lives of Peter and Josie.

This book contains tales from all round the world - from Australia to the Shetland Isles - full of strange and wonderful happenings. Some are happy stories, others haunting and sad, but all have the power to enchant and enthral.

Mother Greenwood tells her amazing tales of the adventures of Jack, but which Jack? Cousin Jack? Great-grandfather Jack? Her own son Jack, and Daft Jack? Each Jack has a story taller and more incredible than the last, and readers are invited to complete the open-ended resolution with a Jack-inspired happily-ever-after of their own. Illustrations.