Best Selling Books by Janni Howker

After a lone hungry wolf finds companions whose combined strength drags down an old moose, the entire pack sleeps through a blizzard and dreams of the return of spring.

English teenager Bill Coward finds himself losing control of his life when the mill where his father works is shut down and a mysterious beast begins making savage attacks on local livestock.

A collection of five short stories set in the small towns of northern England, exploring complex relationships and rare understandings among the young and old.

After the death of his idolized older brother, twelve-year-old Isaac''s relationship with his horse dealer father grows even worse as he sees his father''s obsession with hatred poison their family''s life.

One of the most remarkable short stories in Janni Howker''s BADGER ON THE BARGE is THE TOPIARY GARDEN, currently under option for filming It is the evocative, timeless story of Sally Beck, and the circumstances which led her to become Jack, the gardener''s boy, working amongst the topiary bushes of a great country house garden. This powerful story has such impact for readers of any age that we are publishing it in a separate edition, with specially commissioned full colour paintings by Anthony Browne

Now in paperback! Young readers will welcome this exciting opportunity to be a part of the pack. (Ages 5-8) Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER! Each paperback title in the series ncludes a CD that features: * an engaging read-aloud with sound effects * a read-along opportunity guided by prompts * a segment focusing on fascinating facts Walk with a wolf . . . as she hunts alone, howls to her pack, and greets her cubs and mate. Hunt with the pack as it follows the scent of a bull moose, crouching and charging. Learn all about these lords of the far north, who have been hunted by man nearly to extinction. With evocative watercolors by Sarah Fox-Davies, Walk with a Wolf is as full of beauty and drama as it is of facts about this mysterious and often maligned creature. This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life. Back matter includes an index.

After the brutal killing of his stepfather on the night of a great wedding, fourteen year-old Martin Farrell is forced to make a perilous search for his real kin, his rightful heritage - and his own, true, identity. . . Enter the legendary world of the Borderland reivers where bloods feuds, blackmail, robbery and vengeance are rife. And witness Martin Farrell''s shocking discovery of his own birthright and of an inheritance that poses the most murderous of choices. . . . Janni Howker is a previous winner of The Whitbread Children''s Novel Award and The Young Observer Fiction Prize

Jakey y Liz tienen algo en com n: sienten que nadie los quiere y que est n solos en el mundo. y tal vez lo est n, pues que no pueden ver m s all de sus preocupaciones adolescentes. Pero conocer a personajes mayores, a punto de abandonar el mundo, los har percibirse desde una perspectiva totalmente distinta.

Cada una de las historias de este libro es un encuentro ntimo y revelador entre un joven y un anciano. Con una combinaci n de tensi n, ternura y sensibilidad la autora presenta una especial y delicada complicidad entre generaciones distantes.

Roman - deuil - fratrie.

Nouvelle - adolescence - vieillesse - marginalité - mystère.

England 1984: Isaac, der fast 100jährige Sohn eines Pferdehändlers, erzählt von seinem beschwerlichen Leben. - Ausgezeichnet mit dem Somerset-Maugham-Preis.

Vijf verhalen over jongeren die een onverwachte ontmoeting met een veel ouder persoon hebben.

Vijf verhalen over jongeren die een onverwachte ontmoeting met een veel ouder persoon hebben.

Harveston est atteint par le chômage et par les méfaits d''une mystérieuse bête. Le malheur qui frappe les adultes n''épargne personne. Bill Coward, élevé par son père dans des conditions misérables, ne peut rien contre le chômage, mais il part, mal armé, affronter la bête. Un portrait cru, rigoureux, réaliste d''un milieu ouvrier défavorisé et d''un adolescent qui vainc la bête, symbole de l''adversité, et qui la vaincra encore, à moins qu''il ne devienne lui-même un fléau pour la société.

Voor een Engelse jongen wordt het geheimzinnige dier dat rond het dorp allerlei dieren aanvalt, het symbool van alle kwaad dat het stadje teistert door de werkloosheid. Daarom besluit hij het te doden.