New Releases by Josephine Poole

Anne Frank''s compelling story is told for a picture book audience. 9 yrs+

Explores what life was like for Anne Frank prior to and during the war years, with a timeline of events, family records, and detailed illustrations of the author and her attic home.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his fortune. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Robert and Alice are 15 year old twins. As the hot summer begins, Robert feels that everything in his life is wrong. Then Nick appears: dazzling and extraordinary, and offering an unexpected friendship. But all is not as it seems and as the summer wears on, Nick''s true character is revealed.

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

A collection of nine ghost stories from the author of Catch as Catch Can, Touch and Go, Paul Loves Amy Loves Christo and Wildlife Tales.

YA. Nine spine-chillers. 14-16 yrs.

A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the cottage of seven dwarfs.

Nine stories about wildlife in the English West Country. Each story gives an intimate vignette of a particular creature: red deer, badgers, voles, rooks, fell ponies, a fox, frogs, bees and swallows.

Detektivfortælling.

Two youngsters vacationing on the English coast uncover a plot to bomb the Naval college nearby.

Summer heat, the odors of the moor, the haunting desolation of a lighthouse, and the fear of being kidnapped are elements in this suspense story.

A revealing, hilarious and sometimes moving account of Gyles Brandreth''s unusual life, ''Something Sensational to Read in the Train'' covers a wide range of topics, from contemporary history, politics and entertainment to the monarchy, gossip and life itself.

A classic tale of menace and suspense... Kate''s father has gone away for a time and left her to look after her little brother, Thomas. So when Aunt Rhoda appears, she gladly welcomes her in. But with her comes Moon Eyes, a great black dog with pale eyes, and soon Kate is desperate to be free of them both. Ages 10+