New Releases by Linda Newbery

Here comes Posy - the most adorable and lovable kitten you''ll ever meet!

Henry has always felt like an outsider and things are about to get worse when his family moves to the countryside and the prospect of a new school looms. He retreats more and more into his shell, until he meets Dottie, a frail old lady, who has tremendous spirit. He feels as though he knows her, as though they have been friends for many years. And as she tells him about her wartime romance with a Royal Air Force navigator also named Henry, our Henry is drawn into that world. In a series of mysterious, sometimes frightening events he re-enacts Henry''s life . . . and learns that despite being dreadfully afraid, Henry acted heroically at the cost of his own life. Only our Henry knows the true story and it shows him a way through his own self-doubts and misgivings.

Tizzie is lonely when she and her mum move to Roven Mere, a mysterious, rambling mansion deep in the countryside. She''s eager to meet Lord Rupert and his daughter, Greta, but no one knows when they will come home. The house seems like a museum, and as Tizzie explores the rooms and passageways, she makes a startling discovery about why she''s been brought to Roven Mere...

New house, new school, new friends–but Matt Lanchester knows it won’t all be that easy when he moves to the town of Hay-on-Wye. Almost as soon as he arrives, he is drawn into a mystery when he sees a roadside memorial marked by a little wooden cross with the initials M.L. carved into it. His initials! Then he meets Robbo and Tig and Old Wil Jones and his wife, Gwynnie. There’s history here and a well-kept village secret–and Matt is desperate to find out more.

When Hilly’s grandmother becomes ill with Alzheimer’s disease, her family is turned upside down by revelations from her life during World War II. Hilly’s German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer’s disease. As her mind becomes more muddled, secrets buried in her past start to emerge. Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl named Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly’s friend, Ruben? As Hilly struggles to cope with revelations about her family’s past, she encounters racism and prejudice for herself when a friend becomes the victim of a mindless attack. This evocative and deftly told novel explores prejudice and its effects on multiple generations in one family.

Greg’s casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg’s contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg’s own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.

A story set in London during the Blitz. With Gernan planes blitzing London, the wreckage can be an exciting place to play after the fear of the night has died down. Whilst exploring a bombed house one day, a lonely boy makes a friend whose father is an RAF pilot - much more exciting than his own air-raid warden dad. But it takes genuine danger to make him realise the difference between the heroism of fantasy and what people do when their courage is needed for real.

Tim knows Whatnot is a winner and enters him for a competition at the school fete. But Whatnot takes fright, and gets mixed up with the fancy dress race, will he end up as top dog, or in the dog-house? Suggested level: junior, primary.

Red Bananas is a new level in the Bananas reading series that bridges the gap between the simpler Blue Bananas and the more demanding Yellow Bananas. Designed to build confidence in a child''s reading abilities, each entertaining story in Red Bananas helps children progress from the first stages of fluent reading to the demands of a chapter book.

De helderziende Henry beleeft allerlei gebeurtenissen die de oudoom van zijn nieuwe buurmeisje als piloot tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog heeft meegemaakt. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.

Tim really wants a dog. There''s only one problem--his sister. She''s allergic to animals. When Tim meets silly, scruffy old Whatnot in the park one day, he knows that this is the dog for him. How are he and Grandad going to find a way to keep him?

Mr Darwin and the Ape Boy is a historical themed novel by Linda Newberry for Year 6/P7 for guided and independant reading. This book is part of Streetwise.

Streetwise is the follow-on series from Story Street for Primary Years 5 and 6, providing gripping stand-alone novels and short stories by top children''s authors. The Mystery of Mapplesham Market (Supernatural novel) Strange things are happening at Mapplesham Market and a mystery needs to be solved. Unusual objects are being stolen and bizarre things left in their place. Tom and Jamie are determined to find out who or what the mysterious J.S. is and just what his cryptic notes mean.

Mr Darwin and the Ape Boy is a historical themed novel by Linda Newberry for Year 6/P7 for guided and independant reading. This book is part of Streetwise.

The third book in the powerful Moving On Trilogy. Top quality writing from a highly respected author. Nathan is always in trouble. He doesn''t want to be, it just happens. Then he finds Windfall, the local animal sanctuary, and things start to look up. He meets beautiful Saskia, and also Hazel, a maltreated dog nobody can get near to, except Nathan. He dreams of taking Hazel to live with his father. But how much time does Nathan''s father really have for him?

Teenagers Guy and Annabelle begin an e-mail correspondence at the insistence of their fathers, but surprisingly become fast cyber-friends, and perhaps more. But their budding relationship creates havoc when they start to speculate what caused a feud between their fathers, letting their imaginations run wild with hilarious results.

The second book in the Moving on trilogy based on the lives of a group of friends at an English school.

Kirsty''s father has no interest in her whatsoever, and her horses are her sole source of affection. Until she meets Dally, a teenager living rough after running from his demanding parents.

A tale about a little donkey named Star, whose dreams of being a real star one day turn into reality when the children want to use a donkey in their Nativity play. This book should be suitable for new readers in the 5-7 years-old age group.

One day Tom builds a snowman. Then, beneath his hands, the snowman turns into a snow cat - a frightening animal with glittering eyes, cold and icy and ready to pounce.

Cass Sutherland has been ill and goes to France to recuperate. But staying with her great-aunt turns out to be far from tranquil. For Cass has walked into a village full of mystery. And as she starts to pick away at age-old family secrets, she unravels a terrible wartime history that threatens her whole existence. Just as disturbingly, she is beginning to fall in love with Pascal. Junior high readers.

What''s big, furry and full of magic? The Big Magic Animal Book presents three popular stories from the successful Young Hippo Magic series.

Little Simón observes every night a mysterious occurrence involving an old lady and a blue cat.

The final book in The Shouting Wind Trilogy which consists of three separate stories about three female generations of one family. Tamsin has started university where her new independence encourages her to trace the father she has never met. The results are disappointing and confusing.