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Billy's Blitz by Barbara Mitchelhill
Category: Junior Fiction
When War breaks out, Billy's dad joins the army and most of his friends are evacuated from Balham, South London. But Billy's mum doesn't believe the bombs will ever fall on them and she refuses to send him and his sister Rose away. Life in Balham has certainly changed for Billy: no school, no friends an ...Show more
Dog Snatchers (No. 1 Boy Detective) by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Books | Series: No. 1 Boy Detective Ser.
Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware When a neighbour's dog goes missing, Damian and his gang of detective apprentices are called in to help find it. But Damian's ideas - from supergluing 'Missing' posters in the front window of the newsagent's to setting up a deco ...Show more
Eric and the Green-Eyed God by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Eric Ser.
Eric's mum is getting married - to his teacher If that wasn't bad enough, Auntie Rose has sent a wedding present from her travels, and its magical properties might make Mum have a new baby. Eric definitely doesn't want that, so he and his best friend Wez decide to open all the presents to find it before ...Show more
Eric and the Pimple Potion by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Eric Ser.
Eric's spots are multiplying It seems his problem might be solved when his Auntie Rose sends Mum some exotic face cream from South America. But dare he use it? When Eric decides to take the risk and tries out the Pimple Potion, he soon discovers there are terrible and embarrassing side effects.
Eric and the Voice of Doom by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: Eric Ser.
Eric is stressed out A new baby in the family is bad enough - but this baby is seriously weird. He soon discovers why. His crazy Auntie Rose has sent a present from South America which has incredible powers. But how can Eric get hold of it before the baby goes too far?
Football Forgery (No. 1 Boy Detective) by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: No. 1 Boy Detective Ser.
Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware Damian has stumbled onto a new case at the local football ground. Someone is selling forged tickets and it's up to our hero to find the culprit. After several false starts, the only evidence is a photo taken by a classmate. Damia ...Show more
Gruesome Ghosts (No. 1 Boy Detective) by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: No. 1 Boy Detective Ser.
Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware! Damian is fascinated when the new girl at school says that her grandparents' house is haunted. As the local specialist detective, it is up to Damian to solve the mystery! He agrees to spend a night in the house to see the ghostl ...Show more
How to Be a Detective (No. 1 Boy Detective) by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: No. 1 Boy Detective Ser.
Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware Damian thinks it's time to pass on his amazing detective skills. On an outing ot the library to teach his eager trainees how to look for criminals, they hit the jackpot: a suspicious-looking lady who is checking out a book calle ...Show more
Run Rabbit Run by Barbara Mitchelhill
Category: Junior Fiction
Lizzie is lucky. Her dad refuses to fight in the war unlike the other dads in her street. 'I won't kill anyone,' he says.'War is wrong.' But she knows that lots of people don't agree with him and when Dad is threatened with prison, he takes Lizzie and her little brother, Freddie, on a long and adventuro ...Show more
Secret Suffragette by Barbara Mitchelhill
Category: Audio
But as a girl growing up in the East End of London in 1912, it seems like all her future holds is dropping out of school to work a tough job in a factory for very little money.Then Daisy meets the suffragettes, who are fighting for the rights of women and the poor. They show her that she might be able t ...Show more
Serious Graffiti (No. 1 Boy Detective) by Barbara Mitchelhill; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: No. 1 Boy Detective Ser.
Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware!Damian Drooth is electrified to hear the Headmaster tell everyone off about graffiti in one of the school toilets. He immediately wants to catch the culprit, but what he isn't expecting is to be accused of the crime himself! Can ...Show more