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My Story: Armada by Jim Eldridge
Category: Fiction
In each story in this series, a fictional character's personal account allows the reader to view dramatic events at close range. This title tells the dramatic events of the Spanish Armada.
My Story: London Stories by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's History | Series: My Story
This title features the story of London as seen through the eyes of the city's children. Twelve stories transport the reader from the Londinium of two millenniums past to the London of 2012, anticipating the Olympic games and a Diamond Jubilee. Along the way we escape a great fire, survive the gunp ...Show more
Pyramid of Secrets (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's | Series: My Story
It's 2554BC, and Pharaoh Khafra is building a great pyramid at Giza to rival those built by his predecessors. He is also making plans for what will become one of the most famous and iconic monuments in history - the Sphinx. But Khafra has enemies and division in his workforce. Among the labourers in his ...Show more
Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84 (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's Reference | Series: My Story
It's AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe, is captured by the Romans. A legion of soldiers is marching east, to build a military road. It's hostile country, and Bran is to go with them as a hostage to ensure the legion's safety...but no one is safe in newly conquered Britain. Experience his ...Show more
Run, Spy, Run! (EDGE World War One Stories) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's History | Series: Edge: World War One Short Stories
A British secret agent is photographing top secret German files when he is unexpectedly interrupted, and the alarm is raised. What follows is a desperate battle for survival as Jaques is pursued, hiding where he can and not able to trust anyone. He must find a path out of Occupied France to get the came ...Show more
Second World War Stories for Boys by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. 'Deadly Skies' sees John Smith, Spitfire pilot, in the throes of the Battle of Britain. 'Tank Attack' takes the action to the deserts of North Africa as John witnesses the Battle of El Alamein from behind a tank. 'Behind Enem ...Show more
Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France 1942-1944 (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: My Story S.
Paul Lelaud France 1942-1944: I couldn't see the four fires, but I could smell them, the scent of burning paraffin and wood coming thickly in waves of smoke across the field. My heart started thumping again. Surely if we could smell the fires, others could as well. A German patrol would smell them for s ...Show more
Standing Alone (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: My True Stories
He was only fifteen when he enlisted in the navy without his father's permission. He was only sixteen when he died at Grimsby General Hospital with splinters of steel in his chest. The Battle of Jutland was the biggest sea battle since the Armada. Jack Cornwell was awarded a posthumous Victorian Cross f ...Show more
Stories of the First World War by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's Educational | Series: My Story
The story of the war of 1914-1918 told through the experiences of twelve children and young people. From the efforts on the Home Front in both Britain and Germany, to the young soldiers in the trenches at the Western Front and from the horrors of Gallipoli to the naval battle of Jutland.
The Deadly Game (The Malichea Quest #2) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's | Series: The Malichea Quest
Jake Wells has uncovered the shadowy and mysterious Order of Malichea. He has - briefly - had in his possession an ancient book belonging to the Order. However, other agencies are also desperate to get hold of the book and the knowledge it contains. Jake finds himself forced to give up the book, and the ...Show more
The Dunkirk Escape by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's Fiction
Dave's stuck on the beach at Dunkirk, under constant bombardment from German bomber planes and destroyer ships. He's not sure he'll ever see his family again. On the other side of the channel, his son Tom prepares to make a trip across the water to save his father's life... WWII adventure.
The Final Showdown: Match Six by Jim Eldridge
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Wrestling Trolls
The Wrestling Trolls face their ultimate challenge - a fight for the troll kingdom! Lord Veto has been kidnapped and is being held at the dreaded Mount Doom. But now Jack knows the shocking truth - that his arch enemy is in fact his grandfather - he can't just abandon him. So the gang find themselves on ...Show more