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The Iron Way by Gillian Cross
Category: Fiction
The coming of the railway is the most spectacular and exciting thing Jem has ever seen. But not everyone is so enthusiastic. People don\\\'t like change, and they certainly don\\\'t like the rough gangs of navvies hanging around. Can Jem and his sister dissolve the tension before it erupts into violence ...Show more
The Monster Snowman by Gillian Cross
Category: Middle Readers
Jack wakes up on his birthday to find an extra special present - everything is covered in fluffy, white snow! He and two friends Sam and Ryan decide to build the biggest, scariest snowman in the world. But when they all receive a mysterious text in the middle of the night, the last thing they expect is ...Show more
The Mystery of the Man with the Black Beard by Gillian Cross
Category: Children's
Annie's dad is a private investigator. She's used to mysterious things going on, but when a string of visitors come to her dad's office, it results in the most mysterious event of all - her dad has disappeared! Annie knows something is wrong and she enlists the help of her friends Matt and Ruth to follo ...Show more
The Odyssey by Gillian Cross
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
This is the paperback of Walker's magnificent edition of Homer's epic story. It is illustrated with lavish full colour pictures and exquisite black and white silhouettes. Homer's great story is retold with simplicity and style by award-winning children's writer Gillian Cross, and vividly brought to lif ...Show more
The Odyssey (HB) by Homer; Gillian Cross
Category: Graphic Novels
A magnificent retelling of Homer's epic story, illustrated with lavish full colour pictures and exquisite black and white silhouettes. Homer's great story is retold with simplicity and style by award-winning children's writer Gillian Cross, and vividly brought to life in Neil Packer's stunning illustrat ...Show more
Tightrope by Gillian Cross
Category: Children's
When Ashley climbs up and graffiti tags a wall in the middle of the night, she has no idea how serious the consequences will be. Someone sees her, someone dangerous. Now Ashley is being watched ...and followed. Then the notes start arriving, becoming progressively more sinister. When the threats turn de ...Show more
Tightrope by Gillian Cross
Category: Children's
Ashley\\\'s life is different from other teenagers. She has to look after her disabled mother full-time. She copes by being relentlessly cheerful, but has a secret alter-ego: the dare-devil graffiti artist who has been tagging walls. When a local gang boss admires her, she is sucked into his world.
Tightrope by Gillian Cross
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Teenage Books S.
Ashley is happy to be part of the excitement surrounding Eddie Beale and his gang - it\'s a relief from the unrelenting drudgery of her life. Then she realizes she is being stalked by someone who leaves uglier and uglier messages.
Where I Belong by Gillian Cross
Category: Children's
There are guns and bandits in this story. And supermodels. And there's drought and starvation too. Are you wondering how they can all come together? Well, that's how life is these days. Things don't happen neatly, in separate little places. We're all caught by the great spider's web of media that spans ...Show more