Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an English orphan who rises to wealth, deserts his true friends, and becomes humbled by his own arrogance. It also introduces one of the more colourful characters in...
Once and Then by Morris Gleitzman Once there was a book I read which was desperately heart-wrenching. Morris Gleitzman brings alive the naivety and vulnerability of ten year old Felix who is caught in the middle of the Holocaust after his parents disappear. The Jewish...
Witch Child by Celia Rees A time of fear and persecution. Mary, granddaughter of a witch, keeps a diary. It begins: I am Mary. I am a witch… She sees her grandmother hanged, is rescued by a stranger, takes ship for America and finds a place in a Puritan community...
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien Sauron, the Dark Lord, has summoned all the Rings of Power to rule Middle-earth. The only thing stopping his villainous dominion is the indestructible One Ring, the ring which rules them all, which is in the hands of old...
Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret,...
