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Annie's Choice (RA8 IA8-12) by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: 8 To 12 Ser.
A chillingly atmospheric story. Kamal loves his new country, his new city, his new school - it's a fresh start. The only problem is Alex, the school bully. He won't leave Kamal alone and it's starting to tarnish his shiny new life. But when Kamal makes a new friend who promises to help deal with Alex, t ...Show more
Granny Nothing by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Granny Nothing
It is a dark and stormy night......Nanny Sue is trying to get rid of Stephanie, Ewen and Baby Thomas so she can settle down to watch Star-Maker, her favourite TV programme. Nanny Sue's got ambitions to be a pop star, more fool her.Then comes a banging on the door. It's loud enough to wake the dead. "It' ...Show more
Hide and Seek by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction
A Barrington Stoke title with a reading level of 8 but an interest level of 14+
Jenny's Choice by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Acorns
Karam loves his new country, his new city, his new school - it's a fresh start. The only problem is Alex, the school bully. He won't leave Karam alone and it's starting to tarnish his shiny new life. But when Karam makes a new friend who promises to help deal with Alex, things start to change.
Picking on Percy by Catherine MacPhail; Karen Donnelly (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: 4u2read. Ok for 8-12 Year Olds Ser.
Shawn loves picking on Percy Brown. He's such a loser, with his whiny voice and rubbish clothes. But when a magical arcade game makes the two boys swap lives, Shawn learns what being Percy is really like. Is Shawn the real loser? And can he ever get his own life back?
The Beast within by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Nemesis
Ram has cheated death - four times. Who is so desperate to kill him? And why? On the run, Ram finds himself on desolate moorland. He knows he is being stalked, but this time by something less than human...Ram is rescued by the seemingly generous and kind William and Mary. But his relief fades to suspici ...Show more
The Evil Within: How Young Henry Jekyll Became Mr Hyde by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Barrington Stoke
What transforms an ordinary Edinburgh boy into the most infamous split personality of all time? This vividly imagined diary of the young Henry Jekyll examines the contradictions within us all and teases out one possible backstory for the character in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyl ...Show more
Under the Skin by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction
Catherine Macphail is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children including Run Zan Run and Roxy's Baby. She has won numerous awards including the Scottish Children's Book Award which she has won twice. Tom Percival grew up in a caravan without electricity. He now lives in a house, and sp ...Show more
Under the Skin (RA8 IA8-12) by Catherine MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction
A brand new edition of the inspiring story of a young asylum seeker's struggle to build a new life with his family in Britain. At last Omar's family have a safe place to live. But life on the estate isn't easy. Sam's always there - in Omar's tower block, in his class, and in his face. Sam wants to ...Show more
White Feather by Catherine MacPhail; David MacPhail
Category: Children's Fiction
The First World War is over but for Tony there is little to celebrate. His brother never returned from no man's land. To make it worse, Charlie died not as a hero but was executed as a coward. Grief-stricken Tony refuses to believe that his brother was a traitor, and he is pushed to the edge in his dark ...Show more
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