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The Silver Blade

Sally Gardner

Aristocratic families desperate to escape France during the French Revolution set their hopes on the legendary Silver Blade, whom no-one had ever seen but whose name was on everyone’s lips as he had delivered many to safety.  Beautiful Sido has escaped and waits safely in England longing to hear from Yann, who is still in France.  Both look forward to the time when they can be reunited.  However, neither knows that they are both in grave danger from an old adversary. This exciting tale of love and courage is the sequel to The red necklace. A challenging read.

9781842555972 Orion Children’s, 2009

The Betrayal

Mary Hooper

Lucy’s life has never been happier as she has been asked to work as spy to protect Queen Elizabeth 1 and her friendship with the queen’s fool Tomas is starting to develop. He becomes attracted to Juliette, a new lady in waiting, who Lucy suspects might have designs on the queen’s life. Can she make Tomas see what is happening or will he think she is jealous of Juliette? Sequel to At the house of the magician.

9780747599104 Bloomsbury, 2009

Hetty Feather

Jacqueline Wilson

Hetty Feather is Jacqueline Wilson’s first historical novel, which was inspired by her visit to London’s Foundling Museum. Set in 1876, Hetty’s mother leaves her as a baby at the Foundling Hospital which cares for abandoned children. Before she is old enough to go to school she lives with a foster family then goes back to the Foundling Hospital where she finds it hard to adjust to the awful uniforms and terrible food, but she now has the chance of finding her real mother. Jacqueline Wilson says, ‘She’s a fierce, feisty creature but very much one of my heroines.’

9780385614443 Doubleday, 2009