Dick King-Smith
‘The evening’s peace was shattered by the blast of a gunshot. After a heartbeat’s pause came the noise of a second shot, followed by a thin agonized screaming…’
From a silent perch in the upper branches of a great tree, a huge and mysterious bird known as the Skymaster watches over Godhanger Wood… watches the innocent blood shed daily by the cruel gamekeeper. And when the birds determine to save themselves, the gamekeeper finds himself locked in a deadly battle of wills with the greatest prize of all at stake – the Skymaster himself. But there can only be one winner…
A powerful and dramatic tale from the best-selling and award-winning author, Dick King-Smith.
‘For his insights into nature and his vivid descriptions of them, Dick King-Smith is an exceptional writer. In the new, more sober voice of GODHANGER, he shows just what a good storyteller and writer he is’ Books For Keeps
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Malorie Blackman
All I had to do was go downstairs. Or I could call Dad and tell him that I didn’t want to meet Dr Bryce and that would be the end of that. Life would go on as normal. And I’d be dead before my fourteenth birthday…
Cameron is thirteen and desperately in need of a heart transplant when a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart – but not from a human donor. From a pig.
It’s never been done before. It’s experimental, risky and very controversial. But Cameron is fed up with just sitting on the side of life, always watching and never doing. He has to try – to become the world’s first pig-heart boy…
‘A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family around this topical and controversial issue’ Guardian
‘Warm, well-packed story… Moving but never maudlin, this is a tale of courage stretched to the limit’ TES
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Garry Kilworth
Long ago, before Sylver the weasel was born, the humans all left Welkin. Now life for a weasel – under the heavy paw of the vicious stoat rulers – is pretty miserable (unless you happen to be a weasel who likes living in a hovel and toiling all hours for the benefit of the stoats).
It’s certainly not enough for Sylver. Or for his small band of outlaws, both jacks and jills. But slingshots and darts can only do so much against heavily-armed stoats and life as an outlaw has a fairly limited future (probably a painful one, too). That’s when Sylver comes up with his plan – a heroic plan that could destroy the stoats’ reign of power for ever. He will find humans and bring them back to Welkin! And the first step is to follow up a clue from the past – a clue that lies in a place known as Thunder Oak …
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