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Deep Secret

By: Berlie Doherty

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Grace put out her hand, almost touching the mirror. Her image did the same. 'There's another world in there.' 'We could float in and out of it.'Deep in a Derbyshire valley live two girls, twins, so alike that even their family can't tell them apart. But tragedy is waiting. When the valley is sold to be flooded for a huge dam, the villagers are forced to leave their homes. Deep secrets are uncovered. New characters enter their lives and desires, love and grief come to the surface.

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1783449020

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9781783449026

Daughter of the Sea

By: Berlie Doherty

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Daughter of the Sea

By: Berlie Doherty

Doherty weaves together ancient stories from Iceland, Scotland and Ireland for this tale of a selkie. PW's starred review praised the strong characterizations and especially the "hauntingly melodic tone evoking the rhythm of (Nordic) harbors". Ages 10-up.

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Laurel Leaf

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0440227941

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9780440227946

The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

Two girls, from very different places, are brought together in a tale of loss, courage and family. Abela has lost everything, and now she must leave her home in Tanzania and flee to Britain. Rosa's struggling to cope with her mum's wish to adopt a child. When they are brought together, will Abela and Rosa ever be able to love one another like sisters? From the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty, The Girl Who Saw Lions is a powerful and moving story, inspired by the author's visit to Africa.

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Random House

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1448189012

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9781448189014

Abela

The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

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Abela

The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

Be strong, my Abela." These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village, where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas's scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? "I don't want a sister or brother," thinks Rosa in England, when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts? Abela is a powerful and moving story influenced by a visit to Africa, from the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty writing at her very best.

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1849399573

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9781849399579

Walking on Air

By: Berlie Doherty

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Walking on Air

By: Berlie Doherty

A sparkling collection of poems from Twice-Carnegie Award winning author Berlie Doherty. These poems will make you laugh and make you cry. They tell you what it is to be you. They look into your secrets. They look into your dreams! Enter a world where fish swim in the sky and shimmer like stars. Visit the valley of the village of secrets, Run away with the circus school. Meet dodos, iguanas, hobgoblins and dragons, But watch out for killer plants and the terrifying Boggart! Praise for Berlie Doherty The Company of Ghosts Doherty's superb control of her material and her beautiful use of language have never been more perfectly combined than in this genuinely chilling ghost story ... Eerily atmospheric, emotionally authentic, this is a powerful and touching coming-of-age adventure with romance at its heart' Daily Mail Daughter of the Sea 'Tension, emotional honesty and more than a touch of cold northern poetry as well' Philip Pullman Deep Secret - Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Fiction Award 'Beautifully written and compulsively readable, a must for young teens.' Independent Dear Nobody - Winner of Carnegie Medal and turned into stage production and BBC Drama 'Quite simply outstanding' Independent Abela 'Abela is a character who leaps out of the pages and with whom every child who reads the book will identify. Doherty's enormously impressive achievement is to make adult subjects ... understandable for young readers without once talking down to them. She transports us to both Sheffield and Africa... It is an involving, moving and above all, relevant novel that ought to be in every school library in the land and put into the hands of as many children as possible.' Adele Geras, the Guardian Street Child 'An exciting, moving story of the appalling conditions of Victorian London and the deprivation suffered by those who often, through no fault of their own lived lives of abject poverty and danger' Books for Keeps

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102

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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1500252891

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9781500252892

Street Child (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

By: Berlie Doherty

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Street Child (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

By: Berlie Doherty

The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.

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0007397631

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9780007397631

Treason

The thrilling Tudor adventure

By: Berlie Doherty

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Treason

The thrilling Tudor adventure

By: Berlie Doherty

Adventure, friendship, treason and betrayal. A dazzling historical novel from the award-winning Berlie Doherty. Will Montague is a page to Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. As the King's favourite, Will gains many enemies in Court. His enemies convince the King that Will's father has committed treason and he is thrown into Newgate Prison. Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the back streets of London. Lost and in mortal danger, he is rescued by a poor boy, Nick Drew. Together they must brave imprisonment and death as they embark on a great adventure to set Will's father free. 'Doherty paints a very vivid picture... almost Shardlake for young readers' Independent on Sunday

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Random House

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1849398968

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9781849398961

The Humming Machine

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Humming Machine

By: Berlie Doherty

Great-grandpa Toby is making so much NOISE! And if Tam can hear the clamour coming from his humming machine, the fairies will too. And soon enough, on the night of a blue moon, Great-grandpa Toby vanishes without a trace. While battling nightmarish fairies and decoding the words of the Flame-Reader, Tam eventually discovers his Great-grandpa has been captured by the beautiful Damson Hag, and turned into a nine-year-old boy! Bewitched, fed only with rose petals, and mournfully playing the humming machine to himself, Great-grandpa Toby is tempted to stay in Faery Land and be young for ever... Unless Tam has anything to do with it.

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1446430308

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9781446430309

Tilly Mint Tales

By: Berlie Doherty

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Tilly Mint Tales

By: Berlie Doherty

When Tilly's mum goes out to work, Mrs Hardcastle from up the street pops in to look after her. There are two special things about Mrs Hardcastle. The first thing is that she's always dropping off to sleep (she snores too, sometimes). The second special thing is that whenever she goes to sleep, something magic always seems to happen to Tilly Mint! Carnegie Medal winner Berlie Doherty's enchanting Tilly Mint tales are at last available in one complete collection with brand-new illustrations from Tony Ross.

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Random House

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1446405788

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9781446405789

The Goblin Baby

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Goblin Baby

By: Berlie Doherty

After nine-year-old Tam's baby sister is stolen away by faeries and replaced by a goblin baby, he must journey to the land of the faeries to retrieve her and bring her back home. Simultaneous.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0375858415

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9780375858413

The Windspinner

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Windspinner

By: Berlie Doherty

First the fairies took Tam's little sister, Blue. Then they took his Great-Grandpa Toby. Now Tam has to keep a great secret - not only is Great-Grandpa still in Faery as King, but the old King of the fairies, Oban, is now in Tam's world disguised as a boy Tam's age! At first, it's lots of fun having Oban and his magic around. He manages to charm everybody - even Tam's teacher at school. But then things start to go wrong . . . When Tam finds the magical Windspinner that Great-Grandpa Toby left for him, Oban can't make the magic work like Tam can and he disappears in a huff and starts causing chaos. The only person who can stop the trouble and call Oban home to fairy land is his mother, the Damson Hag. But she's locked up tight in a golden cage. So Tam sets off on another adventure to Faery - this time with Great-great aunt California at his side - to rescue the Damson Hag and try and return Oban and Great-grandpa Toby to their right homes . . .

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1446430278

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9781446430279

The Humming Machine

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Humming Machine

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The Three Princes: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Three Princes: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)

By: Berlie Doherty

In this retelling of a traditional Arab folklore, "three princes are all desperate to win the love of Princess Halima, and a challenge is set by her father to find the most beautiful, magical gift they can find. But when disaster strikes, will they be magical enough?"--Publisher marketing.

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0007336276

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9780007336272

Far From Home: The sisters of Street Child (Street Child)

By: Berlie Doherty

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Far From Home: The sisters of Street Child (Street Child)

By: Berlie Doherty

The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story... A companion novel to bestselling story of Victorian orphan Jim Jarvis based on the founding of Dr Barnardo’s homes for children.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007578695

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9780007578696

The Forsaken Merman and Other Story Poems

By: Berlie Doherty,Nick Maland

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The Forsaken Merman and Other Story Poems

By: Berlie Doherty,Nick Maland

Combining the best qualities of both storytelling and poetry, this rare collection has a special magic that will enchant readers. From the suspense of "The Listeners" to the sadness of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," the humor of "The Train to Glasgow" to the sheer entertainment of "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," this beautifully illustrated book will delight all tastes.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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0340689986

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9780340689981

The Starburster Stories

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Starburster Stories

By: Berlie Doherty

Follow Tam on three exciting adventures to the land of Faery - where he'll battle castle nightmares, evil creatures and mischevious fairies! THE STARBURSTER At first, Tam isn't at all keen on his baby sister, Blue. But with a little inventive persuasion from Great-grandpa, Tam changes his mind. One terrible night, Blue is stolen - and an ugly fairy changeling is left in her place! It falls to Tam to journey to the magical land of Faery, return the changeling and win back Blue... THE HUMMING MACHINE Great-grandpa Toby is making so much NOISE! And if Tam can hear the clamour coming from his humming machine, the fairies will too. Soon enough, on the night of a blue moon, Great-grandpa vanishes. Tam must venture to Faery Land once more - but what will he find when he gets there? THE WINDSPINNER First the fairies took Tam's little sister, Blue. Then they took his Great-grandpa Toby. Now Tam has to keep a great secret - not only is Great-grandpa still in Faery as King, but the old King of the fairies, Oban, is now in Tam's world disguised as a boy Tam's age! At first, it's lots of fun having Oban and his magic around. He manages to charm everybody - even Tam's teacher at school. But then things start to go wrong . . . Three enchanting stories from much-loved, Carnegie Award-winning author Berlie Doherty. Young Corgi books are perfect for building reading confidence

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Random House

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1448194059

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9781448194056

Spellhorn

By: Berlie Doherty

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Spellhorn

By: Berlie Doherty

A blind girl and a unicorn in a world where magic and reality merge together. Can Laura save the Wild Ones and take them to the safety of the Bright Wilderness?

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Hamish Hamilton

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024112624X

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9780241126240

Coconut Comes to School

By: Berlie Doherty

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Coconut Comes to School

By: Berlie Doherty

Coconut comes to school every day. HEE-HAW! Coconut canters across the school meadow. Her hooves go TRIT TROT! Her ears go FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP! Her tail goes SWISH as she flicks at the flies. "Coconut's here!" the children laugh. The children love Coconut, but Mr. Clapper the teacher doesn't love her—he doesn't love her one bit. But when Mr. Clapper finds himself in trouble, he just might have to change his mind about Coconut.

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0007104332

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The Windspinner

By: Berlie Doherty

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1446430278

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Street Child (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

By: Berlie Doherty

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Street Child (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

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The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.

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The Sailing Ship Tree

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Sailing Ship Tree

By: Berlie Doherty

Dorothy and Walter Hollins are twins whose father is the butler at the Big House. They strike up a forbidden friendship with lonely Master George, and find a way to help him when his father goes missing. Set in England just before the outbreak of World War One.

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0140379525

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The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Girl Who Saw Lions

By: Berlie Doherty

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1448189012

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Nightmare: Two Ghostly Tales: Band 17/Diamond (Collins Big Cat)

By: Berlie Doherty

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Nightmare: Two Ghostly Tales: Band 17/Diamond (Collins Big Cat)

By: Berlie Doherty

Two spooky stories from double-Carnegie-winner, Berlie Doherty. Dark and atmospheric these two tales send a chill down the spine. A desolate winter moor is the backdrop to the first story of a haunting friendship, and, in the second, when the past comes back to haunt Charlie, it becomes impossible to tell what is real and what isn't.

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0008429146

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The Nutcracker

By: Berlie Doherty

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The Nutcracker

By: Berlie Doherty

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.

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0552548340

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Snowy

By: Berlie Doherty,Keith Bowen

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Snowy

By: Berlie Doherty,Keith Bowen

When the other children bring their pets to school, Rachel feels left out because she can't bring in the horse that pulls the barge on which she lives. Suggested level: junior.

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0001934619

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Granny was a Buffer Girl

A Play in Four Acts

By: Berlie Doherty,Stephen Cockett

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Granny was a Buffer Girl

A Play in Four Acts

By: Berlie Doherty,Stephen Cockett

Playscript -- the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools. Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings: * Staging the play * Work on and around the script * Themes in and around the play

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0007131488

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9780007131488

War Girls

By: Adèle Geras,Melvin Burgess,Berlie Doherty,Mary Hooper,Anne Fine,Matt Whyman,Theresa Breslin,Sally Nicholls,Rowena House,Sufiya Ahmed

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War Girls

By: Adèle Geras,Melvin Burgess,Berlie Doherty,Mary Hooper,Anne Fine,Matt Whyman,Theresa Breslin,Sally Nicholls,Rowena House,Sufiya Ahmed

As featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. 1914: war has broken out across Europe and beyond. Nothing will ever be the same again for those caught up in the conflict. This collection of short stories explores how the First World War changed and shaped the lives of women forever. A courageous nurse risks her life at the Front Line; a young woman discovers independence and intrigue in wartime London; and a grief-stricken widow defends her homeland amidst the destruction of war. Through these and other tales, War Girls presents a moving portrait of loss and grief, and of hope overcoming terrible odds.

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1448187478

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9781448187478

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