Elfie, a homeless 11 year old girl living in Victorian London, is picked up by Constable O’Dowd after being caught thieving. Thinking that’s it for her – she’s going back to the workhouse – Elfie’s surprised to be taken to an Inn. The Pig and Whistle is run by Ma and Pa Bigsby who’ve takenContinue reading “The Eleventh Orphan by Joan Lingard”
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Murder Most Unladylike: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
Hazel Wong left something in the gym. Going back to retrieve it she finds something more gruesome: the corpse of Miss Bell the science mistress. She rushes for help only to come back and find the body gone. All but one other girl at Deepdean School for Girls believe the lie that Miss Bell resigned.Continue reading “Murder Most Unladylike: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens”
Roman Quests: Escape from Rome by Caroline Lawrence
This awesome story starts with Juba being woken in the night by his mother telling him they’ve been denounced and he must flee now with his three siblings. He may be the middle child but they all know he’s the leader. The kids manage to flee and get to the port before guards come forContinue reading “Roman Quests: Escape from Rome by Caroline Lawrence”
Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden
It’s the Second World War and the children are getting evacuated from London. This story follows two children; Carrie and Nick Willow. They find themselves in a sleepy, ex-mining Welsh village and get taken in by Counsellor Isaac Evans and his sister. While waiting for Miss Evans they meet Albert Sandwich, a strange boy who’sContinue reading “Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden”
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
It’s before the First World War, but tensions with the Germans are already high. A fairly ordinary man, called Richard Hannay, returns to London, but promptly gets bored of life. It all gets exciting, though, when a man who is assumed dead turns up in his flat and then gets properly murdered. Richard, not wantingContinue reading “The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis
Four children get sent away during the Second World War to a massive, rambling old house. There they find their way into a magic, snow-bound land of Narnia. Here they meet two beavers who take them to Aslan’s How. Aslan is the fabled prince from over the sea. On the way, it becomes a race;Continue reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis”
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
You will have to read a couple in advance if you’re not familiar with the stories, but there are quite a few suitable for family entertainment in my opinion. It’s been a tradition, in our family, to read a Sherlock Holmes story on Twelfth Night around the Christmas tree every year since I can remember.Continue reading “Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”
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