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Lady Jane Grey (My Story) by Sue Reid
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: 11+
This is the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in July 1553. Jane grew up watching her cousins in training as heirs to the throne, little imagining that by a twist of fate she would one day be crowned. But this is Tudor England where nobody plays fair, and even a queen ...Show more
Langdown Manor by Sue Reid
$17.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: MY STORY | Reading Level: From 10 To 14
Struggling to conform to the rigid certainties of the English upper classes and their traditions, Polly believes that she has found her soulmate in Fred, the young and ambitious groom, who feels as out of place in service as she does at the Hall. When theyall for each other their romance has to be kept ...Show more
Pompeii: A Roman Girl's Diary, AD 78-79 (My Story) by Sue Reid
$18.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
It's August AD 78 and Claudia is at the Forum in Pompeii. It's a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. When the ground shakes Claudia is convinced it is a bad omen. What does it all mean? And why is she so disturbed by Vesuvius, the great volcano that looms over the city.
The Fall of the Blade (My Story) by Sue Reid
$19.50 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
'Liberty, equality, fraternity' cry the revolutionaries as they spill the blood of the aristocracy into the streets of Paris. The rumble of the tumbrils strikes fear into the hearts of the once rich and powerful. For one young noblewoman, a simple act of charity from years before could be the only thing ...Show more
War Nurse by Sue Reid
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
This is the diary of Kitty, an 18-year-old VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment), during the years of 1940 and 1941. As a nurse working in the military hospitals in the south of England, Kitty sees at close hand the effects of war - notably the casualties of Dunkirk. The diary details the historical events and ...Show more
War Nurse: A Second World War Girl's Diary 1939-1940 (My Story) by Sue Reid
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: My Story
When war breaks out in 1939 Kitty signs up to be a Red Cross nurse in a military hospital. It's not long before she's needed to treat badly wounded casualties from the war now raging across Europe. Then the hospital takes a direct hit and Kitty finds herself a reluctant heroine. Experience history firs ...Show more
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