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Spilled Water
When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her mother and brother. In this powerful and compelling novel Sally Grindley portrays the life of a young girl in China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water'. With a brilliant first-person narrative and a powerful description of time and place, this novel is gripping, heart-wrenching and utterly mesmerising.
Broken Glass
A powerful story of two brothers surviving on their own on the streets of an Indian city. Written by Sally Grindley, winner of the Gold Nestle Book Prize.
Why is the Sky Blue?
Although he wants to learn all that wise old Donkey knows, Rabbit cannot sit still to listen to the answers to his questions, but in the end he teaches Donkey some new things.
Dear Max
When nine-year-old Max writes a fan letter to his favorite author, Max has no idea what's in store for him. Told through hilariously illustrated letters and postcards, this book tells the story of an unlikely friendship.
Shhh!
While touring an intriguing castle, the reader is warned not to wake the giant. Features lift-the-flap illustrations.
Bitter Chocolate
Running away from rebels who attack their village, young Pascal and his friends struggle through numerous dangers before finding themselves enslaved on a cocoa plantation from which Pascal resolves to escape in order to find his family. Original.
Feather Wars
Sam is being bullied at school and he is terrified of his persecutors. When his father has to go off and help in the D-Day landings and Sam is left at home with his mother and little sister, things begin to change for him. He finds a new resolve to deal with the problems around him.
My Name Is Rose
Rose is happy living her itinerant life with her family - until, one day, everything changes and she has no one left
Knock Knock Who's There?
A gorilla, a witch, a ghost, then a fierce scaly dragon hungry for his tea. Who will be next? Each time there's a knock at the door, there's a different monster, but each time they're wearing the same tartan slippers. Of course, it's just Dad, playing an hilarious bedtime game!
The Sulky Vulture
Boris the vulture sulks because he doesn't like the food his parents eat or the games his friends play, and even a cuddle from his mother gives him a reason to fuss.
