The Grey King
by Susan Cooper
Book 4 in The Dark is Rising series
Age: 9+ (advanced reader)
Interests: magic, fantasy, folklore, King Arthur, England, Wales
The Grey King
08 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: England, fantasy, folktales, King Arthur, Magic, Wales
King of Shadows
06 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: British history, England, history, mystery, Shakespeare, theatre, time travel
King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper
Age: 9 +
Interests: theatre, Shakespeare, history, English history, time travel, mystery
Tom’s Midnight Garden
24 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: England, friendship, gardening, history, Magic, mystery, play, time travel
Tom’s Midnight Garden
by Philippa Pearce
Age: 8+
Interests: gardens, history, time travel, England, friendship, magic, mystery, play More
Just In Case
09 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 14+ Tags: angst, coming of age, death, England, fashion, illness, loneliness, love, teens
Just In Case
by Meg Rosoff
Age: 14+
Interests: teen angst, first love, fate, illness, death, coming of age, fashion, loneliness
The Otterbury Incident
19 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: action, adventure, bad behavior, crime, detective, England, money, mystery, school, violence
The Otterbury Incident
by C. Day Lewis
illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, crime, kid detectives, England, action, some violence, school, bad behaviour, money
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
11 Sep 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+, Classics Tags: adventure, bad behavior, England, family, money, siblings, treasure
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
by E. Nesbit
Age: 9+
Interests: siblings, adventure, family, England, treasure, money
A Grass Rope
23 Aug 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, books 9+ Tags: dogs, England, farm, history, Magic, mystery
A Grass Rope
by William Mayne
illustrated by Lynton Lamb
Age: (read to) 7+ (independent reading) 9+
Interests: mystery, magic, unicorn, fairies, farm life, England, dogs, history
The Family from One End Street
17 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in Books Tags: England, family, independence, siblings
The Family from One End Street
written and illustrated by Eve Garnett
Age: 5+ (read to)
Interests: family, siblings, Great Britain
The Little White Horse
04 Mar 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: animals, castle, cats, country life, dogs, England, family history, Magic, morality, mystery, Princess, religion, romance, strong girls
WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL – 1946
by Elizabeth Goudge
University of London Press: 1946
238 pages – 12 chapters
Age: 7 (read to); 9 (independent reading)
Interests: magic, mystery, animals, castles, princesses, England, aristocracy, religion, family history, romance
NB: This book was adapted into a 1994 BBC series entitled Moonacre and a 2009 movie The Secret of Moonacre.
Next: The Secret Garden or A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Also by this author: Island Magic
Boy: Tales of Childhood
01 Oct 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: autobiography, boarding school, England, family history, nonfiction, school
by Roald Dahl
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984
160 pp.
Age: 9+
Interests: biography, history, nonfiction, British boarding schools, family history
Next: Going Solo (the sequel to this book), also War Boy: A Country Childhood by Michael Foreman
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