Sid has been given a pair of gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but his mother doesn't want them in the house! The battle to keep them is on.
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THE CHILDREN OF CHARLECOTE
The story of Tom, Laura, Hugh and Margaret, who live in the great house Charlecote before the outbreak of the First World War. Their parents are stern and Tom is sent away to boarding school but during the holidays the four of them have many adventures in the grounds of the house.
THE ROPE AND OTHER STORIES
A collection of short stories about childhood happenings, some scary and some very funny!
TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN
When Peter is ill his brother, Tom, is sent to stay with their Aunt and Uncle in their flat. In the daytime the flat has no garden - just a dusty backyard. But when the clock strikes thirteen Tom enters a magical garden.
THE WAY TO SATTIN SHORE
Kate never knew her dad, but that doesn't stop her missing him. She often secretly visits the gravestone with his name on it. But when the gravestone disappears Kate has a mystery on her hands. As she delves deeper into her family's past, she realizes that all the clues point to one place. As Kate races to Sattin Shore her mind is a whirl of emotions: what she finds there will change the shape of her life for ever.
WINGS OF COURAGE
Clopinet longs for the sea, and dreams of one day becoming a sailor. But Clopinet is lame and his bully of a father sneers at his dreams, sending him away to work as a tailor's apprentice. Miserable and desperate, Clopinet escapes his cruel master to find the sea.