Written by Gene Kemp, who was awarded an honorary MA by Exeter University in 1984 for achievement as writer of children's books, this is the second story about the good-natured and idealstic hero of "The Prime of Tamworth Pig"

Tamworth Pig Saves the Trees (Children's Paperback Series)

Kemp, Gene

Literature & Fiction

Faber Children's

Czar Guidon kept his son Safa imprisoned in a tower. His power could only be matched by the witch-girl Chingis. Out of the frozen wastes she studied the words and runes that would give her power to understand the messages of the ghost drum. At last she heard Safa's cries...This book was awarded the 1987 Library Association's Carnegie Medal.

The Ghost Drum

Susan Price

The eighth story featuring the eccentric Bagthorpe family, who were the subject of a television serialization in the 1980s. Confusion reigns at Unicorn House when the resident tramp disappears. A police search is undermined as various Bagthorpes pursue their own lines of enquiry - and disappear.

The Bagthorpe Triangle (Bagthorpe Saga)

CRESSWELL, HELEN

The It-doesn't-matter Suit

PLATH, SYLVIA

The Goal Kings are going through a bad patch: their league form is dipping, their star striker can't control his temper in front of the referee, and some of the parents are calling for the coach to be replaced. Then the Kings' most important match of the season ends in a penalty shoot-out.

Shoot-out (Goal Kings)

MICHAEL HARDCASTLE

Providing answers to children's questions in letters addressed to the fictional eccentric scientist of the "Uncle Albert" stories, this book covers a wide range of scientific topics. These include black holes, planets, atoms, stars, clouds, colour, flying and volcanoes.

Ask Uncle Albert

Russell, Stannard

Science & Math

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