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The 'My Story' series is
divided in to 2 sections - books for girls and books
for boys.
Click here to see
the titles in the girl's My Story series |
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 The
Storm to Come
by Yankev Glatshteyn
As the Holocaust begins to unfold from a brutal plan
into a nightmare reality, two nine-year-old boys, one
German, one Jewish, find themselves living in a hell-on-earth
where children come home from school to find their parents
gone, where sometimes school isn't even safe, and no
one, but no one can be trusted.
ISBN: 978 1407 11607 5 |
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 The
Sweep's Boy
by Jim Eldridge
It's 1870 when the Workhouse Master hires Will out
as a chimney sweep's boy. It's a hard, dirty, dangerous
life, and it's not long before events take an even worse
turn, as Will's climbing skills attract the attention
of the evil Hutch, who needs just such a boy to help
him with his burglary jobs...
ISBN: 978 1407 11114 8 |
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War Stories for Boys
by Chris Priestley, Bryan Perrett, Jim Eldridge
A collection of three exciting Second World War stories.
Includes the stories of the Battle of Britain - when
the RAF fought the Luftwaffe for control of the skies
above the English Channel; the decisive battle at Alamein,
where the British 'Eighth Army' destroyed the German
forces in Egypt and the story of D-Day and the Allied
invasion of France, when 130,000 men landed on the Normandy
beaches under enemy fire.
ISBN: 978 1407 10868 1. Paperback.
£7.99
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 D-Day
by Bryan Perrett
It's 1944 when Lieutenant Andy Pope takes part in
the D-Day landings, crossing the English Channel to
the beaches of Normandy. Ordered to cut off the Germans'
line of retreat, Andy's company comes under sustained
attack until, as the only unwounded officer left, Andy
finds himself in command and fighting for survival...
ISBN: 978 1407 10372 3. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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Blood
by Andrew Donkin
It’s 1008 AD, and after being injured in a raid
that goes horribly wrong, Tor Scaldbane is devastated
at losing his chance to be a legendary warrior. But
then he remembers the sagas of his ancestors; glorious,
bloody battles, ancient heroes, powerful gods...and
realizes that all might not be lost after all...
ISBN: 978 1407 10481 2. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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 Roman
Invasion
by Jim Eldridge
It's AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe,
is captured by the Romans. A legion of soldiers is marching
east, to build a military road. It's hostile country,
and Bran is to go with them as a hostage to ensure the
legion's safety ... but no one is safe in newly conquered
Britain.
ISBN: 978 1407 10737 0. Paperback.
£5.99
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 Battle
of Britain
by Chris Priestley
It's 1939 and Harry Woods is a Spitfire pilot in the
RAF. When his friend Lenny loses his leg in a dogfight
with the Luftwaffe, Harry is determined to fight on.
That is, until his plane is hit and he finds himself
tumbling through the air high above the English Channel...
ISBN: 978 1407 10370 9. Paperback.
£5.99 |
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 Trenches
by Jim Eldridge
It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator
stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging
for three years when Billy finds himself taking part
in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to
discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't
just aimed at the enemy...
ISBN: 978 1407 10377 8. Paperback.
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 U-Boat
Hunter
by Bryan Perrett
Set in early 1940s, against a background
of rolling seas, bitter cold and attacks from German
surface warships and submarines, 16 yr old Peter Rogers
is training with the Royal Navy. His father’s
ship has been torpedoed off the coast of Ireland and
Peter joins an escort fleet in the North Atlantic where
British convoys are suffering horrific losses from enemy
U-boats. We share in the trials and tribulations of
his duties, including the constant tension, the bitter
cold, mountainous seas - and the moment when he and
his father's captor come face to face...
ISBN: 9780439959384. Paperback. £5.99
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 Desert
Danger
by Jim Eldridge
The story of 19 year old Tim Jackson, set in North
Africa during World War II.
“I was lifting one of our mines when there was
an explosion from the team to our right. I only heard
it because there had been a momentary lull in the barrage
from the big guns. We all looked, and saw that the man
lifting the mines had handled one incorrectly and it
had exploded…”
ISBN: 9780439958936. Paperback.
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 Spy
Smuggler
by Jim Eldridge Paul
Leland is a 13-year-old boy living in rural France .
He has been living under Nazi occupation since 1940.
Working with the Resistance cell in his village, Paul
is a crucial figure in the 'escape route' for allied
POWs and agents.
ISBN: 9780439968843. Paperback. £5.99
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 Flying
Ace
by Jim Eldridge
Jack Fairfax is the 19 year old second
son of Lord and Lady Fairfax. The Fairfaxes are steeped
in the military tradition, and don't approve of Jack's
volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps. New-fangled
flying machines are nothing to do with 'proper' warfare.
Nevertheless, Jack takes to the skies in his Bleriot
plane, and faces the skills of the German ace pilots
over the Somme.
ISBN: 9780439977371. Paperback. £5.99
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 Agincourt
by Michael Cox
The story of fourteen year old Jenkin Lloyd who lives
in the village of Tregarth in the Welsh lordship of
Nether Gwent. Set in 1415, Jenkin recounts his involvement
in the siege at Harfleur, the crossing of the Somme
and the charge of the French knights at Agincourt .
ISBN: 9780439982665. Paperback. £5.99
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 Trafalgar
by Bryan Perrett
October 1805, James Grant is 20 years old and was born
in Liverpool . He has spent the past seven years at
sea aboard His Majesty's frigate Norseman. His compelling
story is based on his sea journal and numerous letters
written at the time which describe being at war on the
sea.
ISBN: 9780439994217. Paperback. £5.99
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