| Goodknyght! |
| by Steve Barlow, illustrated by Fiona Land |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 8 - 14 published by Collins Voyager |
| Willum has an awful life, he is Symon's whipping boy. Whenever Symon is naughty Willum gets the whipping. Symon has been promised the chance to go to Knyght School and that is what he has always wanted to be. However as usual things don't go according to plan and soon Symon is held up by a Highwaywolf, and meets Rose an unusual girl who actually frightens the baddies. It seems that fate has other plans for Willum and luckily for us they involve lots of nasty creatures, double dealing and fighting! ...more 1417/514 |
| Trollogy |
| by Steve Barlow, illustrated by Fiona Land |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 8 - 14 published by Collins Voyager |
| Bertram is not the other trolls, he looks different and is acting more and more differently as he gets older. He is bullied by other trolls and the girl he fancies has had enough of him. On a secret trip to the outside world he makes friends with Cliff a lemming who is trying to jump off the cliff but doesn't quite have the heart to do it. Together they set off on an adventure which takes them deep into the Dark Forest, but then strangely leads them back home to face even more adventures. Can Bertram find the truth about himself and can Cliff successfully kill himself? ...more 1726/514 |
| Whizzard! |
| by Steve Barlow, illustrated by Fiona Land |  |
| Fantasy and Magic for ages 9 - 14 published by Collins Voyager |
| Tym is a rather lazy boy who wants to become a wizard. He is apprenticed to a mean old wizard who uses him to keep the place clean and do the boring chores. So when the chance arises to become a wizard quickly Tym goes for it, only things don't quite turn out the way he expected and pretty soon he has left his village far behind, fallen in love with the Lady Zamarind, half killed her and set out with a thief 'who just wants to slit his weasand', to try to save his lady from certain death! ...more 1540/514 |
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| Paper Tigers |
| by Steve Barlow |  |
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| Part of a series of contemporary dramatic texts, this volume provides three plays which feature the adventures of a newspaper delivery team. The plays offer sections which allow the actors to improvise their own parts, and includes an activity section which examines serious themes within the texts. ...more 948/514 |
| The Lost Diary of Eric Bloodaxe, Viking Warrior |
| by Steve Barlow |  |
| published by Collins |
| Erik Bloodaxe was a vicious Viking but he loved poetry! This humorous diary gives children an insight into the life and times of the Vikings as seen by one of their warriors. Factually correct anecdotes are included. ...more 1416/514 |
| The Lost Diary of Julius Caesar's Slave |
| by Steve Barlow |  |
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| Commonus Muccus - Caesar's slave - kept a diary which reveals full and amazing details of life in Roman times. He is the most loyal servant anyone could wish to have, and to prove it he follows his master through the conquest of Gaul, on into Italy and Rome and even to uncivilized Britain. ...more 1419/514 |
| The Lost Diary of King Henry VIII's Executioner |
| by Steve Barlow |  |
| published by Collins |
| This humorous diary gives children an insight into the life and times of Henry VIII as seen by his executioner, Chopper Smith. It includes factually correct anecdotes. ...more 1418/514 |
