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Allegra is an unusual name. It means 'happy' in Italian, but the little girl in this story is sometimes very sad. She is only five years old, but she tells Adrian, her new friend, that she is going to die soon. How does she know?

There's Sir Jee, who is a rich businessman. So why is he making a plan with a burglar? Then there is Toby Hall. Why does he decide to visit Number 11 Child Row, and who does he find there? And then there are the Hessian brothers and Annie Emery - and the little problem of twelve thousand pounds.

It is 2088, and life in the city where Sala lives is hard: it''s overcrowded, there are no jobs, and no one can leave, because the world outside is contaminated. Sala is lucky, because she has Cham, and they love each other. But when Cham gets the chance for a new future, and Sala begins to make some extraordinary discoveries, will they agree about how to move forwards and what to do with their lives? Word Count 22,815

Now Richard is twelve years old, and like the other children, he must do his Year of Sharing. He must live alone in the forest with the wild animals. He must learn to share his world; he must learn how animals live and eat and fight... and die.

Close to the wild beauty of the Yorkshire moors, the father brought up his young family. Who had heard of the Brontes of Haworth then? Branwell died young, but his sisters became famous writers. But they did not live to grow old or to enjoy their fame.

There were three people who had reasons for wanting Charles Bravo dead - Florence Bravo, his new young wife; Dr James Gully, Florence's former lover; and Mrs Jane Cox, Florence's friend and companion. The enquiry into the death in 1876 could not decide who the murderer was. For more than 130 years people have wondered who killed Charles Bravo...

At home there is sad news waiting for young John, and he learns that he has good reason to hate the Doones. But in the years to come he meets Lorna Doone, with her lovely smile and big dark eyes. And soon he is deeply, hopelessly in love...

She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. She must have her father's permission, and Dr Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine will have a fortune...

It is early morning on a warm day in Roman Italy. Sixteen-year-old Tiro gets the water, makes breakfast, and works in the kitchen - like he does day after day. Tiro is a slave. But today is different. He is going to Pompeii for the first time. He is excited, but it is AD 79: and on Mount Vesuvius, very bad things are beginning to happen... Word count 4,793

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