Bøker av Adèle Geras

Warm, engaging, contemporary fiction about a woman who's so busy organising others' lives and loves, she neglects her own.

When Mother says it's bedtime, Little Hare announces that he can't go to sleep until Mouse does, so his mother sings a lullaby for Mouse.

As featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.1914: war has broken out across Europe and beyond. Nothing will ever be the same again for those caught up in the conflict. This collection of short stories explores how the First World War changed and shaped the lives of women forever. A courageous nurse risks her life at the Front Line; a young woman discovers independence and intrigue in wartime London; and a grief-stricken widow defends her homeland amidst the destruction of war. Through these and other tales, War Girls presents a moving portrait of loss and grief, and of hope overcoming terrible odds.

The town of Hamelin is full of rats! Only the Pied Piper can get rid of this plague, but will he take away more than the town bargained for?TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 7-11. This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 7-11, featuring much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling. This pack contains six copies of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Fabulous Fables, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Swallow and the Nightingale and Rip Van Winkle.

TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 7-11, featuring much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling. This pack contains one copy of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Fabulous Fables, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Swallow and the Nightingale and Rip Van Winkle.

Stella-across-the-road is getting married - with a wonderful, romantic wedding. It's a dream come true for Jo, who is sure she and her sister Lily will be Stella's bridesmaids. But although the two girls look just like each other - like two peas in a pod - they are very different. Peas in a Pod is the second tale about Jo and Lily.

Especially when two girls fall for the same man - one a queen, the other her serving girl. Elissa knows she is playing with fire, but she can't resist. Secrets are revealed, hearts are broken and as dawn breaks, a terrible tragedy unfolds. A passionate tale of love, betrayal and revenge.

The town of Hamelin is full of rats! Only the Pied Piper can get rid of this plague, but will he take away more than the town bargained for?TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Eva Conway has spent a lifetime hiding from a ghost in the mirror. A story of loss and the possibility of new beginnings.

The Fantora Files have been collected by Ozzy, the family's cat. Read postcards from Auntie, poems from an invisible son and find out about a granny who can see the future. There's never been a family quite like them before!Chucklers is a collection of books that make reading a pleasure. The series is edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong.

The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel, this is the story of a sudden, unexpected, passionate relationship and the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. Pictures of the Night: A retelling of the Snow White fairytale, this is a thirlling story of jealousy and enchantment.

Once, when Megan, Bella and Alice shared a room, the Tower Room was theirs alone, remote from the rest of Egerton Hall School. Here they formed a deep friendship, which would continue long after they left their enchanted world. But now Bella thinks her life is in danger.

ITHAKA tells the story of the women left behind after the end of the Trojan War. The vivid colours of life on the abundant island of Ithaka are evoked with magic and warmth, as Penelope and those around her tell their own incredible stories.

Louisa and her sister are off to Florida to enjoy some fun in the sun with their dad. But for Louisa that means missing her school's end-of-year display and the thought of Phoebe dancing the lead role instead of her is just unbearable. Until, that is, she is given the chance to appear in a TV commercial.

Other Echoes is the delicate and sensitive story of a young woman's growing self-awareness after revisiting her past. To while away the time, she starts to write down the story of her childhood - how at nine years old, she moved to Borneo with her parents, and encountered people and events shaped by the tragedies of the Second World War.

New boy, Tony moves into the neighbourhood and he Weezer become instant friends. Somehow Weezer manages to persuade him to at least help her practice at home and Tony soon finds out that, not only is he quite good at this dancing lark but, he actually rather enjoys it too!

Louisa (known as Weezer) is determined to become a ballet dancer. She starts lessons locally and with her typical self-assuredness, soon sees herself in the role of class-star. So when it comes to putting on a performance, Weezer knows there's only one place for her prima ballerina or bust!

Blossom, a plump and contented cat, is horrified when six-year-old Prissy comes to stay with 'her' family. And when Prissy pulls her tail (no-one has done that since she was a little kitten!), Blossom makes up her mind: Prissy must go!All she needs is a plan...

LOUISA'S SECRETWhen Louisa's ballet class have to choose partners, her new neighbour Tony is the perfect choice. LOUISA IN THE WINGSA Russian ballet company comes to town and Louisa is desperate to see them. A RIVAL FOR LOUISAAt first, Louisa doesn't like Phoebe, the new girl in her ballet class.

Jack is trying to get his cat, Max, down from the top of a tree. But as a thunder storm hits, it is soon Jack who needs to be rescued. This dramatic narrative is written by award-winning author Adele Geras.

Louisa is horrified when she gets the news that Miss Matting's Ballet school has to close down. The only other school in town is notoriously hard to get into, and very expensive! Phoebe, Tony and Louisa all audition and the others soon receive letters telling them their fate. But there is no letter for Louisa. Is this the end of her dancing career?

But now something is very wrong with Alice - poisoned by dark memories and unable to speak to a single soul it seems the ill-wishing placed on her has come true. Even her closest friends don't seem able to save her from the nightmare .

A Russian ballet company comes to town with a production of COPPELIA and Louisa just has to see it. But with a little help from her guardian-angel neighbour, Mrs Posnansky, Weezer finds herself not only at the ballet, but in the wings as well and of course, in heaven too!

Poor Callie feels totally ignored when a new baby arrives in the house. Even David - her special friend - pushes her away and no-one seems to appreciate the efforts she makes to welcome it. And when she is banished to the kitchen, Callie sadly resolves that she is no longer wanted. She has no choice but to run away...

A story set on the brink of World War II. Germany in 1938 is a dangerous place for Jews. Clara and her little brother, Maxi, are leaving behind everything they know and going to England to live with a family they have never met. Will Clara and Maxi adapt to life in an English village, and will they ever see their parents again?

The perfect book for budding ballerinas.

Megan, Bella and Alice inhabit the isolated world of a girl's boarding school, Egerton Hall, buried deep in the English countryside.

Phoebe's new to the ballet class and Louisa (aka Weezer) takes an instant dislike to her - she's pretty, posh and worst of all, a good dancer too! When they're both picked to play in THE NUTCRACKER, Weezer is super smug - she's got a big part and Phoebe's just a measly mouse.