Bøker av Allan Stratton

Hans doesn't know who he is or where he came from. When he was a baby, he washed ashore in a wooden box and was adopted by the conniving grave robber, Knobbe the Bent. Now fate has thrown him together with Angela von Schwanenberg, a young countess fleeing for her life from the evil Archduke Arnulf and his dreaded Necromancer. Together, these friends are on a daring quest to discover Hans' true identity and to save Angela's parents from the archduke.Join Hans and Angela on their grand adventure as they ride through the depths of the great forest, sled down a mountain in a coffin, and sneak along the secret passageways of the archduke's palace. The Grave Robber's Apprentice is a world of highwaymen, hermits, and dancing bears; and of a boy separated from his family by the sea.In this world anything is possible with luck and imagination?even for a grave robber's apprentice.

Life's not easy for Sami Sabiri, especially since his dad stuck him at a private boys' school where he's the only Muslim kid. But it's about to get a whole lot worse. When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious. Unfortunately, he's not the only one. The FBI raids his home, and suddenly his family is at the centre of an international terror plot-and Sami is forced to question everything he's ever known. Borderline is an action-packed page-turner about loyalty and identity that tackles the ethical debate at the heart of today's toughest security issues, starring a funny and gutsy fifteen-year-old determined to save his father, his family and his life.

"Painful and powerful in equal measure - as it should be. An extraordinary literary achievement." Michael Morpurgo