Susan Fletcher Boeken

This powerful novel from the award-winning author of Richard and Judy pick `Eve Green' is a tale of love and the lore of the sea.

Paris, 1818. A street-girl takes a bullet, clutching a love note to her heart. What is Eponine's story?

Twelve-year-old Arthur forms a bond with a polar bear given by King Haakon IV of Norway to King Henry III of England in 1252 while traveling as her handler. Includes historical notes.

The new novel from Susan Fletcher, author of the bestselling Eve Green' and Oystercatchers'.

Set during the Civil War, this uplifting tale follows a Union army soldier who finds himself unable to part with a stubborn cow that refuses to leave his side. Based on a true story, the narrative explores themes of loyalty and companionship amidst the challenges of war, highlighting the bond between man and animal in trying times.

This poignant historical nonfiction book, about a polar bear that was gifted to King Henry III, beautifully shows the importance of respecting our natural world and its precious animals. Long ago, when kings and queens ruled much of the world, the king of Norway gave the king of England a bear.Imagine a polar bear at ease in her natural arctic world, her only home--until trappers capture her and take her to the king of England.Imagine a polar bear in her lonely new world, stuck in a cage. This small, enclosed space is her only home--until King Henry III decrees that she be brought to the Thames River every day to swim and fish.Imagine now this same polar bear dipping a curious paw in the river water, then leaping in with a joyful splash. And it is here, in this unfamiliar, faraway land, in one small way, that she finds home once again.

"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows what she must do. She must search out the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and somehow get some of her precious milk. It's the only way to save her foster-sister's life. Kaeldra would rather not go. It's much too terriffying, much too dangerous. But Kaeldra knows that she's the only one who can do it. For she is the only one who can actually communicate with dragons. But little does Kaeldra know what she's getting into. She's about to begin a journey that will entwine her fate with that of three little draclings and one would-be dragonslayer. A journey the will become a struggle for life.

Something strange is going on in the turret room of the old house she's just moved into, and 15-year-old Kate, who has never believed in ghosts, is forced to reconsider.

Bryn faces the challenge of rescuing a vulnerable dracling in a contemporary setting that threatens its existence. As she navigates a world that disregards ancient dragons, she must confront modern dangers and find a way to protect this creature, highlighting themes of resilience and the clash between tradition and the present.

From the acclaimed author of Eve Green (a Richard & Judy pick) and Let Me Tell You About A Man I Knew, a compelling, wonderful historical gothic novel about lies, love and ghosts set against the backdrop of a Britain on the cusp of the First World War.