England

  • Dickinson, Peter, 1927-
    A bone from a dry sea
    In two parallel stories, an intelligent female member of a prehistoric tribe becomes instrumental in advancing the lot of her people, and the daughter of a paleontologist is visiting him on a dig in Africa when important fossil remains are discovered.
    Educ. Res. PR 6045 .I35 B6 199
  • Paton Walsh, Jill, 1937-
    A chance child
    Compelled to search for his half brother Creep who some people insist is nonexistent, Christopher locates Parliamentary Papers containing Nathaniel Creep's personal narrative of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution 100 years earlier.
    Educ. Res. PR 6066 .A84 C5 197
  • Millard, Anne.
    A street through time
    Traces the development of one street from the Stone Age to the present day, from dirt track to the rebuilding of inns as wine bars, showing how people lived and what they did all day.
    Educ. Res. CC 171 .M55 1998
  • Vining, Elizabeth Gray, 1902-
    Adam of the road, by Elizabeth Janet Gray, illustrated by Robert Lawson
    A young boy travels the roads of Medieval England searching for his father.
    Educ. Res. PS 3543 .I6 A4 c.1
  • Hooper, Mary.
    Amy
    Lonely after being dumped by her two best friends, Amy hopes for a romance with Zed, whom she met in an Internet chat room, but the day they spend together in his seaside village near London is not what she expected.
    Educ. Res. SELECT PR 6058 .O61
  • Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947.
    The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
    Educ. Res. PR 6023.0325 V6
  • Howker, Janni.
    Badger on the barge, and other stories
    Badger on the barge -- Reicker -- The egg-man -- Jakey -- The topiary garden.
    Educ. Res. PR 6058 .O88 B3 198
  • Stanley, Diane.
    Bard of Avon : the story of William Shakespeare
    Educ. Res. PR 2895 .S7 1992
  • Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990.
    Boy : tales of childhood
    Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.
    Educ. Res. PR 6007 .A225 Z463
  • Morpurgo, Michael.
    The butterfly lion
    Trying to run away from boarding school in England, a boy encounters an old woman who tells him the story of Bertie and his beautiful white lion.
    Educ. Res. PR 6063 .O677 B8 19
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
    The Canterbury tales. Selected and adapted by A. Kent Hieatt and Constance Hieatt. Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. With an introd. by Mark Van Doren
    Educ. Res. PR 1872 .H48 1961
  • Cushman, Karen.
    Catherine, called Birdy
    The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
    Educ. Res. PS 3553 .U73 C3 199
  • Davies, Andrew.
    Conrad's war
    Currently fascinated with wars, army, killing, and guns, Conrad becomes convinced that through dreams or time warp he is experiencing action in a past war.
    Educ. Res. PR 6054 .A8755 C6 1
  • Gavin, Jamila.
    Coram boy
    In the mid-eighteenth century, an unsavory character and his simpleton son become involved in the lives of a wealthy English family when that family's eldest son is disinherited because of his love of music.
    Educ. Res. PR 6057 .O885 C6 20
  • Avi, 1937-
    Crispin : the cross of lead
    Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
    Educ. Res. PS 3551 .V5 C7 2002
  • Alcock, Vivien.
    The cuckoo sister
    A scruffy, undernourished teenager appears at the door of Kate's parents' London home, bearing a note that she is their long- lost child, stolen from her pram as a baby.
    Educ. Res. PR 6051 .L27 C8 198
  • Hawes, Charles Boardman, 1889-1923.
    The dark frigate; wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many hazards by sea and land and fought for the king of Newbury and lost a great inheritance and departed for Barbados in the same ship, by curious chance, in which he had long before adventured with the pirates
    Educ. Res. PS 3515 .A882 D3 19
  • Brown, Marcia. illus.
    Dick Whittington and his cat
    A retelling of the legend about a boy who became mayor of London, who heard his future in the Bells of Bow and made his fortune through his cat.
    Educ. Res. GR 142 .L6 W5 1950
  • McKay, Hilary.
    Dog Friday
    Ten-year-old Robin Brogan is determined to keep the dog he finds abandoned on the beach from being impounded by the police.
    Educ. Res. PR 6063 .R2383 D6 1
  • McKay, Hilary.
    The exiles at home
    The four Conroy sisters' efforts to raise money in order to sponsor a ten-year-old boy in Africa get them into one difficult situation after another.
    Educ. Res. Bushner PR 6063 .A2
  • Branford, Henrietta, 1946-
    Fire, bed, & bone
    In 1381 England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants' rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.
    Educ. Res. PR 6052 .R274 F5 19
  • Garfield, Leon.
    John Diamond
    Unsettling words from his father before he dies set twelve-year- old William on a mission to eighteenth-century London where he encounters an odd assortment of characters, some of whom seem determined to kill him.
    Educ. Res. PR 6057 .A636 F6 19
  • Magorian, Michelle.
    Good night, Mr. Tom
    A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the Second World War.
    Educ. Res. PR 6063 .A32 G6 198
  • Stanley, Diane.
    Good Queen Bess : the story of Elizabeth I of England
    Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ruled England in the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
    Educ. Res. DA 355 .S73 1990
  • Doherty, Berlie.
    Granny was a buffer girl
    The night before Jess goes off to France for a university year abroad, her parents and grandparents gather to celebrate and share the stories of their lives.
    Educ. Res. PR 6054 .O45 G7 198
  • Rowling, J. K.
    Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
    Sequel to: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone.
    When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
    Educ. Res. PR 6068 .O85 H36 19
  • Bawden, Nina, 1925-
    Henry
    Evacuated to the English countryside during World War II, a fatherless family tries to raise a baby squirrel that also lost its home.
    Educ. Res. PS 3552 .A844 H4 19
  • Frazee, Marla, ill.
    Hush, little baby : a folk song with pictures
    In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.
    Educ. Res. M 1990 .H8 1999 00-
  • Springer, Nancy.
    I am Mordred : a tale from Camelot
    When Mordred learns the identity of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the fate which determines that he kill the good and gracious king.
    Educ. Res. PS 3569 .I685 I2 19
  • Townsend, John Rowe.
    The intruder
    The life of a sixteen-year-old English boy begins to change when a stranger claiming to be a relative appears in the village.
    Educ. Res. PR 6070 .O84 I5 197
  • Willard, Barbara.
    The iron lily
    Originally published: Harmondsworth, Eng. : Longman, 1973.
    Orphaned in 1557 by the plague and disowned by her "brother's" widow who claims she is not true kin to the family, fifteen- year-old Lilias begins a life-long attempt to identify her true parentage.
  • Howker, Janni.
    Isaac Campion
    After the death of his idolized older brother, twelve-year-old Isaac's relationship with his horse dealer father grows even worse as he sees his father's obsession with hatred poison their family's life.
    Educ. Res. PR 6058 .O88 I7 198
  • Burgess, Melvin.
    Junk
    Educ. Res. PR 6052 .U642 J85 1
  • Westall, Robert.
    The kingdom by the sea
    During World War II twelve-year-old Harry and a stray dog travel through war-torn England in search of safety.
    Educ. Res. PR 6073 .E763 K5 19
  • James, Simon, 1961-
    Leon and Bob
    Leon and his imaginary friend Bob do everything together until a new boy moves in next door.
    Educ. Res. PR 6060 .A47 L4 199
  • Spier, Peter. illus.
    London Bridge is falling down!
    Illustrates the nursery rhyme and children's game about London Bridge's falling down. Includes a history of the bridge and music score.
    Educ. Res. GR 487 .M6 1967b
  • Meyer, Carolyn.
    Mary, Bloody Mary
    Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry
    Educ. Res. PS 3563 .E83 M37 19
  • King, Clive.
    Me and my million
    When Ringo, a young Londoner, finds himself in sudden possession of a stolen painting worth a million pounds, his life turns into a series of wild adventures.
    Educ. Res. PR 6061 .I53 M4 197
  • Barber, Antonia, 1932-
    The Mousehole cat
    When the Great Storm-Cat threatens the small English village of Mousehole, only an old fisherman's cat can soothe its fierceness during a dangerous sea venture.
    Educ. Res. PR 6052 .A644 M6 19
  • Blumberg, Rhoda.
    The remarkable voyages of Captain Cook
    An account of the historic adventures and achievements of the great British explorer and discoverer of Australia, Hawaii, and other Pacific Ocean lands and peoples.
    Educ. Res. G 420 .C65 B55 1991
  • McKay, Hilary.
    Saffy's angel
    After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past.
    Award: School Library Journal Best Books 2002.
    Educ. Res. PR 6063 .A233 S3 20
  • Goddard, Robert, 1954-
    Sea change
  • Blackwood, Gary L.
    The Shakespeare stealer
    A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet," but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.
    Educ. Res. PS 3552 .L3434 S53
  • Blackwood, Gary L.
    Shakespeare's scribe
    In plague-ridden 1602 England, a fifteen-year-old orphan boy, who has become an apprentice actor, goes on the road with Shakespeare's troupe, and finds out more about his parents along the way.
    Educ. Res. PS 3552 .L3434 S55
  • Gerrard, Roy.
    Sir Francis Drake : his daring deeds
    Retells in poetry the daring adventures of the explorer who was the first Englishman to sail around the world; helped to defeat the Spanish Armada; and who, encouraged by Queen Elizabeth I, was a feared pirate in his time.
    Educ. Res. PR 6057 .E69 S5 198
  • Aronson, Marc.
    Sir Walter Ralegh and the quest for El Dorado
    Recounts the adventurous life of the English explorer and courtier who spelled his name "Ralegh" and led many expeditions to the New World.
    Educ. Res. DA 86.22 .R2 A76 20
  • Almond, David, 1951-
    Skellig
    Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
    Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000.
    Educ. Res. PR 6051 .L58 S56 19
  • Garfield, Leon.
    Smith
    Moments after he steals a document from a man's pocket, an illiterate young pickpocket in eighteenth-century London witnesses the man's murder by two men who want the document.
    Educ. Res. PR 6057 .A636 S5 20
  • Lawrence, Iain, 1955-
    The smugglers
    In eighteenth-century England, after his father buys a schooner called the Dragon, sixteen-year-old John sets out to sail it from Kent to London and becomes involved in a dangerous smuggling scheme.
    Educ. Res. PR 9199.3 .L37 S58
  • Norton, Mary.
    The borrowers
    A band of tiny people borrow useful items from the family they live with.
    Educ. Res. PR 6027 .O5 B6 1953
  • Tingle, Rebecca.
    The edge on the sword
    In ninth-century Britain, fifteen-year-old Aethelflaed, daughter of King Alfred of West Saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to Ethelred of Mercia in order to strengthen a strategic alliance against the Danes.
    Educ. Res. PS 3620 .I54 E4 200
  • Christopher, John.
    The guardians
  • Dash, Joan.
    The longitude prize
    The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately determine longitude at sea.
    Educ. Res. QB 107 D28 2000
  • Lasky, Kathryn.
    The man who made time travel
    Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.
    Educ. Res. QB 107 .L37 2003
  • Cushman, Karen.
    The midwife's apprentice
    In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
    Educ. Res. Bushner PS 3553 .U7
  • Howker, Janni.
    The nature of the beast
    English teenager Bill Coward finds himself losing control of his life when the mill where his father works is shut down and a mysterious beast begins making savage attacks on local livestock.
    Educ. Res. PR 6058 .O88 N3 198
  • Mark, Jan.
    Thunder and lightnings
    Shortly after his family moves to the Norfolk countryside, Andrew is befriended by a local boy with a passion for airplanes.
    Educ. Res. PR 6063 .A64 T5 197
  • Watson, Richard Jesse.
    Tom Thumb
    After many adventures, a tiny boy, no bigger than his father's thumb, earns a place as the smallest Knight of the Round Table.
    Educ. Res. GR 550 .T6 1989
  • Foreman, Michael, 1938-
    War boy : a country childhood
    Educ. Res. PR 6056 .O675 Z47 1
  • Foreman, Michael.
    War game
    A British lad experiences trench warfare in World War I. On Christmas there is a break in the fighting and the Germans and British play soccer against each other. When fighting resumes the British lad dies in a shell hole along with a German.
    Educ. Res. PR 6056 .O675 W35 1
  • Aliki.
    William Shakespeare & the Globe
    Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.
    Educ. Res. PR 2920 .A55 1999