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Some of the Kinder Planets: Stories


Tim Wynne-Jones - 1995
    A collection of nine stories by the popular Canadian author, including The Night of the Pomegranate, Save the Moon for Kerdy Dickus, and The Hope Bakery.

Talking In Whispers


James Watson - 1983
    Then Andres meets an American journalist who provides him with evidence that will be ‘more valuable than bullets’ against the oppressive military regime.An exciting and uncompromising political thriller, Talking in Whispers was awarded the German Buxtehuder Bulle, which celebrates outstanding teenage fiction dealing with human rights themes.

Crisis on Conshelf Ten


Monica Hughes - 1975
    While visiting Conshelf Ten, an underwater colony on Earth, a young Moon boy becomes involved with dissident Gillmen whose plans threaten the whole world.

See How They Run


David McRobbie - 1996
    After moving around to several towns in the UK, the family finally emigrates to Australia, but trouble still follows them there.

The Dolphin Crossing


Jill Paton Walsh - 1970
    A small boat helps the evacuation from Dunkirk.

The Crowstarver


Dick King-Smith - 1998
    Another great Dick King Smith tale.

Thunder and Lightnings


Jan Mark - 1976
    Shortly after his family moves to the Norfolk countryside, Andrew is befriended by a local boy with a passion for airplanes.

Rocco


Sherryl Jordan - 1990
    He is challenged in everything he knows and all his abilities - in everything he brings with him from his usual, modern life.Life in Anshur requires courage and strength - but also has a lot to offer: knowledge, friendship and love.

Viking's Dawn


Henry Treece - 1956
    They come to grief on an island in the Hebrides.

The Nargun and the Stars


Patricia Wrightson - 1970
    After a millennial sleep, the stone-like Nargun awakes to roam the land again--unless a recently orphaned little boy and his new family can somehow halt the mythic creature's deadly advance.

Marianne Dreams


Catherine Storr - 1958
    That night she has an extraordinary dream. She is transported into her own picture, and as she explores further she soon realises she is not alone. The boy at the window is called Mark, and his every movement is guarded by the menacing stone watchers that surround the solitary house. Together, in their dreams, Marianne and Mark must save themselves...

Sunday's Child


Gudrun Mebs - 1983
    Ten-year-old Jenny's new foster mother dosen't live up to her expectations until Jenny discovers that there are more important things in life than lavish gifts and fancy homes.

There Will Be Wolves


Karleen Bradford - 1969
    Ursula, condemned as a witch because of her knowledge of healing, escapes being burned to death when she joins her father and thousands of others who follow Peter the Hermit on the first Crusade from Cologne to Jerusalem in 1096.

Pastures of the Blue Crane


H.F. Brinsmead - 1987
    It's the home her father grew up in - the one her grandfather hasn't seen in decades. The decision to go out there and fix it up, with her difficult grandfather tagging along, is more a matter of contrariness than anything else. Making the property profitable again is a challenge Ryl rises to, and along the way she learns about herself and her family.

Under the Mountain


Maurice Gee - 1979
    While vacationing with relatives in Auckland, twins Theo and Rachel discover that they are endowed with special powers to oppose mysterious giant creatures that are determined to destroy the world.