England; 1800s; Male Author

USA; Civil War; Female Author

USA; Slavery; Female Author

France; Mid 1900s and a space traveller; Male Author – Translation and considered to be the best French novel of the 20th century.

Monte Carlo and on a country estate in England; Gothic, Romance; Female Author

USA; Slavery; Male Author

This is the first in a series of the most fabulous set of books about a young girl called Anne Shirley, who is inadvertently adopted by an ageing brother and sister on Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s. Anne has a vivid imagination and a strong compulsion to chatter and get embroiled into situations, endearing her to all … eventually.

A very moving diary of a young Jewish girl who lived a peaceful life in Amsterdam until the German occupation, when she has to go into hiding with her family. A classic book every child must read. Translation.

Jesse, an 11 year old boy, wants to be the fastest runner in school and trains regularly until Leslie who has just joined school breezes past them. Despite their awkward meeting they become good friends and develop a secret country, in which they invent exciting adventures, escaping from daily life, especially Jesse’s strange family. This is a classic read, which deals with complex emotions and difficult situations.