Liz Kessler - When the World was ours
Teen.
352 pages.
Inspired by a true story, this is a powerful, heart-breaking, ultimately redemptive novel about three childhood friends in 1930s Vienna whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses. Themes: World War 2, friendship, loyalty and trust.
Richard Lambert - The Wolf Road
Teen.
352 pages.
When Lucas survives the car accident that kills his parents, one memory stays with him - of the wolf that caused the crash. Forced to leave his home and live with his nan in the remote wilderness of the Lake District, Lucas struggles to adjust to his strange, new world.
And when he learns that a wild creature is killing the livestock on the mountains, he knows it's the wolf, that it's come for him, and that he must face it.
Patrice Lawrence - Rat
Teen 11-14.
152 pages.
When his mum is sent back to prison, Al knows exactly who's to blame. Mr Brayker from downstairs has been making trouble for Al's mum ever since they moved in.
Al is determined to get his revenge with a plan that involves the only two creatures he can rely on: his pet rats, Venom and Vulture. But things don't turn out exactly as he'd imagined.