Ann Turnbull je anglická autorka, ktorej pútavé príbehy skúmajú zložitosť dospievania. Jej diela sa ponárajú do tém identity, spolupatričnosti a výziev, ktorým čelia mladí ľudia pri prechode do dospelosti. Turnbullovej jedinečný hlas a prenikavé zobrazenie mladíckych skúseností hlboko rezonujú s čitateľmi, čím si získala uznanie v literatúre pre deti.
Mary Ann dreams of becoming an opera singer, and she's thrilled when the famous child prodigy Mozart performs in Chelsea. But suddenly Mary Ann is told that she must leave her Boarding School for Young Ladies, and her singing dreams are shattered. Distraught, she comes up with a plan to stay at school, oblivious to the danger it will put her in... This book was previously published as Historical Mary Ann and Miss Mozart .
Jon hasst Freitage, ebenso wie seine teure Privatschule und seine Schuluniform. Wenn er doch nur nicht in die Schule müsste … Wenn doch nur der Bus nicht käme … Da kommt sein alter Freund Ryan gerade recht! Die beiden machen sich davon. Doch der Tag nimmt einen Verlauf, mit dem niemand rechnen konnte. Wenn sie doch nur niemals die Schule geschwänzt hätten …
A story of forbidden love between Susanna, a young Quaker girl who is a servant to a wealthy family who falls in love with their son.
1941. London is suffering from the Blitz and the country is gripped by patriotic fervour. Josie finds it hard to understand her brother's decision to be a conscientious objector. But when she moves to a new school and gets drawn into tormenting one of her classmates, Josie learns what it means to stand up for her own beliefs.
One windy summer day on the beach at St. Ives, an artist makes a sand sculpture of a horse. It takes an entire day, and all the people walking by stop to admire the magnificent creature. But when everyone goes home at the end of the day, the sand horse can hear the white horses of the surf calling to him: "Come with us to Sennen, Land's End, and Longships Light!" and he longs to join them. This poetic and haunting tale is memorably illustrated by Greenaway Medal Winner Michael Foreman.
Als die Menschen die Wölfe fast ausgerottet haben, schenken sie den letzten ihrem König. Obwohl er gut versorgt wird, ist der letzte Wolf so einsam, dass er sterben will ...