Bernard Ashley je známy svojím súcitným písaním o zraniteľných a prehliadaných, často zasadeným do drsného realizmu londýnskych ulíc. Jeho sila spočíva v schopnosti preniknúť do psychiky detí a mládeže, odhaľovať ich vnútorné svety s empatiou a porozumením. Ashleyho diela, charakteristické svižným dejom a silnými postavami, sa často dotýkajú tém spravodlivosti a slušnosti. Jeho realistický prístup, ktorý pripomína poctivé spoločenské komentáre, je hnacou silou jeho rozprávania.
Twenty of the finest children's authors have each woven a brand new tale around one century in the stunning and unique anthology Centuries of Stories, and together have come up with an amazing celebration of storytelling for the new millennium.
When his father is framed by the Bradshaws and sent to jail, and his mother goes off to live with one of the brothers, Ronnie finds himself alone and looking to clear his father's name. He foils another of the Bradshaws' plots, but one of the immigrants hidden in the back of the Bradshaws' coach is the father of Ronnie's schoolmate, Manjit.
Immer wieder wird Janey von ihrem Stiefvater zum Einbruch gezwungen.
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. Since his father left home, Kevin and his mother have survived on the proceeds of her market stall. When the Coxes on the next stall try to drive them out, Kevin goes in search of his father, but this doesn't offer the easy solution he expects.
