Gillian Cross crée des récits captivants qui explorent les relations complexes et les dilemmes moraux auxquels sont confrontés les jeunes. Ses histoires abordent souvent des thèmes tels que la famille, l'identité et la lutte pour la justice. Avec un style engageant et un aperçu perspicace de la psychologie des personnages, ses œuvres résonnent profondément chez les lecteurs. Cross saisit magistralement l'authenticité de l'adolescence et ses défis inhérents.
Brother Aelred has remarkably smelly feet. To spare the other monks' noses, he is given the job of tending to the pigs. However, when Viking raiders arrive to attack, loot and pillage the Brothers' monastery, it is Brother Aelred, the humblest, gentlest monk, who saves the day.
Take a trip into the future of medicine. Dr Cross explains everything from genetic modification, eco-health and virtual reality medicine, to remote surgery by robot and personalised medicine.
Taking over the artificial intellegence unit at Wessex University, the Demon Headmaster uses its technology to drain the knowledge from some of the top minds in scientific research
Ruby and Tom love playing in the caves; that's before the Gang arrive. But they're not about to give them up without a fight. When a simple plan goes wrong, it looks like they might need the gang after all. Find out what happens in this exciting adventure story by Carnegie winner, Gillian Cross, and illustrated by Marilee Harrald-Pilz.
When the Hunters move house, they think they've escaped the Demon Headmaster. They're wrong. Villagers are speaking the same robotic phrases ... and a creeper is growing incredibly fast by the mysterious research centre
Buddy Wilson's aversion to writing is challenged when he's assigned a nature diary, particularly as he faces ridicule from a domineering neighbor. However, his perspective shifts dramatically after an unexpected night filled with remarkable discoveries, leading him to embrace the wonders of nature and perhaps find joy in writing.
Gillian Cross's brilliant retelling and Neil Packer's glorious illustrations bring to life Homer's Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told.
In The Lost: The Dark Ground Robert suddenly finds himself alone in the middle of the jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in an aeroplane. What has happened? Where is he? Will he ever get home? This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.
William and his brother are desperate to have a tree house in the grand old tree. Their father goes away, but is determined that the tree house should be built. So every month he sends a parcel containing things they'll need for the tree house. But will their father be home in time for Christmas? schovat popis
A giant Indian elephant. A wild journey across America. An enemy who will never stop.
