AuthorSally Gardner
NarratorRobert Madge
Duration3h 40m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction, LGBTQ+ Literature
Key StageKS3
PublisherW.F. Howes
VersionUnabridged
When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken away, Standish Treadwell realises that it is up to him, his grandfather and a small band of rebels to confront and defeat the ever-present oppressive forces of the Motherland, a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in a race to the moon. Utterly original and stunning, it is impossible not to be moved by Maggot Moon's powerful story and Standish's unforgettable heroism.
Karen Pirie Book 2: A Darker Domain
Author: Val Mcdermid
Author Val Mcdermid
Narrator Eilidh Fraser
SeriesKaren Pirie, Book 2
Duration 12h 56m
1984. The miners' strike is dividing the country. In a struggling coal-mining town, the miners and their families are living at the edge of their resources. On the 14th of December, five miners break ranks to travel to Nottingham and work. For those who stay behind, this is an unforgivable betrayal. Twenty-three years later, a young woman is asking...
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Mr Tiger Book 2: Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Simon Russell Beale
SeriesMr Tiger, Book 2
Duration 1h 49m
Crumble cakes! A red rogue wind is blowing and a wicked pirate captain and his crew are marauding the seven seas near the island left off the map of the world. A rare egg has gone missing and a very unhappy sea dragon wants it back. A pirate ship, the Kettle Black, is anchored in a secret cove off the island left off the map of the world. Betsy and...
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Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Charlie Sanderson
SeriesThe Tindims, Book 1
Duration 1h 7m
What is rubbish today is treasure tomorrow. Join Captain Spoons, Mug, Jug, Brew, Skittle and friends on Rubbish Island: wander through its warren of underwater rooms, including a toothbrush library and a hospital for sick fish, climb its terraces overlooking the sea and scale Rubbish Mountain. Prize-winning author Sally Gardner takes the Tindims on...
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Mr Tiger Book 1: Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Simon Russell Beale
SeriesMr Tiger, Book 1
Duration 1h 39m
An enchanting fairytale about Mr Tiger, and his troupe of acrobats, Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. When Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, meets the mysterious Mr Tiger they have a giant challenge: a moon to turn blue, berries to collect and wishable-delicious ice cream to create. Th...
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Karen Pirie Book 1: The Distant Echo
Author: Val Mcdermid
Author Val Mcdermid
Narrator Tom Cotcher
SeriesKaren Pirie, Book 1
Duration 14h 12m
On a freezing morning four drunken students stumble upon the body of a woman in the snow. Rosie has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in a cemetery. The only suspects are the four young men now stained with her blood. 25 years later the police mount a 'cold case' review of Rosie's unsolved murder and the four are still suspects. But when two of...
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An Interview With Sally Gardner
Author: Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Author Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Narrator Sally Gardner
Duration 14h 42m
Sally is a Nestle Prize winning children's author and illustrator and her books have been translated into 22 different languages. You can find The Boy Who Could Fly & The Invisible Boy in our library, number 00490CD.
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Karen Pirie Book 5: Broken Ground
Author: Val Mcdermid
Author Val Mcdermid
Narrator Cathleen Mccarron
SeriesKaren Pirie, Book 5
Duration 12h 57m
When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not...
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The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator The Author
SeriesThe Tindims, Book 2
Duration 58m
Turn rubbish into treasure with the tiny Tindims in this second book of the series. Mother and daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, team up to create a fun and funny cast of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle. On the Tindim's island hom...
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Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Amanda Bright
Duration 6h 29m
A heartbreaking novel for adults, from the award-winning Sally Gardner. Women imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elders, men to whom tradition is all. Edith lives alone with her alcoholic father who is...
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Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 11: How the Dead Speak
Author: Val Mcdermid
Author Val Mcdermid
Narrator Saul Reichlin
SeriesTony Hill and Carol Jordan, Book 11
Duration 12h 16m
After an explosive case that forced Tony Hill and Carol Jordan to reassess everything they thought they knew about right and wrong, both are dealing with the fallout in their own separate ways. While Tony must pay the price for his actions, Carol is conducting investigations into suspected miscarriages of justice. But when a shocking discovery is m...
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