The Girl Savage: Katherine Rundell

Monkey Escape at London Zoo: Link to Missing Schoolgirl!

Wilhelmina Silver’s world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey and her best friend, every day is beautiful.

But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. For lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of schoolgirls.

Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive?

An extremely special story of bravery, hope and the wildness that lives in us all. More

The Girl Savage
  1. Dusk

    Dusk: Kenneth Oppel

    65 million years ago, the last dinosaurs are dying out, the mammals are taking over the Earth ... and Dusk is taking flight. Intrigued? More

  2. No Way Out

    No Way Out: Gene Kemp

    Alex is my twin. We’re not identical or anything. But something holds us together even when we argue and fight - something secret. We’re telepathic. And I can hear him ... More

  3. Season Songs

    Season Songs: Ted Hughes

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  4. The Mouse and his Child

    The Mouse and his Child: Russell Hoban

    'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father. 'I don't know', the father answered. 'We must wait and see.'So begins the story of a tin father and ... More

  5. The Parliament of Blood

    The Parliament of Blood: Justin Richards

    Be warned - this book is not for the faint-hearted. Prepare yourself for the horrors that lie within. Some may be based on legend, but many are documented fact ...You ... More

  6. The Children of Green Knowe

    The Children of Green Knowe: Lucy M. Boston

    Tolly's great-grandmother wasn't a witch but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, were full of a very special kind of magic. And Green Knowe turned out not to ... More

  7. The Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales

    The Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales: Ted Hughes

    Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. They are ... More

  8. The Dreamwalker's Child

    The Dreamwalker's Child: Steve Voake

    'When the Dreamwalker's Child walks in Aurobon, then shall the East be in the ascendant; a plague shall descend from the sky and the Earth will fall into shadow . ... More

  9. The Seven Professors of the Far North

    The Seven Professors of the Far North: John Fardell

    This gripping adventure story is packed with eccentric characters, thrilling secrets, amazing inventions and breathtaking surprises.Sam's holiday with his friends Zara and Ben is interrupted when a bedraggled traveller blows ... More

  10. The Hat

    The Hat: Carol Ann Duffy

    In this delightful new collection of poetry for children, Carol Ann Duffy takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. Charming and witty, infectiously enjoyable, these ... More

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  • New and Collected Poems for Children

    New and Collected Poems for Children: Carol Ann Duffy

    All of the new Poet Laureate's poetry collections for children brought together for the first time, plus lots of new poems. More

  • Mousebeard's Revenge

    Mousebeard's Revenge: Alex Milway

    Old Town’s finest hour ... For three days, Old Town is playing host to the International Mousing Exhibition, and it should be the greatest event the world has ever seen. ... More

  • Nobody's Horse

    Nobody's Horse: Jane Smiley

    Abby Lovitt has always been more at ease with horses than with people. Her father insists they call all the mares 'Jewel' and all the geldings 'George' and warns Abby ... More

  • The School of Night: Creeping Terror

    The School of Night: Creeping Terror: Justin Richards

    The village of Templeton was evacuated during World War II - but something terrible stayed behind. Now even the ghosts are leaving. Ben and his new friends at the School ... More

  • Dark Woods

    Dark Woods: Steve Voake

    After meeting on holiday in Montana, Cal and Eden decide to explore the mountains beyond their campground. But deep in the woods, someone is watching them.Jefferson Boyd, a lone outcast, believes he ... More