Stephen Davies
1) Outlaw
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The children of Britain's ambassador to Burkina Faso, fifteen-year-old Jake, who loves technology and adventure, and thirteen-year-old Kas, a budding social activist, are abducted and spend time in the Sahara desert with Yakuuba Sor, who some call a terrorist but others consider a modern-day Robin Hood.
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In Burkina Faso, Fatima and Galo load the luggage while their dad Big Ali drives the bus. Help count bikes, sacks of rice, melons and even goats and chickens as the bus travels past Gurunsi houses, the hippo lake, waterfalls and jungle, all the way to Bobo"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the library in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained by Islamist militants--and both are caught up in the war in Mali and on opposite sides of the stuggle to save the sacred Sufi manuscripts that the militants want to destroy.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
London sixteen-year-old Danny Temple and friend Omar use their computer and parkour skills to elude pursuers as they follow clues in an Arabic manuscript to the mysterious cliffs of Bandiagara in sub-Saharan Afria seeking an ancient treasure.
Author
Series
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Join our beloved heroine as she visits her Great Aunt Astrid in Tofoten. Hilda is surprised to discover that it's a fairy village...her mother had never mentioned that. Hilda becomes troubled by a crackly radio presenter, ominous dreams and soon finds herself in peril. Fantastic creatures and daring adventures are all just part of another average day for Hilda...but will her questions be answered?
Author
Series
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A trip to the castle ruins leads to brand-new, daring adventure for our beloved blue-haired heroine. When she stumbles across the faratok tree and finds herself in the Time of Giants, Hilda learns all about the Giant Slayer. Desperate to help the Giants and negotiate peace, can Hilda change the past, whilst struggling with her own?
Author
Series
Publisher
New York
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hilda encounters her very first troll, negotiates with some very persnickety elves, and seeks to discover the mystery behind the giant who only appears at midnight as she faces the prospect of leaving her beloved wilderness home with her mom for Trolberg City.
Author
Series
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Join our beloved heroine as she heads to Scout Camp, hoping for the most normal scouting expedition ever. But, when her expedition map gets lost and she encounters a Merman fleeing a vicious sea serpent, Hilda is flung into her next adventure.