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Books : Teens : Authors, A-Z : ( W ) : Westall, Robert
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With Nazi planes raining bombs on England night after night, every boy in Garmouth has a collection of shrapnel and other war souvenirs. But nothing comes close to the working machine gun Chas McGill pulls out of a downed bomber. While the police search frantically for the missing gun, Chas and his friends build a secret fortress to fight the Germans themselves.
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An adolescent boy must save his younger brother when he becomes psychically linked to a doomed Iraqi soldier during the Persian Gulf War.
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"Cats, old churches, antiques and antique dealers: these are a few of the creatures, settings, items and individuals that crop up again and again in this collection of Westall's fiendishly clever, spine-tingling short fiction. . . . Besides being genuinely creepy, these stories are witty, wise and laced with insight."--Publishers Weekly.
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'In the Rock Candy Mountains, through deep dark chocolate caves...' there lives a special dragon named Denton. Denton is known for his dazzling smile, but something is wrong, Denton's smile is gone. Denton the Dragon and the tale of Tear River tells a whimsical story of a dragon, his toothache and the river of tears that comes when a dragon forgets to brush his teeth after every meal. An original story by Robert Westall, illustrated in full colour by Bonnie Lemaire.
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Twenty-two ghost stories, ranging from the gentle beauty of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to the chilling horror of Thornley Abbey, make this a treat for all fans and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. It includes stories by masters of suspense such as Charles Dickens, John Gordon and Ray Bradbury, and takes the widest possible view of the supernatural. Each tale - whether funny, ironic or just plain scary - is a classic of its kind!
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During World War II a black cat journeys all across war-ravaged England in an effort to track down her beloved master.
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A young woman from England decides that she must find her missing father at any cost, in a riveting tale of espionage and suspense by a Carnegie Medal-winning author.
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When her father receives an offer to renovate an old abbey, Maggi thinks that this new job will help her family get back on its feet, but she soon discovers that the abbey is haunted. Reissue. AB. SLJ. H.
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During World War II twelve-year-old Harry and a stray dog travel through war-torn England in search of safety.
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Six spine-tingling stories of the supernatural include the experiences of a dead woman who calls an emergency hotline on every Christmas eve and a boy who discovers that he is involved in an alien experiment. Reprint. AB. C.
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When Tim Vaux discovers an antique model ship on the beach, it leads him into an unsolved family mystery involving a shrewd London heiress, a heartbroken drunkard, and a fanatic miser named Black Idris.
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In these unique tales set in Depression-era England, a pregnant cat and a frightened ghost are the surprising holiday heroes. "Like a good gingerbread, both tales have sweetness, spice, and a little bite."--Starred/Publisher's Weekly. Illustrations throughout.
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Ralph's discovery of the burial site of a creature from another world leads him into a chilling supernatural adventure.
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A collection of five short stories examining the lingering repercussions of war on the lives of young people.
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As a cold, hungry, and lost cat, the once-pampered pet of Egyptian royalty, searches desperately through Bethlehem for a place to give birth to her kittens, she stumbles upon a manger, where another human mother is also about to give birth.
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When Tim, Jane, and their mother Rose rent a charming cottage for the summer, they reckon little on the mystery and malice connected to the place, a mystery centered on the disappearance of previous owner Sepp Yaxley and the reappearance of his cat.
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In a brooding story about jealousy, hatred, murder, and love, Simon is outraged that his mom plans to remarry. He can't bear the way she and his sister seem to have forgotten his late father. Overwhelmed by hatred, he seeks solace in a nearby abandoned water mill. But another, powerful hatred lingers within its walls. And it is about to be unleashed.
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Guaranteed to thrill and chill, this spine-tingling collection of twenty-two spooky stories includes contributions by Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, and many other well-known writers. This anthology is not for the faint of heart!