Archie is a very mature child – some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways – and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda – the class troublemaker.

At first she absolutely can’t stand Archie, but then she starts to see him as a bit of a project – could she really make Archie into a troublemaker extraordinaire? Their unlikely friendship really gets going when Archie needs help to scare off his dad’s new girlfriend….

When Annie buys a poster of a pony from a magic shop, she discovers the poster can come to life, but keeping her new pony Ned a secret is very hard work.

Waiting for Anya is set in a French mountain village during World War II. A young shepherd named Jo helps the villagers smuggle Jewish children over the mountains into Spain to escape the Nazis. One of the children being helped is named Anya, who became separated from her father Benjamin in Paris. Throughout the novel, Benjamin waits in the village hoping that Anya will return to him. With the help of Widow Horcarda and his grandfather, Jo works to guide the children to safety, despite the risks of being caught by the German troops patrolling the area.