Frank Culver

Moral tales told in rhyme.

Set in the 16th Century, John Marsh joins a ship bound for the Spanish Main to win all the gold in the world.

When Skipper finds a building that looks like the Masked Mutant's secret headquarters, he has to go inside and soon finds himself in big trouble.

When Rat takes refuge in Hamblington Public Baths, he meets a homeless boy and between them they campaign to save the Baths from closure.

As the Prince in Waiting, Luke has been protected by the High Seers since his father's murder and his half-brother's ascension to the throne of Winchester. But after hiding for months in the underground Sanctuary, Luke discovers a shocking secret: in a world where mechanical devices have been forbidden, the Seers themselves are secret technologists.

Now restless, Luke seizes the chance to explore the world around him. His quest leads him to unimaginable dangers and unexpected delights...but the most dangerous part of his journey awaits him at home.

She made her way down the cliff, and on to the beach. At the edge of the waves, she stopped, shaking her wet paws. She knew that somewhere ahead was her person, but far, far away. She miaowed plaintively; stood staring at the moving blur of uncrossable sea.

She led the way to safety, out of the blazing hell of blitzed Coventry. People touched her for luck; feared her as an omen of disaster. Wherever she went, she changed lives...

From her beginning to her end she never wavered.

She was the Blitzcat.

An intriguing story of a boy's desire to be one of the lads and all the difficulties this involves him in.

The quest to find the legendary Seroster, guardian of the cities' great golden cats, leads Cam to unimagined perils.

Eleven stories to chill the blood, although no blood is spilt.

Jack thinks his father's geese would make perfect foster parents for his ostrich eggs. But what will they make of a giant son who sinks when he should swim and runs faster than any bird on earth?

Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law - and on the run. As he makes his way to London he meets Kit, another runaway, and with luck on their side they find jobs as apprentices to William Shakespeare.

But then a chance discovery endangers their lives once more...

An action-packed spy thriller set in Elizabethan times, Cue for Treason is a masterpiece of historical fiction, widely considered to be a modern classic.

Mrs Barleylove is horrified to discover that her latest litter contains a dag - a weakling of a piglet with strangely misshapen feet. But after his miraculous escape from an early and ignominious death at the hands of the pigman, the dag assumes a unique and favoured position in the sties.

An exciting sea adventure for David and his friends.

Book 2 of The Dragonriders of Pern, sequel to 'Dragonflight' (5852).The bold dragon riders take to the air once more to destroy the deadly silver threads.

When Brett and his friend make a corn circle in local field, they suspect an old village woman of reporting them to school.

The story of the classroom plant that wouldn't stop growing!

Farmer's boy fights for survival of family's farm.

A series of successful bank robberies pose a problem for the Sheriff

Strange encounters for Mungo when he decides to leave home for a life of freedom on his bicycle.

James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger.

Hilarious story about a boy who wants to be a Knight.

From spooky school dinners to the grubbiest ghost in the world, here are fifteen scary tales full of ghostly, ghastly, gruesome goings-on.

The Go-Ahead Gang explore a dark and mysterious tunnel among their many exciting adventures.

When Pete meets his cousins, he discovers that being a member of the Fortune family requires qualifications.

A thrilling assignment for Hal and Roger who travel to the Congo jungle to capture a giant gorilla.

The Grange Hill pupils are determined to enjoy the school camping holiday their way. In the end it didn't work out as anybody had planned - even the staff.

Problems face Grange Hill when the school is threatened with closure by the Education Authority.

Set against a background of political unrest in Syria, this novel, written in diary form, describes a teenage boy’s life in Damascus and his attempt to set up an underground newspaper.

Harry isn't very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him and he and Harry quickly become great friends - but then Maddison is stolen... Will he and Harry ever be reunited?

When the mysterious Harvey Angell comes to visit an unhappy household, he brings about a number of changes.

When Jodie goes to stay with her aunt and uncle who live near a canal, she and her cousin, Tom, make a raft and against orders, decide to launch it at night. The old lockkeeper, Bert, has already told them that the canal is haunted by a man who reappears in times of trouble.

Term is over and, after a short camping expedition that leaves poor Mr Wilkins determined never to go through such an horrific experience again, Jennings is off to stay with his Aunt Angela. There, he meets Emma Sparrow who needs to hide her collection of stray animals from the exasperated caretaker. When Jennings comes up with a seemingly flawless plan, he congratulates himself on his quick thinking. But with Jennings at large, things can always be expected to go disastrously wrong!

An entertaining story in which Jennings and Darbyshire succeed in getting permission for the Linbury Court School boys to make wooden huts during their leisure time.

Wartime London - Johnnie, accused of stealing a gold watch, escapes to clear his name, but finds new responsibilities.

Niels is hounded and fascinated by the childhood story of The Clever Man.

Kasper Whisky lives with his mother, Pumpkin, far away from the City dangers, but the arrival of a boy called Hearthrob Mink changes his life.