Most Popular Books by Bernard ASHLEY

Toddler Shirley survives when a bomb hits her house during the blitz, but she runs wildly into the night to find her mother. Johnny, who is on the run from reform school, finds Shirley and looks after her, but he can''t take her home as he risks capture.

Meet Nerissa, Kompel, Ugaso and Kim - they all have stories to be told from their lives, sometimes quiet, sometimes dramatic, but each one of them has faced up to their own kind of challenge.

When Justin falls out with Tanya, her big brother, Tyrone, decides to teach Justin a lesson - with his fists. Justin tries everything to get out of the fight but it''s no good - fighting is a dead cert.

It is 1940, and Ronnie Warren is a street-smart 11-year-old living with his mum in south London while his father is away fighting with the army. Ronnie''s story starts during the Blitz, when he climbs bravely through bomb rubble to rescue his mother and his aunt. Evacuated to Lancashire, he stands up to a sadistic teacher and embarks on a pre-teen romance. Back in London, his mum hears that her husband is missing, presumed killed. Ronnie believes she has fallen for a GI and makes a fool of himself - but patches things up. VE Day brings joy mixed with grief for Ronnie, knowing that his dad is dead - but a surprise telegram brings unbelievable news.

First published in hardback in 1997, a story in the CITY LIMITS series which follows the adventures of the friends of the City Limits Cafe, which is visited by a famous television celebrity, but can Sharon teach the TV star how to act?

Pleasure wants to buy her baby brother a present but when she lets go of her dad''s hand in the busy market, suddenly she can''t see him anywhere. Where has her dad gone? Pleasure''s baby brother is teething and he just cries and cried all day. Pleasure wants to buy him a present to make him happy and she gets her chance when she goes to the market with her dad. Pleasure loves going to the market with all the brightly coloured stalls. While her dad is buying fish, Pleasure spots a toy stall and she lets go of Dad''s hand for just one minute... Suddenly she can''t see her dad at all, he has completely disappeared and Pleasure is surrounded by stangers hurrying here and there. But it isn''t long before she sees her dad through the crowd and he helps her buy the best ever present for Paul.

This is the sixth title in the six-part Clipper Street mini-series, set in and around a south London street. It is a sensitively-told story dealing with the theme of child abuse, and giving a child''s view of the dilemmas involved for outsiders.

Lynne Golding: Australian Ballerina" tells the story of Australia''s first prima ballerina. Golding made history in 1951 when she became the first ballerina to perform the dual role of Odette/Odile in Australia''s first full-length "Swan Lake." She continued her dance career in England, Venezuela and New York before returning to her beloved Australia, where she came to be one of Australia''s most revered and beloved ballet teachers. This beautifully illustrated book chronicles the life a remarkable dancer whose career spanned four continents and over seven decades

Een taxichauffeur houdt, om zijn familie te beschermen, het bewijs achter waardoor de leider van de onderwereld gegrepen kan worden. Na zijn overlijden proberen zijn kleindochter Paula en haar vriendin Narinder achter het geheim van de bewijsvoering te komen. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

When Maria catches sight of Danny at Pelham Park, not even the news of her dad''s redundancy can dampen her spirits. But then something happens to spoil her romantic dreams and she is faced with a terrible choice. Suggested level: intermediate.

SUMMARY: Patsy Bligh is ashamed of her bedwetting and is angry at here stepfather''s attitude and decides to run away back to the town where she and her mother lived before her mother married. Patsy''s stepfather goes after Patsy and comes to realise why Patsy is unhappy.