Most Popular Books by Bernard Ashley

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.

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.

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?

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.

A strange tattoo triggers a surprising turn of events in this tense contemporary drama from master teen writer, Bernard Ashley. Sofia Drake wants a tattoo - a tattoo all of her own, where her parents won''t see it. And when she''s introduced to Sol Marks, a genius young tattooist, Sofia falls in love with his arty, original designs. But when Sofia''s dad sees his daughter''s new body art his reaction sets in motion a series of events no one could have anticipated. An enticingly original contemporary story of art, love and the power of creativity. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 12+

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

Rosie has two grandmothers, when they both come to Rosie''s house for her baby brothers birthday, she is sure they will have double the fun

Children can read about how Max comes to hav e a pet greyhound who his mum doesn''''t know about. How long c an Max keep Flash a secret? ''

Nerissa, Ray, Lyn and Prakash are all in the same class at Saffin Street School, but each of them has something different to say and a different story to tell. Nerissa gets into hot water when her concentration wanders in class. Told to write ''an exciting story'', she can only think of her sister''s wedding and how it had come perilously close to disaster. Ray remembers the excitement caused by the deputy head bringing his new car, a second-hand red sports model, to school. Lynn writes two letters home from the school trip: a nice one to her parents and a secret one to her sister telling what really happens. Prakash invites Lenny, the class loner, home to tea. Lenny''s an odd boy, plays truant a lot and nobody likes him, least of all Prakash''s father. Then a £5 Postal Order goes missing and Lenny''s the only possible culprit ... or is he? Bernard Ashley''s four characters tell their lively and approachable stories with a real sense of humour that will particularly appeal to readers of about ten.

Billy''s mum is going out on a date - the first since his dad left home. To Billy this means a do-as-you-please evening but, with sister Sandra in charge, things don''t quite go according to plan]

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.

Linda''s lie to hide her family''s poverty brings her personal agony.

Street-smart Cockney Jack finds hiimself evacuated to Kent, where he is swept off by Lady Ashwell and plunges headfirst into the social deep end and a thrilling adventure of espionage and black marketeering.