New Releases by Jill Paton Walsh

Expecting the usual carefree and happy summer with her cousin Paul at their grandmother''s seaside home, Madge finds this summer to be different from all the others.

Born in England, Dulcie is sad when she is unable to share the memories her friends David and Leslie have of Jamaica, their first home.

SUMMARY : Fascinated by the canal boats going past her house, a young girl inadvertently finds herself traveling with them as a member of the crew.

Adam finds an implement like a Stone Age axe which he carries everywhere but which appears to give him bad dreams. He gives his treasure to a terrified, caged gorilla, feeling it is not r̀ight to lock people up.'' The gorilla escapes but Adam gets back his axe.