New Releases by K. M. Peyton

It''s the 1920s - cars and aeroplanes are new. Lily Gabriel is scruffy, confident and takes no nonsense from anyone. Antony is rich, spoiled and arrogant and Lily is completely and utterly - no nonsense! - in love with him. So join Lily as she falls . . . Falls in love . . . Falls out of the sky . . . Falls through time . . . And effortlessly, inescapably, falls into her future. Life is never what you expect or what you predict. But if you''re lucky, you hold onto exactly what you need - a young and wild heart.

Buffoon doesn''t look like much of a race horse. He''s awkward and ugly. But Tess senses something special in him. Together, the unloved horse and the stubborn girl will forge a bond that will take them further than anyone could have imagined... An touching tale of how friendship can prevail when the odds are stacked against you.

Minna, a Roman servant girl, follows commander Theo into battle along with her brother and her beloved horse.

Word count 10,295 Suitable for younger learners

This selection of nineteen essays by Nigel Wilkins, in English and in French, is characterised by an inter-disciplinary approach crossing the borders between music, language, literature, history, palaeography and iconography. The principal topic is lyric poetry in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, mostly French and English, both with and without music, and in various contexts. Guillaume de Machaut, the dominant poet-musician of the age, is the central figure: his influence is traced in poets such as Froissart, Deschamps, Christine de Pisan, Charles d''Orl ans, Villon, Gower and Chaucer, and in the poet-musicians who came after him. The question of patronage is investigated. The development of the principal lyric forms, rondeau, ballade and virelai, is explored on both sides of the Channel, as is the way they were used, for example in miracle plays and in court entertainment. A Flemish painting of 1493 helps us discover the r le of music in the ceremonies of trade and religious guilds; a memorial brass from King''s Lynn reveals the importance of music in the ceremonial of feasts. Wider themes are also explored, such as the association of music with the Devil, the use of several languages combined in certain musical contexts, and the controversial role of inspiration in musical composition.

When a new job takes Nicky and her mom to the Scottish border lands, Nicky is concerned. She''s not worried about the job -- taking care of horses -- but about where it is -- ancient Bloodybow Castle, dark, forbidding and full of sercrets. At night, when darkness falls, Bloodybow is attacked by ghosts, ancient raiders that ride out of history to exact revenge against the castle and its denizens, both horse and human. Nicky and her friend Jed are determined to protect Stealaway, the castle''s prize stallion, from these phantom attackers. But how? As Nicky and Jed delve futher into the secrets of Bloodybow''s past, they realize a mysterious white pony may be the key to solving the mystery and saving Stealaway. STEALAWAY is a thrilling story sure to appeal to fans of horse stories, ghost stories and histories set in the Scottish highlands.

This is the final book in the best-selling Flambards series. The First World War is over and Christina marries Dick, who was once the groom at Flambards. The local gentry refuse to accept the couple socially and, with Mark Russell due home from the war, Christina is forced to face the consequences of her decision. And in the end it is Christina who is as much divided as Flambards, in her feelings for two very different men.

Lauren and Tashy love their ponies, Humpfrey and Monkey, even if - as rescue ponies - they aren''t really very good at anything. Secretly, both girls would love to be able to win rosettes. Then Cobweb appears - a beautiful, silvery, ghost pony from Paradise. And when Cobweb joins the girls on a ride out, some of her magic seems to rub off on to their real ponies and Humpfrey and Monkey can jump beautifully...

In the first of these three pony stories, Ruth learns that keeping a pony is harder than she''d thought. In the second, Faith battles with her fear of horses as she learns to ride on a farm holiday; and in the third, David discovers that reaching the top as a show-jumper is a bumpy ride.

Desperate to see the world beyond her grandfather''s vicarage, sixteen-year-old Charlotte convinces her older brother to take her along on a mountain-climbing trip to Switzerland, where her life becomes intertwined with an assortment of people in Victorian society.

A young woman is forced to move from London to a bleak wilderness. She is devastated until she gets a job restoring the local manor. There she falls in love with the son and heir. But the manor is haunted and her arrival has sent the restless spirits into a frenzy. A violent end is coming.

SUMMARY:Life isn''t much fun for Ben - until he meets Elf and is drawn into an exciting adventure.

Christina and Will have escaped Flambards with their heads full of dreams, only to find a new set of problems. Not only finding work and a place to live, but Will''s ambition to design and pilot flying machines, which terrify Christina every time he leaves the ground. Will is certain he can succeed, but what price is he willing to pay for the glory?

Fourteen-year-old Ruth acquires what is considered an unsuitable pony and determines to train him so that she can become a member of the Pony Club team. Sequel to Fly-by-Night.

Despite the danger involved, a young girl is determined that her fiancé shall fulfill his dream of being a pilot during the pioneering days of aviation in England, just before World War I.