Best Selling Books by Robert Westall

In England during World War II, with his mother dead from a German bomb and his father off in training and action but keeping him informed by letter, Sonny tries to understand the darkest truths of war and retribution.

"A rip-roaring collection of supernatural short stories, guaranteed to set spines shivering" --Back cover.

Geoff Ashden, one-time bomber pilot, is now demobbed and trying to make an honest living in the antiques business. As he buys and sells, he encounters mysteries, such as the little-boy-lost call which the police refuse to deal with and the empty antique bed which seemed to contain a moving female body. These mysteries seem to occur only when Ashden is around. Why?

Tales of psychological suspense and the possible supernatural.

Ritorna uno dei romanzi più importanti della letteratura per ragazzi.

A dodici anni, Maggi Adams ha già tante responsabilità. Da quando la madre è morta le cose sono cambiate, e adesso tocca a lei occuparsi dei fratellini, i terribili gemelli Baz e Gaz. Perciò, quando suo padre riceve un'offerta di lavoro per ristrutturare una vecchia abbazia fatiscente nel Cheshire, Maggi non sta più nella pelle: un'estate lontano da casa è proprio quello che ci vuole! Ma una volta arrivati, è subito chiaro che l'antico edificio nasconde qualcosa e forse cerca di comunicarlo... Tra rumori sinistri, figure spettrali e misteriosi incidenti, quali oscuri segreti si celano tra quelle vecchie mura? E cosa vuole l'abbazia da Maggi e dalla sua famiglia..?

In medieval France, huge, powerful cats and a magic dagger help Cam, a young English jack-of-all-trades, through a series of unusual and dangerous adventures.

Soon after steeplejack Joe Clarke begins work on one of the spires of Muncaster's medieval cathedral, terrible things start to happen and Joe realizes that there is a malevolent force connected to the spire's gargoyle.

While seeking shelter from a sudden rainstorm in an old barn, a young motorcyclist finds himself catapulted into a mid-17th century England troubled by witch hunts.

A book of short stories for teenagers that perfectly conveys all the anguish, horror and humour of falling in love. Not a "he-said-she-said" book, but a gut-wrenchingly realistic portrayal of the whole gamut of feelings, including disappointments and triumphs.