Better than Gold

by Theresa Tomlinson

Published 1 January 2014
Egfrid is the prince of Bernicia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. When he is captured by Penda, King of Mercia during a raid, all seems lost. But though the fierce warrior Penda hates Egfrid's cowardly father, he won't kill the boy. Instead, Egfrid is to be brought up, as hostage and...Read more

Ironstone Valley

by Theresa Tomlinson

Published 30 October 1998
Ned is only eleven when he starts work in the ironstone mine. His job as a trappy lad is to open the wooden door for the pit ponies as they haul their wagon loads of stone through the tunnel. The work is hard and dangerous, and like all miners,...Read more