Mary Hooper
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35 titles
35 titles
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Megan
General Fiction
Jan-2017
Megan is fifteen. One day she finds out in the worst possible way, the worst possible news - she is pregnant. What will she do? How will her friends react? How will her ex-boyfriend react? How will her mum react? How would YOU react? Should Megan ...
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Haunted House
Horror
Sep-2016
Jake is sure he's going to hate the village where he's moved with his mum and twin sister, Jenna. There are only about ten houses and a green - boring. But when Jenna spots the ghost of a cute-looking beagle with a lead in its mouth, Jake and Jen...
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Horror House
Horror
Sep-2016
A new couple have moved into Hardstone House, and it's just Jake's luck that instead of a cool, footballing grandson they have a granddaughter called Claire, who likes tap dancing and tea parties. But then Claire tells Jake and Jenna that Hardsto...
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Poppy in the Field
Historical
May-2015
When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about t...
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Nelson's Home Comforts
General Fiction
Feb-2015
" ...]Take care that the water boils when you throw in the paste, and that it continues to do so during all the time of cooking, as that will keep the paste from sticking together. When done, drain it in a strainer, put it in the tureen, and pour the...
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Poppy
Historical
May-2014
Poppy is young, beautiful and clever -- and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family’s country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy’s life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason...
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The Disgrace of Kitty Grey
Historical
May-2013
Kitty is living a happy, carefree life as a dairymaid in the countryside. The grand family she is employed by looks after her well, and she loves her trade, caring for the gentle cows and working in the cool, calm dairy. And then, of course, there is...
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Chelsea and Astra
General Fiction
Jan-2013
‘I saw him first. His eyes swivelled round the room and then rested on me and I thought to myself - WOW!' Chelsea and Astra are like chalk and cheese. But even so, they are the best of friends. They do everything together. Until something happe...
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Zara
General Fiction
Oct-2012
Zara and Ella were both two weeks late for the start of the school year. Ever since then they've been best friends. They're always fooling around finding out the star signs of boys they fancy, reading out their horoscopes and playing games to discove...
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Megan 3
General Fiction
Sep-2012
It is Jack's , Megan's son, first birthday party and the atmosphere is very tense. But Megan is being distracted by the unusual amount of telephone calls that her mother is getting. Surely Mum hasn't got a boyfriend has she? But it turns out that she...
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Velvet
General Fiction
Sep-2011
Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life. Then she is not...
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At the Sign Of the Sugared Plum
Historical
Jul-2011
‘You be going to live in the city, Hannah?' Farmer Price asked, pushing his battered hat up over his forehead. ‘Wouldn't think you'd want to go there . . . Times like this, I would have thought your sister would try and keep you away.' Hannah is ...
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By Royal Command
Historical
Nov-2010
Lucy - 2
In this sequel to At the House of the Magician, Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of the mysterious Dr. Dee. What the doctor doesn't know is that Lucy is not just a maid -- she is also a spy for the Queen. Then Lucy hears unexplaine...
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Fallen Grace
General Fiction
Sep-2010
Life has been nothing but unfair to Grace Parkes and her sister. Penniless, the two orphans manage to stay alive-but only barely, like so many on the streets of Victorian London. And Grace must bear a greater heartbreak, having become pregnant from t...
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The Betrayal
Historical
Sep-2009
Lucy - 3
In this follow-up to By Royal Command, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. But will her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, get in the way?There's also Mistress Juliette, the mysterious new lady-in-waiting. Could she ...
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Holly
General Fiction
Jun-2009
'Holly. I hope you won't mind me buying you this. I think it's the sort of thing you'll like. Am I right? And I think it matches your eyes. This comes with best wishes from (and I know it's corny). A Friend.' And that was how it all started. Holly st...
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The Biggest Decision of All
General Fiction
Mar-2009
Megan -
Megan, at age 15, discovers that she is 5 months pregnant in her 'Personal Development' class. How she copes, the decisions that she has to make, how her family and friends react are all told in a telling, compulsive tale. A tale that pulls no punche...
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Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
General Fiction
Mar-2009
Megan - 3
It is Jack's , Megan's son, first birthday party and the atmosphere is very tense. But Megan is being distracted by the unusual amount of telephone calls that her mother is getting. Surely Mum hasn't got a boyfriend has she? But it turns out that she...
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Newes from the Dead
Horror
May-2008
Anne Green can t move a muscle, can t open her eyes, can t scream. She lies paralyzed in absolute darkness, terrified by her final memory being hanged. Is she in purgatory? Hell? Was she buried alive? An innocent woman caught up in a nightmare, Anne ...
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Down to Earth
General Fiction
Jan-2008
A freak accident causes two young, accident-prone angels to suddenly plummet back to earth. Their strange habits and even stranger powers soon bring comic chaos to the classrooms of St. Winifred’s convent school. As the angelic pair struggle to do ...
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The Ghoul at School
General Fiction
Jan-2008
A ghost appears to be on the loose in the school where the flighty angels are still pretending to be ordinary pupils. Life for the girls is further complicated by an archangel determined to take them home, a rather embarrassing incident in cooking cl...
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Round the Rainbow
General Fiction
Jan-2008
The angels are shooting back to heaven on a rescue mission to snatch back Sister Bertha, who was spirited away before her time. Not content with rescuing nuns, the angels must also single-handedly save St. Winifred’s School from ruin by winning a t...
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Katie: The Revolting Bridesmaid
General Fiction
Oct-2007
Katie's sister is getting married to a man who is too old, too fat, and too geeky. He also happens to be a teacher at Katie’s school—how embarrassing! But it gets worse. Katie has been asked to be the bridesmaid. How will she ever live down the s...
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Katie: The Revolting Wedding
General Fiction
Oct-2007
It’s the morning of the dreaded wedding and Katie’s promise to be on her best behavior falls flat when she tumbles headlong into the wedding cake. Katie may not be able to get out of wearing that revolting blue bridesmaid’s dress, but she’s ...
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The Haunting of Julia
Graphic Novel
Sep-2007
Before Julia can blow out her birthday candles, the flames vanish When she watches a replay on videotape, she sees a shadowy figure standing behind her. Julia suspects a ghost has blown out the candles and has now come to haunt her....
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At the House of the Magician
Historical
Aug-2007
Lucy - 1
A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck turns around when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.The household is strange a...
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Katie: the Revolting Baby
General Fiction
Jun-2007
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Katie thought that looking after her sister’s baby would be easy. But one container of golden syrup, some scrambled egg, newspaper print, a mess of boot polish, an earwig, and half a caterpillar later, things look very different indeed. Baby Emil...
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Katie: the Revolting Holiday
General Fiction
Jun-2007
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A week in a holiday camp with Mrs. Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids’ Klub, where she takes a particular dislike to an irritating girl named Antonia, who can't stop bragging about how her family wins all the comp...
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Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose
Historical
Nov-2006
Ousted from her family by her new stepmother, Eliza Rose makes her way to London―only to be thrown straight into prison for stealing a bite to eat. Her life takes a remarkable twist when she is rescued and befriended by the infamous actress Nelly G...
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Take a Kiss to School
General Fiction
Jul-2006
There is so much to learn on Digby's first day at school. Will he remember where to hang his jacket and to listen for his name? Digby's mother has some special help for her boy who doesn't feel quite brave enough for school. This reassuring story wit...
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Petals in the Ashes
Historical
Jul-2004
This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum." Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that,...
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Amy
Romance
Sep-2002
'It all started after I fell out with Louise and Bethany, really. It was falling out with them that made me try to find friends somewhere else, and the Internet seemed a good place to look ...' Amy is a level-headed sort of girl, certainly not one to...
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Friends and Rivals
General Fiction
Jul-1986
Clare is delighted when she hears that her cousin Angie will be coming to stay for a year until she discovers that Angie is a beautiful tiny blond who attracts the attentions of the boy for whom Clare secretly yearns...