Böcker av Frank English

Eleven-year-old Linda loved her life in England - the country of her birth; until, that is, Mamma and Papa decided to relocate to the country of their birth, a country in Europe some 1,084 miles from the children's original home in England. This had been a family decision - that didn't include Linda and her eight year-old sister, Vanda.Suddenly they were uprooted from their wide society of close friends in school to be transplanted into a country that they neither knew nor wanted to know.How do you accept a language with which you are neither familiar nor have any desire to learn? Linda decided that she really needed to stay in touch with her besties, Poppy and Scarlette, but how would she be able to do that without visiting England on a regular basis?Ah...! Now, thereby hangs a lengthy tale...

Hugo and Betsy live an ordinary life with their mum and dad. Despite being six-year-old twins, they are as different as chalk and cheese. Betsy is outgoing and loves attention, whereas her brother is serious and quiet.That is, until he comes across a rather strange and interesting black crow, Seamus O'Croake ... and discovers he can talk to him.Seamus and his clan face dreadful problems. Members of the local council are threatening to destroy the wood in Southern Ireland in which they live. Can Hugo and his family help defeat this evil plan?Hugo decides his family needs to travel to Ireland to stay with Grandpa and Granny O'Keefe and his other Irish relatives. He feels sure that he can find a solution - with the help of his smart cousin Sean, his rather mysterious Grandpa Shylock and some strange characters from local myths and legends...

A tiny black kitten, with a white tip to his tail and grey tips to his little ears, mysteriously appears in a cardboard box in the juniper bush outside the front door of the Warwick's home at Number 18 Mulberry Road. There is a note attached to the box, asking for someone to give him a home.Where did he come from, and why is he in a box outside this particular house owned by this particular family?This is a tale about the origin of David Warwick's pet cat, Juniper, and how he becomes so important to the family and to all the wildlife that visits its back garden.There is magic afoot when he meets and befriends a vixen cub in a magical forest over a rickety fence through Mr Grace's tumbling, jungly, back garden...

Serious magic is afoot once again, drawing David, Lettie, Gabriella and Billy into more and more exciting and challenging adventures. unexpectedly, close members of David's family he didn't know existed, come to stay over Christmas, creating mixed feelings for David. Will they discover his closely guarded secret? Great Uncle Ebeneezer gives Fur1.ive and Fearless an important piece of advice, which he urges them to take to make sure their future is safe and trouble-free.

Although brother and sister, ten-year-old James and nine-year-old Olivia couldn't be more different. James is the action man, with interests in everything sporty and adventurous. Olivia, on the other hand, spends most of her time in her own fantasy world that she takes with her wherever she goes.The beginning of their summer holiday is here, a time when they don't have to get up early to go to school. This is their favourite part of the year because they usually spend the first week or two with their Nanny Josie and Grandpa Jack on their wonderful farm in the country.Nanny and Grandpa seemed to be ordinary farming folk ... until strange things began to happen in and around the farm and the nearby forest.Something ... different ... always happens in the forest. Olivia is sure that Grandpa Jack can explain, or maybe...

Is reminiscence a sign of getting old? In this the seventh book Jack heads towards retirement, what lies in store for this enigmatic but endearing Yorkshire couple? Could there be a calming-down of their existence? Only time will tell...

This is the story of one Detroit firefighter. It chronicles the period of Detroit from 1973 through 2007, which was the start of his career. Join us during those tremulous days of unbridled chaos and arson throughout the city. Many journalists and photographers from literally around the world came to witness and photograph this period.The author writes about a dark side of the city's history-a period of suppressing the truth about the men and women of the DFD who worked with personnel shortages, beat-up equipment, and for a time, inadequate fire protective clothing.The author recognizes that much in Detroit and the Detroit Fire Department has changed for the better.

Joss McIntyre is master of the Boulders Wood estate that his family has farmed for more than six generations. He is a hard man, his temper shaped by Victorian values and the harsh Yorkshire landscape in which he and his family live.Despite his attempts to control all those around him, Joss's young daughter, Annie, falls pregnant. As her child, Poppy, grows up Joss's true nature emerges - with tragic consequences for the family.Will Poppy survive the sometimes brutal events that beset Boulders Wood? Will the McIntyre sons, Joseph and Ross, manage to save the farm in the face of the rapid economic and social changes of the late nineteenth century and their father's intransigence? Or will hidden family secrets ruin everything?

Logan is a sad little boy who is bullied at school by thoughtless unfeeling children who like to make fun of him. His life is already a sad one because of circumstances beyond his control out of which initially he can see no escape.At home, following his attempt to put these unpleasant episodes behind him, an annoying noise disturbs his Saturday in front of the television - his only enjoyable time of escape from the daily sadness he experiences.Scouring the house to find the source, the unexpected inevitably takes him away from the humdrum existence he leads, into a world that is so vibrantly different from his own. What will he find in this place? Why has he been brought here, and will he ever return to his normal life?

Catastrophe!Finally, has Jack's courage and heroism brought him to a grim and undeserved end?What effect will his perceived demise have upon his immediate growing family and hisextended family circle that seems to be widening in ways no one expected?Has William's Far Eastern dalliance during his National Service come home to roost,making Val decide that 'enough is enough'?It seems nally that William's luck with job seeking has borne fruit - but how long will that last, given his track record?Fifth volume in the Jack Saga

How could such a tiny scrap of a sparrow chick become so adventurous, brave and smart in such a short space of time? Where does her desire to do courageous and exciting things come from?Honey was born with a wander-lust that she inherited from her father, Furtive, dreaming of the excitement and fun that unexpected jaunts might bring her to. Louis, her cousin, doesn't often share her joy at being whisked away to some dangerous adventure, although he does agree to tag along.They meet all manner of strange creatures in their brave new world, where the line between fun and excitement, and danger can be a very fine one. Do they get to meet any of the characters that their fathers, Furtive and Fearless, told them stories about?Or does it all turn out to be less exciting and believable than Honey was led to believe?Only one way to find out…

Lemuel and Gabriel are identical twin great spotted woodpeckers whose early lives are not as settled and comfortable as they might be. Mammy and Pappy Pecker go their separate ways for various reasons, each taking one of their sons with them.Things seem to be going from bad to worse until Amy, a young tawny owl, steps in to help. What does she do and how does she do it to make lives better for the woodpeckers involved? You may well be entirely surprised at how things turn out in this wonderfully magical tale

A tiny black kitten, with a white tip to his tail and grey tips to his little ears, mysteriously appears in a cardboard box in the juniper bush outside the front door of the Warwick's home at Number 18 Mulberry Road. There is a note attached to the box, asking for someone to give him a home. Where did he come from, and why is he in a box outside this particular house owned by this particular family? This is a tale about the origin of David Warwick's pet cat, Juniper, and how he becomes so important to the family and to all the wildlife that visits its back garden. There is magic afoot when he meets and befriends a vixen cub in a magical forest over a rickety fence through Mr Grace's tumbling, jungly, back garden …

Furtive and Fearless's adventures continue, taking them to more exciting and dangerous places, which allow them to meet many more exotic creatures in unexpected situations.We meet David again, the little boy who lived at 18 Mulberry Road, and who named and fed the family of sparrows called Twitcherly. He makes a special friend called Billy, who lives close to David's new home, and with whom he enjoys out-of-this-world adventures that no other six year old could possibly experience.A magical owl called…Owl, a grey parrot called Gerald, and a toucan named Teddy are some of the characters you can't afford to miss in this delightful follow-on to 18 Mulberry Road. All the characters can't wait to meet you inside, so why not flick open the front cover and start your adventures with them now?

Who'd have thought it? Two young boys having such wonderful adventures! How magical is that? Although a little afraid at times because their adventures never seem to tell them in advance when they are about to end, David and Billy begin to accept that what they have is special. They know that they have to keep their experiences to themselves for two reasons. Firstly, they don't want anyone else crowding in on their wonderful times together, and secondly, nobody else would ever believe what they had done and where they had been!Despite the pals' pact of secrecy, the sudden erratic activity of David's desk draws someone else into their secret world. Who could this be?Many more animals and birds pop up to have their own adventures within the story too. Discover why Furtive andFearless become friendly with some of them, but not with others.You may recognise the various characters, but only when you read this wonderfully entertaining and exciting story from cover to cover.Well, are you prepared for a book load of surprises and exciting adventure?If you are, don't just sit there!...