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'D'ya want a peppermint pig, Mrs Greengrass?' Poll looked at the milkman, thinking of sweets, but there was a real pig poking its snout out of the milkman's coat pocket. It was the tiniest pig she had ever seen. 'What's a peppermint pig?' 'Runt of the litter. Too small for the sow to raise. He'd only get trampled in in the rush.' Mother took the pig from him and held it firmly while it kicked and squealed. 'Well, he seems strong enough. And even runts grow.' 'Oh,' Poll said. 'Oh, Mother.' She stroked the small, wriggling body. 'Theo,' she shouted, 'Look what we've got!' It is a difficult year for the Greengrasses. Poll's father has lost his…

One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic. Published for the first time as a Virago Modern Classic, with a new foreword by Michael Morpurgo. One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic. 'I did a dreadful thing, the worst thing of my life, when I was twelve and a half years old, and nothing can change it' It is wartime and Carrie and her little brother Nick have been evacuated from their London home to the Welsh hills. In an unfamiliar place, among strangers, the children feel alone and find little comfort with the family they are billeted with: Mr Evans, a…

Героиня повести — девочка с таинственным именем Утрата, которую все считали дочерью колдуньи. Ещё во младенчестве она осталась сиротой, и её взяла к себе на воспитание одинокая женщина. Живя высоко в горах, Утрата не общалась со своими сверстниками. Её первыми друзьями становятся слепая девочка и её брат, приехавшие сюда на каникулы вместе со своей семьей. В один прекрасный день, сами того не ожидая, ребята оказываются втянутыми в водоворот удивительных и опасных событий.