Anne O. Brien Books

"A great book to help students of all ages understand how they can welcome new members into their classrooms and communities." − School Library JournalIn this companion story to I'm New Here , three elementary schoolers--who aren't new--begin to understand and embrace three immigrant students.Are you new here? Do you know someone new? In I'm New Here and Someone New , young readers explore the immigrant experience through both "windows" and "mirrors." In I'm New Here , readers meet three recent immigrants trying to adjust to a new country and school. In Someone New , the same story is told from the perspective of the students who welcome the newcomers. An honest and heartwarming look at diversity, inclusion, and friendship.

A daring night-time escape...inside the Marquis of Aldeborough's carriage Mistaking Miss Frances Hanwell for a runaway kitchen servant, Hugh only realizes his grave error the next day. With scandal imminent, a reluctant marriage seems the only course of action.

In this classic tale from early seventeenth-century Korea, Hong Kil Dong, the son of a powerful minister, is not entitled to a birthright because his mother is a commoner. After studying the martial arts, divination, swordplay, the uses of magic, and the wisdom of the I Ching, the Book of Changes, Hong Kil Dong sets off on a quest for his destiny. He leads a band of men to right the injustices shown to the peasants by some powerful and corrupt merchants, ministers, and monks. Hong Kil Dong can then claim his rightful role and become a wise and just leader. This graphic book captures the drama and pageantry of sixteenth-century Korea during the Chosun dynasty and pays tribute to the adventure story that became the first novel written in the Korean language.

A Sunday Times Bestseller England's Forgotten Queens 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.' -The Times Her children or her crown

'Gripping' The Times 'Fans of Philippa Gregory and other historical fiction writers will love Anne O'Brien's A Tapestry of Treason' Yours

"From one child to ten, hands are extended in an ongoing invitation to welcome all kids into a circle of inclusion, friendship, and play"--

From Sunday Times bestseller Anne O'Brien . . . To those around her she was a loyal subject. In her heart she was a traitor.

'Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.' - Sunday Express ENGLAND'S MOST RUTHLESS QUEEN.

1415. Katherine de Valois, the jewel in the French crown. An innocent locked up by her mother, Queen Isabeau, and kept pure as a prize for the English king slaughtering her kinsmen on the battlefields of Agincourt. No matter the cost, Isabeau is determined to deliver Katherine into the loveless arms of Henry V. But the Valois blood is worth less than she had brokered. Henry will take Catherine, not for her beauty, not for a treaty of peace - for nothing less than the glittering French crown itself.

The forgotten story of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. A strong woman who claimed the throne for her family in a time of war... 'A compelling story of divided loyalties and family betrayals. Dramatic and highly evocative' Woman & Home