Böcker av Patricia Forde

After the global warming came the Great Thaw. Following that came the Ark, whose new governor wants to prohibit speech for ever. Mair is a Word Crafter, and her work is to keep words alive. In the shadows of the trees, she and the other crafters teach the children about language, music and art.

"Aria lives on a well-ordered planet whose people have eradicated illness and even death. Earth is their 'shadow planet' which they populated with humans centuries ago so they could study them and learn from their experiences. Now the experiment is coming to an end and Aria must go to Earth with her scientist father to set off a train of events which will destroy its people. Brought up to believe that humans are inferior, Aria is shocked to discover that she is herself half human, and amazed to find that Earth-dwellers live life to the full and feel love for each other, even though they are mortal. But once she understands this, how can she save them, and herself, from destruction?"--

After the death of her master, Mair is promoted from apprentice to chief word keeper. Her task is to collect and archive the words of her community in a post-apocalyptic world. A Welsh adaptation by Mari George of The Last Word.

A grandma teaches her granddaughter how to overcome fears by imagining funny situations

Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.

A tale-of-truest friendship bookA fill-my-heart with love bookA read-again-and-again bookAn epic tale of love, loss, reunion and adventure on the high seas told through the friendship of a girl and her dog, Fidget.Written by debut picture-book author Trish Forde and illustrated by rising star Rachael Saunders, this is a book that combines humour and heart with a faultless read-aloud rhythm

The sequel to the award-winning post-apocalypic novel The Wordsmith. There's a new new leader of Ark and the battle to save language, art and music is far from over.

The third title featuring Lola, the little sister who's larger than life! Perfect for children learning to read. Poor Natalie's broken her leg and is stuck up in her bedroom all alone.