Power and Stone
By Alice Leader
Penguin pound;4.99
North Side of the Tree
By Maggie Prince
Collins Children’s Books pound;4.99
Historical fiction at its best is an intensely sensuous experience - the sights, tastesnbsp;and smells of an interpreted past creating a rich, evocative landscape in which to place narrative.
These historical adventures for teenagers combine period flavour of everyday life with a thoroughly absorbing read.
Read the full review in this week’s TES
