This title features the story of London as seen through the eyes of the city's children. Twelve stories transport the reader from the Londinium of two millenniums past to the London of 2012, anticipating the Olympic games and a Diamond Jubilee. Along the way we escape a great fie, survive the gunpowder plot and meet Charles Dickens. It is the perfect companion to a defining year in British History.

These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. Deadly Skies sees John Smith, Spitfire pilot, in the throes of the Battle of Britain. Tank Attack takes the action to the deserts of North Africa as John witnesses the Battle of El Alamein from behind a tank. Behind Enemy Lines takes us forward to 1943 to the jungles of South-East Asia, as John undertakes a dangerous commando mission. Riveting fictionalized accounts, packed with historical detail, give a new immediacy to WWII that will enthral young male readers.