While traveling throughout the Middle East in 1966 in search of his runaway older brother, fifteen-year-old Stephen tries to come terms with a secret from his own past.

In England in 1969, nineteen-year-old Stephen leaves his conservative home, where he is haunted by a troubled past and dread of the future, and is drawn by an old friend to a commune, whose charismatic leader speaks of finding freedom to live in the moment.In England in 1969, nineteen-year-old Stephen leaves his conservative home, where he is haunted by a troubled past and dread of the future, and is drawn to a commune, whose leader speaks of finding freedom to live in the moment.

A story of adolescence and loss in a Devonshire village, set against the backdrop of World War I.

Sure that life outside his little hutch is lots more fun, young William the guinea pig decides to take up Stella the squirrel's invitation to come out and play, but he soon discovers that the woods are scary and squirrels unreliable.

Mr O'Driscoll was the last owner of the house where Felix's mother is caretaker and he was rumoured to be very rich. When O'Driscoll's descendants decide to sell the island, and in doing so deprive Felix's family of a home, the children race against time to search for O'Driscoll's treasure.