GEORGE OF CLARENCE.THE TOWER OF LONDON. SUMMER 1477. "------I- HAVE GONE TOO FAR THIS TIME.I KNOW IT! I WILL BE LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITH MY LIFE! I DO NOT THINK I WILL----- ---------I FEEL I WILL NOT BE LONG HERE.EDWARD WILL EITHER RELEASE ME SOON OR HAVE ME EXECUTED---AND SOMETHING TELLS ME IT WILL BE THE LATTER---- --------WILL RICHARD PERSUADE THE KING TO LET ME LIVE? I THINK THE KING WILL BE ADAMANT. HE IS AFRAID OF ME,YOU SEE,AFRAID OF WHAT HE SUSPECTS I KNOW! HE WILL DO THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET ABOUT HIM THAT I FOUND OUT BY ACCIDENT! IF REVEALED,IT WOULD BLOW HIS WORLD APART AND THAT OF HIS VICIOUS QUEEN--WHO IS NO QUEEN IN TRUTH---AND THAT OF HIS CHILDREN! -------THE WHOLE SUCCESSION WOULD BE PUT IN JEOPARDY! HE IS TERRIFIED THAT I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH AND TELL WHAT I KNOW! SO HE CANNOT LET ME LIVE,FEARING WHAT I COULD DO WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE! I AM TO DIE,NOT FOR MY MANY INDISCRETIONS,MY JEALOUSY OF HIM,OR MY PAST TREACHERY-HE FORGAVE ME THAT-BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT I KNOW AND COULD REVEAL AT ANY TIME!---I COULD DESTROY THEM ALL! "

How well do you know the story of King Richard III? Not as well as Matthew Wansford. Matthew, a 12-year-old merchant's son, has always longed to be a knight. And his chance comes in the golden summer of 1482 when he arrives at Middleham Castle, home of King Edward IV's brother, Richard, then Duke of Gloucester - valiant warrior at the age of 18, loyal brother, loving father, good master. Soon Matt encounters a dangerous enemy. Hugh, a fellow page, is a better swordsman, horseman, more skilled in all the knightly arts - and the son of an executed traitor. A vicious bully, he aims to make Matt's life hell. Yet Matt also finds the most steadfast of friends - Alys, Roger and Edward, the Duke's only son. Together they forge a secret knightly fellowship, the Order of the White Boar, and swear an oath of lifelong loyalty - to each other and to their good lord, Duke Richard. But these are not times to play at war. Soon Matt and his friends will be plunged into the deadly games of the Wars of the Roses. Will their loyalty be tested as the storm looms on the horizon? For readers of 10 and above, 'The Order of the White Boar' tells the exciting adventures of Matt and his friends in the months leading up to the momentous events of 1483, the 'Year of the Three Kings'. And coming soon, in early 2018, 'The King's Man', following Matt's further adventures as he serves the new King Richard III through to the fateful summer of 1485 and beyond. Find Matt and Alex on Facebook at Alex Marchant Author, on Twitter @AlexMarchant84 and @whiteboarorder, and on WordPress @AlexMarchantBlog.

A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle happens: baseball! It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a superstar. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball with her class and following Jackie as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory. With her hero smashing assumptions and records on the ball field, Shirley begins to feel that America is truly the land of opportunity—and perhaps has also become her real home.