by George Orwell

$1.00

Published in 1945, it was as Orwell himself said, ‘the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose into one whole.’ Written in a form akin to the traditional beast fable, it tells the story of a revolution among animals, led by the pigs, and the subsequent takeover of the farm. Soon, however, the purity of their original aims is corrupted by internal power struggles and deceit into dictatorship.

 GC; name in front in pen; tear at base of spine.

Adapted version from the movie based on book by Dick King-Smith

$2.00

Save the farm!
That’s what Babe and Mrs Hoggett must do after Farmer Hoggett is injured and the bank tries to take over. When they find out that Babe can earn money by going to the state fair, they head off immediately. But Babe and Mrs Hoggett are destined for trouble. They miss the connecting flight and get stranded in the city – which is no place for a pig!
But Babe is no ordinary pig. He meets some city animals with problems bigger than his and is soon trying to help. The only question is: can a pack of dogs, a choir of cats, a gang of monkeys and Babe’s own kind heart really make a difference?

Good Condition

By Jill Paton Walsh

$2.00

A hauntingly realistic story of a pair of runaways alone in London and hiding from the authorities during the terrifying Blitz of 1940. By the author of A Parcel of Patterns.

GC; small tear at top of spine; writing in front.

By Corrie ten Boom

$3.00

“I pray that God forgives them…”
Corrie ten Boom stood naked with her sister Betsie watching a concentration camp matron beating a prisoner. “Oh, the poor woman,” Corrie cried. “Yes. May God forgive her,” Betsie replied. And again, Corrie realized that it was for the souls of the brutal Nazi guards that her sister prayed. Both women had been sent to the camp for helping the Jews. Christ’s spirit and words were their guide; it was His persecuted people they tried to save – at the risk of their own lives; it was His strength that sustained them through times of profound horror.

GC; Writing in front page; 16 pages of movie photographs.

by Anne holm

$2.00

‘David lay quite still in the darkness of the camp, waiting for the signal.
 “You must get away tonight,” the man had told him. “Stay awake so that you’re ready just before the guard is changed. When you see me strike a match, the current will be cut off and you can climb over – you’ll have half a minute for it, no more.”
Silent and watchful, David, the boy from the camp tramps across Europe, knowing that at any moment they might catch up with him.

GC; name on front page

by Lynne Reid Banks

$2.00

For Omri it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks in a cupboard comes to life. His new companion is everything an Indian brave should be – proud, fearless, defiant.
But being responsible for a real, live human being is complicated - especially when even stranger things happen – wondrous, dangerous…magical things.

GC; cover creases; writing on first page

by Ivan Southall

$1.00

An unusual, exiting and convincing account of a special day in the life of a handicapped boy, and how he uses his now-or-never freedom. A first class story in its own right, it contains a real message of hope for hundreds of similarly handicapped children and their parents. By the author of Ash Road, Hills end and To the Wild Sky.

FC; some water mark on edge of pages; stamps inside front cover