James Riordan

James Riordan

  • 4 stars across 42 books
James Riordan grew up during the war. After he left school he worked as a postman, a barman, a crate stacker, a railway clerk and a double bass player before doing his national service. After demobilization he did a joint honours degree in Social Science and Russian and then spent five years in Moscow working as a translator. Back in England he lectured at Birmingham and Bradford Universities before becoming Professor of Russian at Surrey University. In 1999, he won the NASEN book award for 'Sweet Clarinet' (OUP) His book, 'The Prisoner' has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
14th May 2013

War Games

Esther and George have never met, but their lives have been touched by the same war. Will they be forced to... MoreWar Games

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9th January 2014

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 14: Grace the Pirate

Meet Grace Barry in Grace the Pirate. Grace is a wild young girl; she is captured by pirates and marooned on a desert is... MoreOxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 14: Grace the Pirate

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1st July 2004

Football Stories

The stories in this book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you hold your breath - just like the game! They're all ... MoreFootball Stories

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28th July 2009

My G-r-r-r-reat Uncle Tiger

When Marmaduke, a stripy marmalade cat, discovers a picture of a stripy orange tiger, he recognises their similarities a... MoreMy G-r-r-r-reat Uncle Tiger

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1st August 1999

Peter and the Wolf

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3rd September 2019

The Gift

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1st October 2004

Oxford Reading Tree

"Stage 5 More Stories C" - the latest 24pp titles at Stage 5 of "Oxford Reading Tree". These new and exciting stories ar... MoreOxford Reading Tree

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1st March 2010

The Ugly Little Swan

The newly born swan is not like the others - he's small and brown and ugly. His brothers and sisters won't play with him... MoreThe Ugly Little Swan

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1st April 2000

The Coming of Night: A Yoruba Creation Myth from West Africa

Long, long ago, when the earth was new, the great river goddess Yemoya sent her daughter Aje to marry a handsome earth c... MoreThe Coming of Night: A Yoruba Creation Myth from West Africa

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