HOUSE
of BOOKS - OTHER TITLES
Most people think Terry Deary writes "Horrible Histories" and nothing else. The fact is he's published about 50 "Horrible Histories" and over 120 other books ... mostly fiction.
Terry Started his career back in 1976 writing fiction and it's still his first love. Here are a few of the series he's produced as well as the ones listed in "The House of Books" pages (click on left side bar to see them)
But there are new titles being added all the time. See "Very Latest News" and "Deary Diary" for regular updates. But these are the main titles to look out for ...
"Master Crook's Crime Academy" 12-book series 2009 - 2012
A fabulously funny series of tales set in a school for young criminals ... Master Crook's Crime Academy. Set to be a worldwide best-seller
Keep up to date with the publication dates by visiting the Deary Diary page in "The House of Adventure"
The first title, "Burglary for Beginners" publishes in March 2009. DO NOT MISS IT!
"The Fire Thief" trilogy - Kingfisher - 2006/9
Three books - published in the UK and USA - tell the hilarious and gripping adventure of the Greek God, Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to Humans. His punishment was too horrible to imagine!
  
The books will be reprinted in paperback in 2008/09
  
The Boy Who Haunted Himself - Usborne 2004
Fiction for teenagers
See a sample at the Story page here !
OTHER
TITLES:
THE
STORY TREE
Ginn - Pocket Books 1993
Adventure set in a West African village |
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DIARY
OF A MURDER
Ginn 1995
Thriller for reluctant readers |
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THE
FUN OF THE FAIR
Ginn - All Aboard 1995
A text for juniors exploring the history of fairs |
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ALL
ABOUT BEDE
Wear Books 1996
A history of the dark ages for young people |
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YESTERDAY'S
TOYS AND GAMES
Harper Collins - Pathways 1996 *
A history of games through the ages that can be played today |
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POTTY
POLITICS
Scholastic 1996
A wacky history of parliament and politicians |
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EXPLORERS
Hodder Children's books - Truly Terrible Tales 1997 *
A historical scrapbook of facts and stories |
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WRITERS
Hodder Children's books - Truly Terrible Tales 1997 *
A historical scrapbook of facts and stories |
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INVENTORS
Hodder Children's books - Truly Terrible Tales 1997 *
A historical scrapbook of facts and stories |
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SCIENTISTS
Hodder Children's books - Truly Terrible Tales 1997 *
A historical scrapbook of facts and stories |
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Written under the name "Jack Marlowe" |
WHEN
I GET OLD ....
Terry
Deary has been writing for 30 years so there are several of his
books that have sold out and not been reprinted in that time. Over
the next few years some of them will be reprinted.
Above
are a few that are still in print. They're mainly written for schools
so you may have trouble finding them in your local book shop. Have
a look in the library ..
DID
YOU KNOW?
Why
did Terry Deary choose to use the name "Jack Marlowe"
when he didn't want his own name on a book? Because it was made
up of his favourite drink - "Jack Daniels" whiskey - and
his favourite character - "Philip Marlowe" the American
detective.
SUPER
SAMPLE
From: Truly Terrible Tales - Writers
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Seneca
4BC - AD 65
Ancient Rome was a violent place and the writer Seneca was
a dangerous man to know. He first started writing when the
emperor Caligula ruled Rome.
But Caligula was a vicious man - in his reign he
drove nine people to kill themselves,
had eleven executed,
had a gladiator poisoned,
had one Roman leader starved to death and another hacked to
death.
He also had an actress friend of Seneca's tortured to death.
Seneca didn't object, of course - he didn't want to be next!
Emperor Caligula loved to watch gladiators fight to the
death in the arena Games. He even joined in the killing. At
one event he fought against a gladiator who was armed with
a wooden sword. It wasn't a fair fight because Caligula was
using a real sword. Of course the gladiator died.
Seneca wrote a famous letter about the cruelty of the games
...
I happened to drop in on the mid-day sport in the arena.
I was looking for a little entertainment but saw only
butchery, pure and simple. The fighters have nothing to
protect them. Their bodies are open to every blow, and
every blow finds its mark. They are lashed forward so
they can't escape the sword.
In the morning men fight lions and bears, at noon they
fight each other. The winner fights again and again until
he is defeated. Death is the fighter's only way out. The
spectators say, "But these men are highway robbers
and murderers. They deserve all they are getting!"
Can't you see how wrong this sport is? |
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