Books by Tracey Mathias

How do you speak out if you have no rights? In the near future, a right-wing party rules England, and the government deports anyone not "British Born". 'Illegal' teenager Zara witnesses a crime, but she must stay in hiding to protect her own future. When romance blossoms with the victim's brother, she inadvertently puts him in danger too.

'What if they've lied to us about everything?'In the land of Assalay, the new year brings endless rain, hunger and the ravages of starving dragons. But the powerful families of the Fellowship enjoy a privileged life: secure inside their grand and luxurious houses and confident of their divine right to rule. Even for Fellowship children, though, growing up has its problems. Now that he is of age, Leo Philemot must leave home for the year-long apprenticeship that all heirs to the Fellowship have to undertake, while his twin sister Rachel must stay at home and endure the stifling life of ladies' drawing rooms and tea-parties. For both twins, the year brings a series of unexpected encounters and revelations that makes them question what they have been told about family and Fellowship - and opens their eyes to the realities of other people's lives.As flood, fire and famine worsen, Assalay is ready for rebellion. Opposition to the Fellowship is growing. In this gathering crisis, Leo and Rachel must make life or death choices between old and new loyalties and friendships: between what they have been taught and what they have learned. The Singing War is the second volume of The Assalay Trilogy.For readers of 11+.

" It was a piece of soft white stone .Veins glittered through it like caught moonlight. One face was as smooth as new fallen snow; the other was engraved with a pattern of flowing lines. Gaia traced her fingers along the carvings. After a long time, she looked up at Mai.'What is it?' "All anyone knows about the old amulet is that it's a good luck charm that hasn't worked. And luck is about to turn worse, plunging Gaia and her brother Tal into undreamed-of dangers and strange discoveries that might change their world for ever...A fantasy adventure for readers of 11+, A Fragment of Moonswood is Volume One of The Assalay Trilogy