Summary
Another gripping World War Two drama from the master storyteller and multi-award-winner, Robert Swindells.
Life in a small village is boring now the war is over, there is still rationing and bomb damage and war losses. But when a group of children hear of some treasure kept locked in the village, things look at bit more interesting. And then two strangers turn up in the village - and they’ve heard of the treasure too …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552561549 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552561541 |
| Author: | Robert Swindells |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
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”“Gripping… Swindells deftly explains the atmosphere of war-torn London … without bogging down the pace of the book.… well worth reading.” “Publishers Weekly” on” Shrapnel””“Swindells paints the home front like a play, in page-turning but atmospheric scenes full of details of everyday life and secondary characters that rise, well-rounded, from spare, believable dialogue.” “School Library Journal “on “Shrapnel”“Swindells novel shows the excitement of the war at home.” Booklist”“Swindells’ novel shows the excitement of the war at home.” –Booklist”“Gripping … Swindells deftly explains the atmosphere of war-torn London … without bogging down the pace of the book… . well worth reading.” –“Publishers Weekly” on” Shrapnel
About The Author
Robert Swindells
Robert Swindells left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then trained and worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling titles. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD. RUBY TANYA won the Salford Children’s Book Award 2005.
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