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Secrets and Shadows: Two Friends in a World at War
Brian Gallagher
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Description for Secrets and Shadows: Two Friends in a World at War
Paperback. When her home is destroyed in the 1941 Luftwaffe bombing, Grace Ryan moves in with relatives. There she meets Barry Malone, a boy from Liverpool. Barry begins to suspect their teacher Mr Pawlek of spying for the Nazis. But what starts as an exciting adventure puts their very lives in danger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: YFT. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
When her home is destroyed in the Luftwaffe bombing of the North Strand, Dublin in 1941, Grace Ryan is forced to move in with relatives in a different part of the city. There she meets Barry Malone, an English boy sent to neutral Ireland to escape the terrible air raids on his native city of Liverpool. Wary of each other at first, Grace and Barry become friends when she acts to stop him being bullied in his new school. Barry later saves Grace from losing her part-time job in a shop and, with ... Read more
When her home is destroyed in the Luftwaffe bombing of the North Strand, Dublin in 1941, Grace Ryan is forced to move in with relatives in a different part of the city. There she meets Barry Malone, an English boy sent to neutral Ireland to escape the terrible air raids on his native city of Liverpool. Wary of each other at first, Grace and Barry become friends when she acts to stop him being bullied in his new school. Barry later saves Grace from losing her part-time job in a shop and, with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847173508
SKU
9781847173508
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Brian Gallagher
BRIAN GALLAGHER was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries. Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers ... Read more
Reviews for Secrets and Shadows: Two Friends in a World at War
'between a historical novel and a spy caper'
CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'confident and reluctant readers will be richly rewarded by the truly gripping climax'
CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'had me gripped from the start'
parentsintouch.co.uk 'a refreshing change to read a book set in Ireland during the war'
parentsintouch.co.uk 'Secrets and Shadows is an exciting ... Read more
CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'confident and reluctant readers will be richly rewarded by the truly gripping climax'
CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'had me gripped from the start'
parentsintouch.co.uk 'a refreshing change to read a book set in Ireland during the war'
parentsintouch.co.uk 'Secrets and Shadows is an exciting ... Read more