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Description for Shrapnel
Paperback. It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting. Gordon wishes he was too. Gordon's dad didn't serve in World War One, and now his older brother Raymond isn't serving in World War Two - he's gone missing. When Gordon tracks Raymond down, he ends up involved in more than he'd bargained for. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting. Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family . . . Gordon's dad didn't serve in World War One, and now his older brother Raymond isn't serving in World War Two - he's gone missing. When Gordon finds a revolver hidden in his house, he tracks Raymond down, but ends up involved in more than he'd bargined for. Raymond enlists Gordon's help to deliver and collect some 'packages'. But is the work ... Read more
It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting. Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family . . . Gordon's dad didn't serve in World War One, and now his older brother Raymond isn't serving in World War Two - he's gone missing. When Gordon finds a revolver hidden in his house, he tracks Raymond down, but ends up involved in more than he'd bargined for. Raymond enlists Gordon's help to deliver and collect some 'packages'. But is the work ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi Childrens
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552559300
SKU
KIN0032450
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About 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 for the Random House children's list. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD (Hamish Hamilton), ... Read more
Reviews for Shrapnel
Masterfully, Swindells combines considerable psychological depth with a page-turning plot, delivered in manageable bites
Daily Telegraph
This is an exciting, atmospheric story which really draws you in - you can almost hear the bombs dropping
Primary Times
A short but highly accomplished piece of writing from this rightly celebrated author. Full of ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
This is an exciting, atmospheric story which really draws you in - you can almost hear the bombs dropping
Primary Times
A short but highly accomplished piece of writing from this rightly celebrated author. Full of ... Read more