A & C Black
The Girl from Hard Times Hill
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This is a quiet story although it turns out happily in the end. Any gloom, unfortunately, comes from the protagonist, Megan, who seems ...Read Review
My Brother’s Keeper
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultMilitary
In 1915 young Londoner Alfie joins the army. He’s fifteen, full of patriotic fervour and eager to see action. Despite the rigours of ...Read Review
The Lost King
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1473, Ludlow Castle. Twelve-year-old Lisa becomes the maid and companion to the young Prince Edward Plantagenet, son and heir of King Edward IV, which ...Read Review
The Ghost of the Trenches
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Children/Young AdultShort Stories
This book comprises fourteen stories from the Great War, and what I like about them is that they are very varied. Some will ...Read Review
The Night Run
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The difficulty with this slim novel is that it falls between two stools. On the one hand, it is a straightforward adventure story; ...Read Review
World War I Tales: The Bomber Balloon
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A village in Essex, 1916. World War I is raging, and ordinary civilians are also under attack. The Germans are sending out zeppelins to ...Read Review
World War I Tales: The Pigeon Spy
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1918, France. The Germans are in retreat but, somehow, in the chaos of war, the American 77th battalion of 200 men finds itself with Germans ...Read Review
The Great Fire: A City in Flames
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London, September 2nd, 1666. Ten-year-old Sam loves his dog, Budge, and enjoys working for the jeweller, Mr Giraud, but the eleven-year-old André Giraud makes ...Read Review
World War I Tales: The Last Flight
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1916. Young Alfred Adams in a private in the British Army about to be sent to the Western Front. He has heard terrible things ...Read Review
World War I Tales: The War Game
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France, December 1914. Private Albert Watson is on his way to the Western Front. His mate, Charlie, an experienced soldier, tells him that the ...Read Review
