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'Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that
gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of
a mile.' Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war
souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best.
When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in
the woods - its shiny, black machine-gun still intact - he grabs
his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with
dangerous and unexpected results . . . The Machine Gunners is
Robert Westall's gripping first novel for children set during World
War Two and winner of the Carnegie Medal. Now with a brilliant
cover look celebrating its fortieth anniversary. Includes a bonus
short story - 'The Haunting of Chas McGill' - and an extended
biography of the author.
Guaradian award winning novel about courage, friendship and war. Reissued into the Essential Modern Classic list.
When a bomb during an air raid destroys Harry's home and kills his family, he knows that he is all alone in the world and has only himself to rely on. Anxious that he will be sent to live with his fussy Cousin Elsie he goes on the run across the war-battered land of North East England, his only friend in his journey a stray dog that he meets on the beach. Will Harry ever find a place to call home again, or will he be on the run forever?
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Blitz (Paperback)
Robert Westall
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A mysterious air-raid shelter... A plane crash under fire... A
secret operation... A noise in the attic... The four stories
featured in Blitz share a common theme - World War II and its
effect on the lives of ordinary people, especially children. Robert
Westall's powerful writing focuses not only on the drama and danger
of living in a country at war, but also captures the heady
excitement and almost farcical humour of exceptional circumstances.
Relaunch of spectacular Robert Westall fantasy novel that was way
ahead of its time. A fantasy of the near future in which Britain is
divided into Zones and castes to which men and women are pitilessly
allocated at the end of their schooling. Whether crazed proles in
the Unnem zones, smug pampered bourgeois Ests or arrogant Techs,
all are ultimately pawns of the computer that governs it all. One
boy penetrates the conspiracy by which the nation is governed and
has the knowhow to strike at the heart of evil. This novel was
originally published in 1983 and was runner up for the Carnegie
Medal. It's a fantastic, if bleak, vision of the future - all the
more scary because many of its 'Big Brother' elements are so
evident in our society today.
This volume is an account of the early life of one of the most
important and influential writers of the 20th century, providing a
unique insight into his writing.
Set on Tyneside in World War II, this is one of a series offering
classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of
ages and tastes. A German Heinkel bomber has been shot down, and
someone has managed to get away with a machine gun and all its
ammunition from the crashed plane.
She made her way down the cliff, and on to the beach. At the edge
of the waves, she stopped, shaking her wet paws. She knew that
somewhere ahead was her person, but far, far away. She miaowed
plaintively; stood staring at the moving blur of uncrossable sea.
She led the way to safety, out of the blazing hell of blitzed
Coventry. People touched her for luck; feared her as an omen of
disaster. Wherever she went, she changed lives . . . From her
beginning to her end she never wavered. She was the Blitzcat.
Blitzcat by Robert Westall is the Smarties Prize-winning book about
one brave cat's experiences during World War Two. Now with a
brilliant new cover look and including an extended author
biography.
Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in
Garmouth but wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the
wreckage of a downed German bomber, he finds the ultimate trophy -
a working machine gun. Hiding his discovery from the local police,
Chas recruits his friends and together they build a fortress for
their prize. But war is not a game and soon both friendships and
loyalties are tested when the gang's actions have dangerous
consequences. Robert Westall wrote The Machine Gunners for his son,
Christopher, based on his own experiences during the Second World
War. A modern classic of children's fiction, it went on to win the
CILIP Carnegie Medal in 1975 and has been in print ever since.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's
Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved
classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and
treasure.
An adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel. It's
1940, and Britain is at war. Young Chas McGill has the second-best
collection of war souvenirs in town, but desparately wants it to be
the best. Amidst the bombs and air raids, Chas and his friends plan
their own war effort in their newly built bunker. Friendships are
forged and loyalties tested, in the adventure of a lifetime...
Robert Westall's The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and
loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the
Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's
novels of the past seventy years. This thrilling stage adaptation
comes from the award-winning playwright Ali Taylor, and premiered
at the Polka Theatre, London, in 2011. It provides rich
opportunities for discussion in the classroom, and for staging by
schools, youth theatres and amateur companies.
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The Nog (Paperback)
Robert Westall; Dave Rolston
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Scarecrows (Paperback)
Robert Westall
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There were three people, standing in the darkest place, watching
him. Simon is outraged that his Mum plans to remarry. He can't bear
her new fiance or the way his mother and sister seem to have
forgotten his late father. Overwhelmed by hatred and anger he seeks
solace in a nearby abandoned water mill. But another, powerful
hatred lingers within its walls. And it is about to be unleashed...
Westall's immense talent is evident from the opening line - Simon's
anger and unhappiness are tangible, and the Scarecrows'
ill-intentions terrifying.
A family holiday near the Farne Islands on the coast of
Northumberland starts with the usual rows, especially when
Madeleine steps on St Cuthbert's tomb in Durham Cathedral. The
children feel as if the saint's eyes are watching them. Waiting for
them at their house is a strange boat - known locally to belong to
St Cuthbert.
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