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The Bombs That Brought Us Together: Shortlisted for the Costa Children´s Book Award 2016
Brian Conaghan
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Description for The Bombs That Brought Us Together: Shortlisted for the Costa Children´s Book Award 2016
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Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want to get on the wrong side of the people who run Little Town. When he meets Pavel Duda, a refugee from Old Country, the rules start to get broken. Then the bombs come, and the soldiers from Old Country, and Little Town changes for ever. Sometimes, to keep the people you love safe, you have to do bad things. As Little ... Read more
Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want to get on the wrong side of the people who run Little Town. When he meets Pavel Duda, a refugee from Old Country, the rules start to get broken. Then the bombs come, and the soldiers from Old Country, and Little Town changes for ever. Sometimes, to keep the people you love safe, you have to do bad things. As Little ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408855768
SKU
V9781408855768
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Brian Conaghan
Brian Conaghan was born and raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge but now lives in Dublin. He has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. For many years Brian worked as a teacher and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland. His first YA novel for Bloomsbury, When Mr Dog Bites, was shortlisted for the ... Read more
Reviews for The Bombs That Brought Us Together: Shortlisted for the Costa Children´s Book Award 2016
A dark, powerful tale of survival, morality and loyalty
Scotsman
A clever, entertaining and engaging piece of writing ... very carefully composed and gradually seducing its readers with its sense of fun, detail and, as appropriate, seriousness.
Robert Dunbar
Irish Times
The Bombs That Brought Us Together has all the warmth and humour of Mr ... Read more
Scotsman
A clever, entertaining and engaging piece of writing ... very carefully composed and gradually seducing its readers with its sense of fun, detail and, as appropriate, seriousness.
Robert Dunbar
Irish Times
The Bombs That Brought Us Together has all the warmth and humour of Mr ... Read more