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The Great Fire: A City in Flames
Ann Turnbull
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Description for The Great Fire: A City in Flames
Paperback. Sam survived the Great Plague and found a new home, as a servant of the Giraud family. But now he faces disaster once more: London is in flames. Sam is trapped in the burning city with his old enemt Andre. Can the boys stop fighting long enough to escape the terrifying blaze?" Series: National Archives. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88.
A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives. Orphan Sam has survived the Great Plague, but his chance at a new life goes up in smoke when a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. "In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks." Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam struggled to survive. He was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. Though Andre, the son of his boss, doesn't make life easy. And then a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. Before anyone fully realises what's happening, London's ... Read more
A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives. Orphan Sam has survived the Great Plague, but his chance at a new life goes up in smoke when a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. "In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks." Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam struggled to survive. He was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. Though Andre, the son of his boss, doesn't make life easy. And then a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. Before anyone fully realises what's happening, London's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
National Archives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408186862
SKU
V9781408186862
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About Ann Turnbull
Ann Turnbull is a Shropshire based author who has been writing children's books for almost forty years. The author of over thirty successful children's titles and shortlisted for several children's book awards including the Smarties and Carnegie awards over the years, she is a well respected voice in children's and young adult literature with a penchant for historical fiction.
Reviews for The Great Fire: A City in Flames
The books contain enough tension to grip the reader and keep the stories flowing and the atmosphere of Stuart London is excellently evoked.
www.parentsintouch.co.uk
very good at getting across the terrifying actuality of the Great Fire. ...Children of seven plus should enjoy this book.
Historical Novel Society
This is an exciting adventure…which in its short length ... Read more
www.parentsintouch.co.uk
very good at getting across the terrifying actuality of the Great Fire. ...Children of seven plus should enjoy this book.
Historical Novel Society
This is an exciting adventure…which in its short length ... Read more