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My Brother´s Keeper
Tony Bradman
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Description for My Brother´s Keeper
Paperback. The Great War has begun. An underage boy signs up for the Army to be like the other men fighting for his country, but the reality of war is very different from his dreams of glory. Series: National Archives. Num Pages: 112 pages, No. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 180 x 199 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
A novel of the First World War. Alfie signs up for the army aged just 15, carried away by patriotic fervour at the start of the Great War. But life in the trenches is very far from his dreams of glory. It's hard, and cold, and it's boring. Alfie is desperate to see some action. But when he volunteers for a raid on the German trenches, against the advice of his comrades, Alfie begins to understand what war means, and to see the value of the lives that are being thrown away on the Western Front every day...
A novel of the First World War. Alfie signs up for the army aged just 15, carried away by patriotic fervour at the start of the Great War. But life in the trenches is very far from his dreams of glory. It's hard, and cold, and it's boring. Alfie is desperate to see some action. But when he volunteers for a raid on the German trenches, against the advice of his comrades, Alfie begins to understand what war means, and to see the value of the lives that are being thrown away on the Western Front every day...
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
National Archives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408196793
SKU
V9781408196793
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tony Bradman
Tony Bradman is an award-winning writer for children of all ages whose books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Younger titles for A&C Black include Hercules the Hero in the White Wolves series and Elvis the Squirrel for Chameleons. Tony now writes in partnership with his son Tom Bradman. Their first titles as a father-and-son writing team were ... Read more
Reviews for My Brother´s Keeper
Shocking in its immediacy and painfully raw at time - but never either gratuitous or sentimental - it's a truly powerful piece of narrative
Teach Secondary
Excellently written...the book really takes the reader back to those dreadful days
Parents in Touch
This is a moving and thought-provoking story, easy to read, yet with considerable emotional depth. ... Read more
Teach Secondary
Excellently written...the book really takes the reader back to those dreadful days
Parents in Touch
This is a moving and thought-provoking story, easy to read, yet with considerable emotional depth. ... Read more