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When the Guns Fall Silent - Softcover

Riordan,James

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9780192718501: When the Guns Fall Silent
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0192718509 ISBN 13: 9780192718501
Publisher: Oxford, 2000

Synopsis

This is the story of two friends, Jack and Harry, both keen footballers, both recruited for the army and sent to fight in the trenches in the First World War. Award-winning author, James Riordan, brings to life the fear and horrors that both English and Germans went through as they fought each other in the trenches. The book ends with a moving account of the football match played in the Christmas truce of 1914.

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About the Author

James Riordan was shortlisted for the 1998 Whitbread Children's Book Award for his book Sweet Clarinet.

Review

"This is a necessary, powerful, outspoken but ultimately healing book, something all young people born into more fortunate generations should read." --The School Librarian

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Publisher
Oxford
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0192718509
ISBN 13 
9780192718501
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144
Rating
  • 3.71 out of 5 stars
    367 ratings by Goodreads