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Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down towards the trees and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they had bargained for: the injured pilot, tangled in the tree by his parachute. And then the air-raid warnings sound and they all have to take
shelter. While the two English children and the teenage German pilot are confined together, with the bombs falling around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story. They come to realize that the real casualties of war are not only the soldiers, sailors, and airmen, but the old, the sick, the
women, and the children - and that bombs don't care what side you are on.
* James Riordan has now earned himself a reputation for writing about war in a powerful and uncompromising way.
* His background in retelling traditional stories shows in his excellent storytelling abilities.
* James Riordan was in his sixties when his first novel, "Sweet Clarinet", was published.
* "Sweet Clarinet" was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Nasem Special Educational Needs Book Award.
* James Riordan lives in West Sussex.
shelter. While the two English children and the teenage German pilot are confined together, with the bombs falling around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story. They come to realize that the real casualties of war are not only the soldiers, sailors, and airmen, but the old, the sick, the
women, and the children - and that bombs don't care what side you are on.
* James Riordan has now earned himself a reputation for writing about war in a powerful and uncompromising way.
* His background in retelling traditional stories shows in his excellent storytelling abilities.
* James Riordan was in his sixties when his first novel, "Sweet Clarinet", was published.
* "Sweet Clarinet" was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Nasem Special Educational Needs Book Award.
* James Riordan lives in West Sussex.
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James Riordan was born in Portsmouth and lived through the Blitz as a young boy. After he left school he worked as a crate stacker, a railway clerk, and a double-bass player before doing his National Service in the RAF, where he learnt Russian. He studied Social Science and Russian at Birmingham University. During a five year stint in Russia, he played football for Moscow Spartak and worked as a translator. He is a retired Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Surrey, and Honorary Professor at Stirling University. James's literary career began with adult books. But he began writing for children when confined to his bed in the Ural Mountains for three days. Children who visited him told him folk-tales and he promised to write down their stories. He lives in Portsmouth.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0192751263
- ISBN 13 9780192751263
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