Great Expectations - A Retelling

Stepney, London, 1940.
When bombs are raining down from the skies over London... When the East End is in flames... When your whole world has fallen apart... Do you give up? Despair? Or do you take your courage in both hands and fight back?

Ever since the Battle of Cable Street Elsie, her brother Mikey and their friends have watched the rise of fascism in Europe with helpless horror. They've been powerless to do anything about it. Until now...

Info autore

Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully "deft and dark", Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream - something she was always in trouble for at school! She lives in Devon with her sons, a Siamese cat and two Labradors.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tanya Landman, Landman Tanya
• Editore: Barrington Stoke Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 13 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.2024
• EAN: 9781800901759
• ISBN: 978-1-80090-175-9
• Pagine: 120
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 10 mm x 198 mm
• Peso: 221 g
• Serie: Classic Retellings
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Libri per bambini fino a 11 anni; London, Greater London, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / War & Military, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), For reluctant readers (children), Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: religious issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Identity / belonging