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The Great War, stories inspired by items from the First World War, David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A.L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone [and 1 other] ; illustrated by Jim Kay

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The Great War, stories inspired by items from the First World War, David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A.L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone [and 1 other] ; illustrated by Jim Kay
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The Great War
Responsibility statement
David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A.L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone [and 1 other] ; illustrated by Jim Kay
Sub title
stories inspired by items from the First World War
Summary
Combines evocative photographs and illustrations in a treasury of stories by eleven international writers that were inspired by artifacts connected to World War I
Table Of Contents
Our Jacko / Michael Morpurgo -- Another kind of missing / A.L. Kennedy -- Don't call it glory / Marcus Sedgwick -- The country you called home / John Boyne -- When they were needed most / Tracy Chevalier -- A world that has no war in it / David Almond -- A Harlem hellfighter and his horn / Tanya Lee Stone -- Maud's story / Adèle Geras -- Captain Rosalie / Timothée de Fombelle -- Each slow dusk / Sheena Wilkinson -- Little wars / Ursula Dubosarsky
Target audience
juvenile
Classification