The Great War
Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 289 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Writers of this collection of short stories were inspired to write about the First World War by physical objects associated with the war.
Other Authors:
Kay, Jim (Illustrator)
Morpurgo, Michael, author.
Kennedy, A. L., author.
Sedwick, Marcus, author.
Boyne, John, 1971- author.
Chevalier, Tracy, author.
Almond, David, 1951- author.
Stone, Tanya Lee, author.
Geras, Adèle, author.
Fombelle, Timothée de, 1973- author.
Wilkinson, Sheena Maria, author.
Dubosarsky, Ursula, 1961- author.
Kay, Jim (Illustrator)
Morpurgo, Michael, author.
Kennedy, A. L., author.
Sedwick, Marcus, author.
Boyne, John, 1971- author.
Chevalier, Tracy, author.
Almond, David, 1951- author.
Stone, Tanya Lee, author.
Geras, Adèle, author.
Fombelle, Timothée de, 1973- author.
Wilkinson, Sheena Maria, author.
Dubosarsky, Ursula, 1961- author.
Contents:
Our Jacko / Michael Morpurgo -- Another kind of missing / A.L. Kennedy -- Don't call it glory / Marcus Sedwick -- 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 / Adéle Geras -- Captain Rosalie / Timothée de Fombelle -- Each slow dusk / Sheena Wilkinson -- Little wars / Ursula Dubosarsky.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction, English.
Children's stories, English.
War stories.
Short stories.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction, English.
Children's stories, English.
War stories.
Short stories.
Target Audience: 820L
ISBN:
9780763675547 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C LITERATURE Short Story Gre | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | In |
C LITERATURE Short Story Gre | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |