Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction

Book SynopsisThe fourth book in Cynthia Voigt’s acclaimed Tillerman Series, where 1960s Vietnam beckons Bullet Tillerman.Trade Review“Cynthia Voigt writes with great power.”Junior Bookshelf “The Tillerman series… is a tour de force”The Guardian

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs funny, clever, and warm as we've come to expect from Robin Stevens, The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is such a delight -- Louise O'NeillRobin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children: her books have all the rich satisfactions, all the twists and pleasures and the enormous delights of instant mystery classics. I am always hungry for the next one -- Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike seriesEmotionally involving, enjoyably logical and engaging . . . The sense of place, time and voice are carefully created, and whether you solve the mystery before May, Eric and Nuala or not, you will make the 400-page journey - despite deaths on the way - with a spring in your step -- Nicolette Jones * Times *A new crew of resourceful children takes the helm . . . Meticulous, lightly worn research and sharp character observation -- Imogen Russell-Williams * Guardian *The author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series is returning to what she does best, which is creating a fictional world full of child detectives, period details, sumptuous settings and, yes, murder . . . Spirited and fun, this is a must for young murder mystery fans * Bookseller *Expect excitement, intrigue, friendship and a puzzling mystery -- Week JuniorMuch superb Agatha Christie-style whodunnitry * Observer *This is an exciting book full of suspense . . . I give it 10/10! -- Lizzie, aged 8 * Nat Geo Kids *Rip-roaring stuff * Daily Mail *A fiendishly plotted, astutely observed novel that's equally perfect for avid Stevens fans and new readers. Absolutely thrilling! -- Louie Stowell

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Book SynopsisAmanda McCrina''s Traitor is a tightly woven YA thrill ride exploring political conflict, deep-seated prejudice, and the terror of living in a world where betrayal is a matter of life or death.Alive with detail and vivid with insight, Traitor is an effortlessly immersive account of a shocking and little-known moment in the turbulent history of Poland and Ukraineand ironically, a piercing and bittersweet story of unflinching loyalty. I think Tolya has left my heart a little damaged forever. Elizabeth Wein, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Code Name Verity and The Enigma Game Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lwów from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine. Seventeen-year-old Tolya Korolenko is half Ukrainian, half Polish, and he joined the Soviet Red Army to keep himself alive and fed. When he not

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Book SynopsisIt's New Zealand, 1914, and the biggest war the world has known has just broken out in Europe. William eagerly enlists for the army but his younger brother, Edmund, is a conscientious objector and refuses to fight. While William trains to be a soldier, Edmund is arrested. Both brothers will end up on the bloody battlefields of France, but their journeys there are very different. And what they experience at the front line will challenge the beliefs that led them there.Trade Review“It is a searing read but the book speaks with great authority.” Clare Morpurgo, The School Librarian (UK publication) “...this is an important and highly readable book.” NZ Listener “…there are stories that need to be told over and over again ...” NZ Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults “Beautifully written and deeply engrossing.” Otago Daily Times “Real, raw ... and fabulous all at the same time.” Adele Broadbent, writer/reviewerTable of ContentsAuthor bio map novel

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Book SynopsisSkip's an outsider. He's never fitted in. So he takes to the streets. Life there may be hard, but it's better than the one he's left behind, especially when he teams up with homeless veteran Billy. Then come the bombs which bring little Max and Tia, the sad teenage dancer with a tiny baby, into Skip and Billy's world. Scavenging for food, living on love and imagination - how long can Skip's fragile new family hold out as war grips the city? A moving tale of hope and survival, set in a bleak, war-torn world.Trade Review"Be prepared to be moved, enchanted, heartbroken and uplifted all at the same time by this wonderfully poignant novel" LibraryMice blogger.

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