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Sirens are blaring. Families huddle in bomb shelters. A nearby city is in flames.

For Derek and his friends, night-time air raids are a normal part of everyday life. When a particularly violent raid closes their school for a few days, the boys use the time to complete construction of their secret camp. But to their horror, their refuge is savagely attacked by a rival neighbourhood gang. And then, after one night filled with bombing, the war changes his world forever.



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Remarkable . . . A moving chronicle of despair and of courage. * Publishers Weekly *
An uncommon kind of war story * The Horn Book *
Well-written . . . Doesn't shy from realistic facts and emotions * The New York Times *

Dawn of Fear

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    A Paperback / softback by Susan Cooper

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9781782954798, 978-1782954798
      ISBN10: 1782954791

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Sirens are blaring. Families huddle in bomb shelters. A nearby city is in flames.

      For Derek and his friends, night-time air raids are a normal part of everyday life. When a particularly violent raid closes their school for a few days, the boys use the time to complete construction of their secret camp. But to their horror, their refuge is savagely attacked by a rival neighbourhood gang. And then, after one night filled with bombing, the war changes his world forever.



      Trade Review
      Remarkable . . . A moving chronicle of despair and of courage. * Publishers Weekly *
      An uncommon kind of war story * The Horn Book *
      Well-written . . . Doesn't shy from realistic facts and emotions * The New York Times *

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