| The Machine Gunners Contributor(s): Taylor, Ali (Author), Westall, Robert (Other) |
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ISBN: 1848423144 ISBN-13: 9781848423145 Publisher: Nick Hern Books OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 120 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6930 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1940, and Britain is at war. Young Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in town, but desperately wants it to be the best. Amidst the bombs and air raids, Chas and his friends plan their own war effort in their newly built bunker. Friendships are forged and loyalties tested, in the adventure of a lifetime. Robert Westall's The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years. This thrilling stage adaptation comes from the award-winning playwright Ali Taylor, and premiered at the Polka Theatre, London. It provides rich opportunities for discussion in the classroom, and for staging by schools, youth theatres and amateur companies. |