An Angel for May

An Angel for May

by Melvin Burgess (Author)

Synopsis

Tam is unhappy at home and often takes refuge in the ruins of Thowt It Farm. But then one day he is transported back to the Second World War. Alone and afraid, he makes friends with May, who has been rescued from a bombed-out house. She tries to persuade him to stay at the farm, but Tam is afraid of being trapped in the past forever.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 25 Sep 2003

ISBN 10: 0140369813
ISBN 13: 9780140369816
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal

Author Bio
Melvin Burgess is regarded as one of the best writers in contemporary children's literature. In 1997 his controversial bestseller Junk won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. It was also shortlisted for the 1998 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. Four of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal: The Cry of the Wolf, An Angel for May, The Baby and the Fly Pie and The Ghost Behind the Wall. Melvin lives in Manchester with his two children.