The Prisoner

The Prisoner

by JamesRiordan (Author)

Synopsis

Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down towards the trees and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they bargained for: the injured pilot. And then the air-raid warning sounds and they all have to take shelter. While the two English children and the teenage German pilot are confined together, with bombs falling all around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story...James Riordan's first novel "Sweet Clarinet" was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Nasen Specisl Education Needs Award. James Riordan has earned a reputation for writing about war in a powerful and uncompromising way.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05 Feb 2004

ISBN 10: 019275307X
ISBN 13: 9780192753076
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: A moving story of two children learning about the harsh reality of war