When The War Came Home
1st Edition
Published on 6. January 2022
320 pages
978-1-5266-2099-6 (ISBN)
Description
WINNER: Wales Book of the Year 2023
A STIRRING HISTORICAL MYSTERY SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE VALLEY OF LOST SECRETS
The First World War has ended, but it hasn't gone away. When Natty has to move to a new village, she meets two young soldiers who are still battling the effects of war and shellshock.
Her cousin Huw can't forget the terrible things he's seen, but another young soldier Johnny doesn't even remember who he is. Natty wishes she could get through to Huw and is desperate to help Johnny recover his memories but what can she do that the nurses and doctors haven't already tried?
Meanwhile Natty is fighting her own battles - protesting to get the local authority to help the schoolchildren who can't afford a midday meal. As she gets embroiled in the cause, and in trying to help the young soldiers, she starts to unravel a mystery. Natty knows that - just as Jonny and Huw did - she must fight for what she believes in, and she learns that some things should never be forgotten ...
This mesmerising historical mystery includes an interactive clue so readers can unravel the mystery alongside the characters. Highly commended for the Young Quills Award 2023.
'A heartfelt, hopeful tale of the human spirit's incredible ability to recover' - Emma Carroll
A STIRRING HISTORICAL MYSTERY SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE VALLEY OF LOST SECRETS
The First World War has ended, but it hasn't gone away. When Natty has to move to a new village, she meets two young soldiers who are still battling the effects of war and shellshock.
Her cousin Huw can't forget the terrible things he's seen, but another young soldier Johnny doesn't even remember who he is. Natty wishes she could get through to Huw and is desperate to help Johnny recover his memories but what can she do that the nurses and doctors haven't already tried?
Meanwhile Natty is fighting her own battles - protesting to get the local authority to help the schoolchildren who can't afford a midday meal. As she gets embroiled in the cause, and in trying to help the young soldiers, she starts to unravel a mystery. Natty knows that - just as Jonny and Huw did - she must fight for what she believes in, and she learns that some things should never be forgotten ...
This mesmerising historical mystery includes an interactive clue so readers can unravel the mystery alongside the characters. Highly commended for the Young Quills Award 2023.
'A heartfelt, hopeful tale of the human spirit's incredible ability to recover' - Emma Carroll
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-2099-6 (9781526620996)
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Lesley Parr
When The War Came Home
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01/2022
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Lesley Parr grew up in a South Wales steel town. Her debut, The Valley of Lost Secrets, published in 2021 and was a Waterstones Book of the Month, longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for both the Branford Boase and UKLA awards. Lesley's books have won the Tir na n-Og Award (2022,2024) and Wales Children's Book of the Year (2023), amongst others. All four of her novels so far have received CILIP Carnegie Medal nominations. A former primary school teacher, she holds an MA with distinction in Writing for Young People. Lesley now lives in England with her husband and rescue cat, Ramsay. She shares her time between writing stories, tutoring adults and shouting at rugby on the TV.
@WelshDragonParr
www.lesleyparr.com
@WelshDragonParr
www.lesleyparr.com
Content
- Intro
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Contents
- 1 Fridays are the Best Days
- 2 Leaving Libanwy
- 3 Fferm Fach
- 4 Huw
- 5 It's War, isn't it?
- 6 Huw's Quiet Place
- 7 Forever
- 8 The Fugue
- 9 Bootlaces
- 10 There Might be Custard
- 11 Test
- 12 The Road Out
- 13 Orchard
- 14 Ysgol Ynysfach
- 15 Fat Pasties
- 16 The Union Newspaper
- 17 Comforts
- 18 Chasing Rabbits
- 19 Rhys
- 20 Dropping Stitches
- 21 Marbles
- 22 Rounded Up
- 23 Joining the Strike
- 24 Who's with us?
- 25 Changing Tune
- 26 Battle Stations
- 27 Filthy Little Guttersnipes
- 28 Marching
- 29 Pencils and Paper and Pigs in Pens
- 30 Yesterday's veg
- 31 The Old Huw
- 32 Not the three 'r's
- 33 Dominoes
- 34 Ginty's Omelette
- 35 Not Seventeen at All
- 36 Major Charles Irving
- 37 Police Business
- 38 Thank Goodness for Johnny
- 39 Never Give Up
- 40 Socks and Tunes and Paper Boats
- 41 Huw's Promise
- 42 About the Graffiti
- 43 We Shall Fight Until We Win
- 44 Susan Smith
- 45 The Photograph
- 46 Three Cups of Tea
- 47 Talbot House
- 48 Reunion
- 49 Together Again
- 50 The Best Days
- Acknowledgements
- Have you Read
- 1 A Different Type of Countryside
- About the Author
- Copyright
