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Shrapnel
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4 out of 5
Based on 23 Ratings and 4 Reviews

Book Description
It is the height of World War II. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting, and Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family: Gordon's dad didn't serve in World War I, and now his older brother Raymond isn't serving in World War II-he's gone missing. When Gordon finds a revolver hidden in his house, he tracks Raymond down bu... More
Book Information
PublisherTransworld Publishers Ltd
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages208
ISBN-10055255930X
ISBN-13978-0552559300
Publication Date06/01/2009
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About Robert Swindells (Author) : Robert Swindells is a published author and a translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Robert Swindells include Inside The Worm, In the Nick of Time, Night... more
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