From the collective minds of two of Britain's best up and coming authors of children's historical fiction comes these four atmospheric and emotive war stories. Each book is thoroughly researched and historically accurate, informing and enthralling in equal measure, taking mature Key Stage Two and Three readers on a nail-biting adventure across both World War One and World War Two.
Agent Two Face - Captured by spymasters, a German teenager soon finds himself living a secret life within London. Danger lurks everywhere, as he awaits his mission. When it comes, he discovers his very success could win the Great War for
Germany. His mission takes him from the bombed streets of London to the horrors of the Western Front. Can Agent Two-Face elude British Intelligence and shells and shots, and turn the war in Germany's favour? ISBN: 9781906132408 RRP: £7.99 Age: 10+ Primary Times say: 'There are plenty of plot twists to keep you gripped in this dramatic, atmospheric story. It is full of heart stopping moments, vividly bringing the period to life.
Demons of Dunkirk - Charlie's mother and father work at a Spitfire factory in the fishing port of Hamble. After a run in with a brutal instructor on the naval training ship Mercury, the teenager finds himself on the run from the British navy.
His father hooks him up with William - the Captain of a fishing boat called The White Feather. A few days later, the pair find themselves caught up in the most heroic retreat of WW2 - the Dunkirk evacuation. ISBN: 9781906132477 RRP: £7.99 Age: 10+ ' This is an unputdownable adventure story woven around the evacuation at Dunkirk and then the D-Day landings but from a different angle in that the boy in the story is a conscientious objector but can the help he brings to Dunkirk lay his demons to rest? Packed with historical facts but written as fiction this is a great aid to pupils studying WW2 but also a thrilling read and a crucial reminder to children today of what their ancestors did in preventing what would have resulted in an entirely different country had the UK been invaded by the Nazis.'
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The Wartime Winger - Growing up in the North of England in the 1930's, Jimmy Evans and his best friend Stan share a burning ambition to play for England in the World Cup. After years of hard work, and against the odds, it seems like their dream may even come true as they are tipped for a call up to the national team. However, a terrible new war is brewing. When Jimmy and Stan are finally asked to represent their country, it will be in the skies of Europe and not on the football pitch. ISBN: 9781906132156 RRP: £7.99 Age: 10+
Scoring for the Stasi - Growing up in East Germany in the 1960’s, football mad Karl wants nothing more than to play for his hometown club. However, when this dream finally comes true, he soon finds out that playing for the mighty Dynamo Berlin comes at a cost. Karl realises that the team are run by the dreaded Stasi Police and he’s required to be more than just a football player. When he refuses to become an informant, he finds himself falling foul of powerful men who always get what they want. Of course, as he falls out of love with football, he could always simply up and leave. Couldn’t he? It’s not to be – players don’t leave Dynamo Berlin until the Stasi decide. ISBN: 9781906132453 RRP: £7.99 Age: 10+
We will also be purchasing our children more Mogzilla books as they are just wonderful (my 9 year old already has a list of the one's he'd like to try next).