description: Historical Fiction during the time of the US-Soviet Union nuclear testing era. Bobby Burns is a youngster who has a best friend that makes the world seem right, a dad who might have cancer and a fire-eater illusionist who allows him to dream. Living in a small town of poor, hardworking families Bobby is a dreamer but upon entering a new school, reality comes crashing in and Bobby is forced to look at the world as it really is. I really liked it but would have to do a really good job of book talking to get my reluctant readers to try it.
title: The Fire-Eaters
titlecomplete: The Fire-Eaters
genres: Childrens, Novels, Historical Fiction, War, Young Adult, School, Historical, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 1221
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Zilveren Zoen, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9–11 years, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction and Poetry, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Katholischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: لاک‌پشت پرنده