The bombs that brought us together
By: Brian Conaghan
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books; Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781408878415; 9781408855744; 9781619638389
Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship; Young adult fiction; Families; Friendship; Juvenile fiction; Violence; Fiction; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence; Survival; Totalitarianism; Refugees; War
Description: Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want to get on the wrong side of the people who run Little Town. When he meets Pavel Duda, a refugee from Old Country, the rules start to get broken. Then the bombs come, and the soldiers from Old Country, and Little Town changes for ever. Sometimes, to keep the people you love safe, you have to do bad things. As Little Town's rules crumble, Charlie is sucked into a dangerous game. There's a gun, and a bad man, and his closest friend, and his dearest enemy.
Notes: Costa Children's Award, Winner 2016.