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Armistice Runner
Armistice Runner
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Published:
6 September, 2018
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6 September, 2018
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Description
Tom Palmer celebrates the unsung athletic heroes of the Armistice in a powerful tale of the fell-running messengers on the front-line of war.
Lily has lots of worries. She's struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she's losing her gran to Alzheimer's. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?
Prizes
Winner of Cheshire Schools Book Award 2019,Short-listed for Shrewsbury Bookfest Big Book Award 2020,Winner of James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2019,Winner of Tees Valley Education Book of the Year 2019,Winner of Children's Book Award 2019 - Older Readers Category 2019,Short-listed for Portsmouth Year 5 Book Award 2019,Short-listed for Lancashire SLS Fantastic Book Award 2019,Short-listed for UKLA Award 2020,Short-listed for Bury Grammar School Book Award 2020,Short-listed for Derbyshire Schools Book Award 2020
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781781128251 |
| ISBN10 | 1781128251 |
| Number Of Pages | 208 |
| Item Weight | 190 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
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Media Reviews
“Tom Palmer has created a poignant story with different voices which manages deftly to explore painful memories of the war while keeping a foot firmly in the present” – Just Imagine
"A real triumph … beautifully-layered in its exploration of memory, loss and courage, emotionally resonating across time and place … Tom Palmer makes every word count, every word beat, every word resonate, pound, ache" – Chris Soul
"Today and yesterday are seamlessly woven together … will move readers in lots of different ways" – LoveReading4Kids
"Without doubt one of the finest war books I have read in a long time" – The Reading Zone
"Powerfully poignant … not to be missed" – Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher
Author's Bio
Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children’s Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.