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Five Children on the Western Front

By: Kate Saunders
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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The five children have grown up, and World War I has begun in earnest. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories...until, for the first time in 10 years, he suddenly reappears.

Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed; the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint, and the war's impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.

©2014 Kate Saunders (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd
Classics Fantasy Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy War

Critic Reviews

"Saunders has created a simply brilliant book.... E. Nesbit would be proud and honoured by this beautifully crafted, funny, heart-breaking story." ( Daily Mail)
"Saunders's novel does what fiction does best: it focuses on individuals we care about in order to make a universal point." ( Guardian)
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Really brilliant riff of Edith Nesbitt’s Five Children and It set during WW1. Entertaining and moving and very well read. Brilliant!

Five children have a great adventure

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