Resist
One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis
$16.79
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2022
Summary
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautifully told story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn.
As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch people in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands is fraught with peril and hardship. There is very little to eat and the population lives under the constant threat of arrest and enslavement.
After the murde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800901063 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800901062 |
| Author: | Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Conkers |
| Audience Age: | 9 |
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Critics Review
“Another triumph from Tom Palmer. Full of history, heroism, and heart” – Dan Smith, author
“Another triumph from Tom Palmer. Full of history, heroism, and heart” – Dan Smith, author
“Extensively researched and superbly written … It’s another essential Tom Palmer masterpiece” – Jon Biddle, teacher
“Tom Palmer is the master of accessible historical fiction … A heart-wrenching story of strength, courage and sacrifice” – Kate Heap, Scope for the Imagination
“This book is truly breath-taking and, in my opinion, Palmer’s best book to date… Sure to become a modern classic” – Mendip Children’s Book Group
“This is a magnificent historical fiction… Palmer is a genius at using crisp, clear language to create vivid scenes and evoke tension” – Open University
Tom Palmer
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.
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