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The Machine Gunners Robert Westall

The Machine Gunners By Robert Westall

The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall


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Summary

Robert Westall's gripping first novel for children set during World War Two and winner of the Carnegie Medal. Wiith a brilliant cover look to celebrate its fortieth anniversary.

The Machine Gunners Summary

The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall

'Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile.'

Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods - its shiny, black machine-gun still intact - he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous and unexpected results . . .

The Machine Gunners is Robert Westall's gripping first novel for children set during World War Two and winner of the Carnegie Medal. Now with a brilliant cover look celebrating its fortieth anniversary.

Includes a bonus short story - 'The Haunting of Chas McGill' - and an extended biography of the author.

About Robert Westall

More than a decade after his death, Robert Westall retains his reputation as one of the most powerful writers for children. He was awarded two Carnegie Medals (for The Machine Gunners and The Scarecrows) and used his own childhood experiences of the Second World War in his books.

Additional information

NGR9781447284161
9781447284161
144728416X
The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall
New
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2015-05-07
256
Winner of The CILIP Carnegie Medal 1975 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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