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HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication date
28th May 2009ISBN
9780007301416Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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The Kingdom by the Sea
Robert Westall
Part of the 'Essential Modern Classics' Series
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January 2010 Guest Editor Sophie Mckenzie on The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall
'This book inspired me more than any other. The writing is great, of course, but what I value most about The Kingdom by the Sea is the way the story is structured. Plot and character are perfectly entwined - while the ending is a supreme achievement, being both completely unexpected and utterly convincing.'
Synopsis
The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert WestallGuardian award-winning novel about courage, friendship and war. Reissued into the Essential Modern Classic list.
When a bomb during an air raid destroys Harry's home and kills his family, he knows that he is all alone in the world and has only himself to rely on. Anxious that he will be sent to live with his fussy Cousin Elsie he goes on the run across the war-battered land of North East England, his only friend in his journey a stray dog that he meets on the beach. Will Harry ever find a place to call home again, or will he be on the run forever?
About The Author
Robert Westall was born in Northumberland and went to school in Tynemouth. He studied fine art at Durham University and after he graduated he worked as an art teacher. He loved teaching and worked in Birmingham, Yorkshire and Cheshire as a head of department.
He has had around 40 books published and they vary from ghost stories to fantasy epics. Robert Westall died in 1993.
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