Interest Age 10+ Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: creepy war-time horror story | There are all sorts of horrors to be encountered in this thoroughly unsettling wartime story. Evacuees Bill and his sister have returned to London from the countryside, much to his anger, arriving home just as the Blitz begins.
Nights are spent cowering in the shelter, before they emerge into a frightening world of rubble and destruction. Dad is a POW and no-one knows if they’ll see him again. Even when Bill helps save a boy from a burning building, there’s no sense of hope but rather growing unease – the boy is strangely sinister.
Chris Priestley knows just how to tell horror stories and this super-readable novella will have readers checking nervously over their shoulder in the dark. ~ Andrea Reece
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 10+
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During the Blitz, Bill wishes he had a brother rather than his sister. After the raid, the family find and adopt a badly mutilated boy, his face so heavily bandaged that they can see nothing but his eyes. But the boy's behaviour grows more and more sinister by the day until one day he takes off the bandages - and Bill is horrified to see his own face staring back at him...A historical chiller.
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During the Blitz, Bill wishes he had a brother rather than his sister. After the raid, the family find and adopt a badly mutilated boy, his face so heavily bandaged that they can see nothing but his eyes.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Flesh and Blood and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Flesh and Blood features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Flesh and Blood was written by Chris Priestley and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Flesh and Blood has 121 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
