Totally unsentimental this is nonetheless an exceptionally moving story that is full of insight and written with a rare tenderness. Two boys in desperate situations come together one summer in St Anthony’s Home. Pancho’s one ambition is track down and kill his sister’s murderer. But his plans are changed when he is made carer for a boy dying of brain cancer.
D.Q certainly makes the best of the life that is left to him and gradually, his positive attitude in turn effects Pancho who begins to see things differently.
When Pancho arrives at St. Anthony''s Home, he knows his time there will be short. If his plans succeed, he''ll soon be arrested for the murder of his sister''s killer.
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When Pancho arrives at St. Anthony''s Home, he knows his time there will be short.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Last Summer of the Death Warriors and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
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The Last Summer of the Death Warriors was written by Francisco X. Stork and published by Scholastic UK
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