War is Over

David Almond author David Litchfield illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hachette Children's Group

Published:3rd Oct '19

£6.99

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War is Over cover

From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully illustrated, which commemorates the hundred-year anniversary of the end of the First World War.

"I am just a child," says John. "How can I be at war?"

It's 1918, and war is everywhere. John's dad is fighting in the trenches far away in France. His mum works in the munitions factory just along the road. His teacher says that John is fighting, too, that he is at war with enemy children in Germany.

One day, in the wild woods outside town, John has an impossible moment: a meeting with a German boy named Jan. John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children like Jan and himself can come together, and scatter the seeds of peace.

Gorgeously illustrated by David Litchfield, this is a book to treasure.

Prolific and talented author - The Journal (Newcastle)

Winner of the Carnegie Medal 1999 for Skellig - Times Educational Supplement

Winner of the Whitbread Children's Prize for Skellig 1998 - The Daily Telegraph

Able to combine emotional involvement with a real skill for storytelling in a manner rare in any writer - The Times

ISBN: 9781444940312

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 10mm

Weight: 122g

128 pages