Aidan Chambers Carnegiemedal winning novel is about love, discovery and betrayal. It is one of The Originals from Penguin iconic, outspoken, first. Jacob, aged 17, is abroad on his own for the time, visiting his grandfathers grave at the commemoration of the Second World War Battle of Arnhem in Holland. Jacobs lifechanging experiences are interwoven with the extraordinary wartime story of passion and treachery that he learns from Geertrui, whose family is linked to Jacobs in a way he never suspected.The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Mans Land Aidan Chambers, After the First Death Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig, Buddy Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July Joan Lingard, No Turning Back Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah Richard C. OBrien, The Wave Morton Rhue, The Red Pony John Steinbeck, The Pearl John Steinbeck, Stone Cold Robert Swindells.

Binding: Paperback;496 pages; Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK; Classification: YFT; Weight: 466 g; Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 32

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