Brighton is braced for war. It's a time in history that never happened, and England's coast has become the front line of the Second World War. Rolls of barbed wire line Brighton Beach, soldiers scan the horizon, people wait nervously for an attack. When an emergency evacuation is announced, people hurry to pack up and get out, but in the panic Drake, Gillian and Sammy miss the last train... And then, one night, in the deserted city, the pier mysteriously lights up. Which leaves the children wondering - who else got left ...
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Brighton is braced for war. It's a time in history that never happened, and England's coast has become the front line of the Second World War. Rolls of barbed wire line Brighton Beach, soldiers scan the horizon, people wait nervously for an attack. When an emergency evacuation is announced, people hurry to pack up and get out, but in the panic Drake, Gillian and Sammy miss the last train... And then, one night, in the deserted city, the pier mysteriously lights up. Which leaves the children wondering - who else got left behind? In the Backstory you can find out more about the Second World War and hear from Deborah Moggach, the author's daughter, what inspired this wartime tale! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from Peter Pan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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Add this copy of The Children Who Stayed Behind to cart. $4.63, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1964 by Puffin.
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Used-Good. Good paperback. 1964 1st Puffin edition with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges; Puffin Book no. PS215; spine and cover uncreased but slightly discoloured and chipped; page fore-edges and outer pages yellowed; a few discolouration marks to other pages; otherwise, a good, tidy copy. Originally entitled The Kidnapping of Kensington.
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New. Brighton is braced for war. It's a time in history that never happened, and England's coast has become the front line of the Second World War. Rolls of barbed wire line Brighton Beach, soldiers scan the horizon, people wait nervously for an attack. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 190 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180. 2015. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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