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Fireweed

A re-issue of a forgotten favourite, FIREWEED is an evocative and unflinching story of wartime survival for younger readers Bill is a fifteen-year-old runaway evacuee, and he's finding that surviving on the streets of London is pretty easy, thank you very much. He's fed by a local cafe owner, he earns some cash as a barrow-boy in Covent Garden, and sleeping in the Underground air-raid shelters is cosy - if a bit smelly. Things get more complicated for Bill with the arrival of Julie. She's a runaway too, and although she's a bit posh, she's just as determined as Bill to stay free.

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  • "A re-issue of a forgotten favourite, FIREWEED is an evocative and unflinching story of wartime survival for younger readers Bill is a fifteen-year-old runaway evacuee, and he's finding that surviving on the streets of London is pretty easy, thank you very much. He's fed by a local cafe owner, he earns some cash as a barrow-boy in Covent Garden, and sleeping in the Underground air-raid shelters is cosy - if a bit smelly. Things get more complicated for Bill with the arrival of Julie. She's a runaway too, and although she's a bit posh, she's just as determined as Bill to stay free."@en
  • "Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940."
  • "Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940."@en
  • "Two teenage runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940."@en
  • "Survival in London during the blitz of 1940."@en
  • "Bill is a 15-year-old runaway evacuee, and he's finding that surviving on the streets of London is pretty easy. He's fed by a local cafe owner, he earns some cash as a barrow-boy in Covent Garden, and sleeping in the Underground air-raid shelters is cosy - if a bit smelly. Things get more complicated with the arrival of Julie. She's a runaway too and, although she's a bit posh, she's just as determined as Bill to stay free of interfering parents and the 'social'. For a while they have fun ducking Jerry missiles and camping in bombed-out houses, but soon the reality of the Blitz sets in. Playing grown-ups can be a very dangerous game. First published in 1970, and winner of that year's Book World Festival Award, FIREWEED evokes a time of tin Spitfires, powdered eggs, woollen mittens and reading by firelight. This classic is full of adventure, heroism and British wartime courage."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Children's stories"@en
  • "Genres littéraires"
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  • "Fiction"
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  • "Ouvrages pour la jeunesse"

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  • "Fireweed"
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  • "Cosecha de guerra"
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