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One Shot

By Tanya Landman
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A powerful and deeply moving coming-of-age drama inspired by the life of infamous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. After the death of her beloved father, Maggie and her family face destitution. Struggling to provide as her father once did, Maggie turns to hunting with his rifle, but her "unladylike" behaviour leads to cruelty and abuse. Alone and desperate, all she can do is survive.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Particularly suitable for readers aged 13 and above with a reading age of 8.

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A powerful and deeply moving coming-of-age drama from Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman, inspired by the life of infamous sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

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A powerful and deeply moving coming-of-age drama from Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman, inspired by the life of infamous sharpshooter Annie Oakley.


Winner of the 2019 Scottish Teenage Book Prize.

After the death of her beloved father, Maggie and her family are thrown into a life of destitution.

With little income and no way to live off their poor land, Maggie tries to provide for her family the way her father always had – with his hunting rifle and whatever animals the forest would provide. But when her mother is confronted with her "unladylike" behaviour, Maggie is thrown into a life of unthinkable cruelty and abuse.

With no one to care for her and only the hope of escape, all Maggie can do is survive.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

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“Landman is known for her ferocious, affecting historical fiction … this is one of her best. Grim yet uplifting, this slim, tough book will grip its reader from first page to last” – The Guardian. "Brilliantly told with a pacey opening that never lets you go" – The Letterpress Project. "Another beautifully crafted, satisfying read" – Books for Keeps. "Landman writes with pace, passion and expertise" – The Times.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781128510

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

  • Cover design or artwork by Ali Ardington
  • Cover design or artwork by Ali Ardington

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 120

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Fiction Tanya Landman Young Adult

About the Author

Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully "deft and dark", Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream - something she was always in trouble for at school! She lives in Devon with her sons, a Siamese cat and two Labradors.

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