Anna at War

Name: Anna at War
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781805136996
Price: 18.99 NZD
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By Helen Peters

Summary

As life for German Jews becomes increasingly perilous, Anna's parents send her on one of the last trains to England. But the war follows her to Kent, where she becomes entangled in a web of betrayal and secrecy. Unable to reveal the truth about her identity, Anna must find another way to prove whose side she is on. Her courageous and dangerous plan unfolds in this gripping wartime adventure.
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Description

As life for German Jews becomes increasingly perilous, Anna's parents put her on one of the last trains leaving for England. But the war follows her to Kent, and soon Anna finds herself caught up in a web of betrayal and secrecy. How can she prove whose side she's on when she can't tell anyone the truth? But actions speak louder than words, and Anna has a dangerous plan...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805136996

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Edition: Re-issue

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Helen Peters Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Helen Peters grew up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud. She spent most of her childhood reading stories and putting on plays in a tumbledown shed that she and her friends turned into a theatre. After university, she became an English and Drama teacher. Helen lives with her husband and children in London, and she can hardly believe that she now gets to call herself a writer.

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