Secrets and Shadows de Brian Gallagher

Secrets and Shadows

Brian Gallagher

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2012 – vârsta de la 10 până la 13 ani

When her home is destroyed in the 1941 Luftwaffe bombing, Grace Ryan moves in with relatives. There she meets Barry Malone, a boy from Liverpool. Barry begins to suspect their teacher Mr Pawlek of spying for the Nazis. But what starts as an exciting adventure puts their very lives in danger.

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Brian Gallagher was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries. He collaborated with composer Shaun Purcell on the musical, Larkin, for which he wrote the book and lyrics, and on Winds of Change for RTE's Lyric FM. His latest show is Whiskey in the Jar, a musical for which he wrote the book and lyrics, with music by Dave 'Doc' O'Connor. His adult novels Invincible, Flight, Payback and Pursuit have won widespread praise, and in more recent times he has concentrated on historical fiction for older children, writing the novels Across the Divide, Taking Sides, Secrets and Shadows and Storm Clouds. He is currently working on a new novel. Outside of writing his interests include travel, tennis, music and hill walking. He lives with his family in Dublin.

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'heart-stopping action likely to hold readers aged nine to teens in its thrall' -- Evening Echo 'a turbulent historical backdrop based on carefully researched detail' -- Evening Echo 'thrilling novel is a window on the past' -- Evening Echo 'story of friendship and suspicion, excitement and intrigue' -- The Scotsman 'Secrets and Shadows is an exciting children's wartime adventure with lots of factual details and historical snippets to give it a good feel of time and place but without over-shadowing the plot... this should be a book to appeal to both boys and girls and -- ourbookreviewsonline.blogspot.co.uk/ 'a refreshing change to read a book set in Ireland during the war' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'had me gripped from the start' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'confident and reluctant readers will be richly rewarded by the truly gripping climax' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'between a historical novel and a spy caper' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'deftly weaving historic fact and period detail into a fictional but nevertheless entirely credible story ... nail-biting' -- Books Ireland 'would hopefully encourage further study about the effects of war on ordinary people' -- Books Ireland 'will give readers insight into life during the Second World War and will appeal to readers of 10+ who enjoy mystery or historical fiction' -- School Librarian Magazine

'heart-stopping action likely to hold readers aged nine to teens in its thrall' -- Evening Echo 'a turbulent historical backdrop based on carefully researched detail' -- Evening Echo 'thrilling novel is a window on the past' -- Evening Echo 'story of friendship and suspicion, excitement and intrigue' -- The Scotsman 'Secrets and Shadows is an exciting children's wartime adventure with lots of factual details and historical snippets to give it a good feel of time and place but without over-shadowing the plot... this should be a book to appeal to both boys and girls and -- ourbookreviewsonline.blogspot.co.uk/ 'a refreshing change to read a book set in Ireland during the war' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'had me gripped from the start' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'confident and reluctant readers will be richly rewarded by the truly gripping climax' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'between a historical novel and a spy caper' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012

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