Carrie's War

2012-06-26 Drama

Author : Nina Bawden
Release : 2012-06-26
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 118/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Carrie's War by : Nina Bawden

Download or read book Carrie's War written by Nina Bawden. This book was released on 2012-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Second World War air raids threaten their safety in the city, Carrie and her brother Nick are evacuated to a small Welsh village. But the countryside has dangers and adventures of its own - and a group of characters who will change Carrie's life for ever. There's mean Mr Evans, who won't let the children eat meat; but there’s also kind Auntie Lou. There's brilliant young Albert Sandwich, another evacuee, and Mr Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Then there's Hepzibah Green, the witch at Druid’s Grove who makes perfect mince pies, and the ancient skull with its terrifying curse... For adults and young people aged eight and over. Emma Reeves has created a stunning stage adaptation of Nina Bawden’s much loved classic account of life as an evacuee in the 1940s, which opened at the Lillian Bayliss Theatre in November 2006. This edition includes teachers' notes and activities for classes based on the play.

The Things They Carried

2009-10-13 Fiction

Author : Tim O'Brien
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 293/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Things They Carried written by Tim O'Brien. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Aunt Carrie's War Against Black Fox Nuclear Nower Plant

1995 History

Author : Carrie Barefoot Dickerson
Release : 1995
Genre : History
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Download or read book Aunt Carrie's War Against Black Fox Nuclear Nower Plant written by Carrie Barefoot Dickerson. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is Aunt Carrie's fascinating account of a nine-year battle in hearing rooms, the news media, and sometimes even the streets, to stop Black Fox's construction. Before it was over, this war would cost her and her husband Robert their entire savings, their nursing home, and almost the family farm. When the money ran out, she took up quilting to raise more.

Battle Rattle

Soldiers

Author : Hans Halberstadt
Release :
Genre : Soldiers
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Book Rating : 828/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Battle Rattle written by Hans Halberstadt. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slosh of water in a canteen, the rustle of a uniform, the jangle of extra clips of ammo, all the clinks and clanks of jostling packs of equipment—this is the soundtrack that accompanies fully loaded soldiers humping through the bush to their next assignment. Battle rattle is the stuff a soldier carries to get through the day, from mission-specific gear to general supplies. In short, what the soldiers on the ground affectionately call “our crap.” This book takes a close look at the commercial revolution in military clothing, packs, and equipment—soldiers buying from civilian companies instead of settling for government issue, customizing their gear to perfectly fit their needs and preferences. From boots and gloves to helmets and eyewear, from ponchos and packs to knives and rifles, Battle Rattle shows what the modern warfighter is using to fight the fight.

Carrie's War

2005-05-26 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Nina Bawden
Release : 2005-05-26
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 412/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Carrie's War written by Nina Bawden. This book was released on 2005-05-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story. 'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, and nothing can change it...' It is the Second World War and Carrie and Nick are evacuated from London to a small town in Wales, where they are placed with strict Mr Evans and his timid mouse of a sister. Their friend Albert is luckier, living in Druid's Bottom with Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories, and the strange Mister Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Carrie and Nick are happy to visit Albert there, until one day when Carrie does a terrible thing - the worst thing she ever did in her life... Based on her own childhood, Nina Bawden's enchanting story Carrie's War has delighted a whole generation of readers. Nina Bawden is without question one of the very best writers for children' Daily Telegraph Perfect for fans of Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. Now part of the A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime - series Nina Bawden is one of today's best writers for both adults and children. she has often used her own childhood experiences in her books - Carrie's War is set in the mining valley in Wales where she lived as an evacuee in wartime. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Somerville College, Oxford and finished her first novel the year after she took her degree. She won the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction for The Peppermint Pig.

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