AK by Peter Dickinson
Paul Kagomi's most precious possession is his AK - his gun. He is a Warrior, a boy soldier, trained for a terrible war in the African bush. He doesn't remember his real parents. For him his father is Michael, who leads the guerrilla group, and his mother is the war. Peace comes - and Paul Buries his gun and goes to school. But it does not last. Soliders come to burn the school and kill the children, and Paul must flee through the bush to find his gum and then... Will it be war once more or is there another way?
Peter Dickinson is one of the most acclaimed and respected writers of our time and has won nearly every major literary award for his children's novels. THE KIN, his first book for Macmillan, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1999, as was THE ROPEMAKER in 2001. Peter is currently writing the sequel to THE ROPEMAKER, due October 2006. His most recent book for Macmillan, THE GIFT BOAT, was described by Books for Keeps as 'a masterpiece, gripping, the work of a major writer at his very best.' Peter was one of the three shortlisted candidates for the first Children's Laureate. He lives in Hampshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330482042 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330482041 |
| Title | AK |
| Author | Peter Dickinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2001-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 1990, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 1999 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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