Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer

Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer

Tom Palmer celebrates the unsung athletic heroes of the Armistice in a powerful tale of the fell-running messengers on the front-line of war. Lily has lots of worries. She's struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she's losing her gran to Alzheimer's. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

“Tom Palmer has created a poignant story with different voices which manages deftly to explore painful memories of the war while keeping a foot firmly in the present” – Just Imagine

"A real triumph … beautifully-layered in its exploration of memory, loss and courage, emotionally resonating across time and place … Tom Palmer makes every word count, every word beat, every word resonate, pound, ache" – Chris Soul

"Today and yesterday are seamlessly woven together … will move readers in lots of different ways" – LoveReading4Kids

"Without doubt one of the finest war books I have read in a long time" – The Reading Zone

"Powerfully poignant … not to be missed" – Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children’s Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781781128251
ISBN 10	1781128251
Title	Armistice Runner
Author	Tom Palmer
Series	Conkers Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2018-09-06
Number of pages	208
Prizes	Winner of Cheshire Schools Book Award 2019, Winner of James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2019, Winner of Tees Valley Education Book of the Year 2019, Winner of Children's Book Award 2019 - Older Readers Category 2019, Short-listed for Portsmouth Year 5 Book Award 2019, Short-listed for Lancashire SLS Fantastic Book Award 2019, Short-listed for UKLA Award 2020, Short-listed for Bury Grammar School Book Award 2020, Short-listed for Derbyshire Schools Book Award 2020, Short-listed for Shrewsbury Bookfest Big Book Award 2020
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.