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Dawn of Fear

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9781782954798

  • Length: 192  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 141g

  • RRP: £7.99

Dawn of Fear

Sirens are blaring. Families huddle in bomb shelters. A nearby city is in flames.

For Derek and his friends, night-time air raids are a normal part of everyday life. When a particularly violent raid closes their school for a few days, the boys use the time to complete construction of their secret camp. But to their horror, their refuge is savagely attacked by a rival neighbourhood gang. And then, after one night filled with bombing, the war changes his world forever.

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9781782954798

  • Length: 192  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 141g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • "Remarkable . . . A moving chronicle of despair and of courage."

    Publishers Weekly

  • "An uncommon kind of war story"

    The Horn Book

  • "Well-written . . . Doesn't shy from realistic facts and emotions"

    The New York Times

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About the Author

Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children's books. Born and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives. Her fabulous The Dark Is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her Boggart titles have won the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Prize. King of Shadows was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper writes successful plays, and screenplays for film and television.

Susan Cooper

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