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The Silver Sword

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780141362649

  • Length: 256  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 181g

  • RRP: £6.99

The Silver Sword

Although the silver sword was only a paper knife, it became the symbol of hope and courage which kept the Balicki children and their orphan friend Jan alive through the four years of occupation when they had to fend for themselves. And afterwards it inspired them to keep going on the exhausting and dangerous journey from war-torn Poland to Switzerland, where they hoped to find their parents.
Based on true accounts, this is a moving story of life during and after the Second World War.

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780141362649

  • Length: 256  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 181g

  • RRP: £6.99

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About the Author

Ian Serraillier

Ian Serraillier was born in London in 1912, the eldest of four children. When he was only six years old, Ian's father died, and as his mother was often not very well, he looked after his younger siblings, especially during their long summer holidays in Switzerland. After university, he became a teacher and a writer. When the Second World War broke out, Ian refused to fight, because he believed it is wrong to kill another person. Many people who believed this were sent to prison, but fortunately Ian was allowed to continue to teach. After the war, the newspapers were full of picture of the ruined cities of Europe, and the children who had been orphaned or made homeless by the war. Ian was determined to tell their story. Ruth, Edek, Jan and Bronia are all based on real children, and even the silver sword paper knife was real. Ian Serraillier wrote many children's books but The Silver Sword is his most famous and most beloved, and it has never been out of print.

Ian Serraillier

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