The Machine Gunners - 40th Edition by Robert Westall (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile.' Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods - its shiny, black machine-gun still intact - he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous and unexpected results" --Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Robert Westall's gripping Carnegie Medal-winning novel celebrates its 40th anniversary</b> <p/><i>"Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile." </i> <p/>Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods--its shiny, black machine-gun still intact--he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous and unexpected results. Robert Westall's first novel for children is presented here with a bonus short story, "The Haunting of Chas McGill," and an extended biography of the author.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Seat-of-the-pants suspense. Westall's writing is smashing throughout." --<i>Kirkus Reviews </i>starred review<br><br>"The pace is unrelenting." --<i>Booklist </i>starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>More than a decade after his death, <b>Robert Westall</b> retains his reputation as one of the most powerful writers for children. He was awarded two Carnegie Medals (for <i>The Machine Gunners</i> and <i>The Scarecrows</i>) and used his own childhood experiences of World War II in his books.
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